<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbh">ἐξέβη</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w>. <w lemma="e%29captome%2Fnwn">ἐξαπτομένων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnwn">εὐζώνων</w> <w lemma="throu%3Dntes">τηροῦντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Froun">ἀπεχώρουν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parw%2Freian">παρώρειαν</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="pezoi%3Ds">πεζοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="katido%2Fntes">κατιδόντες</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29klogisa%2Fmenoi">ἐκλογισάμενοι</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sumbhso%2Fmenon">συμβησόμενον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29dei%3Dn">ἰδεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28poxwrou%3Dntas">ὑποχωροῦντας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsantes">ἐλπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kera%2Ftwn">κεράτων</w> <w lemma="qwraki%2Ftas">θωρακίτας</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w>, <w lemma="paraggei%2Flantes">παραγγείλαντες</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptein">συνάπτειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnois">εὐζώνοις</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fnantes">κλίναντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dgon">ἦγον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="dro%2Fmou">δρόμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3Ds">σπουδῆς</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="dianu%2Fsantes">διανύσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pezoi%3Ds">πεζοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parw%2Freian">παρώρειαν</w> <w lemma="u%28postei%2Flantes">ὑποστείλαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenon">ἔμενον</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroizon">ἥθροιζον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pla%2Fgia">πλάγια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kraugh%5Cn">κραυγὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29natrexo%2Fntwn">ἀνατρεχόντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabohqou%2Fntwn">παραβοηθούντων</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29cioma%2Fxous">ἀξιομάχους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Flabon">ὑπέλαβον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="sustrafe%2Fntes">συστραφέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalon">ἐνέβαλον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="promaxome%2Fnois">προμαχομένοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+kw%3Dn">Ἀχαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yilw%3Dn">ψιλῶν</w>. <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fou">ὑπερδεξίου</w>, <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29kindu%2Fneusan">ἐκινδύνευσαν</w>, <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29tre%2Fyanto">ἐτρέψαντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="sugkaqestw%3Dtas">συγκαθεστῶτας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29gkli%2Fnantas">ἐγκλίναντας</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="prosbohqou%3Dntes">προσβοηθοῦντες</w> <w lemma="qwraki%3Dtai">θωρακῖται</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ta%2Fktws">ἀτάκτως</w> <w lemma="e%29piparageno%2Fmenoi">ἐπιπαραγενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="spora%2Fdhn">σποράδην</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29porou%3Dntes">ἀποροῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumpi%2Fptontes">συμπίπτοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fois">ἀντίοις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgousi">φεύγουσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nastre%2Ffein">ἀναστρέφειν</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzonto">ἠναγκάζοντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugkatasta%2Fsews">συγκαταστάσεως</w> <w lemma="h%28tthqe%2Fntas">ἡττηθέντας</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fwn">πεντακοσίων</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgontas">φεύγοντας</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fwn">δισχιλίων</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="dida%2Fskontos">διδάσκοντος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>, <w lemma="ei%28%2Fponto">εἵποντο</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pipolastikw%3Ds">ἐπιπολαστικῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katako%2Frws">κατακόρως</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenoi">χρώμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kraugh%3D%7C">κραυγῇ</w>.
<w lemma="poioume%2Fnwn">ποιουμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+kw%3Dn">Ἀχαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fa">βαρέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="meno%2Fntwn">μενόντων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fais">ἀσφαλείαις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcews">τάξεως</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="eu%29sxh%2Fmwn">εὐσχήμων</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneq%27">ἐγένεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="fugh%5C">φυγὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swth%2Frios:">σωτήριος·</w>
<w lemma="sunqeasa%2Fmenoi">συνθεασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="leloipo%2Ftas">λελοιπότας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="makrou%5Cs">μακροὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fa%7C">πορείᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialelume%2Fnous">διαλελυμένους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="diarre%2Fontes">διαρρέοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29ta%2Fktws">ἀτάκτως</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnas">παρακειμένας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>,
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumpi%2Fptontes">συμπίπτοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fois">ἀντίοις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnois">ἐπιφερομένοις</w> <w lemma="falaggi%2Ftais">φαλαγγίταις</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prosede%2Fonto">προσεδέοντο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29kplh%2Fttontes">ἐκπλήττοντες</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkazon">ἠνάγκαζον</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="protropa%2Fdhn">προτροπάδην</w>. <w lemma="e%29xrw%3Dnto">ἐχρῶντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fugh%3D%7C">φυγῇ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w>,
<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="proei%2Fpomen">προείπομεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis:">πόλεις·</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orxomeno%5Cs">Ὀρχομενὸς</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2F">αἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Akafu%2Fai">Καφύαι</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsai">οὖσαι</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="w%29%2Fnhsan">ὤνησαν</w>. <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantes">ἅπαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29kindu%2Fneusan">ἐκινδύνευσαν</w> <w lemma="diafqarh%3Dnai">διαφθαρῆναι</w> <w lemma="paralo%2Fgws">παραλόγως</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akafu%2Fas">Καφύας</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w>
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<head>The Achaeans Defeated</head>Naturally the result of the engagement was in harmony with such a beginning. For when the lightarmed troops approached, the Aetolian cavalry retired in good order up the hill, being anxious to effect a junction with their own infantry. But Aratus, having an imperfect view of what was going on, and making a bad conjecture of what would happen next, no sooner saw the cavalry retiring, than, hoping that they were in absolute flight, he sent forward the heavy-armed troops of his two wings, with orders to join and support the advanced guard of their light-armed troops; while he himself, with his remaining forces, executed a flank movement, and led his men on at the double. But the Aetolian cavalry had now cleared the plain, and, having effected the junction with their infantry, drew up under cover of the hill; massed the infantry on their flanks; and called to them to stand by them: the infantry themselves showing great promptness in answering to their shouts, and in coming to their relief, as the several companies arrived. Thinking themselves<pb n="288" />now sufficiently strong in numbers, they closed their ranks, and charged the advanced guard of Achaean cavalry and light-armed troops; and being superior in number, and having the advantage of charging from higher ground, after a long struggle, they finally turned their opponents to flight: whose flight involved that of the heavy-armed troops also which were coming to their relief. For the latter were advancing in separate detachments in loose order, and, either in dismay at what was happening, or upon meeting their flying comrades on their retreat, were compelled to follow their example: the result being that, whereas the number of those actually defeated on the field was less than five hundred, the number that fled was more than two thousand. Taught by experience what to do, the Aetolians followed behind them with round after round of loud and boisterous shouts. The Achaeans at first retreated in good order and without danger, because they were retiring upon their heavy-armed troops, whom they imagined to be in a place of safety on their original ground; but when they saw that these too had abandoned their position of safety, and were marching in a long straggling line, some of them immediately broke off from the main body and sought refuge in various towns in the neighbourhood; while others, meeting the phalanx as it was coming up to their relief, proved to be quite sufficient, without the presence of an enemy, to strike fear into it and force it into headlong flight. They directed their flight, as I said, to the towns of the neighbourhood. <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Orchomenus&groupId=814&placeId=1470">Orchomenus</a> and Caphyae, which were close by, saved large numbers of them: and if this had not been the case, they would in all probability have been annihilated by this unlooked-for catastrophe. Such was the result of the engagement at Caphyae.
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