<w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fferon">ἔφερον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w> <w lemma="dapa%2Fnas">δαπάνας</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29qisme%2Fnoi">εἰθισμένοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="zh%3Dn">ζῆν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w>, <w lemma="deo%2Fmenoi">δεόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pollh%3Ds">πολλῆς</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmfuton">ἔμφυτον</w> <w lemma="a%29lazonei%2Fan">ἀλαζονείαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="douleu%2Fontes">δουλεύοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="pleonektiko%5Cn">πλεονεκτικὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qhriw%2Fdh">θηριώδη</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dsi">ζῶσι</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%3Don">οἰκεῖον</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28gou%2Fmenoi">ἡγούμενοι</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmia">πολέμια</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fzh">ἔζη</w>, <w lemma="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dgon">ἦγον</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="pai%3Dda">παῖδα</w> <w lemma="katalipw%5Cn">καταλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="katafronh%2Fsantes">καταφρονήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29zh%2Ftoun">ἐζήτουν</w> <w lemma="a%29forma%5Cs">ἀφορμὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="profa%2Fseis">προφάσεις</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="e%29piplokh%3Ds">ἐπιπλοκῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%29go%2Fmenoi">ἀγόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="palaio%5Cn">παλαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqos">ἔθος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="a%28rpaga%2Fs">ἁρπαγάς</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29cio%2Fxrews">ἀξιόχρεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>, <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="tau%29toma%2Ftou">ταὐτομάτου</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="sunergh%2Fsantos">συνεργήσαντος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabon">ἔλαβον</w> <w lemma="a%29forma%5Cs">ἀφορμὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w>.
<w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Atrixwneu%5Cs">Τριχωνεὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cs">υἱὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Anikostra%2Ftou">Νικοστράτου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paraspondh%2Fsantos">παρασπονδήσαντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Apamboiwti%2Fwn">Παμβοιωτίων</w> <w lemma="panh%2Fgurin">πανήγυριν</w>, <w lemma="ne%2Fos">νέος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs">πλήρης</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlikh%3Ds">Αἰτωλικῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleoneci%2Fas">πλεονεξίας</w> <w lemma="e%29capesta%2Flh">ἐξαπεστάλη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afigale%2Fwn">Φιγαλέων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>,
<w lemma="h%28%2Ftis">ἥτις</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsw%7C">Πελοποννήσῳ</w>, <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frois">ὅροις</w>, <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxane">ἐτύγχανε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sumpoliteuome%2Fnh">συμπολιτευομένη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>,
<w lemma="lo%2Fgw%7C">λόγῳ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="parafula%2Fcwn">παραφυλάξων</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afigale%2Fwn">Φιγαλέων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Frgw%7C">ἔργῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katasko%2Fpou">κατασκόπου</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsw%7C">Πελοποννήσῳ</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="sundramo%2Fntwn">συνδραμόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peiratw%3Dn">πειρατῶν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Afiga%2Fleian">Φιγάλειαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fou">δικαίου</w> <w lemma="sumparaskeua%2Fzein">συμπαρασκευάζειν</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="suntelesqei%3Dsan">συντελεσθεῖσαν</w>,
<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="a%29porou%2Fmenos">ἀπορούμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Ftreye">ἐπέτρεψε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peiratai%3Ds">πειραταῖς</w> <w lemma="lh%2F%7Czesqai">λῄζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="qre%2Fmmata">θρέμματα</w>, <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="h%29di%2Fkoun">ἠδίκουν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29sxatia%5Cs">ἐσχατιὰς</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fmnia">ποίμνια</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w>, <w lemma="probainou%2Fshs">προβαινούσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ponoi%2Fas">ἀπονοίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frhsan">ἐνεχείρησαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29grw%3Dn">ἀγρῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="e%29kko%2Fptein">ἐκκόπτειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nuponoh%2Ftws">ἀνυπονοήτως</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nu%2Fktas">νύκτας</w> <w lemma="e%29pifaino%2Fmenoi">ἐπιφαινόμενοι</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29ganaktou%2Fntwn">ἀγανακτούντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diapresbeuome%2Fnwn">διαπρεσβευομένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxon">Δωρίμαχον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fkoue">παρήκουε</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%3Dn">ὠφελεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnous">ταττομένους</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%3Dsqai">ὠφελεῖσθαι</w>, <w lemma="meri%2Fths">μερίτης</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenos">γινόμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="lambanome%2Fnwn">λαμβανομένων</w>.
<w lemma="pleonazou%2Fshs">πλεοναζούσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fas">παρουσίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeiw%3Dn">πρεσβειῶν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxeian">συνέχειαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29dikhma%2Ftwn">ἀδικημάτων</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnhn">Μεσσήνην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w>, <w lemma="dikaiologhso%2Fmenos">δικαιολογησόμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29gkalou%3Dntas">ἐγκαλοῦντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parege%2Fneto">παρεγένετο</w>, <w lemma="prosporeuome%2Fnwn">προσπορευομένων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29dikhme%2Fnwn">ἠδικημένων</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="die%2Fsure">διέσυρε</w> <w lemma="xleua%2Fzwn">χλευάζων</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katani%2Fstato">κατανίστατο</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fplhtte">ἐξέπληττε</w> <w lemma="loidorw%3Dn">λοιδορῶν</w>.
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<head>Dorimachus In the Peloponnese</head>The Aetolians had long been discontented with a state of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note6">The Aetolians.</note>peace and tired at living at their own charges; they were accustomed to live on their neighbours, and their natural ostentation required abundant means to support it. Enslaved by this passion they live a life as predatory as that of wild beasts, respecting no tie of friendship and regarding every one as an enemy to be plundered.<pb n="278" />Hitherto, however, as long as Antigonus Doson was alive, their fear of the Macedonians had kept them quiet.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note7">B. C. 222.</note>But when he was succeeded at his death by the boy Philip, they conceived a contempt for the royal power, and at once began to look out for a pretext and opportunity for interfering in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>: induced partly by an old habit of getting plunder from that country, and partly by the belief that, now the Achaeans were unsupported by <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, they would be a match for them. While their thoughts were fixed on this, chance to a certain extent contributed to give them the opportunity which they desired.There was a certain man of Trichonium<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note8">A town on the lake of Trichonis, in Aetolia, but its exact situation is uncertain. Strabo (<bibl n="Strab. 10.2.3" default="NO" valid="yes">10, 2, 3</bibl>) says that it was on a fertile plain, which answers<note anchored="yes" place="marg">The raids of Dorimachus in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a>.</note>best to a situation north of the lake.</note>named Dorimachus, son of that Nicostratus who made the treacherous attack on the Pan-Boeotian congress.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note9">Cf.<ref target="b9c34" targOrder="U">9, 34</ref>. We know nothing of this incident.</note>This Dorimachus, being young and inspired with the true spirit of Aetolian violence and aggressiveness, was sent by the state to Phigalea in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, which, being on the borders of Arcadia and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a>, happened at that time to be in political union with the Aetolian league. His mission was nominally to guard the city and territory of Phigalea, but in fact to act as a spy on the politics of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>. A crowd of pirates flocked to him at Phigalea; and being unable to get them any booty by fair means, because the peace between all Greeks which Antigonus had concluded was still in force, he was finally reduced to allowing the pirates to drive off the cattle of the Messenians, though they were friends and allies of the Aetolians. These injurious acts were at first confined to the sheep on the border lands; but becoming more and more reckless and audacious, they even ventured to break into the farm-houses by sudden attacks at night. The Messenians were naturally indignant, and sent embassies to Dorimachus; which he at first disregarded, because he wanted not only to benefit the men under him, but himself also, by getting a share in their spoils. But when the arrival of such embassies became more and more frequent, owing to the perpetual<pb n="279" />recurrence of these acts of depredation, he said at last that he would come in person to Messene, and decide on the claims they had to make against the Aetolians. When he came, however, and the sufferers appeared, he laughed at some, threatened to strike others, and drove others away with abusive language.
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