<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amaxata%3Ds">Μαχατᾶς</w>, <w lemma="puqo%2Fmenos">πυθόμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="u%28postre%2Fyas">ὑποστρέψας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frthn">Σπάρτην</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Frous">ἐφόρους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fas">βασιλέας</w> <w lemma="e%29canegkei%3Dn">ἐξανεγκεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon:">πόλεμον·</w>
<w lemma="mo%2Fnws">μόνως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="lh%3Dcai">λῆξαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="filoneiki%2Fan">φιλονεικίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpou">τρόπου</w> <w lemma="diakopto%2Fntwn">διακοπτόντων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fa%7C">Αἰτωλίᾳ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="pratto%2Fntwn">πραττόντων</w>.
<w lemma="peisqe%2Fntwn">πεισθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Frwn">ἐφόρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Amaxata%3Ds">Μαχατᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w>, <w lemma="suntetelesme%2Fnos">συντετελεσμένος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sumpratto%2Fntwn">συμπραττόντων</w>,
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alukou%3Drgos">Λυκοῦργος</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politikw%3Dn">πολιτικῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalen">ἐνέβαλεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29argei%2Fan">Ἀργείαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29fula%2Fktws">ἀφυλάκτως</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnwn">διακειμένων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29argei%2Fwn">Ἀργείων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxousan">προϋπάρχουσαν</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fstasin">κατάστασιν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apoli%2Fxnan">Πολίχναν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprasi%2Fas">Πρασίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkas">Λεύκας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aku%2Ffanta">Κύφαντα</w> <w lemma="prospesw%5Cn">προσπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ffnw">ἄφνω</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxe:">κατέσχε·</w> <w lemma="%2Aglumpe%2Fsi">Γλυμπέσι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aza%2Fraki">Ζάρακι</w> <w lemma="prospesw%5Cn">προσπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpese">ἀπέπεσε</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcantos">πράξαντος</w>, <w lemma="e%29pekh%2Frucan">ἐπεκήρυξαν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="la%2Ffuron">λάφυρον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimo%2Fnioi">Λακεδαιμόνιοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w>. <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeisan">ἔπεισαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fous">Ἠλείους</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amaxata%3Dn">Μαχατᾶν</w>, <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgontes">λέγοντες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fper">ἅπερ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29cenegkei%3Dn">ἐξενεγκεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aparado%2Fcws">Παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="prokexwrhko%2Ftwn">προκεχωρηκότων</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarsw%3Ds">εὐθαρσῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbainon">ἐνέβαινον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%5C">Ἀχαιοὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa:">τἀναντία·</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w>,
<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w>, <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%2Fn">παρασκευήν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirw%3Dtai">Ἠπειρῶται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmellon">ἔμελλον</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w>,
<w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnioi">Μεσσήνιοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w>, <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w>, <w lemma="proseilhfo%2Ftes">προσειληφότες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="periei%3Dxon">περιεῖχον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w>.
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<head>Machatas Proposes Foreign War to Quell Domestic Strife</head>When Machatas heard what had happened at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note82">Spartans attack <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>, and proclaim war with the Achaeans.</note>he returned thither and urged the Ephors and kings to go to war with the Achaeans; arguing that that was the only way of stopping the ambition of the party in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> who were doing all they could to break up the alliance with the Aetolians, or of the party in Aetolia who were co-operating with them. Having obtained the consent of the Ephors and kings, Machatas returned home with a success secured him by the blindness of his partisans in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>; while Lycurgus with the army and certain others of the citizens invaded the Argive territory, the inhabitants being quite unprepared for an attack, owing to the existing settlement. By a sudden assault he seized <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Polichna&groupId=909&placeId=1633">Polichna</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Prasiae&groupId=912&placeId=1638">Prasiae</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Leucae&groupId=680&placeId=1245">Leucae</a>, and Cyphanta, but was repulsed at Glympes and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Zarax&groupId=1062&placeId=1867">Zarax</a>. After these achievements of their king, the Lacedaemonians proclaimed a licence of reprisal against the Achaeans. With the Eleans also Machatas was successful in persuading them, by the same arguments as he had used at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, to go to war with the Achaeans.The unexpected success of these intrigues caused the Aetolians to enter upon the war with high spirits. But it was quite the contrary with the Achaeans: for Philip, on whom their hopes rested, was still busy with his preparations; the Epirotes were hesitating about going to war, and the Messenians were entirely passive; and meantime the Aetolians, aided by the blind policy of the Eleans and Lacedaemonians, were threatening them with actual war on every side.
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