<w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fous">Βυζαντίους</w>. <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Foun">ἐποίουν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abuza%2Fntioi:">Βυζάντιοι·</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpempon">ἔπεμπον</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w>, <w lemma="deo%2Fmenoi">δεόμενοι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalos">Ἄτταλος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqumos">πρόθυμος</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="braxei%3Dan">βραχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="r%28oph%2Fn">ῥοπήν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%3D">Ἀχαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunelhlame%2Fnos">συνεληλαμένος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="patrw%2F%7Can">πατρῴαν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn:">ἀρχήν·</w>
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fs">Ἀχαιός</w>, <w lemma="kratw%3Dn">κρατῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%2Frou">Ταύρου</w>, <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nadedeixw%2Fs">ἀναδεδειχώς</w>, <w lemma="e%29phgge%2Flleto">ἐπηγγέλλετο</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsein">βοηθήσειν</w>.
<w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</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="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fois">Βυζαντίοις</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="pareskeu%2Faze">παρεσκεύαζε</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fa%7C">Προυσίᾳ</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fplhcin">κατάπληξιν</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="suggenh%5Cs">συγγενὴς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pareilhfo%2Ftos">παρειληφότος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fa%7C">Συρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29gkrath%5Cs">ἐγκρατὴς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhs">προειρημένης</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>.
<w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnou">προειρημένου</w> <w lemma="path%2Fr">πατήρ</w>, <w lemma="diadecame%2Fnou">διαδεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="presbuta%2Ftou">πρεσβυτάτου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ui%28w%3Dn">υἱῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29keio%2Fthta">οἰκειότητα</w> <w lemma="sunupere%2Fbale">συνυπερέβαλε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dron">Ταῦρον</w>, <w lemma="dusi%5C">δυσὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista%2F">μάλιστά</w> <w lemma="pws">πως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftesi">ἔτεσι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w>.
<w lemma="%2Ase%2Fleukos">Σέλευκος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fos">νέος</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w>, <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%2Frou">Ταύρου</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="pepoih%3Dsqai">πεποιῆσθαι</w>, <w lemma="parwrmh%2Fqh">παρωρμήθη</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Frois">σφετέροις</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>.
<w lemma="u%28perbalw%5Cn">ὑπερβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flh%7C">μεγάλῃ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmei">δυνάμει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dron">Ταῦρον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dolofonhqei%5Cs">δολοφονηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apatouri%2Fou">Ἀπατουρίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftou">Γαλάτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Anika%2Fnoros">Νικάνορος</w>, <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkaio%2Fthta">ἀναγκαιότητα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fnon">φόνον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="meth%3Dlqe">μετῆλθε</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Anika%2Fnora">Νικάνορα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apatou%2Frion">Ἀπατούριον</w> <w lemma="a%29poktei%2Fnas">ἀποκτείνας</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="froni%2Fmws">φρονίμως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="megaloyu%2Fxws">μεγαλοψύχως</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fsth">προέστη</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntwn">παρόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlwn">ὄχλων</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="sunergou%2Fshs">συνεργούσης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdhma">διάδημα</w> <w lemma="periqe%2Fsqai">περιθέσθαι</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="proei%2Fleto">προείλετο</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsai">ποιῆσαι</w>, <w lemma="thrw%3Dn">τηρῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxw%7C">Ἀντιόχῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="newte%2Frw%7C">νεωτέρῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ui%28w%3Dn">υἱῶν</w>, <w lemma="e%29nergw%3Ds">ἐνεργῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuo%2Fmenos">ἐπιπορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29nekta%3Dto">ἀνεκτᾶτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%2Frou">Ταύρου</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="eu%29roou%2Fntwn">εὐροούντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Ape%2Frgamon">Πέργαμον</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fkleise">συνέκλεισε</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%2Fs">ἐγκρατής</w>, <w lemma="e%29parqei%5Cs">ἐπαρθεὶς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29tuxh%2Fmasi">εὐτυχήμασι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="e%29cw%2Fkeile">ἐξώκειλε</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdhma">διάδημα</w> <w lemma="periqe%2Fmenos">περιθέμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="prosagoreu%2Fsas">προσαγορεύσας</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="baru%2Ftatos">βαρύτατος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="foberw%2Ftatos">φοβερώτατος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%2Frou">Ταύρου</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dunastw%3Dn:">δυναστῶν·</w>
<w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="%2Abuza%2Fntioi">Βυζάντιοι</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fsantes">πιστεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nede%2Fcanto">ἀνεδέξαντο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fan">Προυσίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
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<head>Achaeus and Prusias I. of Bithynia</head>The Byzantines took steps of a similar nature, by sending to Attalus and Achaeus begging for their assistance. For his part Attalus was ready enough to give it: but his importance was small, because he had been reduced within the<pb n="322" />limits of his ancestral dominions by Achaeus. But Achaeus, who exercised dominion throughout Asia on this side Taurus, and had recently established his regal power, promised assistance; and his attitude roused high hopes in the minds of the Byzantines, and corresponding depression in those of the Rhodians and Prusias.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note98">Achaeus.</note>Achaeus was a relation of the Antiochus who had just succeeded to the kingdom of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a>; and he became possessed of the dominion I have mentioned through the following circumstances.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note99">B. C. 226.</note>After the death of Seleucus, father of the above-named Antiochus, and the succession of his eldest son Seleucus to the throne, Achaeus accompanied the latter in an expedition over Mount Taurus, about two years before the period of which we are speaking.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note100">Seleucus II. (Callinicus), B. C. 246-226. Seleucus III. (Ceraunus), B. C. 226-223. Antiochus the Great (son of Callinicus), B. C. 223-187.</note>For as soon as Seleucus the younger had succeeded to the kingdom he learnt that Attalus had already reduced all Asia on this side of Taurus under his power; and being accordingly eager to support his own rights, he crossed Taurus with a large army. There he was treacherously assassinated by Apaturius the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gaul&groupId=598&placeId=1108">Gaul</a>, and Nicanor. Achaeus, in right of his relationship, promptly revenged his murder by killing Nicanor and Apaturius; and taking supreme command of the army and administration, conducted it with wisdom and integrity. For the opportunity was a convenient one, and the feeling of the common soldiers was all in favour of his assuming the crown; yet he refused to do so, and preserving the royal title for Antiochus the younger, son of Seleucus, went on energetically with the expedition, and the recovery of the whole of the territory this side Taurus. Meeting however with unexpected success,—for he shut up Attalus within the walls of Pergamus and became master of all the rest of the country,—he was puffed up by his good fortune, and at once swerved from his straightforward course of policy. He assumed the diadem, adopted the title of king, and was at this time the most powerful and formidable of all the kings and princes this side Taurus. This was the man on whose help the Byzantines relied when they undertook the war against the Rhodians and Prusias.<pb n="323" />
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