<w lemma="sews">σεως</w>. <w lemma="o%28rw%3Dntes">ὁρῶντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxon">συνέχον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fois">Βυζαντίοις</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28pomonh%3Ds">ὑπομονῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kei%2Fmenon">κείμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsi">ἐλπίσι</w>, <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pate%2Fra">πατέρα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%3D">Ἀχαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="katexo%2Fmenon">κατεχόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alecandrei%2Fa%7C">Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstou">πλείστου</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenon">ποιούμενον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fan">σωτηρίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peba%2Flonto">ἐπεβάλοντο</w> <w lemma="presbeu%2Fein">πρεσβεύειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraitei%3Dsqai">παραιτεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Fmaxon">Ἀνδρόμαχον</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Frgou">παρέργου</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pepoihko%2Ftes">πεποιηκότες</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="prosenegka%2Fmenoi">προσενεγκάμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fxrewn">ὑπόχρεων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fswntai">ποιήσωνται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fmenon">παρακαλούμενον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w>, <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbewn">πρέσβεων</w>, <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Feto">ἐβουλεύετο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="parakate%2Fxein">παρακατέχειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Fmaxon">Ἀνδρόμαχον</w>, <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fzwn">ἐλπίζων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsesqai">χρήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrita">ἄκριτα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nadedeixo%2Fta">ἀναδεδειχότα</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frion">κύριον</w> <w lemma="i%28kanw%3Dn">ἱκανῶν</w> <w lemma="tinwn:">τινων·</w>
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Fmaxos">Ἀνδρόμαχος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%3D">Ἀχαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="path%2Fr">πατήρ</w>, <w lemma="a%29delfo%5Cs">ἀδελφὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alaodi%2Fkhs">Λαοδίκης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="gunaiko%2Fs">γυναικός</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="proskli%2Fnwn">προσκλίνων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="xari%2Fzesqai">χαρίζεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="sunexw%2Frhse">συνεχώρησε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwke">παρέδωκε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Fmaxon">Ἀνδρόμαχον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokomi%2Fzein">ἀποκομίζειν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%2Fn">υἱόν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelesa%2Fmenoi">ἐπιτελεσάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosepimetrh%2Fsantes">προσεπιμετρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="tima%2Fs">τιμάς</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w>, <w lemma="parei%2Flanto">παρείλαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28losxeresta%2Fthn">ὁλοσχερεστάτην</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fwn">Βυζαντίων</w>.
<w lemma="suneku%2Frhse">συνεκύρησε</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fois">Βυζαντίοις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ftopon:">ἄτοπον·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Atiboi%2Fths">Τιβοίτης</w>, <w lemma="katago%2Fmenos">καταγόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fsfhle">ἔσφηλε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="metalla%2Fcas">μεταλλάξας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Abuza%2Fntioi">Βυζάντιοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmai%3Ds">ὁρμαῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fpeson">ἀνέπεσον</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fas">Προυσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pirrwsqei%5Cs">ἐπιρρωσθεὶς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsin">ἐλπίσιν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="merw%3Dn">μερῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pole%2Fmei">ἐπολέμει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fkeito">προσέκειτο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29nergw%3Ds">ἐνεργῶς</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%3D%7Ckas">Θρᾷκας</w> <w lemma="misqwsa%2Fmenos">μισθωσάμενος</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fa">εἴα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flas">πύλας</w> <w lemma="e%29cie%2Fnai">ἐξιέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fous">Βυζαντίους</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphn">Εὐρώπην</w> <w lemma="merw%3Dn">μερῶν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Abuza%2Fntioi">Βυζάντιοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Frwn">σφετέρων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w> <w lemma="e%29yeusme%2Fnoi">ἐψευσμένοι</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="ponou%3Dntes">πονοῦντες</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29cagwgh%5Cn">ἐξαγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fblepon">περιέβλεπον</w> <w lemma="eu%29">εὐ</w>
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<head><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Byzantium&groupId=415&placeId=767">Byzantium</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, and Prusias Treaties</head>But seeing the confident spirit of the Byzantines, the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note103">The Rhodians secure the friendship of Achaeus.</note>Rhodians adopted an exceedingly able plan to obtain their object. They perceived that the resolution of the Byzantines in venturing on the war rested mainly on their hopes of the support of Achaeus. Now they knew that the father of Achaeus was detained at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>, and that Achaeus was exceedingly anxious for his father's safety: they therefore hit upon the idea of sending an embassy to Ptolemy, and asking him to deliver this <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a> to them. This request, indeed, they had before made, but without laying any great stress upon it: now, however, they were genuinely anxious for it; that, by doing this favour to Achaeus, they might lay him under such an obligation to them, that he would be unable to refuse any request they might make to him. When the ambassadors arrived, Ptolemy at first deliberated as to detaining <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a>; because there still remained some points of dispute between himself and Antiochus unsettled; and Achaeus, who had recently declared himself king, could exercise a decisive influence in several important particulars. For <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a> was not only father of Achaeus, but brother also of Laodice, the wife of Seleucus.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note104">Of Seleucus Callinicus.</note>However, on a review of the whole situation, Ptolemy inclined to the Rhodians; and being anxious to show them every favour, he yielded to their request, and handed over <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a> to them to conduct to his son. Having accordingly done this, and having conferred some additional marks of honour on Achaeus, they deprived the<pb n="325" />Byzantines of their most important hope. And this was not the only disappointment which the Byzantines had to encounter; for as Tiboetes was being escorted from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, he entirely defeated their plans by dying. This misfortune damped the ardour of the Byzantines, while it encouraged Prusias to push on the war. On the Asiatic side he carried it on in person, and with great energy; while on the European side he hired Thracians who prevented the Byzantines from leaving their gates. For their party being thus baulked of their hopes, and surrounded on every side by enemies, the Byzantines began to look about then for some decent pretext for withdrawing from the war.
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