<w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asinw%2Fphs">Σινώπης</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>, <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> — <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29peli%2Fpamen">ἀπελίπαμεν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="summaxiko%5Cn">συμμαχικὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> — <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsen">ὥρμησεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fas">Θετταλίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpei%2Frou">Ἠπείρου</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sbolh%5Cn">εἰσβολὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29geiratw%3Dn">Αἰγειρατῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fsantes">ἁθροίσαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fous">διακοσίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aoi%29a%2Fnqeian">Οἰάνθειαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fas">Αἰτωλίας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="katantikru%5C">καταντικρὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhs">προειρημένης</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="porqmei%3Da">πορθμεῖα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%28toima%2Fsantes">ἑτοιμάσαντες</w>, <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29th%2Froun">ἐτήρουν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%2Fn">ἐπιβολήν</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="hu%29tomolhko%2Ftwn">ηὐτομοληκότων</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fas">Αἰτωλίας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="diatetrifw%5Cs">διατετριφὼς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29geira%2Ftais">Αἰγειράταις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunteqewrhkw%5Cs">συντεθεωρηκὼς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttontas">φυλάττοντας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gi%2Fou">Αἰγίου</w> <w lemma="pulw%3Dna">πυλῶνα</w> <w lemma="mequskome%2Fnous">μεθυσκομένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cqu%2Fmws">ῥᾳθύμως</w> <w lemma="dieca%2Fgontas">διεξάγοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fulakh%2Fn">φυλακήν</w>,
<w lemma="pleona%2Fkis">πλεονάκις</w> <w lemma="paraballo%2Fmenos">παραβαλλόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diabai%2Fnwn">διαβαίνων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxon">Δωρίμαχον</w> <w lemma="e%29ceke%2Fklhto">ἐξεκέκλητο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fous">οἰκείους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirhma%2Ftwn">ἐγχειρημάτων</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29geiratw%3Dn">Αἰγειρατῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fktistai">ἔκτισται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akorinqiako%5Cn">Κορινθιακὸν</w> <w lemma="ko%2Flpon">κόλπον</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gie%2Fwn">Αἰγιέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuwni%2Fwn">Σικυωνίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffwn">λόφων</w> <w lemma="e%29rumnw%3Dn">ἐρυμνῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusba%2Ftwn">δυσβάτων</w>, <w lemma="neu%2Fei">νεύει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fsei">θέσει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aparnasso%5Cn">Παρνασσὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fpera">ἀντίπερα</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxei">ἀπέχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%28pta%5C">ἑπτὰ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdia">στάδια</w>.
<w lemma="parapeso%2Fntos">παραπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plou%3D">πλοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxon">Δωρίμαχον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fxqhsan">ἀνήχθησαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqormi%2Fzontai">καθορμίζονται</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="katarre%2Fonta">καταρρέοντα</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxon">Δωρίμαχον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamon">Ἀρχίδαμον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apantale%2Fontos">Πανταλέοντος</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%2Fn">υἱόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>, <w lemma="prose%2Fbainon">προσέβαινον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gi%2Fou">Αἰγίου</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frousan">φέρουσαν</w> <w lemma="o%28do%2Fn">ὁδόν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fmolos">αὐτόμολος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeiota%2Ftous">ἐπιτηδειοτάτους</w>, <w lemma="dianu%2Fsas">διανύσας</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nodi%2Fais">ἀνοδίαις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="krhmnou%5Cs">κρημνοὺς</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeiri%2Fan">ἐμπειρίαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diadu%5Cs">διαδὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="u%28drorroi%2Fas">ὑδρορροίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="koimwme%2Fnous">κοιμωμένους</w> <w lemma="kate%2Flabe">κατέλαβε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pulw%3Dnos">πυλῶνος</w>.
<w lemma="katasfa%2Fcas">κατασφάξας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="koi%2Ftais">κοίταις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diako%2Fyas">διακόψας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pele%2Fkesi">πελέκεσι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="moxlou%2Fs">μοχλούς</w>, <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fw%7Cce">ἀνέῳξε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flas">πύλας</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pareispeso%2Fntes">παρεισπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="lamprw%3Ds">λαμπρῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29perinoh%2Ftws">ἀπερινοήτως</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsanto">ἐχρήσαντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>. <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parai%2Ftion">παραίτιον</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29geira%2Ftais">Αἰγειράταις</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pwlei%2Fas">ἀπωλείας</w>.
<w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnontes">ὑπολαμβάνοντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="katasxei%3Dn">κατασχεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29llotri%2Fan">ἀλλοτρίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pulw%2Fnwn">πυλώνων</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%2Fs">ἐντός</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>
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<head>Philip Starts for Aetolia</head>King Philip started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> with his army for<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note115">The History of the Social war resumed from<ref target="b4c37" targOrder="U">ch. 37</ref>. Philip starts for Aetolia, B.C. 219. Night surprise of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aegira&groupId=289&placeId=569">Aegira</a>.</note><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> and Epirus, being bent on taking that route in his invasion of Aetolia. And at the same time Alexander and Dorimachus, having succeeded in establishing an intrigue for the betrayal of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aegira&groupId=289&placeId=569">Aegira</a>, had collected about twelve hundred Aetolians into Oeanthe, which is in Aetolia, exactly opposite the above-named town; and, having prepared vessels to convey them across the gulf, were waiting for favourable weather for making the voyage in fulfilment of their design. For a deserter from Aetolia, who had spent a long time at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aegira&groupId=289&placeId=569">Aegira</a>, and had had full opportunity of observing that the guards of the gate towards Aegium were in the habit of getting drunk, and keeping their watch with great slackness, had again and again crossed over to Dorimachus; and, laying this fact before him, had invited him to make the attempt, well knowing that he was thoroughly accustomed to such practices. The city of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aegira&groupId=289&placeId=569">Aegira</a> lies on the Peloponnesian coast of the Corinthian gulf, between the cities of Aegium and Sicyon, upon some strong and inaccessible heights, facing towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Parnassus&groupId=844&placeId=1523">Parnassus</a> and that district of the opposite coast, and standing about seven stades<pb n="330" />back from the sea. At the mouth of the river which flows past this town Dorimachus dropped anchor under cover of night, having at length obtained favourable weather for crossing. He and Alexander, accompanied by Archidamus the son of Pantaleon and the main body of the Aetolians, then advanced towards the city along the road leading from Aegium. But the deserter, with twenty of the most active men, having made his way by a shorter cut than the others over the cliffs where there was no road, owing to his knowledge of the locality, got into the city through a certain water-course and found the guards of the gate still asleep. Having killed them while actually in their beds, and cut the bolts of the gates with their axes, they opened them to the Aetolians. Having thus surprised the town, they behaved with a conspicuous want of caution, which eventually saved the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aegira&groupId=289&placeId=569">Aegira</a>, and proved the destruction of the Aetolians themselves. They seemed to imagine that to get within the gates was all there was to do in occupying an enemy's town; and accordingly acted as I shall now describe.
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