<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%5Cn">παρασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w>. <w lemma="%2Asko%2Fpas">Σκόπας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</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="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="pandhmei%2F">πανδημεί</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fas">Θετταλίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalen">ἐνέβαλεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="si%3Dton">σῖτον</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuo%2Fmenos">ἐπιπορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apieri%2Fan">Πιερίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffqeire">ἔφθειρε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w> <w lemma="peribalo%2Fmenos">περιβαλόμενος</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dge">ἐπανῆγε</w>, <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adi%3Don">Δῖον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29klipo%2Fntwn">ἐκλιπόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29selqw%5Cn">εἰσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxh">τείχη</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fskaye">κατέσκαψε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gumna%2Fsion">γυμνάσιον</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fprhse">ἐνέπρησε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="stoa%5Cs">στοὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fmenos">τέμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="loipa%5C">λοιπὰ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29naqhma%2Ftwn">ἀναθημάτων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsa">ὅσα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ko%2Fsmon">κόσμον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxe">ὑπῆρχε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="panhgu%2Freis">πανηγύρεις</w> <w lemma="sumporeuome%2Fnois:">συμπορευομένοις·</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Ftreye">ἀνέτρεψε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fnas">εἰκόνας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fsas">ἁπάσας</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnstasin">ἔνστασιν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%29cenhnoxw%2Fs">ἐξενηνοχώς</w>, <w lemma="e%29panh%2F%7Cei">ἐπανῄει</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="h%29sebhkw%2Fs">ἠσεβηκώς</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqo%5Cs">ἀγαθὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="koina%5C">κοινὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="gegonw%2Fs">γεγονώς</w>, <w lemma="e%29tima%3Dto">ἐτιμᾶτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perieble%2Fpeto">περιεβλέπετο</w>, <w lemma="plh%2Freis">πλήρεις</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w> <w lemma="kenw%3Dn">κενῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fronh%2Fmatos">φρονήματος</w> <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgou">ἀλόγου</w> <w lemma="pepoihkw%5Cs">πεποιηκὼς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%2Fs:">Αἰτωλούς·</w>
<w lemma="e%29%2Fsxon">ἔσχον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flhyin">διάληψιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fas">Αἰτωλίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fzein">ἐγγίζειν</w> <w lemma="tolmh%2Fsontos">τολμήσοντος</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%2Fs">οὐδενός</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="porqh%2Fsontes">πορθήσοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29dew%3Ds">ἀδεῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqos">ἔθος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amake">Μακε</w>
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<head>Scopas Destroys Dium</head>While Philip, then, by the persuasion of the Epirotes,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note122">Scopas tries to effect a diversion by invading <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>. On his return he destroys <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Dium&groupId=542&placeId=1019">Dium</a>.</note>Thepitching his camp near Ambracus, was engaged in making his preparations for the siege, Scopas raised a general levy of Aetolians, and marching through <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> crossed the frontiers<pb n="334" />of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>; traversed the plain of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pieria&groupId=902&placeId=1622">Pieria</a>, and laid it waste; and after securing considerable booty, returned by the road leading to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Dium&groupId=542&placeId=1019">Dium</a>. inhabitants of that town abandoning the place, he entered it and threw down its walls, houses, and gymnasium; set fire to the covered walks round the sacred enclosure, and destroyed all the other offerings which had been placed in it, either for ornament, or for the use of visitors to the public assemblies; and threw down all the statues of the kings. And this man, who, at the very beginning and first action of the war, had thus turned his arms against the gods as well as men, was not treated on his return to Aetolia as guilty of impiety, but was honoured and looked up to. For he had indeed filled the Aetolians with empty hopes and irrational conceit. From this time they indulged the idea that no one would venture to set foot in Aetolia; while they would be able without resistance not only to plunder the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, which they were quite accustomed to do, but <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> also.
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