<w lemma="katafe%2Frein">καταφέρειν</w>. <w lemma="dielqw%5Cn">διελθὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="stena%5C">στενὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fdhn">βάδην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="praei%3Dan">πραεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nastrofh%5Cn">ἀναστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="didou%5Cs">διδοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmei">δυνάμει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w>.
<w lemma="ge%2Fmontos">γέμοντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdou">στρατοπέδου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdei%2Fwn">ἐπιτηδείων</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> [<w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w>] <w lemma="%2Aoi%29nia%2Fdas">Οἰνιάδας</w>.
<w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsas">καταστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Apaia%2Fnion">Παιάνιον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29celei%3Dn">ἐξελεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrine:">ἔκρινε·</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosbola%5Cs">προσβολὰς</w> <w lemma="sunexei%3Ds">συνεχεῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Dlen">εἷλεν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fbolon">περίβολον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> — <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttwn">ἐλάττων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%28pta%5C">ἑπτὰ</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w> — <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpasan">σύμπασαν</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%5Cn">κατασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kiw%3Dn">οἰκιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="teixw%3Dn">τειχῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pu%2Frgwn">πύργων</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28poi%2Fas">ὁποίας</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fttw">ἥττω</w>.
<w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fskaye">κατέσκαψε</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdafos">ἔδαφος</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Fseis">οἰκήσεις</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fwn">διαλύων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="cu%2Fla">ξύλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ke%2Framon">κέραμον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="sxedi%2Fas">σχεδίας</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Frmoze">καθήρμοζε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="kath%3Dgen">κατῆγεν</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5Cs">αὐτὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="potamw%3D%7C">ποταμῷ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pollh%3Ds">πολλῆς</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fas">φιλοτιμίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aoi%29nia%2Fdas">Οἰνιάδας</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Flonto">ἐπεβάλοντο</w> <w lemma="diathrei%3Dn">διατηρεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aoi%29nia%2Fdais">Οἰνιάδαις</w>, <w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenoi">ἀσφαλισάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxesi">τείχεσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="loiph%3D%7C">λοιπῇ</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3D%7C:">κατασκευῇ·</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzontos">συνεγγίζοντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kataplage%2Fntes">καταπλαγέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29cexw%2Frhsan">ἐξεχώρησαν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="proelqw%5Cn">προελθὼν</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Akaludwni%2Fas">Καλυδωνίας</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fon">χωρίον</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fn">ὀχυρόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kalei%3Dtai">καλεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Felaos">Ἔλαος</w>, <w lemma="h%29sfa%2Flistai">ἠσφάλισται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxesi">τείχεσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="loipai%3Ds">λοιπαῖς</w> <w lemma="paraskeuai%3Ds">παρασκευαῖς</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%5Cn">κατασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nadecame%2Fnou">ἀναδεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frioi">κύριοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="katasu%2Frantes">κατασύραντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akaludwni%2Fan">Καλυδωνίαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aoi%29nia%2Fdas">Οἰνιάδας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="sunqeasa%2Fmenos">συνθεασάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fan">εὐκαιρίαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w>, <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="diaba%2Fseis">διαβάσεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="teixi%2Fzein">τειχίζειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Aoi%29nia%2Fdas">Οἰνιάδας</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dsqai">κεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Frati">πέρατι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarnani%2Fas">Ἀκαρνανίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptonti">συνάπτοντι</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akorinqiakou%3D">Κορινθιακοῦ</w> <w lemma="ko%2Flpou">κόλπου</w>.
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="te%2Ftaktai">τέτακται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="katantikru%5C">καταντικρὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parali%2Fas">παραλίας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Adumai%2Fwn">Δυμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fggista">ἔγγιστα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxei">ὑπάρχει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faracon">Ἄραξον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois:">τόποις·</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxei">ἀπέχει</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w>. <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fyas">βλέψας</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28th%5Cn">αὑτὴν</w> <w lemma="h%29sfali%2Fsato">ἠσφαλίσατο</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fni">λιμένι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="newri%2Fois">νεωρίοις</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="peribalw%5Cn">περιβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frei">ἐνεχείρει</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>, <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos">χρώμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apaiani%2Fou">Παιανίου</w> <w lemma="paraskeuai%3Ds">παρασκευαῖς</w>.
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<head>Philip Takes Paeanium</head>Having thus passed the narrow part of the road, he<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note129">Paeanium.</note>proceeded at a slow and deliberate pace, giving his army time to collect booty from the country; and by the time he reached <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Oeniadae&groupId=803&placeId=1451">Oeniadae</a> his army was richly provided with every kind of goods. But he resolved first to take Paeanium: and having pitched his camp under its walls, by a series of assaults carried the place by force,— a town not large in circumference, for that was less than seven stades, but second to none in the construction of its houses, walls, and towers. The wall of this town he levelled with its foundation, and, breaking down its houses, he packed their timbers and tiles with great care upon rafts, and sent them down the river to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Oeniadae&groupId=803&placeId=1451">Oeniadae</a>. At first the Aetolians resolved to hold the citadel in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Oeniadae&groupId=803&placeId=1451">Oeniadae</a>, which they had strengthened with walls and other fortifications; but upon Philip's approach they evacuated it in a panic. The king<pb n="337" />therefore having taken this city also, advanced from it and encamped on a certain secure position in Calydonia, called Elaeus, which had been rendered extraordinarily strong with walls and other fortifications by Attalus, who undertook the work for the Aetolians. Having carried this also by assault, and plundered the whole of Calydonia, the Macedonians returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Oeniadae&groupId=803&placeId=1451">Oeniadae</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note130">Fortifies <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Oeniadae&groupId=803&placeId=1451">Oeniadae</a>.</note>And observing the convenient position of this place for all purposes, and especially as providing a place of embarkation for the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, Philip resolved to build a wall round the town. For <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Oeniadae&groupId=803&placeId=1451">Oeniadae</a> lies on the sea-coast, at the juncture of the Acarnanian and Aetolian frontiers, just at the entrance of the Corinthian gulf; and the town faces the sea-coast of Dyme in the Peloponnesus, and is the nearest point to the promontory of Araxus in it; for the intervening sea is not more than a hundred stades across. Looking to these facts he fortified the citadel by itself; and, building a wall round the harbour and dockyards, was intending to connect them with the citadel, employing for the construction the materials brought from Paeanium.
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