Polybius, Histories

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Book 4 - Chapter 68

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<w lemma="pe%2Fdeuse">πέδευσε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afliasi%2Fas">Φλιασίας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adioskou%2Frion">Διοσκούριον</w>. <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdas">Εὐριπίδας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fxous">λόχους</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peiratw%3Dn">πειρατῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fst%27">ὥστ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fous">διακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn">ἑκατόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsas">ὁρμήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Aywfi%3Ddos">Ψωφῖδος</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afenikh%3Ds">Φενικῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Astumfali%2Fas">Στυμφαλίας</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katasu%3Drai">κατασῦραι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuwni%2Fwn">Σικυωνίων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
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<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fein">στρατοπεδεύειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adioskou%2Frion">Διοσκούριον</w>, <w lemma="parhllaxw%5Cs">παρηλλαχὼς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29mba%2Fllein">ἐμβάλλειν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fs">οἷός</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuwni%2Fan">Σικυωνίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtw%3Dn">Κρητῶν</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="a%29poleloipo%2Ftes">ἀπολελοιπότες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fceis">τάξεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diixneu%2Fontes">διιχνεύοντες</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pronomei%2Fas">προνομείας</w> <w lemma="e%29mpi%2Fptousin">ἐμπίπτουσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdan:">Εὐριπίδαν·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="a%29nakri%2Fnas">ἀνακρίνας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunei%5Cs">συνεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prospeptwko%2Ftwn">προσπεπτωκότων</w>, <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28postrofh%3Ds">ὑποστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Flue">ἀνέλυε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28do%5Cn">ὁδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7Cper">ᾗπερ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w>,
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<w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katelpi%2Fzwn">κατελπίζων</w> <w lemma="katataxh%2Fsein">καταταχήσειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="diekbalw%5Cn">διεκβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Astumfali%2Fan">Στυμφαλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyas">συνάψας</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28perkeime%2Fnais">ὑπερκειμέναις</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fais">δυσχωρίαις</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w>, <w lemma="kri%2Fnwn">κρίνων</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Astu%2Fmfalon">Στύμφαλον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Akafu%2Fas:">Καφύας·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29nqa%2Fde">ἐνθάδε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29gegra%2Ffei">ἐγεγράφει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="suna">συνα</w>
<head>Euripidas Intends to Attack Sicyon</head>Meanwhile Euripidas, with two companies of Eleans,—<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note140">B. C. 218, Jan.-Feb. Destruction of a marauding army of Eleans under Euripidas.</note>who combined with the pirates and mercenaries made up an army of two thousand two hundred men, besides a hundred horse,—started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Psophis&groupId=917&placeId=1646">Psophis</a> and began marching by way of Pheneus and Stymphalus, knowing nothing about Philip's arrival, with the purpose of wasting the territory of Sicyon. The very night in which it chanced that Philip had pitched his camp near the temple of the Dioscuri, he passed the royal quarters, and succeeded in entering the territory of Sicyon, about the time of the morning watch. But some Cretans of Philip's army who had left their ranks, and were prowling about on the track of prey, fell into the hands of Euripidas, and being questioned by him informed him of the arrival of the Macedonians. Without saying a word of his discovery to any one, he at once caused his army to face about, and marched back by the same road as that by which<pb n="340" />he had come; with the intention and hope of getting through Stymphalia, and reaching the difficult ground beyond it, before the Macedonians could catch him. But the king knowing nothing at all about the proceedings of the enemy, at daybreak broke up his camp and began his advance in pursuance of his original plan, determining to march by way of Stymphalus itself to Caphyae: for it was at that town that he had written to the Achaeans to meet him.