<w lemma="qroi%2Fzesqai">θροίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w>. <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prwtoporei%2Fas">πρωτοπορείας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalou%2Fshs">ἐπιβαλούσης</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%5Cn">ὑπερβολὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ape%2Flauron">Ἀπέλαυρον</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fkeitai">πρόκειται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Astumfali%2Fwn">Στυμφαλίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdi%27">στάδι᾽</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="suneku%2Frhse">συνεκύρησε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="prwtoporei%2Fan">πρωτοπορείαν</w> <w lemma="sumpesei%3Dn">συμπεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%2Fn">ὑπερβολήν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdas">Εὐριπίδας</w>, <w lemma="sunnoh%2Fsas">συννοήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proshggelme%2Fnwn">προσηγγελμένων</w>, <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diadra%5Cs">διαδρὰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aywfi%3Dda">Ψωφῖδα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nodi%2Fais:">ἀνοδίαις·</w>
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w>, <w lemma="e%29gkataleleimme%2Fnon">ἐγκαταλελειμμένον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtos">προεστῶτος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29kplage%5Cs">ἐκπλαγὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Fti">συμβεβηκότι</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w>, <w lemma="diaporou%2Fmenon">διαπορούμενον</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ph%3D%7C">πῇ</w> <w lemma="tre%2Fpesqai">τρέπεσθαι</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtes">προεστῶτες</w> <w lemma="u%28pela%2Fmbanon">ὑπελάμβανον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="sunepibebohqhke%2Fnai:">συνεπιβεβοηθηκέναι·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flist%27">μάλιστ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29pa%2Ftwn">ἠπάτων</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="xalka%2Fspides:">χαλκάσπιδες·</w>
<w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Ftas">Μεγαλοπολίτας</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fcazon">ἐδόξαζον</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftois">τοιούτοις</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="kexrh%3Dsqai">κεχρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnous">προειρημένους</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asellasi%2Fan">Σελλασίαν</w> [<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w>] <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnh">Κλεομένη</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnw%7C">κινδύνῳ</w>, <w lemma="kaqopli%2Fsantos">καθοπλίσαντος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsan">παροῦσαν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Froun">ἀπεχώρουν</w> <w lemma="throu%3Dntes">τηροῦντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fceis">τάξεις</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fous">ὑπερδεξίους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29pelpi%2Fzontes">ἀπελπίζοντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fan">σωτηρίαν</w>. <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="prosa%2Fgontas">προσάγοντας</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnnoian">ἔννοιαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntos">ὄντος</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="fugh%2Fn">φυγήν</w>, <w lemma="r%28i%2Fyantes">ῥίψαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpla">ὅπλα</w>.
<w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</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="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frh">διεφθάρη</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%3Dn:">κρημνῶν·</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffugon">διέφυγον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn">ἑκατόν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="sku%3Dla">σκῦλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w> <w lemma="a%29pope%2Fmyas">ἀποπέμψας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fxeto">εἴχετο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnwn">προκειμένων</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fois">Πελοποννησίοις</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="e%29fa%2Fnh">ἐφάνη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs:">γεγονός·</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fkouon">ἤκουον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ni%2Fkhn">νίκην</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>.
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<head>Euripidas Deserts the Eleans</head>Now it happened that, just as the Macedonian advanced<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note141">The Eleans come across the Macedonians at the junction of the two roads above Stymphalus.</note>guard came to the top of the hill, near a place called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apelaurus&groupId=342&placeId=662">Apelaurus</a>, about ten stades before you come to Stymphalus, the advanced guard of the Eleans converged upon it also. Understanding from his previous information what had happened, Euripidas took some horsemen with him and avoided the danger by flight, making his way across country to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Psophis&groupId=917&placeId=1646">Psophis</a>. The rest of the Eleans being thus deserted by their leader, and panic-struck at what had happened, remained stationary on the road, not knowing what to do, or which way to turn. For at first their officers imagined that the troops they saw were some Achaeans come out to resist them. What favoured this mistake more than anything else were the brass shields of the hoplites: for they imagined that they were Megalopolitans, because the soldiers of that town had borne shields of that sort at the battle of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sellasia&groupId=966&placeId=1714">Sellasia</a> against Cleomenes, King Antigonus having furnished them for the occasion. Under this idea, they retired in good order to some rising ground, by no means despairing of getting off safely: but as soon as the Macedonians had advanced close up to them, grasping the true state of the case, they threw down their shields and fled. About twelve hundred of them were taken prisoners; but the rest perished utterly, some at the hands of the Macedonians, and others by falling down precipices: and finally not more than a hundred altogether escaped. Having despatched the spoils and the prisoners to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, Philip continued his expedition. But a great impression was made upon the Peloponnesians: for they had not heard of the king's arrival until they heard of his victory.
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