Polybius, Histories

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Book 4 - Chapter 72

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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w> <w lemma="ei%29speso%2Fntes">εἰσπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndomeni%2Fan">ἐνδομενίαν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasan">ἅπασαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kiw%3Dn">οἰκιῶν</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="dih%2Frpasan">διήρπασαν</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fais">οἰκίαις</w> <w lemma="e%29piskhnw%2Fsantes">ἐπισκηνώσαντες</w> <w lemma="katei%3Dxon">κατεῖχον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftes">συμπεφευγότες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29kro%2Fpolin">ἀκρόπολιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29demia%3Ds">οὐδεμιᾶς</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3Ds">παρασκευῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w>, <w lemma="proorw%2Fmenoi">προορώμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgnwsan">ἔγνωσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fzein">ἐγχειρίζειν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w>.
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<w lemma="pe%2Fmyantes">πέμψαντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kh%2Fruka">κήρυκα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="sugxw%2Frhma">συγχώρημα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontas">ἄρχοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdan:">Εὐριπίδαν·</w> <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenoi">ποιησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="sponda%5Cs">σπονδὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabon">ἔλαβον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Fsin">συμπεφευγόσιν</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnois">ξένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poli%2Ftais">πολίταις</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqon">ἐπανῆλθον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="para%2Fggelma">παράγγελμα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamis">δύναμις</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fch%7C">ἀναζεύξῃ</w>, <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="a%29peiqh%2Fsantes">ἀπειθήσαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="diarpa%2Fswsin">διαρπάσωσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs:">αὐτούς·</w>
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="xio%2Fnos">χιόνος</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fsqh">ἠναγκάσθη</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>. <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="sunagagw%5Cn">συναγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntas">παρόντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthta">ὀχυρότητα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fan">εὐκαιρίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pedei%2Fknue">ἐπεδείκνυε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29pelogi%2Fsato">ἀπελογίσατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxoi">ἔχοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="paraxwrei%3Dn">παραχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin:">πόλιν·</w> <w lemma="prokei%3Dsqai">προκεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dunata%5C">δυνατὰ</w> <w lemma="xari%2Fzesqai">χαρίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mhqe%5Cn">μηθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29llei%2Fpein">ἐλλείπειν</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="eu%29xaristou%2Fntwn">εὐχαριστούντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w>, <w lemma="dialu%2Fsas">διαλύσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan">ἐκκλησίαν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alasiw%3Dnos">Λασιῶνος</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w>,
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aywfi%2Fdioi">Ψωφίδιοι</w> <w lemma="kataba%2Fntes">καταβάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="e%29komi%2Fsanto">ἐκομίσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Fseis">οἰκήσεις</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdan">Εὐριπίδαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%3Dlqon">ἀπῆλθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%3Dqen">κἀκεῖθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+kw%3Dn">Ἀχαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxo%2Fntwn">ἀρχόντων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntes">παρόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἐπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="fulakh%3Ds">φυλακῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28kanh%3Ds">ἱκανῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apro%2Fslaon">Πρόσλαον</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%2Fnion">Σικυώνιον</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="%2Apuqi%2Fan">Πυθίαν</w> <w lemma="%2Apellhne%2Fa">Πελληνέα</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <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="%2Aywfi%3Dda">Ψωφῖδα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29petele%2Fsqh">ἐπετελέσθη</w>
<head>The People of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Psophis&groupId=917&placeId=1646">Psophis</a> Surrender</head>Having thus carried the place, the Macedonians at once<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note145">Surrender of the citadel of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Psophis&groupId=917&placeId=1646">Psophis</a>.</note>plundered all the furniture of the houses; and then, setting up their quarters in the houses, took regular possession of the town. But the people who had taken refuge in a body in the citadel, having no provisions with them, and well foreseeing what must happen, made up their minds to give themselves up to Philip. They accordingly sent a herald to the king; and having received a safe-conduct for an embassy, they despatched their magistrates and Euripidas with them on this mission, who made terms with the king by which the lives and liberties of all who were on the citadel, whether citizens or foreigners, were secured. The ambassadors then returned whence they came, carrying an order to the people to remain where they were until the army had marched out, for fear any of the soldiers should disobey orders and plunder them. A fall of snow however compelled the king to remain where he was for some days; in the course of which he summoned a meeting of such Achaeans as were in the army, and after pointing out to them the strength and excellent position of the town for the purposes of the present war, he spoke also of his own friendly disposition towards their nation: and ended by saying, "We hereby yield up and present this town to the Achaeans; for it is our purpose to show them all the favour in our power, and to omit nothing that may testify to our zeal." After receiving the thanks of Aratus and the meeting, Philip dismissed the assembly, and getting his army in motion, marched towards Lasion. The Psophidians descending from the citadel received back the possession of the town, each man recovering his own house; while Euripidas departed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, and thence to Aetolia. Those of the Achaean magistrates who were present put Prolaus of Sicyon in command of the citadel, with an adequate<pb n="344" />garrison; and Pythias of Pallene in command of the town. Such was the end of the incident of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Psophis&groupId=917&placeId=1646">Psophis</a>.