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Book 4 - Chapter 78

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<w lemma="%2Aplh%5Cn">Πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2Afilli%2Fdas">Φιλλίδας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fous">Ἠλείους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fpreon">Λέπρεον</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ali%2Ffeiran">Ἀλίφειραν</w> <w lemma="a%29postei%2Flas">ἀποστείλας</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Atupane%2Fais">Τυπανέαις</w> <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkei">ἐκαραδόκει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbhso%2Fmenon">συμβησόμενον</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="a%29poqe%2Fmenos">ἀποθέμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%5Cn">ἀποσκευὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="gefu%2Fra%7C">γεφύρᾳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alfeio%5Cn">Ἀλφειὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="r%28ei%3D">ῥεῖ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraie%2Fwn">Ἡραιέων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>,
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<w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ali%2Ffeiran">Ἀλίφειραν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%2Fdous">κρημνώδους</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontos">ἔχοντος</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsbasin">πρόσβασιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="korufh%3D%7C">κορυφῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpantos">σύμπαντος</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xalkou%3Dn">χαλκοῦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhna%3Ds">Ἀθηνᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndria%2Fnta">ἀνδριάντα</w>, <w lemma="ka%2Fllei">κάλλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mege%2Fqei">μεγέθει</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Fronta">διαφέροντα</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fan">αἰτίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fas">ποίας</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3Ds">κατασκευῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtei%3Dsqai">ἀμφισβητεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29gxwri%2Fois">ἐγχωρίοις</w> — <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fqen">πόθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fqhken">ἀνέθηκεν</w> <w lemma="eu%28ri%2Fsketai">εὑρίσκεται</w> <w lemma="tranw%3Ds">τρανῶς</w> —
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fntoi">μέντοι</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="te%2Fxnhs">τέχνης</w> <w lemma="a%29pote%2Flesma">ἀποτέλεσμα</w> <w lemma="sumfwnei%3Dtai">συμφωνεῖται</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="megalomeresta%2Ftwn">μεγαλομερεστάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="texnikwta%2Ftwn">τεχνικωτάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%2Fn">ἐστίν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28upatodw%2Frou">Ὑπατοδώρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswstra%2Ftou">Σωστράτου</w> <w lemma="kateskeuako%2Ftwn">κατεσκευακότων</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="ai%29qri%2Fou">αἰθρίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lampra%3Ds">λαμπρᾶς</w>, <w lemma="diata%2Fcas">διατάξας</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fmakas">κλίμακας</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frontas">φέροντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fas">ἐφεδρείας</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="dih%7Crhme%2Fnous">διῃρημένους</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsas">ἐπιστήσας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Flion">ἥλιον</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Fllein">ἐπιβάλλειν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftace">προσέταξε</w> <w lemma="prosbai%2Fnein">προσβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w>.
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<w lemma="poiou%2Fntwn">ποιούντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraggelqe%5Cn">παραγγελθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29kqu%2Fmws">ἐκθύμως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataplhktikw%3Ds">καταπληκτικῶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alifeirei%3Ds">Ἀλιφειρεῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%3Dn">ὁρμᾶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suntre%2Fxein">συντρέχειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="e%28w%2Frwn">ἑώρων</w> <w lemma="prospela%2Fzontas">προσπελάζοντας</w>.
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<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeiota%2Ftous">ἐπιτηδειοτάτους</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="tinwn">τινων</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%3Dn">κρημνῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flaqe">ἔλαθε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fsteion">προάστειον</w> <w lemma="a%29naba%2Fs">ἀναβάς</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29podoqe%2Fntos">ἀποδοθέντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fmatos">συνθήματος</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="proserei%2Fsantes">προσερείσαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fmakas">κλίμακας</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Frazon">κατεπείραζον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>.
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<w lemma="prw%3Dtos">πρῶτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxe">κατέσχε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fsteion">προάστειον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Frhmon">ἔρημον</w> <w lemma="katalabw%2Fn:">καταλαβών·</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29mpiprame%2Fnou">ἐμπιπραμένου</w>, <w lemma="proi+do%2Fmenoi">προϊδόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxesin">τείχεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pamu%2Fnontes">ἐπαμύνοντες</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perideei%3Ds">περιδεεῖς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="prokatalhfqei%2Fshs">προκαταληφθείσης</w> <w lemma="sterhqw%3Dsi">στερηθῶσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="teleutai%2Fas">τελευταίας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="a%29polipo%2Fntes">ἀπολιπόντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxh">τείχη</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29kro%2Fpolin">ἀκρόπολιν</w>. <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w>,
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<w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="teixw%3Dn">τειχῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="e%29kuri%2Feusan">ἐκυρίευσαν</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diapresbeusame%2Fnwn">διαπρεσβευσαμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28mologi%2Fan">ὁμολογίαν</w>.
<head>Continued Success of Philip</head>Phillidas, then, sent his Elean troops to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lepreum&groupId=678&placeId=1241">Lepreum</a>, and his mercenaries to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aliphera&groupId=311&placeId=606">Aliphera</a>; while he himself went with the Aetolian troops to Typaneae, and waited to see what would happen. Meanwhile the king, having got rid of his heavy baggage, and crossed the bridge over the river Alpheus, which flows right under <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Heraea&groupId=626&placeId=1151">Heraea</a>, came to Alipheira, which lies on a hill precipitous on every side, and the ascent of which is more than ten stades. The citadel is on the very summit of this hill, adorned with a colossal statue of Athene, of extraordinary size and beauty. The origin and purpose of this statue, and at whose expense it was set up, are doubtful questions even among the natives; for it has never been clearly discovered why or by whom it was dedicated: yet it is universally allowed that its skilful workmanship classes it among the most splendid and artistic productions of Hecatodorus<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note158">Pausanias (<bibl n="Paus. 8.26.7" default="NO" valid="yes">8, 26, 7</bibl>) calls him Hypatodorus; and mentions another work of his at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Delphi&groupId=534&placeId=363">Delphi</a> (<bibl n="Paus. 10.10.3" default="NO" valid="yes">10, 10, 3</bibl>). He flourished about B. C. 370. He was a native of Thebes. Sostratos was a Chian, and father of another statuary named Pantias.<bibl n="Paus. 6.9.3" default="NO" valid="yes">Paus. 6, 9, 3</bibl>.</note>and Sostratus.<pb n="349" />The next morning being fine and bright, the king made his<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note159">Capture of Alipheira.</note>dispositions at daybreak. He placed parties of men with scaling ladders at several points, and supported each of them with bodies of mercenaries, and detachments of Macedonian hoplites, on the rear of these several parties. His orders being fulfilled with enthusiasm and a formidable display of power, the garrison of Alipheira were kept continually rushing and rallying to the particular spots to which they saw the Macedonians approaching: and while this was going on, the king himself took some picked men, and mounted unobserved over some steep hills up to the suburb of the citadel; and then, at a given signal, all at once put the scaling ladders to the walls and began attempting the town. The king was the first to take the suburb of the acropolis, which had been abandoned by the garrison; and when this was set on fire, those who were defending the town walls, foreseeing what must happen, and afraid that by the fall of the citadel they would be deprived of their last hope, abandoned the town walls, and fled into it: whereupon the Macedonians at once took the walls and the town. Subsequently the garrison on the citadel sent an embassy to Philip, who granted them their lives, and received possession of it also by formal surrender.