<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Ds">Ἀπελλῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29fi%2Fstato">ἀφίστατο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atauri%2Fwna">Ταυρίωνα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsw%7C">Πελοποννήσῳ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnon">τεταγμένον</w> <w lemma="die%2Fballen">διέβαλλεν</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ye%2Fgwn">ψέγων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29painw%3Dn">ἐπαινῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskwn">φάσκων</w> <w lemma="e%29pith%2Fdeion">ἐπιτήδειον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w> <w lemma="sundiatri%2Fbein">συνδιατρίβειν</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="e%29pistaqh%3Dnai">ἐπισταθῆναι</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsw%7C">Πελοποννήσῳ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasi">πράγμασι</w>.
<w lemma="kaino%5Cs">καινὸς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="eu%28%2Frhtai">εὕρηται</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpos">τρόπος</w> <w lemma="diabolh%3Ds">διαβολῆς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="ye%2Fgontas">ψέγοντας</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29painou%3Dntas">ἐπαινοῦντας</w> <w lemma="lumai%2Fnesqai">λυμαίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas:">πέλας·</w>
<w lemma="eu%28%2Frhtai">εὕρηται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fth">τοιαύτη</w> <w lemma="kakentre%2Fxeia">κακεντρέχεια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="baskani%2Fa">βασκανία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="do%2Flos">δόλος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29la%5Cs">αὐλὰς</w> <w lemma="diatribo%2Fntwn">διατριβόντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="zhlotupi%2Fas">ζηλοτυπίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleoneci%2Fas">πλεονεξίας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qerapei%2Fas">θεραπείας</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnon">τεταγμένον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="la%2Fboi">λάβοι</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="die%2Fdakne">διέδακνε</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sw%3Dma">σῶμα</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="kinh%3Dsai">κινῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="kataleifqei%3Dsan">καταλειφθεῖσαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Ftacin">διάταξιν</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dn">ζῶν</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fsth">προέστη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paido%5Cs">παιδὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w>, <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fttwn">μεταλλάττων</w> <w lemma="proenoh%2Fqh">προενοήθη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="a%29polipw%5Cn">ἀπολιπὼν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="diaqh%2Fkhn">διαθήκην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgrafe">ἔγραφε</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diw%7Ckhme%2Fnwn:">διῳκημένων·</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="die%2Ftace">διέταξε</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnwn">τίνων</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkasta">ἕκαστα</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="xeiri%2Fzesqai">χειρίζεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="mhdemi%2Fan">μηδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%5Cn">ἀφορμὴν</w> <w lemma="katalipei%3Dn">καταλιπεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fas">φιλοτιμίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsews">στάσεως</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sustrateuome%2Fnwn">συστρατευομένων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Ds">Ἀπελλῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pitro%2Fpois">ἐπιτρόποις</w> <w lemma="a%29pele%2Fleipto">ἀπελέλειπτο</w>, <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntios">Λεόντιος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peltastw%3Dn">πελταστῶν</w>, <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fas">Μεγαλέας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="grammatei%2Fou">γραμματείου</w>, <w lemma="%2Atauri%2Fwn">Ταυρίων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qerapei%2Fas">θεραπείας</w>.
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxen">εἶχεν</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Atauri%2Fwna">Ταυρίωνα</w> <w lemma="metasthsa%2Fmenos">μεταστησάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeude">ἔσπευδε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="xeiri%2Fzein">χειρίζειν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29pete%2Flese">ἐπετέλεσε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fsas">παρασκευάσας</w> <w lemma="a%29ntagwnisth%5Cn">ἀνταγωνιστὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C:">αὑτῷ·</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fras">σφετέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29frosu%2Fnhs">ἀφροσύνης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleoneci%2Fas">πλεονεξίας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcai">πρᾶξαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpaqe">ἔπαθε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="braxei%3D">βραχεῖ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w>.
<w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fni">τίνι</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28perqhso%2Fmeqa">ὑπερθησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katastre%2Fyomen">καταστρέψομεν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblon">βύβλον</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="peiraso%2Fmeqa">πειρασόμεθα</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstwn">ἑκάστων</w> <w lemma="e%29cagge%2Fllein">ἐξαγγέλλειν</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="diataca%2Fmenos">διαταξάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqen">ἐπανῆλθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargos">Ἄργος</w>, <w lemma="ka%29ntau%3Dqa">κἀνταῦθα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flusen">ἀπέλυσεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>.
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<head>Further Intrigues of Apelles</head>Apelles however by no means abandoned his policy. He began undermining the position of Taurion also, who had been placed in command of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> by Antigonus, not indeed openly attacking him, but rather praising his character, and asserting that he was a proper person to be with the king on a campaign; his object being to get some one else appointed to conduct the government of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>. This was indeed a novel method of defamation,—to damage one's neighbours, not by attacking, but by praising their characters; and this method of wreaking one's malice, envy, and treachery may<pb n="357" />be regarded as primarily and specially the invention of the jealousy and selfish ambition of courtiers. In the same spirit he began making covert attacks upon Alexander, the captain of the bodyguard, whenever he got an opportunity; being bent on reconstituting by his own authority even the personal attendants of the king, and on making a clean sweep of all arrangements left existing by Antigonus. For as in his life Antigonus had managed his kingdom and his son with wisdom, so at his death he made wise provisions for every department of the State. For in his will he explained to the Macedonians the nature of these arrangements; and also gave definite instructions for the future, how and by whom each of these arrangements was to be carried out: being desirous of leaving no vantage-ground to the courtiers for mutual rivalry and strife. Among these arrangements was one selecting Apelles from among his companions in arms to be one of the guardians of his son; Leontius to command the peltasts; Megaleas to be chief secretary; Taurion to be governor of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>; and Alexander to be captain of the bodyguard. Apelles had already got Leontius and Megaleas completely under his influence: and he was now desirous to remove Alexander and Taurion from their offices, and so to control these, as well as all other departments of the government, by the agency of his own friends. And he would have easily succeeded in doing so, had he not raised up an opponent in the person of Aratus. As it was, he quickly reaped the fruits of his own blind selfishness and ambition; for that which he purposed inflicting on his neighbours he had to endure himself, and that within a very brief space. How and by what means this was brought about, I must forbear to tell for the present, and must bring this book to an end: but in subsequent parts of my work I will endeavour to make every detail of these transactions clear.For the present, after concluding the business which I have described, Philip returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>, and there spent the rest of the winter season with his friends, while he sent back his forces to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>.<pb />
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