<w lemma="%2A%28aqroisqe%2Fntwn">Ἁθροισθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fais">ἡλικίαις</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amega%2Flhn">Μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgma">δόγμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> —
<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="parece%2Fbhmen">παρεξέβημεν</w> — <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuqe%2Fntwn">ἐπιπορευθέντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnwn">δεομένων</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="periidei%3Dn">περιιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w> <w lemma="paraspondoume%2Fnous">παρασπονδουμένους</w>, <w lemma="boulome%2Fnwn">βουλομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="koinh%3Ds">κοινῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="metasxei%3Dn">μετασχεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="speudo%2Fntwn">σπευδόντων</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pigrafh%3Dnai">ἐπιγραφῆναι</w>,
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtes">προεστῶτες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flegon">ἀπέλεγον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="proslabei%3Dn:">προσλαβεῖν·</w>
<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnorkos">ἔνορκος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnh">γεγενημένη</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fa">συμμαχία</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akleomenikou%5Cs">Κλεομενικοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirw%2Ftais">Ἠπειρώταις</w>, <w lemma="%2Afwkeu%3Dsi">Φωκεῦσι</w>, <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsi">Μακεδόσι</w>, <w lemma="%2Aboiwtoi%3Ds">Βοιωτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29akarna%3Dsi">Ἀκαρνᾶσι</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqettaloi%3Ds">Θετταλοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29celeu%2Fsesqai">ἐξελεύσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsein">βοηθήσειν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmhra">ὅμηρα</w> <w lemma="dw%3Dsin">δῶσιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftes">παραγεγονότες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="ui%28ei%3Ds">υἱεῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dialuqh%2Fsesqai">διαλυθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="boulh%2Fsews">βουλήσεως</w>.
<w lemma="e%29stratope%2Fdeuon">ἐστρατοπέδευον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimo%2Fnioi">Λακεδαιμόνιοι</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29celhluqo%2Ftes">ἐξεληλυθότες</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopolitw%3Dn">Μεγαλοπολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frois">ὅροις</w>, <w lemma="e%29fe%2Fdrwn">ἐφέδρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29%2Faratos">Ἄρατος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="diapra%2Fcas">διαπράξας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fpempe">ἔπεμπε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%2Fs">Αἰτωλούς</w>, <w lemma="diasafw%3Dn">διασαφῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dedogme%2Fna">δεδογμένα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakeleuo%2Fmenos">παρακελευόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pana%2Fgein">ἐπανάγειν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+%2Fas">Ἀχαΐας</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="yau%2Fein:">ψαύειν·</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsetai">χρήσεται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibai%2Fnousin">ἐπιβαίνουσιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
<w lemma="%2Asko%2Fpas">Σκόπας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsantes">ἀκούσαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmena">λεγόμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gno%2Fntes">γνόντες</w> <w lemma="h%28qroisme%2Fnous">ἡθροισμένους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%2Fs">Ἀχαιούς</w>, <w lemma="h%28gou%3Dnto">ἡγοῦντο</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein">συμφέρειν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fqesqai">τίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="paraggellome%2Fnois">παραγγελλομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellon">ἐξαπέστελλον</w> <w lemma="grammatofo%2Frous">γραμματοφόρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Akullh%2Fnhn">Κυλλήνην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fstwna">Ἀρίστωνα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%2Fn">στρατηγόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciou%3Dntes">ἀξιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29poste%2Fllein">ἀποστέλλειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="porqmei%3Da">πορθμεῖα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fas">Ἠλείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Afeia%2Fda">Φειάδα</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnhn">καλουμένην</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w>.
<w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2F%27">δύ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeucan">ἀνέζευξαν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fmontes">γέμοντες</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fan">Ἠλείαν</w>. <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntei%2Fxonto">ἀντείχοντο</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29piploka%5Cs">ἐπιπλοκὰς</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28rpaga%5Cs">ἁρπαγὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lh%7Cstei%2Fas">λῃστείας</w>.
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<head>Dorimachus Consents To Depart</head>The men of military age having assembled in arms at<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note20">The armed levy of Achaeans summoned.</note><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>, in accordance with the decree of the federal assembly, the Messenian envoys once more came forward, and entreated the people not to disregard the flagrant breach of treaty from which they were suffering; and expressed their willingness to become allies of the league, and their anxiety to be enrolled among its members. The Achaean magistrates declined the offered alliance, on the ground that it was impossible to admit a new member without the concurrence of Philip and the other allies,—for the sworn alliance<pb n="285" />negotiated by Antigonus during the Cleomenic war was still in force, and included Achaia, Epirus, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, Boeotia, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acarnania&groupId=270&placeId=527">Acarnania</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a>;—but they said that they would march out to their relief, if the envoys there present would place their sons in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, as hostages for their promise not to make terms with the Aetolians without the consent of the Achaeans. The Spartans among the rest were encamped on the frontier of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>, having marched out in accordance with the terms of their alliance; but they were acting rather as reserves and spectators than as active allies.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note21">Dorimachus ordered to quit <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a> without passing through Achaia.</note>Having thus settled the terms of the arrangement with the Messenians, Aratus sent a messenger to the Aetolians to inform them of the decree of the Achaean federation, and to order them to quit the territory of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a> without entering that of Achaia, on pain of being treated as enemies if they set foot in it. When they heard the message and knew that the Achaeans were mustered in force, Scopas and Dorimachus thought it best for the present to obey.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note22">Scopas and Dorimachus prepare to obey.</note>They therefore at once sent despatches to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyllene&groupId=515&placeId=972">Cyllene</a> and to the Aetolian Strategus, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ariston&groupId=365&placeId=695">Ariston</a>, begging that the transports should be sent to a place on the coast of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a> called the island of Pheia;<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note23">The city of Pheia was on the isthmus connecting the promontory Ichthys (<term>Cape Katákolo</term>) with the mainland: opposite its harbour is a small island which Polybius here calls<term>Pheias</term>,<foreign lang="la">i.e.</foreign>the island belonging to Pheia.</note>and they themselves two days later struck camp, and laden with booty marched towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a>. For the Aetolians always maintained a friendship with the Eleans that they might have through them an entrance for their plundering and piratical expeditions into the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>.
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