<w lemma="estw%2Ftwn">εστώτων</w> <w lemma="a%29krisi%2Fan">ἀκρισίαν</w>. <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fw%7C">Πτολεμαίῳ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gupti%2Fous">Αἰγυπτίους</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="kaqopli%2Fsas">καθοπλίσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gupti%2Fous">Αἰγυπτίους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndexome%2Fnws">ἐνδεχομένως</w> <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Fsato">ἐβουλεύσατο</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="h%29sto%2Fxhse:">ἠστόχησε·</w>
<w lemma="fronhmatisqe%2Fntes">φρονηματισθέντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rafi%2Fan">Ῥαφίαν</w> <w lemma="proterh%2Fmatos">προτερήματος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostatto%2Fmenon">προσταττόμενον</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pome%2Fnein">ὑπομένειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29zh%2Ftoun">ἐζήτουν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="i%28kanoi%5C">ἱκανοὶ</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w>. <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flh%7C">μεγάλῃ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3D%7C">παρασκευῇ</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xeimw%3Dni">χειμῶνι</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qerei%2Fas">θερείας</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fbale">ὑπερέβαλε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dron">Ταῦρον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqe%2Fmenos">συνθέμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="koinopragi%2Fan">κοινοπραγίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fstato">ἐνίστατο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
<w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parauta%5C">παραυτὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29dokou%3Dntes">εὐδοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnh%7C">γενομένῃ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsei">διαλύσει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%2Fs">Ἀχαιούς</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="prokexwrhko%2Ftos">προκεχωρηκότος</w> — <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29age%2Flaon">Ἀγέλαον</w> <w lemma="ei%28%2Flonto">εἵλοντο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupa%2Fktion">Ναυπάκτιον</w>, <w lemma="dokou%3Dnta">δοκοῦντα</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dsta">πλεῖστα</w> <w lemma="sumbeblh%3Dsqai">συμβεβλῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> —
<w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="dialipo%2Fntes">διαλιπόντες</w> <w lemma="dushre%2Fstoun">δυσηρέστουν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kateme%2Fmfonto">κατεμέμφοντο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29age%2Flaon">Ἀγέλαον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="u%28potetmhme%2Fnon">ὑποτετμημένον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tina%2Fs">τινάς</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="pepoih%3Dsqai">πεποιῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="u%28pofe%2Frwn">ὑποφέρων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="a%29logi%2Fan">ἀλογίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fmyin">μέμψιν</w> <w lemma="parakatei%3Dxe">παρακατεῖχε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%5Cs">ὁρμὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn:">αὐτῶν·</w> <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="karterei%3Dn">καρτερεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzonto">ἠναγκάζοντο</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w>.
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<head>Revolt in Egypt</head>Ptolemy however immediately after these events became involved in a war with his Egyptian subjects. For in arming them for his campaign against Antiochus he had taken a step which, while it served his immediate purpose sufficiently well, proved eventually disastrous. Elated with their victory at Rhaphia they refused any longer to receive orders from the king; but looked out for a leader to represent them, on the ground that they were quite able to maintain their independence. And this they succeeded in doing before very long.Antiochus spent the winter in extensive preparations for<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note218">Winter of 217-216 B. C. B. C. 216.</note>war; and when the next summer came, he crossed Mount Taurus and after making a treaty of alliance with King Attalus entered upon the war against Achaeus.At the time the Aetolians were delighted at the settlement<pb n="454" />of peace with the Achaean league, because the war had not answered to their wishes; and they accordingly elected Agelaus of Naupactus as their Strategus, because he was believed to have contributed more largely than any one to the success of the negotiations.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note219">Discontent of the Aetolians with the peace.</note>But this was scarcely arranged before they began to be discontented, and to find fault with Agelaus for having cut off all their opportunities of plundering abroad, and all their hopes of gain for the future, since the peace was not made with certain definite states, but with all Greeks. But this statesman patiently endured these unreasonable reproaches and succeeded in checking the popular impulse. The Aetolians therefore were forced to acquiesce in an inactivity quite alien to their nature.
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