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Book 5 - Chapter 111

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<w lemma="%2A%29epra%2Fxqh">Ἐπράχθη</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fa%7C">Προυσίᾳ</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhs">μνήμης</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="diebi%2Fbasen">διεβίβασεν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalos">Ἄτταλος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</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="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrei%2Fa%7C">ἀνδρείᾳ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="xwrisqe%2Fntwn">χωρισθέντων</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnou">προειρημένου</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="r%28hqei%2Fsas">ῥηθείσας</w> <w lemma="u%28poyi%2Fas">ὑποψίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="porqou%2Fntwn">πορθούντων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pollh%3Ds">πολλῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29selgei%2Fas">ἀσελγείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fas">βίας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhspo%2Fntw%7C">Ἑλλησπόντῳ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29iliei%3Ds">Ἰλιεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalome%2Fnwn">ἐπιβαλομένων</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29gennh%5Cs">ἀγεννὴς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcis">πρᾶξις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Atrw%7Ca%2Fda">Τρῳάδα</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian:">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν·</w>
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<w lemma="%2Aqemi%2Fsthn">Θεμίστην</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29capostei%2Flantes">ἐξαποστείλαντες</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fwn">τετρακισχιλίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flusan">ἔλυσαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ilie%2Fwn">Ἰλιέων</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalon">ἐξέβαλον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Atrw%7Ca%2Fdos">Τρῳάδος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftas">Γαλάτας</w>, <w lemma="e%29mpodi%2Fzontes">ἐμποδίζοντες</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fais">χορηγίαις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialumaino%2Fmenoi">διαλυμαινόμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftai">Γαλάται</w> <w lemma="katasxo%2Fntes">κατασχόντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fsban">Ἀρίσβαν</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnhn">καλουμένην</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29abudhnw%3Dn">Ἀβυδηνῶν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra%7C">χώρᾳ</w>, <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pebou%2Fleuon">ἐπεβούλευον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosepole%2Fmoun">προσεπολέμουν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="e%29ktisme%2Fnais">ἐκτισμέναις</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesin">πόλεσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fsas">στρατεύσας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fas">Προυσίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parataca%2Fmenos">παραταξάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="xerw%3Dn">χερῶν</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmw%7C">νόμῳ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fkna">τέκνα</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpanta">ἅπαντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dkas">γυναῖκας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3D%7C">παρεμβολῇ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsface">κατέσφαξε</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%5Cn">ἀποσκευὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29fh%3Dke">ἐφῆκε</w> <w lemma="diarpa%2Fsai">διαρπάσαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29gwnisme%2Fnois">ἠγωνισμένοις</w>.
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<w lemma="pra%2Fcas">πράξας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flou">μεγάλου</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fluse">ἀπέλυσε</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbou">φόβου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhspo%2Fntou">Ἑλλησπόντου</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="kalo%5Cn">καλὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdeigma">παράδειγμα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29piginome%2Fnois">ἐπιγινομένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flipe">ἀπέλιπε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fan">ῥᾳδίαν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frous">βαρβάρους</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>. <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fnnan">Κάνναν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelesqei%2Fshs">ἐπιτελεσθείσης</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dsta">πλεῖστα</w> <w lemma="meteti%2Fqeto">μετετίθετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="dedh%2Flwtai">δεδήλωται</w>.
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<w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dihgh%2Fsews">διηγήσεως</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fcomen">λήξομεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="dielhlu%2Fqamen">διεληλύθαμεν</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fsxe">περιέσχε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhnikw%3Dn">Ἑλληνικῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tettarakosth%5C">τετταρακοστὴ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29lumpia%2Fdwn">ὀλυμπιάδων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn:">ἑκατόν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w>, <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="prosanamnh%2Fsantes">προσαναμνήσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> [<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w>] <w lemma="prokataskeuh%3Ds">προκατασκευῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnimen">ἐπάνιμεν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fsxesin">ὑπόσχεσιν</w>.
<head>The Gauls In Asia</head>During this period Prusias also did a thing which<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note225">Prusias and the Gauls. See<ref target="b5c78" targOrder="U">ch. 78</ref>.</note>deserves to be recorded. The Gauls, whom King Attalus had brought over from Europe to assist him against Achaeus on account of their reputation for courage, had separated from that monarch on account of the jealous suspicions of which I have before spoken, and were plundering the cities on the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hellespont&groupId=620&placeId=1141">Hellespont</a> with gross licentiousness and violence, and finally went so far as actually to besiege <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ilium&groupId=645&placeId=1183">Ilium</a>. In these circumstances the inhabitants of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> in the Troad acted with commendable spirit. They sent Themistes with four thousand men and forced the Gauls to raise the siege of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ilium&groupId=645&placeId=1183">Ilium</a>, and drove them entirely out of the Troad, by cutting off their supplies and frustrating all their designs. Thereupon the Gauls seized <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Arisba&groupId=364&placeId=694">Arisba</a>, in the territory<pb n="457" />of Abydos, and thenceforth devoted themselves to forming designs and committing acts of hostility against the cities built in that district. Against them Prusias led out an army; and in a pitched battle put the men to the sword on the field, and slew nearly all their women and children in the camp, leaving the baggage to be plundered by his soldiers. This achievement of Prusias delivered the cities on the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hellespont&groupId=620&placeId=1141">Hellespont</a> from great fear and danger, and was a signal warning for future generations against barbarians from Europe being over-ready to cross into Asia.Such was the state of affairs in Greece and Asia. Meanwhile the greater part of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> had joined the Carthaginians<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note226">B. C. 220-216.</note>after the battle of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cannae&groupId=430&placeId=797">Cannae</a>, as I have shown before. I will interrupt my narrative at this point, after having detailed the events in Asia and Greece, embraced by the 140th Olympiad. In my next book after a brief recapitulation of this narrative, I shall fulfil the promise made at the beginning of my work by recurring to the discussion of the Roman constitution.<pb />