<w lemma="a%29popeirw%2Fmenos">ἀποπειρώμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fndon:">ἔνδον·</w> <w lemma="e%29punqa%2Fneto">ἐπυνθάνετο</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Astra%2Fton">Στράτον</w> <w lemma="sundedramhke%2Fnai">συνδεδραμηκέναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fous">τρισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tetrakosi%2Fous">τετρακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dtas">Κρῆτας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fous">πεντακοσίους</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pecie%2Fnai">ἐπεξιέναι</w> <w lemma="tolmw%3Dntos">τολμῶντος</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="a%29rca%2Fmenos">ἀρξάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29ki%2Fnei">ἐκίνει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftous">πρώτους</w>, <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alimnai%2Fan">Λιμναίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29ragi%2Fan">οὐραγίαν</w> <w lemma="paralla%2Fcai">παραλλάξαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgoi">ὀλίγοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlikw%3Dn">Αἰτωλικῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="e%29celqo%2Fntes">ἐξελθόντες</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Frazon">κατεπείραζον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29sxa%2Ftwn:">ἐσχάτων·</w>
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtw%3Dn">Κρητῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlikw%3Dn">Αἰτωλικῶν</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dyan">συνῆψαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsi">ἱππεῦσι</w>, <w lemma="ginome%2Fnhs">γινομένης</w> <w lemma="o%28losxereste%2Fras">ὁλοσχερεστέρας</w> <w lemma="sumplokh%3Ds">συμπλοκῆς</w>, <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fsqhsan">ἠναγκάσθησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29ragi%2Fan">οὐραγίαν</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fein">κινδυνεύειν</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="e%29fa%2Fmillos">ἐφάμιλλος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos:">κίνδυνος·</w> <w lemma="prosbohqhsa%2Fntwn">προσβοηθησάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frois">μισθοφόροις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fklinan">ἐνέκλιναν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="spora%2Fdhn">σποράδην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffeugon">ἔφευγον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Froi">μισθοφόροι</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flas">πύλας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxh">τείχη</w> <w lemma="sunedi%2Fwcan">συνεδίωξαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="kate%2Fbalon">κατέβαλον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn">ἑκατόν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dgon">ἦγον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29ragi%2Fas">οὐραγίας</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dyan">συνῆψαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsas">καταστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fra%7C">ὥρᾳ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fquen">ἔθυεν</w> <w lemma="eu%29xaristh%2Fria">εὐχαριστήρια</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnhs">γεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29roi%2Fas">εὐροίας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnas">ἡγεμόνας</w> <w lemma="e%29ka%2Flei">ἐκάλει</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%28stia%3Dsai">ἑστιᾶσαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="dedwke%2Fnai">δεδωκέναι</w> <w lemma="parabo%2Flous">παραβόλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftous">τοιούτους</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flmhse">ἐτόλμησε</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdw%7C">στρατοπέδῳ</w> <w lemma="parembalei%3Dn">παρεμβαλεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbale">ἐνέβαλε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fqeto">προέθετο</w> <w lemma="suntelesa%2Fmenos">συντελεσάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnodon">ἐπάνοδον</w>. <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="perixarh%5Cs">περιχαρὴς</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w> <w lemma="u%28podoxh%2Fn:">ὑποδοχήν·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fferon">ἔφερον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnhn">γεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="e%29pituxi%2Fan">ἐπιτυχίαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="diatetagme%2Fnoi">διατεταγμένοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsais">πάσαις</w> <w lemma="e%29mpodiei%3Dn">ἐμποδιεῖν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenoi">δυνάμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>,
<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon">τοὐναντίον</w> <w lemma="proxwrou%2Fntwn">προχωρούντων</w>, <w lemma="diesfalme%2Fnoi">διεσφαλμένοι</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w>. <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dko%2Fn">ἧκόν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dpnon">δεῖπνον</w>.
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<head>Skirmish at Stratus</head>But no sooner had his rear passed the town than,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note36">Philip victorious in a skirmish with the garrison of Stratus.</note>first, a small body of Aetolian cavalry sallied out and began harassing the hindmost men; and then, the whole of the Cretans and some Aetolian troops having joined their cavalry, the conflict became more severe, and the rear of Philip's army were forced to face about and engage the enemy. At first the conflict was undecided; but on Philip's mercenaries being<pb n="372" />supported by the arrival of the Illyrians, the Aetolian cavalry and mercenaries gave way and fled in disorder.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note37">Arrival at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Limnaea&groupId=691&placeId=1263">Limnaea</a>.</note>The royal troops pursued most of them to the entrance of the gates, or up to the walls, and killed about a hundred of them. After this skirmish the garrison remained inactive, and the rear of the royal army reached the camp and the ships in safety.Philip pitched his camp early in the day, and proceeded to make a thank offering to the gods for the successful issue of his undertaking; and to invite the officers to a banquet, at which it was his intention to entertain them all. His view was that he had ventured upon a dangerous country, and such as no one had ever ventured to enter with an army before; while he had not only entered it with an army, but had returned in safety, after accomplishing all that he had intended. But while he was thus intent on entertaining his officers in great elation of mind, Megaleas and Leontius were nursing feelings of great annoyance at the success of the king. They had arranged with Apelles to hamper all his plans, but had been unable to do so; and now saw everything turning out exactly contrary to their views.
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