<w lemma="gei%3Dn">γεῖν</w>. <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pau%2Frion">ἐπαύριον</w> <w lemma="a%29nakalesa%2Fmenos">ἀνακαλεσάμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="qarrei%3Dn">θαρρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsetai">ποιήσεται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndexome%2Fnhn">ἐνδεχομένην</w> <w lemma="e%29pistrofh%5Cn">ἐπιστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntios">Λεόντιος</w>, <w lemma="sunei%5Cs">συνεὶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="skhnh%5Cn">σκηνὴν</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tinwn">τινων</w> <w lemma="peltastw%3Dn">πελταστῶν</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="kataplh%2Fcesqai">καταπλήξεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="meta%2Fnoian">μετάνοιαν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcein">ἄξειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>.
<w lemma="suntuxw%5Cn">συντυχὼν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="prosepunqa%2Fneto">προσεπυνθάνετο</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flmhsen">ἐτόλμησεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalei%3Dn">ἐπιβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fa%7C">Μεγαλέᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pagagei%3Dn">ἀπαγαγεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="u%28postatikw%3Ds">ὑποστατικῶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fsantos">φήσαντος</w> <w lemma="suntetaxe%2Fnai">συντεταχέναι</w>, <w lemma="kataplagei%5Cs">καταπλαγεὶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntios">Λεόντιος</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="prosanoimw%2Fcas">προσανοιμώξας</w>, <w lemma="a%29ph%2F%7Cei">ἀπῄει</w> <w lemma="tequmwme%2Fnos">τεθυμωμένος</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>,
<w lemma="a%29naxqei%5Cs">ἀναχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="panti%5C">παντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flw%7C">στόλῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fras">διάρας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ko%2Flpon">κόλπον</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleuka%2Fda">Λευκάδα</w> <w lemma="kaqwrmi%2Fsqh">καθωρμίσθη</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="lafu%2Frwn">λαφύρων</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fas">οἰκονομίας</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnois">τεταγμένοις</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sune%2Ftace">συνέταξε</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kaqusterei%3Dn">καθυστερεῖν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunagagw%5Cn">συναγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdwke">ἀπέδωκε</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fsin">κρίσιν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftou">Ἀράτου</w> <w lemma="kathgorh%2Fsantos">κατηγορήσαντος</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fkaqen">ἀνέκαθεν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fna">πεπραγμένα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dielqo%2Fntos">διελθόντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhn">γενομένην</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargei">Ἄργει</w> <w lemma="sfagh%2Fn">σφαγήν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="xwrismo%2Fn">χωρισμόν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Apalaiei%3Ds">Παλαιεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29mpodismo%2Fn">ἐμποδισμόν</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29podei%2Fcews">ἀποδείξεως</w> <w lemma="e%29ndeiknume%2Fnou">ἐνδεικνυμένου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="martu%2Frwn">μαρτύρων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenoi">δυνάμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntile%2Fgein">ἀντιλέγειν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w> <w lemma="katekri%2Fqhsan">κατεκρίθησαν</w> <w lemma="o%28moqumado%5Cn">ὁμοθυμαδὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akri%2Fnwn">Κρίνων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinen">ἔμεινεν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fulakh%3D%7C">φυλακῇ</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntios">Λεόντιος</w> <w lemma="a%29nede%2Fcato">ἀνεδέξατο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28h">Ἡ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellou%3D">Ἀπελλοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcis">πρᾶξις</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="pali%2Fntropon">παλίντροπον</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnousa">λαμβάνουσα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prokoph%5Cn">προκοπὴν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsin">ἐλπίσιν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fdocan">ἔδοξαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kataplhca%2Fmenoi">καταπληξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="monw%2Fsantes">μονώσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="dokh%3D%7C">δοκῇ</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein">συμφέρειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbh">ἀπέβη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w>.
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<head>Arrival at Leucas</head>Next morning, too, he sent for Aratus and bade him<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note41">Arrival at Leucas. Megaleas fined twenty talents.</note>have no fears, for that he would see that the business was properly settled. When Leontius learned what had happened to Megaleas, he came to the king's tent with some peltasts, believing that, owing to his youth, he should overawe the king, and quickly induce him to repent of his purpose. Coming into the royal presence he demanded who had ventured to lay hands on Megaleas, and lead him to confinement? But when the king answered with firmness that he had given the order, Leontius was dismayed; and, with an exclamation of indignant sorrow, departed in high wrath. Immediately after getting the fleet across the gulf, and anchoring at Leucas, the king first gave orders to the officers appointed to distribute the spoils to carry out that business with all despatch; and then summoned his friends to council, and tried the case of Megaleas. In his speech as accuser Aratus went over the crimes of Leontius and his party from beginning to end; detailed the massacre in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> perpetrated by them after the departure of Antigonus; their arrangement made with Apelles; and finally their contrivance to prevent success at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Palus&groupId=830&placeId=1500">Palus</a>. Of all these accusations he gave distinct proof, and brought forward witnesses: and Megaleas and Crinon being entirely unable to refute any of them, were unanimously condemned by the king's friends. Crinon remained under arrest, but Leontius went bail for the payment of the Megaleas's fine. Thus the intrigue of Apelles and Leontius turned out quite contrary to their original hopes: for they had expected, by terrifying Aratus and isolating Philip, to do whatever seemed to suit their interests; whereas the result had been exactly the reverse.<pb n="374" />
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