<w lemma="%2Ameta%5C">Μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="taraxh%5Cn">ταραχὴν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Afwki%2Fdi">Φωκίδι</w> <w lemma="profanei%3Dsai">προφανεῖσαι</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="e%29mpodismou%2Fs">ἐμποδισμούς</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxon:">ἔσχον·</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="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w>,
<w lemma="a%29pegnwko%2Ftes">ἀπεγνωκότες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="proxwrei%3Dn">προχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pinooume%2Fnwn">ἐπινοουμένων</w>, <w lemma="kate%2Ffeugon">κατέφευγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diapempo%2Fmenoi">διαπεμπόμενοι</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29ka%2Floun">ἐκάλουν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fdos">Χαλκίδος</w>, <w lemma="a%29pologizo%2Fmenoi">ἀπολογιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fan">δυσχρηστίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="diafora%3Ds">διαφορᾶς</w>.
<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w> <w lemma="pepoih%3Dsqai">πεποιῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fdi">Χαλκίδι</w> <w lemma="diatribh%5Cn">διατριβὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousiastikw%2Fteron">ἐξουσιαστικώτερον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C:">αὐτῷ·</w>
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>, <w lemma="ne%2Fon">νέον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frion">κύριον</w> <w lemma="a%29pedei%2Fknue">ἀπεδείκνυε</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="xeirismo%5Cn">χειρισμὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dge">ἐπανῆγε</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fas">Θετταλίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pista%2Ftai">ἐπιστάται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xeiristai%5C">χειρισταὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nafora%5Cn">ἀναφορὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w>, <w lemma="ai%28%2F">αἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="yhfi%2Fsmasi">ψηφίσμασι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="timai%3Ds">τιμαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dwreai%3Ds">δωρεαῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29mnhmo%2Fneuon">ἐμνημόνευον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Ds">Ἀπελλῆς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29sxetli%2Faze">ἐσχετλίαζε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffere">ἔφερε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntos">ὄντος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftou">Ἀράτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pragmatikw%3Ds">πραγματικῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29cergazome%2Fnou">ἐξεργαζομένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin:">ὑπόθεσιν·</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29karte%2Frei">ἐκαρτέρει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fdhlos">ἄδηλος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="fe%2Fretai">φέρεται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fas">ποίας</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxei">ὑπάρχει</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Ds">Ἀπελλῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%29gnow%3Dn">ἀγνοῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyin">ὄψιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flqh%7C">ἔλθῃ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="dioikh%2Fsein">διοικήσειν</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</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="e%29pikourh%2Fswn">ἐπικουρήσων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fdos">Χαλκίδος</w>.
<w lemma="paragenome%2Fnou">παραγενομένου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parw%2Fcunon">παρώξυνον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fous">νέους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pa%2Fnthsin">ἀπάντησιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</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="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnes">ἡγεμόνες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="peltastw%3Dn">πελταστῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftwn">ἐπιφανεστάτων</w> <w lemma="susthma%2Ftwn">συστημάτων</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29so%2Fdou">εἰσόδου</w> <w lemma="tragikh%3Ds">τραγικῆς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29panthsa%2Fntwn">ἀπαντησάντων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w>.
<w lemma="boulome%2Fnou">βουλομένου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhn">προγεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeian">συνήθειαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sie%2Fnai">εἰσιέναι</w>, <w lemma="parakate%2Fsxe">παρακατέσχε</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="r%28abdou%2Fxwn">ῥαβδούχων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suntetagme%2Fnon">συντεταγμένον</w>, <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="eu%29kai%2Frws">εὐκαίρως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>.
<w lemma="cenisqei%5Cs">ξενισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaporh%2Fsas">διαπορήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Ds">Ἀπελλῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dge">ἐπανῆγε</w> <w lemma="diatetramme%2Fnos">διατετραμμένος</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipoi%5C">λοιποὶ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Frreon">ἀπέρρεον</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="pai%2Fdwn">παίδων</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqei%3Dn">εἰσελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%2Flusin">κατάλυσιν</w>.
<w lemma="braxei%3Ds">βραχεῖς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="kairoi%5C">καιροὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fpan">ἐπίπαν</w> <w lemma="u%28you%3Dsi">ὑψοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="tapeinou%3Dsi">ταπεινοῦσι</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fais">βασιλείαις</w>.
<w lemma="o%29%2Fntws">ὄντως</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29sin">εἰσιν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsioi">παραπλήσιοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29baki%2Fwn">ἀβακίων</w> <w lemma="yh%2Ffois:">ψήφοις·</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnai%2F">ἐκεῖναί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="yhfi%2Fzontos">ψηφίζοντος</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flhsin">βούλησιν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="xalkou%3Dn">χαλκοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanton">τάλαντον</w> <w lemma="i%29sxu%2Fousin">ἰσχύουσιν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29la%5Cs">αὐλὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="neu%3Dma">νεῦμα</w> <w lemma="maka%2Frioi">μακάριοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="e%29leeinoi%5C">ἐλεεινοὶ</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnontai">γίνονται</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fas">Μεγαλέας</w>, <w lemma="o%28rw%3Dn">ὁρῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w> <w lemma="e%29kbai%2Fnousan">ἐκβαίνουσαν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fan">ἐπικουρίαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w>, <w lemma="fo%2Fbou">φόβου</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs">πλήρης</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="drasmo%5Cn">δρασμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Ds">Ἀπελλῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunousi%2Fas">συνουσίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="timw%3Dn">τιμῶν</w> <w lemma="parelamba%2Fneto">παρελαμβάνετο</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diabouli%2Fwn">διαβουλίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="sumperifora%3Ds">συμπεριφορᾶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="metei%3Dxe">μετεῖχε</w>.
<w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Afwki%2Fda">Φωκίδα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Alexai%2Fou">Λεχαίου</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pespa%2Fsato">ἐπεσπάσατο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w>. <w lemma="diapesou%2Fshs">διαπεσούσης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w>
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<head>Leontius Calls In Apelles</head>After this outbreak the king's schemes in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a> met<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note64">Apelles sent for by Leontius.</note>with certain impediments which prevented their present execution. Meanwhile Leontius, despairing of success by his own efforts, had recourse to Apelles, urging him by frequent messages to come from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a>, and setting forth his own difficulties and the awkwardness of his position owing to his quarrel with the king. Now Apelles had been acting in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a> with an unwarrantable assumption of authority. He gave out that the king was still a mere boy, and for the most part under his control, and without independent power over anything; the management of affairs and the supreme authority in the kingdom he asserted to belong to himself. Accordingly, the magistrates and commissioners of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> reported to him; and the cities in Greece in their decrees and<pb n="382" />votes of honours and rewards made brief reference to the king, while Apelles was all in all to them. Philip had been kept informed of this, and had for some time past been feeling annoyed and offended at it,—Aratus being at his side, and using skilful means to further his own views; still he kept his own counsel, and did not let any one see what he intended to do, or what he had in his mind. In ignorance, therefore, of his own position, and persuaded that, if he could only come into Philip's presence, he would manage everything as he chose, Apelles set out from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a> to the assistance of Leontius.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note65">Apelles rebuffed by the king.</note>On his arrival at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, Leontius, Ptolemy and Megaleas, being commanders of the peltasts and the other chief divisions of the army, took great pains to incite the young men to go to meet him. He entered the town, therefore, with great pomp, owing to the number of officers and soldiers who went to meet him, and proceeded straight to the royal quarters. But when he would have entered, according to his former custom, one of the ushers prevented him, saying that the king was engaged. Troubled at this unusual repulse, and hesitating for a long while what to do, Apelles at last turned round and retired. Thereupon all those who were escorting him began at once openly to fall off from him and disperse, so that at last he entered his own lodging, with his children, absolutely alone. So true it is all the world over that a moment exalts and abases us; but most especially is this true of courtiers.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note66">Courtiers.</note>They indeed are exactly like counters on a board, which, according to the pleasure of the calculator, are one moment worth a farthing, the next a talent. Even so courtiers at the king's nod are one moment at the summit of prosperity, at another the objects of pity. When Megaleas saw that the help he had looked for from Apelles was failing him, he was exceedingly frightened, and made preparations for flight. Apelles meanwhile was admitted to the king's banquets and honours of that sort, but had no share in his council or daily social employments; and when, some days afterwards, the king resumed his voyage from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lechaeum&groupId=675&placeId=1234">Lechaeum</a>, to complete his designs in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a>, he took Apelles with him.
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