<w lemma="ti%2Fan">τίαν</w>. <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nai%2Fresin">ἀναίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fga">Μάγα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Abereni%2Fkhs">Βερενίκης</w>, <w lemma="a%29gwniw%3Dntes">ἀγωνιῶντες</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="diasfalw%3Dsi">διασφαλῶσι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Abereni%2Fkhs">Βερενίκης</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w>, <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzonto">ἠναγκάζοντο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ka%2Fllein">αἰκάλλειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pogra%2Ffein">ὑπογράφειν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="xwrh%2Fsh%7C">χωρήσῃ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w>.
<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="katanow%3Dn">κατανοῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbios">Σωσίβιος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhn">Κλεομένην</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fmenon">δεόμενον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fas">ἐπικουρίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinh%5Cn">ἀληθινὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnnoian">ἔννοιαν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pogra%2Ffwn">ὑπογράφων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="summete%2Fdwke">συμμετέδωκε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>.
<w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29ceptohme%2Fnon">ἐξεπτοημένον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Fta">δεδιότα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnous">ξένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w>, <w lemma="qarrei%3Dn">θαρρεῖν</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei:">παρεκάλει·</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fyein">βλάψειν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>, <w lemma="w%29felh%2Fsein">ὠφελήσειν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pisxnei%3Dto">ὑπισχνεῖτο</w>.
<w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fsantos">θαυμάσαντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeli%2Fan">ἐπαγγελίαν</w> "<w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="o%28ra%3D%7Cs">ὁρᾷς</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fous">τρισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29si%5Cn">εἰσὶν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnoi">ξένοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dtes">Κρῆτες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="neu%2Fswmen">νεύσωμεν</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="u%28pourgh%2Fsousi">ὑπουργήσουσι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w>; <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sustrafe%2Fntwn">συστραφέντων</w>, <w lemma="ti%2Fnas">τίνας</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnia%3D%7Cs">ἀγωνιᾷς</w>;
<w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dlon">δῆλον</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fas">Συρίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akari%2Fas">Καρίας</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w>;"
<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28de%2Fws">ἡδέως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbios">Σωσίβιος</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diplasi%2Fws">διπλασίως</w> <w lemma="e%29perrw%2Fsqh">ἐπερρώσθη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Abereni%2Fkhs">Βερενίκης</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin:">πρᾶξιν·</w>
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cqumi%2Fan">ῥᾳθυμίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="a%29neneou%3Dto">ἀνενεοῦτο</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="o%29fqalmw%3Dn">ὀφθαλμῶν</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fmbane">ἐλάμβανε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnwn">ξένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsthse">παρέστησε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prokatalabe%2Fsqai">προκαταλαβέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugklei%3Dsai">συγκλεῖσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhn">Κλεομένην</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fnoian">ἐπίνοιαν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>
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<head>Cleomenes In Alexandria</head>While engaged in effecting the destruction of Magas<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note83">The reason of the opposition of Sosibius.</note>and Berenice, his anxiety at the possible failure of his attempt, especially through the courageous character of Berenice, had forced him to flatter the courtiers, and give them all hopes of advantage in case his intrigue succeeded. It was at this juncture that, observing Cleomenes to stand in need of the king's help, and to be possessed of a clear understanding and a genuine grasp of the situation, he admitted him to a knowledge of his design, holding out to him hopes of great advantage. And when Cleomenes saw that Sosibius was in a state of great anxiety, and above all afraid of the foreign soldiers and mercenaries, he bade him not be alarmed; and undertook that the foreign soldiers should do him no harm, but should rather be of assistance to him. And on Sosibius expressing surprise rather than conviction at this promise, he said, "<a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Don&groupId=127&placeId=365">Don</a>'t you see that there are three thousand foreign soldiers here from the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, and a thousand from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Crete&groupId=505&placeId=949">Crete</a>? I have only to nod to these men, and every<pb n="391" />man of them will at once do what I want. With these all ready to hand, whom do you fear? Surely not mere Syrians and Carians." Sosibius was much pleased at the remark at the time, and doubly encouraged in his intrigue against Berenice; but ever afterwards, when observing the indifference of the king, he repeated it to himself, and put before his eyes the boldness of Cleomenes, and the goodwill of the foreign contingent towards him.
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