<w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="sunergh%2Fmati">συνεργήματι</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftw%7C">τοιούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tini%2F">τινί</w>. <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnios:">Μεσσήνιος·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxe">ὑπῆρχε</w> <w lemma="patriko%5Cs">πατρικὸς</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnos">ξένος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxida%2Fmou">Ἀρχιδάμου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>.
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="braxei%3Da%2F">βραχεῖά</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29piplokh%5C">ἐπιπλοκὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous:">ἀλλήλους·</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamos">Ἀρχίδαμος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frths">Σπάρτης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffuge">ἔφυγε</w> <w lemma="dei%2Fsas">δείσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhn">Κλεομένην</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parege%2Fnet%27">παρεγένετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fan">Μεσσηνίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fa%7C">οἰκίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fois">ἀναγκαίοις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29de%2Fcato">ἐδέξατο</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="sumperifora%5Cn">συμπεριφορὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto%2F">ἐγένετό</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerh%5Cs">ὁλοσχερὴς</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoia">εὔνοια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeia">συνήθεια</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28podei%2Fcantos">ὑποδείξαντος</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Fdou">καθόδου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamon">Ἀρχίδαμον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwken">ἔδωκεν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="diapostola%5Cs">διαποστολὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstewn">πίστεων</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="kurwqe%2Fntwn">κυρωθέντων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamos">Ἀρχίδαμος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frthn">Σπάρτην</w> <w lemma="kath%2F%7Cei">κατῄει</w>, <w lemma="pisteu%2Fsas">πιστεύσας</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Frou">Νικαγόρου</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnais">γεγενημέναις</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkais">συνθήκαις</w>,
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="a%29panth%2Fsas">ἀπαντήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamon">Ἀρχίδαμον</w> <w lemma="e%29panei%2Fleto">ἐπανείλετο</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Frou">Νικαγόρου</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="suno%2Fntwn">συνόντων</w> <w lemma="e%29fei%2Fsato">ἐφείσατο</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="u%28pekri%2Fneto">ὑπεκρίνετο</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="o%29fei%2Flein">ὀφείλειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnei">Κλεομένει</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fan">σωτηρίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fws">βαρέως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffere">ἔφερε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Fs">συμβεβηκός</w>, <w lemma="dokw%3Dn">δοκῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftios">αἴτιος</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pwlei%2Fas">ἀπωλείας</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppous">ἵππους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgwn">ἄγων</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpleuse">κατέπλευσε</w> <w lemma="braxei%3D">βραχεῖ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29pobai%2Fnwn">ἀποβαίνων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="katalamba%2Fnei">καταλαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhn">Κλεομένην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apante%2Fa">Παντέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippi%2Ftan">Ἱππίταν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fni">λιμένι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="krhpi%3Dda">κρηπῖδα</w> <w lemma="peripatou%3Dntas">περιπατοῦντας</w>.
<w lemma="i%29dw%5Cn">ἰδὼν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w>, <w lemma="h%29spa%2Fzeto">ἠσπάζετο</w> <w lemma="filofro%2Fnws">φιλοφρόνως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosepu%2Fqeto">προσεπύθετο</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="parei%2Fh">παρείη</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntos">εἰπόντος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="parage%2Fgonen">παραγέγονεν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppous">ἵππους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgwn">ἄγων</w> "<w lemma="e%29boulo%2Fmhn">ἐβουλόμην</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="se">σε</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%5C">ἀντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppwn">ἵππων</w> <w lemma="kinai%2Fdous">κιναίδους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgein">ἄγειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sambu%2Fkas:">σαμβύκας·</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Fgetai">κατεπείγεται</w>.
" <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="gou%3Dn">γοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pigela%2Fsas">ἐπιγελάσας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="e%29siw%2Fphse">ἐσιώπησε</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="e%29lqw%5Cn">ἐλθὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsibi%2Fw%7C">Σωσιβίῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppous">ἵππους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpe">εἶπε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fnta">ῥηθέντα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>,
<w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbion">Σωσίβιον</w> <w lemma="h%28de%2Fws">ἡδέως</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fonta">ἀκούοντα</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fqeto">ἐξέθετο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxousan">προϋπάρχουσαν</w>
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<head>Sosibius Plots Against Cleomenes</head>These feelings now moved him to advise the king and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note84">The intrigue of Sosibius against Cleomenes.</note>his friends above all things to arrest and incarcerate Cleomenes: and to carry out this policy he availed himself of the following circumstance, which happened conveniently for him. There was a certain Messenian called Nicagoras, an ancestral guest-friend of the Lacedaemonian king Archidamus. They had not previously had much intercourse; but when Archidamus fled from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, for fear of Cleomenes, and came to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a>, not only did Archidamus show great kindness in receiving him under his roof and furnishing him with other necessaries, but from the close association that followed a very warm friendship and intimacy sprang up between them: and accordingly when Cleomenes subsequently gave Archidamus some expectation of being restored to his city, and composing their quarrels, Nicagoras devoted himself to conducting the negotiation and settling the terms of their compact. These being ratified, Archelaus returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> relying on the treaty made by the agency of Nicagoras. But as soon as he met him, Cleomenes assassinated Archidamus,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note85">Archidamus was the brother of Agis, the king of the other line, who had been assassinated in B.C. 240.<bibl n="Plut. Cleom. 5" default="NO" valid="yes">Plutarch,<title>Cleom.</title>5</bibl>, probably on the authority of Phylarchus, represents the murder of Archidamus as not the work of Cleomenes, but of the same party that had murdered Agis and feared the vengeance of his brother. (See Thirlwall, 8, p. 158, who agrees with Plutarch.)</note>sparing however Nicagoras and his companions. To the outside world Nicagoras pretended to be under an obligation to Cleomenes for saving his life; but in heart he was exceedingly incensed at what had happened, because he had the discredit of having been the cause of the king's death. Now it happened that this same Nicagoras had, a short time before the events of which we are speaking, come to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> with a cargo of horses. Just as<pb n="392" />he was disembarking he came upon Cleomenes, Panterus, and Hippitas walking together along the quay. When Cleomenes saw him, he came up and welcomed him warmly, and asked him on what business he was come. Upon his replying that he had brought a cargo of horses, "You had better," said he, "have brought a cargo of catamites and sakbut girls; for that is what the present king is fond of." Nicagoras laughed, and said nothing at the time: but some days afterwards, when he had, in the course of his horse-sales, become more intimate with Sosibius, he did Cleomenes the ill turn of repeating his recent sarcasm; and seeing that Sosibius heard it with satisfaction, he related to him the whole story of his grievance against Cleomenes.
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