Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 39

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<w lemma="parathrh%2Fsas">παρατηρήσας</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fnwbon">Κάνωβον</w>, <w lemma="die%2Fdwke">διέδωκε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttousin">φυλάττουσιν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmhn">φήμην</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29fi%2Fesqai">ἀφίεσθαι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllwn">μέλλων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fan">αἰτίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fs">αὐτός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="qera%2Fpontas">θεράποντας</w> <w lemma="ei%28sti%2Fa">εἱστία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttousin">φυλάττουσιν</w> <w lemma="i%28erei%3Da">ἱερεῖα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stefa%2Fnous">στεφάνους</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dnon">οἶνον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xrwme%2Fnwn">χρωμένων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29nuponoh%2Ftws">ἀνυπονοήτως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katamequsqe%2Fntwn">καταμεθυσθέντων</w>, <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="suno%2Fntas">συνόντας</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="pai%3Ddas">παῖδας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="laqw%5Cn">λαθὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fu%2Flakas">φύλακας</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dlqe">ἐξῆλθε</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiridi%2Fwn">ἐγχειριδίων</w>.
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<w lemma="proa%2Fgontes">προάγοντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suntuxo%2Fntes">συντυχόντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="platei%3Dan">πλατεῖαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fw%7C">Πτολεμαίῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="a%29poleleimme%2Fnw%7C">ἀπολελειμμένῳ</w>, <w lemma="kataplhca%2Fmenoi">καταπληξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="parabo%2Flw%7C">παραβόλῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="suno%2Fntas">συνόντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kataspa%2Fsantes">κατασπάσαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="teqri%2Fppou">τεθρίππου</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fkleisan">παρέκλεισαν</w>*, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fan">ἐλευθερίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxontos">προσέχοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="sunecistame%2Fnou">συνεξισταμένου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pistre%2Fyantes">ἐπιστρέψαντες</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29naspa%2Fsontes">ἀνασπάσοντες</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="puli%2Fdas">πυλίδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugxrhso%2Fmenoi">συγχρησόμενοι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29phgme%2Fnois">ἀπηγμένοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29posfale%2Fntes">ἀποσφαλέντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29festw%3Dtas">ἐφεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="proaisqome%2Fnous">προαισθομένους</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="a%29sfali%2Fsasqai">ἀσφαλίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhn">πύλην</w>, <w lemma="prosh%2Fnegkan">προσήνεγκαν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="eu%29yu%2Fxws">εὐψύχως</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakwnikw%3Ds">Λακωνικῶς</w>. <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28mili%2Fas">ὁμιλίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pide%2Fcios">ἐπιδέξιος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuh%5Cs">εὐφυὴς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullh%2Fbdhn">συλλήβδην</w> <w lemma="h%28gemoniko%5Cs">ἡγεμονικὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="basiliko%5Cs">βασιλικὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w>.
<head>Death of Cleomenes</head>He therefore waited for the time at which the king left<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note88">Bold attempt of Cleomenes to recover his liberty. His failure and death, B.C. 220.</note><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Canopus&groupId=431&placeId=799">Canopus</a>, and then spread a report among his guards that he was going to be released by the king; and on this pretext entertained his own attendants at a banquet, and sent out some flesh of the sacrificial victims, some garlands, and some wine to his guards. the latter indulged in these good things unsuspiciously, and became completely drunk; whereupon Cleomenes walked out about noon, accompanied by his friends and servants armed with daggers, without being noticed by his guard. As the party advanced they met Ptolemy in the street, who had been left by the king in charge of the city; and overawing his attendants by the audacity of his proceeding, dragged Ptolemy himself from his chariot and put him in a place of security, while they loudly called upon the crowds of citizens to assert their freedom. But every one was unprepared for the movement, and therefore no one obeyed their summons or joined them; and they accordingly turned their steps to the citadel, with the intention of bursting open the doors and obtaining the help of the prisoners confined there. But the commanders of the citadel were on the alert, and learning what was going to take place had secured the entrance gate: having therefore failed in this design they killed themselves like brave men and Spartans.Such was the end of Cleomenes: a man of brilliant social qualities, with a natural aptitude for affairs, and, in a word, endued with all the qualifications of a general and a king.