<w lemma="%2Ameta%5C">Μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdotos">Θεόδοτος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnos">τεταγμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhs">Κοίλης</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fas">Συρίας</w>, <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnos">γένος</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlo%2Fs">Αἰτωλός</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="katafronh%2Fsas">καταφρονήσας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Flgeian">ἀσέλγειαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsews">αἱρέσεως</w>,
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diapisth%2Fsas">διαπιστήσας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mikroi%3Ds">μικροῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmprosqen">ἔμπροσθεν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="a%29ciolo%2Fgous">ἀξιολόγους</w> <w lemma="parasxo%2Fmenos">παρασχόμενος</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasi">πράγμασι</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fritos">χάριτος</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon">τοὐναντίον</w> <w lemma="a%29naklhqei%5Cs">ἀνακληθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%3Dsai">κινδυνεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w>,
<w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="lalei%3Dn">λαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxw%7C">Ἀντιόχῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fzein">ἐγχειρίζειν</w>. <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29sme%2Fnws">ἀσμένως</w> <w lemma="decame%2Fnou">δεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w>, <w lemma="taxei%3Dan">ταχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fmbane">ἐλάμβανε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dgma">πρᾶγμα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w>.
<w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fswmen">ποιήσωμεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nadramo%2Fntes">ἀναδραμόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="para%2Flhyin">παράληψιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmeqa">ποιησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="kefalaiw%2Fdh">κεφαλαιώδη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgesqai">λέγεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cs">υἱὸς</w> <w lemma="new%2Fteros">νεώτερος</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akallini%2Fkou">Καλλινίκου</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuqe%2Fntos">προσαγορευθέντος</w>, <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diadecame%2Fnou">διαδεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfou%3D">τἀδελφοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="meqista%2Fmenos">μεθιστάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="diatribh%2Fn">διατριβήν</w>,
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ase%2Fleukos">Σέλευκος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="u%28perbalw%5Cn">ὑπερβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dron">Ταῦρον</w> <w lemma="e%29dolofonh%2Fqh">ἐδολοφονήθη</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fkamen">εἰρήκαμεν</w>, <w lemma="metalabw%5Cn">μεταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29basi%2Fleuse">ἐβασίλευσε</w>,
<w lemma="diapisteu%2Fwn">διαπιστεύων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%2Frou">Ταύρου</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3D%7C">Ἀχαιῷ</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="e%29gkexeirikw%5Cs">ἐγκεχειρικὼς</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwni">Μόλωνι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfw%3D%7C">τἀδελφῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrw%7C">Ἀλεξάνδρῳ</w>, <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Amhdi%2Fas">Μηδίας</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="satra%2Fpou">σατράπου</w>, <w lemma="ta%29delfou%3D">τἀδελφοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w>
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<head>Origin of War in Coele-Syria</head>Shortly after the catastrophe of Cleomenes, the governor of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>, who was an Aetolian by birth, resolved to hold treasonable parley with Antiochus and put the cities of that<pb n="394" />province into his hands.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note89">B. C. 220-219. The origin of the war in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>.</note>He was induced to take this step partly by the contempt with which Ptolemy's shameful debauchery and general conduct had inspired him; and partly by distrust of the king's ministers, which he had learned to entertain in the course of the recent attempt of Antiochus upon <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>: for in that campaign he had rendered signal service to Ptolemy, and yet, far from receiving any thanks for it, he had been summoned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> and barely escaped losing his life. The advances which he now made to Antiochus were gladly received, and the affair was soon in the course of being rapidly completed.But I must make my readers acquainted with the position of the royal family of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a> as I have already done with that of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a>; and in order to do so, I will go back to the succession of Antiochus to the throne, and give a summary of events from that point to the beginning of the war of which I am to speak.Antiochus was the younger son of Seleucus Callinicus; and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note90">B. C. 226.</note>on the death of his father, and the succession in right of seniority of his brother Seleucus to the throne, he at first removed to upper Asia and lived there.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note91">B. C. 223. See<ref target="b4c48" targOrder="U">4, 48</ref>.</note>But Seleucus having been treacherously assassinated after crossing Mount Taurus with his army, as I have already related, he succeeded to the throne himself; and made Achaeus governor of Asia on this side Taurus, Molon and his brother Alexander guardians of his dominions in upper Asia,—Molon acting as Satrap of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Media&groupId=742&placeId=1354">Media</a>, his brother of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Persia&groupId=871&placeId=1571">Persia</a>.
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