<w lemma="%2Apersi%2Fdos">Περσίδος</w>. <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="katafronh%2Fsantes">καταφρονήσαντες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsantes">ἐλπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsesqai">ἔσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="koinwno%5Cn">κοινωνὸν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fobou%2Fmenoi">φοβούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="w%29mo%2Fthta">ὠμότητα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kakopragmosu%2Fnhn">κακοπραγμοσύνην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ermei%2Fou">Ἑρμείου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtos">προεστῶτος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="a%29fi%2Fstasqai">ἀφίστασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diastre%2Ffein">διαστρέφειν</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frhsan">ἐνεχείρησαν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="satrapei%2Fas">σατραπείας</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ermei%2Fas">Ἑρμείας</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akari%2Fas">Καρίας</w>,
<w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsth">ἐπέστη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w>, <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfou%3D">τἀδελφοῦ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fsantos">ἐγχειρίσαντος</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="stratei%2Fan">στρατείαν</w>.
<w lemma="tuxw%5Cn">τυχὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fas">ἐξουσίας</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29fqo%2Fnei">ἐφθόνει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxai%3Ds">ὑπεροχαῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsi">οὖσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%2Fn">αὐλήν</w>, <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%29mo%5Cs">ὠμὸς</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoi%2Fas">ἀγνοίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dron">χεῖρον</w> <w lemma="e%29kdexo%2Fmenos">ἐκδεχόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29ko%2Flaze">ἐκόλαζε</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xeiropoih%2Ftous">χειροποιήτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yeudei%3Ds">ψευδεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pife%2Frwn">ἐπιφέρων</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="a%29parai%2Fthtos">ἀπαραίτητος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pikro%5Cs">πικρὸς</w> <w lemma="dikasth%2Fs">δικαστής</w>.
<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeude">ἔσπευδε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29panele%2Fsqai">ἐπανελέσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pokomi%2Fsanta">ἀποκομίσαντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkw%7C">Σελεύκῳ</w> <w lemma="sunecelqou%2Fsas">συνεξελθούσας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn">Ἐπιγένην</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qewrei%3Dn">θεωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenon">δυνάμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="a%29podoxh%3Ds">ἀποδοχῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ciou%2Fmenon">ἀξιούμενον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesin">δυνάμεσιν</w>.
<w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w> <w lemma="e%29pei%3Dxe">ἐπεῖχε</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%2F">ἀεί</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pilabe%2Fsqai">ἐπιλαβέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="profa%2Fsews">προφάσεως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnou">προειρημένου</w>.
<w lemma="a%28qroisqe%2Fntos">ἁθροισθέντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fou">συνεδρίου</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Fsews">ἀποστάσεως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="keleu%2Fsantos">κελεύσαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkaston">ἕκαστον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="faino%2Fmenon">φαινόμενον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dsqai">χρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Ftas">ἀποστάτας</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasi">πράγμασι</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftou">πρώτου</w> <w lemma="sumbouleu%2Fontos">συμβουλεύοντος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnous">Ἐπιγένους</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllein">μέλλειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxesqai">ἔχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnwn">προκειμένων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptein">συνάπτειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs:">καιρούς·</w>
<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="tolmh%2Fsein">τολμήσειν</w> <w lemma="a%29llotriopragei%3Dn">ἀλλοτριοπραγεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwna">Μόλωνα</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntos">παρόντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyei">ὄψει</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="summe%2Ftrou">συμμέτρου</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>,
<w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="ka%29%5Cn">κἂν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w> <w lemma="tolmh%2Fswsi">τολμήσωσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fnwsin">μείνωσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="sunarpasqe%2Fntas">συναρπασθέντας</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlwn">ὄχλων</w> <w lemma="u%28poxeiri%2Fous">ὑποχειρίους</w> <w lemma="paradoqh%2Fsesqai">παραδοθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w>
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<head>The Royal Family of Syria</head>These two brothers despising the king for his youth,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note92">Revolt of Molon.</note>and hoping that Achaeus would join in their treason, but most of all because they dreaded the cruel character and malign influence of Hermeias, who was at that time the chief minister of the entire kingdom, formed the design of revolting themselves and causing the upper Satrapies to revolt also.This Hermeias was a Carian and had obtained his power by the appointment of the king's brother Seleucus, who had entrusted it to him when he was setting out on his expedition<pb n="395" /><note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note93">Intrigues of Hermeias.</note>to the Taurus. Invested with this authority he at once began to display jealousy of all those about the court who were in any way prominent; and being cruel by nature he inflicted punishment on some for acts of ignorance, on which he always managed to place the worst interpretation; while against others he brought trumped-up and lying charges, and then acted towards them the part of an inflexible and harsh judge. But his chief end and object was to secure the destruction of Epigenes who had brought home the forces which had accompanied Seleucus; because he saw that he was a man of eloquence and practical ability, and highly acceptable to the army. With this design he was ever on the watch to lay hold of some handle or pretext against him. Accordingly when a council was summoned on the subject of Molon's revolt, and when the king bade each councillor deliver his opinion on the measures to be taken against the rebels, Epigenes spoke first and urged that "there ought to be no delay, but the matter should be taken in hand at once; and that, first and foremost, the king should go in person to the district, and be ready to seize the right moments for action. For the actual presence of the king, and his appearance at the head of an army before the eyes of the common people, would prevent the party of Molon from venturing upon revolutionary measures at all; or if they had the audacity to do so, and persisted in their design, they would be quickly arrested by the populace and handed over into the king's power."
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