<w lemma="li%2Fmnais">λίμναις</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="mureyiko%5Cs">μυρεψικὸς</w> <w lemma="kei%2Fretai">κείρεται</w> <w lemma="ka%2Flamos">κάλαμος</w>. <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fkeitai">ἐπίκειται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stenoi%3Ds">στενοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="qate%2Frou">θατέρου</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="%2Abro%2Fxoi">Βρόχοι</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuo%2Fmeno%2Fn">προσαγορευόμενόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fon">χωρίον</w>, <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qate%2Frou">θατέρου</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Frra">Γέρρα</w>, <w lemma="stenh%5Cn">στενὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29polei%2Fponta">ἀπολείποντα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Frodon">πάροδον</w>.
<w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnou">προειρημένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="au%29lw%3Dnos">αὐλῶνος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosagago%2Fmenos">προσαγαγόμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnas">παρακειμένας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Frra">Γέρρα</w>.
<w lemma="katalabw%5Cn">καταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdoton">Θεόδοτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlo%5Cn">Αἰτωλὸν</w> <w lemma="prokateilhfo%2Fta">προκατειληφότα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Frra">Γέρρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Abro%2Fxous">Βρόχους</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhn">λίμνην</w> <w lemma="stena%5C">στενὰ</w> <w lemma="diwxurwme%2Fnon">διωχυρωμένον</w> <w lemma="ta%2Ffrois">τάφροις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraci">χάραξι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dieilhfo%2Fta">διειληφότα</w> <w lemma="fulakai%3Ds">φυλακαῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29kai%2Frois">εὐκαίροις</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="bia%2Fzesqai">βιάζεσθαι</w>,
<w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxwn">πάσχων</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="poiw%3Dn">ποιῶν</w> <w lemma="kaka%5C">κακὰ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthta">ὀχυρότητα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdoton">Θεόδοτον</w> <w lemma="a%29ke%2Fraion">ἀκέραιον</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsth">ἀπέστη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fas">δυσχρηστίας</w>, <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Acenoi%2Ftan">Ξενοίταν</w> <w lemma="e%29ptaike%2Fnai">ἐπταικέναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwna">Μόλωνα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="e%29pikratei%3Dn">ἐπικρατεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%29fe%2Fmenos">ἀφέμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fois">οἰκείοις</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasi">πράγμασι</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fswn">βοηθήσων</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Acenoi%2Ftas">Ξενοίτας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29postalei%5Cs">ἀποσταλεὶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tokra%2Ftwr">αὐτοκράτωρ</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpa">προεῖπα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzonos">μείζονος</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fas">ἐξουσίας</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w> <w lemma="tuxw%2Fn">τυχών</w>, <w lemma="u%28peroptikw%2Fteron">ὑπεροπτικώτερον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%3Dto">ἐχρῆτο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w>, <w lemma="qrasu%2Fteron">θρασύτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqrou%5Cs">ἐχθροὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="katazeu%2Fcas">καταζεύξας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkeian">Σελεύκειαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metapemya%2Fmenos">μεταπεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Adioge%2Fnhn">Διογένην</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asousianh%3Ds">Σουσιανῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fparxon">ἔπαρχον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apuqia%2Fdhn">Πυθιάδην</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eruqra%3Ds">Ἐρυθρᾶς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w>, <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dge">ἐξῆγε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fblhma">πρόβλημα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fgrin">Τίγριν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntestratope%2Fdeuse">ἀντεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
<w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diakolumbw%2Fntwn">διακολυμβώντων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhlou%2Fntwn">δηλούντων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="diabh%3D%7C">διαβῇ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fpan">ἅπαν</w> <w lemma="a%29poneu%2Fsei">ἀπονεύσει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> — <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwni">Μόλωνι</w> <w lemma="fqonei%3Dn">φθονεῖν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoun">εὔνουν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> — <w lemma="e%29parqei%5Cs">ἐπαρθεὶς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Acenoi%2Ftas">Ξενοίτας</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="diabai%2Fnein">διαβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fgrin">Τίγριν</w>.
<w lemma="u%28podei%2Fcas">ὑποδείξας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllei">μέλλει</w> <w lemma="zeugnu%2Fnai">ζευγνύναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="nhsi%2Fzonta">νησίζοντα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdei%2Fwn">ἐπιτηδείων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28toi%2Fmaze">ἡτοίμαζε</w>, <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="katafronh%3Dsai">καταφρονῆσαι</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="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28podeiknume%2Fnhs">ὑποδεικνυμένης</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>,
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ploi%3Da">πλοῖα</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqroize">συνήθροιζε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kath%2Frtize">κατήρτιζε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fleian">ἐπιμέλειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pile%2Fcas">ἐπιλέξας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fmatos">στρατεύματος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29rwstota%2Ftous">εὐρωστοτάτους</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezou%2Fs">πεζούς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29polipw%5Cn">ἀπολιπὼν</w> <w lemma="%2Azeu%3Dcin">Ζεῦξιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apuqia%2Fdhn">Πυθιάδην</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dlqe">παρῆλθε</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="o%29gdoh%2Fkonta">ὀγδοήκοντα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w> <w lemma="u%28poka%2Ftw">ὑποκάτω</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diakomi%2Fsas">διακομίσας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fois">πλοίοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuh%3D">εὐφυῆ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fxesqai">περιέχεσθαι</w>,
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<head>Xenoetas Has Early Success</head>On one side of the entrance to this pass lies a place called Brochi, on the other <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gerrha&groupId=601&placeId=1111">Gerrha</a>, which leave but a narrow space between them. After a march of several days through this canon, and subduing the towns that lay along it, Antiochus arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gerrha&groupId=601&placeId=1111">Gerrha</a>. Finding that Theodotus the Aetolian had already occupied <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gerrha&groupId=601&placeId=1111">Gerrha</a> and Brochi, and had secured the narrow road by the lakes with ditches and palisades and a proper disposition of guards, the king at first tried to carry the pass by force; but after sustaining more loss than he inflicted, and finding that Theodotus remained still stanch, he gave up the attempt. In the midst of these difficulties news was brought that Xenoetas had suffered a total defeat and that Molon was in possession of all the upper country: he therefore abandoned his foreign expedition and started to relieve his own dominions.The fact was that when the general Xenoetas had been despatched with absolute powers, as I have before<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note102">Xenoetas at first successful.</note>stated, his unexpected elevation caused him to treat his friends with haughtiness and his enemies with overweening temerity. His first move however was sufficiently prudent. He marched to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a>, and after sending for Diogenes the governor of Susiana, and Pythiades the commander in the Persian Gulf, he led out his forces and encamped with the river <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tigris&groupId=255&placeId=510">Tigris</a> protecting his front. But there he was visited by many men from Molon's camp, who swam across the river and assured him that, if he would only cross the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tigris&groupId=255&placeId=510">Tigris</a>, the whole of Molon's army would declare for him; for the common soldiers were jealous of Molon and warmly disposed towards the king. Xenoetas was encouraged by these statements to attempt the passage of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tigris&groupId=255&placeId=510">Tigris</a>. He made a feint of bridging the river at a spot where it is divided by an island; but as he was getting nothing ready for such an operation, Molon took no notice of his pretended move; while he was really occupied in collecting boats and getting them ready with every possible care. Then having selected the most courageous men, horse and foot, from his entire army, he left Zeuxis and Pythiades in charge of his camp, and marched up stream at night about eighty stades above Molon's camp; and having got his force safely over in boats, encamped them before<pb n="400" />daybreak in an excellent position, nearly surrounded by the river, and covered where there was no river by marshes and swamps.
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