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Book 5 - Chapter 50

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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cs">πολὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="paraskeuai%3Ds">παρασκευαῖς</w>. <w lemma="a%28qroisqeisw%3Dn">ἁθροισθεισῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apa%2Fmeian">Ἀπάμειαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="e%29ggenome%2Fnhs">ἐγγενομένης</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsews">στάσεως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prosofeilome%2Fnwn">προσοφειλομένων</w> <w lemma="o%29ywni%2Fwn">ὀψωνίων</w>,
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<w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29ptohme%2Fnon">ἐπτοημένον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Fta">δεδιότα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fnhma">κίνημα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29phggei%2Flato">ἐπηγγείλατο</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsein">διαλύσειν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sitarxi%2Fas">σιταρχίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="sugxwrh%2Fsh%7C">συγχωρήσῃ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fein">στρατεύειν</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn:">Ἐπιγένην·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fn">οἷόν</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttesqai">πράττεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratei%2Fan">στρατείαν</w> <w lemma="thlikau%2Fths">τηλικαύτης</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%3Ds">ὀργῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsews">στάσεως</w> <w lemma="e%29ggegenhme%2Fnhs">ἐγγεγενημένης</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fkouse">ἤκουσε</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="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeiri%2Fan">ἐμπειρίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemikw%3Dn">πολεμικῶν</w> <w lemma="sustrateu%2Fein">συστρατεύειν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn">Ἐπιγένην</w>,
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<w lemma="periexo%2Fmenos">περιεχόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prokateilhmme%2Fnos">προκατειλημμένος</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fais">οἰκονομίαις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fulakai%3Ds">φυλακαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qerapei%2Fais">θεραπείαις</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ermei%2Fou">Ἑρμείου</w> <w lemma="kakohqei%2Fas">κακοηθείας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios:">κύριος·</w> <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsin">παροῦσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkwn">εἴκων</w> <w lemma="sunexw%2Frhse">συνεχώρησε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29cioume%2Fnois">ἀξιουμένοις</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnous">Ἐπιγένους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostaxqe%5Cn">προσταχθὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsantos">ἀναχωρήσαντος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="i%28ma%2Ftion">ἱμάτιον</w> <gap extent="7" />, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fw%7C">συνεδρίῳ</w> <w lemma="katepla%2Fghsan">κατεπλάγησαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fqo%2Fnon">φθόνον</w>,
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<w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="tuxou%3Dsai">τυχοῦσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29cioume%2Fnwn">ἀξιουμένων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi+kw%3Ds">εὐνοϊκῶς</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkeinto">διέκειντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftion">αἴτιον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29ywni%2Fwn">ὀψωνίων</w> <w lemma="diorqw%2Fsews">διορθώσεως</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akurrhstw%3Dn:">Κυρρηστῶν·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29stasi%2Fasan">ἐστασίασαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fous">ἑξακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29riqmo%5Cn">ἀριθμὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="a%29hdi%2Fas">ἀηδίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsxon:">παρέσχον·</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="krathqe%2Fntes">κρατηθέντες</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3Dn">στρατηγῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dstoi">πλεῖστοι</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="perileifqe%2Fntes">περιλειφθέντες</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ermei%2Fas">Ἑρμείας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29xrhsti%2Fan">εὐχρηστίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28auto%5Cn">ἑαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="pepoihme%2Fnos">πεποιημένος</w>, <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>.
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<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn">Ἐπιγένην</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="sunesth%2Fsato">συνεστήσατο</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="sunergo%5Cn">συνεργὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29krofu%2Flaka">ἀκροφύλακα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apamei%2Fas">Ἀπαμείας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Falecin">Ἄλεξιν</w>.
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<w lemma="gra%2Fyas">γράψας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="a%29pestalme%2Fnhn">ἀπεσταλμένην</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%5Cn">ἐπιστολὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn">Ἐπιγένην</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqei">πείθει</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="pai%2Fdwn">παίδων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsi">ἐλπίσι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flais">μεγάλαις</w> <w lemma="yuxagwgh%2Fsas">ψυχαγωγήσας</w> <w lemma="ei%29sene%2Fgkanta">εἰσενέγκαντα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn">Ἐπιγένην</w> <w lemma="katami%3Dcai">καταμῖξαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%5Cn">ἐπιστολὴν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fmmasin">γράμμασιν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Falecis">Ἄλεξις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dihrw%2Fta">διηρώτα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn">Ἐπιγένην</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="e%29pistola%5Cs">ἐπιστολὰς</w> <w lemma="keko%2Fmistai">κεκόμισται</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29peipome%2Fnou">ἀπειπομένου</w> <w lemma="pikrw%3Ds">πικρῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29reuna%3Dn">ἐρευνᾶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2F%7Ctei">ᾔτει</w>. <w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pareiselqw%5Cn">παρεισελθὼν</w> <w lemma="eu%28%3Dre">εὗρε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%2Fn">ἐπιστολήν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%3D%7C">ἀφορμῇ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn">Ἐπιγένην</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinen">ἀπέκτεινεν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pei%2Fsqh">ἐπείσθη</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fws">δικαίως</w> <w lemma="a%29polwle%2Fnai">ἀπολωλέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epige%2Fnhn">Ἐπιγένην</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pw%2Fpteuon">ὑπώπτευον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dgon">ἦγον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w>.
<head>Death of Epigenes</head>The forces, however, having been mustered at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apameia&groupId=340&placeId=659">Apameia</a>, upon a kind of mutiny arising among the common soldiers, on account of some arrears of pay, Hermeias, observing the king to be in a state of anxiety, and to be alarmed at the disturbance at so critical a moment, offered to discharge all arrears, if the king would only consent to Epigenes not accompanying the expedition; on the ground that nothing could be properly managed in the army when such angry feelings, and such party spirit, had been excited. The proposal was very displeasing to the king, who was exceedingly anxious that Epigenes should accompany him on the campaign, owing to his experience in the field; but he was bound so completely hand and foot, and entangled by the craft of<pb n="403" />Hermeias, his skilful finance, constant watchfulness, and designing flattery, that he was not his own master; and accordingly he yielded to the necessity of the moment and consented to his demand. When Epigenes thereupon retired, as he was bidden, the members of the council were too much afraid of incurring displeasure to remonstrate; while the army generally, by a revulsion of feeling, turned with gratitude to the man to whom they owed the settlement of their claims for pay. The Cyrrhestae were the only ones that stood out: and they broke out into open mutiny, and for some time occasioned much trouble; but, being at last conquered by one of the king's generals, most of them were killed, and the rest submitted to the king's mercy. Hermeias having thus secured the allegiance of his friends by fear, and of the troops by being of service to them, started on the expedition in company with the king; while in regard to Epigenes he elaborated the following plot, with the assistance of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexis&groupId=310&placeId=605">Alexis</a>, the commander of the citadel of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apameia&groupId=340&placeId=659">Apameia</a>. He wrote a letter purporting to have been sent from Molon to Epigenes, and persuaded one of the latter's servants, by holding out the hope of great rewards, to take it to the house of Epigenes, and mix it with his other papers. Immediately after this had been done, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexis&groupId=310&placeId=605">Alexis</a> came to the house and asked Epigenes whether he had not received certain letters from Molon; and, upon his denial, demanded in menacing terms to be allowed to search. Having entered, he quickly discovered the letter, which he availed himself of as a pretext for putting Epigenes to death on the spot. By this means the king was persuaded to believe that Epigenes had justly forfeited his life; and though the courtiers had their suspicions, they were afraid to say anything.