<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>. <w lemma="kriqei%2Fshs">κριθείσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Azeu%2Fcidos">Ζεύξιδος</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w>, <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="dielo%2Fntes">διελόντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fa">τρία</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="trittou%5Cs">τριττοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="potamou%3D">ποταμοῦ</w> <w lemma="dieperai%2Foun">διεπεραίουν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeua%2Fs">ἀποσκευάς</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenoi">ποιησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adou%2Frwn">Δούρων</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flusan">ἔλυσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w> — <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxane">ἐτύγχανε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</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="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w> <w lemma="poliorkoume%2Fnh">πολιορκουμένη</w> —
<w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenoi">χρησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%3Dqen">ἐντεῦθεν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nazugai%3Ds">ἀναζυγαῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29gdoai%3Doi">ὀγδοαῖοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29oreiko%5Cn">Ὀρεικὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fbalon">ὑπερέβαλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kath%3Dran">κατῆραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fan">Ἀπολλωνίαν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwn">Μόλων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="puqo%2Fmenos">πυθόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diapistw%3Dn">διαπιστῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asousianh%5Cn">Σουσιανὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ababulwni%2Fan">Βαβυλωνίαν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlois">ὄχλοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%5Cs">ἐγκρατὴς</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w>, <w lemma="fobou%2Fmenos">φοβούμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amhdi%2Fan">Μηδίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pano%2Fdou">ἐπανόδου</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="diakleisqh%3D%7C">διακλεισθῇ</w>, <w lemma="die%2Fgnw">διέγνω</w> <w lemma="zeugnu%2Fein">ζευγνύειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fgrin">Τίγριν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diabiba%2Fzein">διαβιβάζειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>,
<w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnaito">δύναιτο</w>, <w lemma="prokatalabe%2Fsqai">προκαταλαβέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="traxei%3Dan">τραχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwnia%2Ftidos">Ἀπολλωνιάτιδος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fein">πιστεύειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sfendonhtw%3Dn">σφενδονητῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnwn">προσαγορευομένων</w> <w lemma="%2Akurti%2Fwn">Κυρτίων</w>.
<w lemma="pra%2Fcas">πράξας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kriqe%5Cn">κριθὲν</w> <w lemma="taxei%3Dan">ταχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntonon">σύντονον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptontos">συνάπτοντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fas">Ἀπολλωνίας</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsantos">ὁρμήσαντος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="proapostale%2Fntas">προαποσταλέντας</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="sumpesei%3Dn">συμπεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="u%28perbola%2Fs:">ὑπερβολάς·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="suneple%2Fkonto">συνεπλέκοντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Frazon">κατεπείραζον</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfoi%3Dn">ἀμφοῖν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsantes">ἀναχωρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="parembola%5Cs">παρεμβολὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29stratope%2Fdeusan">ἐστρατοπέδευσαν</w> <w lemma="tettara%2Fkonta">τετταράκοντα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w> <w lemma="diestw%3Dtes:">διεστῶτες·</w>
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="sullogisa%2Fmenos">συλλογισάμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwn">Μόλων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfalh%5Cs">ἐπισφαλὴς</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fsxrhstos">δύσχρηστος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Ftais">ἀποστάταις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w>, <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirei%3Dn">ἐγχειρεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pile%2Fcas">ἐπιλέξας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeiota%2Ftous">ἐπιτηδειοτάτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kmaiota%2Ftous">ἀκμαιοτάτους</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdou">στρατοπέδου</w> <w lemma="perih%2F%7Cei">περιῄει</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="qe%2Flwn">θέλων</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fou">ὑπερδεξίου</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fqesin">ἐπίθεσιν</w>.
<w lemma="gnou%5Cs">γνοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskous">νεανίσκους</w> <w lemma="a%28qro%2Fous">ἁθρόους</w> <w lemma="a%29pokexwrhko%2Ftas">ἀποκεχωρηκότας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pinoi%2Fas">ἐπινοίας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsth">ἀπέστη</w>,
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%2Fn">ἑωθινήν</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fplhse">ἐνέπλησε</w> <w lemma="qoru%2Fbou">θορύβου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taraxh%3Ds:">ταραχῆς·</w>
<w lemma="dei%2Fsantes">δείσαντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fpnwn">ὕπνων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prosio%2Fntwn">προσιόντων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="mikrou%3D">μικροῦ</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpeson">ἐξέπεσον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w>.
<w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwn">Μόλων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="e%29du%2Fnato">ἐδύνατο</w>, <w lemma="katepra%2Fu+ne">κατεπράϋνε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w>
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<head>Antiochus Advances Against Molon</head>The suggestion of Zeuxis being approved, the army was<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note107">Antiochus crosses the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tigris&groupId=255&placeId=510">Tigris</a>.</note>immediately arranged in three divisions, and got across with the baggage at three points in the river. Thence they marched in the direction of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Dura&groupId=547&placeId=1026">Dura</a>, where they quickly caused the siege of the citadel to be raised, which was being invested at the time by some of Molon's officers; and thence, after a march of eight successive days, they crossed the mountain called Oreicum and arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apollonia&groupId=1066&placeId=1873">Apollonia</a>.Meanwhile Molon had heard of the king's arrival, and not feeling confidence in the inhabitants of Susiana and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Babylonia&groupId=388&placeId=728">Babylonia</a>, because he had conquered them so recently and by surprise, fearing also to be cut off from a retreat to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Media&groupId=742&placeId=1354">Media</a>, he determined to throw a bridge over the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tigris&groupId=255&placeId=510">Tigris</a> and get his army<pb n="405" />across; being eager if it were possible to secure the mountain district of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apollonia&groupId=1066&placeId=1873">Apollonia</a>, because he had great confidence in his corps of slingers called Cyrtii. He carried out his resolution, and was pushing forward in an unbroken series of forced marches.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note108">Molon also crosses the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tigris&groupId=255&placeId=510">Tigris</a>.</note>Thus it came about that, just as he was entering the district of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apollonia&groupId=1066&placeId=1873">Apollonia</a>, the king at the head of his whole army was marching out. The advanced guard of skirmishers of the two armies fell in with each other on some high ground, and at first engaged and made trial of each other's strength; but upon the main armies on either side coming on to the ground, they separated. For the present both retired to their respective entrenchments, and encamped at a distance of forty stades from each other. When night had fallen, Molon reflected that there was some risk and disadvantage in a battle by broad daylight and in the open field between rebels and their sovereign, and he determined therefore to attack Antiochus by night.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note109">Abortive attempt of Molon to make a night attack on the king.</note>Selecting the best and most vigorous of his soldiers, he made a considerable detour, with the object of making his attack from higher ground. But having learnt during his march that ten young men had deserted in a body to the king, he gave up his design, and facing right about returned in haste to his own entrenchment where he arrived about daybreak. His arrival caused a panic in the army; for the troops in the camp, startled out of their sleep by the arrival of the returning men, were very near rushing out of the lines.
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