<w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnhn">γεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="taraxh%2Fn:">ταραχήν·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimos">ἕτοιμος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="fwti%5C">φωτὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ki%2Fnei">ἐκίνει</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="deciou%3D">δεξιοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frws">κέρως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftace">ἔταξε</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftous">πρώτους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="custofo%2Frous">ξυστοφόρους</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsas">ἐπιστήσας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fardun">Ἄρδυν</w>, <w lemma="kekrime%2Fnon">κεκριμένον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="polemika%5Cs">πολεμικὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis:">πράξεις·</w>
<w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fqhke">παρέθηκε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="summaxikou%5Cs">συμμαχικοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dtas">Κρῆτας</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fxonto">εἴχοντο</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftai">Γαλάται</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rigo%2Fsages:">Ῥιγόσαγες·</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqhke">ἔθηκε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnous">ξένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="e%28po%2Fmenon">ἑπόμενον</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbale">παρενέβαλε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flaggos">φάλαγγος</w> <w lemma="su%2Fsthma">σύστημα</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdwke">ἀπέδωκε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28etai%2Frois">Ἑταίροις</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnois">προσαγορευομένοις</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsin">οὖσιν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsi">ἱππεῦσι</w>. <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="diasth%2Fmasi">διαστήμασι</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthse">κατέστησε</w>, <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29riqmo%5Cn">ἀριθμὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pita%2Fgmata">ἐπιτάγματα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frata">κέρατα</w> <w lemma="meri%2Fsas">μερίσας</w> <w lemma="kuklou%3Dn">κυκλοῦν</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Flwsi">συμβάλωσι</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuo%2Fmenos">ἐπιπορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fwn">βραχέων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fponta">πρέποντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ermei%2Fa%7C">Ἑρμείᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Azeu%2Fcidi">Ζεύξιδι</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwke">παρέδωκε</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w>. <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwn">Μόλων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fsxrhston">δύσχρηστον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cagwgh%2Fn">ἐξαγωγήν</w>,
<w lemma="taraxw%2Fdh">ταραχώδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fktacin">ἔκταξιν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="nukti%5C">νυκτὶ</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhn">προγεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="a%29logi%2Fan:">ἀλογίαν·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteron">ἑκάτερον</w> <w lemma="e%29meri%2Fsato">ἐμερίσατο</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w>, <w lemma="stoxazo%2Fmenos">στοχαζόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fcews">παρατάξεως</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qureafo%2Frous">θυρεαφόρους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftas">Γαλάτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fa">βαρέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqhke">ἔθηκε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="toco%2Ftas">τοξότας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sfendonh%2Ftas">σφενδονήτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullh%2Fbdhn">συλλήβδην</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dto">τοιοῦτο</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnos">γένος</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Ftera">ἑκάτερα</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbale">παρενέβαλε</w>,
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="drepanhfo%2Fra">δρεπανηφόρα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28rma%2Ftwn">ἁρμάτων</w> <w lemma="proeba%2Fleto">προεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="diasta%2Fsei">διαστάσει</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="%2Aneola%2Fw%7C">Νεολάῳ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwke">παρέδωκε</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfw%3D%7C">τἀδελφῷ</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w>
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<head>Disposition of Troops</head>But while Molon was doing his best to calm the panic,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note110">Disposition of the king's army.</note>the king, fully prepared for the engagement, was marching his whole army out of their lines at daybreak. On his right wing he stationed his lancers under the command of Ardys, a man of proved ability in the field; next to them the Cretan allies, and next the Gallic Rhigosages. Next these he placed the foreign contingent and mercenary soldiers from Greece, and next to them he stationed his phalanx: the left wing he assigned to the cavalry called the "Companions."<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note111"><foreign lang="greek">ἕταιροι</foreign>are cavalry; the<foreign lang="greek">πεζέταιροι</foreign>of the Macedonian army are represented in Polybius by the Hypaspists. See<foreign lang="la">supra,</foreign><ref target="b5c27" targOrder="U">ch. 27</ref>, cp.<ref target="b5c16" targOrder="U">16</ref>,<ref target="b5c18" targOrder="U">18</ref>.</note>His elephants, which<pb n="406" />were ten in number, he placed at intervals in front of the line. His reserves of infantry and cavalry he divided between the two wings, with orders to outflank the enemy as soon as the battle had begun. He then went along the line and addressed a few words of exhortation to the men suitable to the occasion; and put Hermeias and Zeuxis in command of the left wing, taking that of the right himself.On the other side, owing to the panic caused by his rash<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note112">Molon's disposition.</note>movement of the previous night, Molon was unable to get his men out of camp, or into position without difficulty and confusion. He did however divide his cavalry between his two wings, guessing what the disposition of the enemy would be; and stationed the scutati and Gauls, and in short all his heavy-armed men in the space between the two bodies of cavalry. His archers, slingers, and all such kind of troops he placed on the outer flank of the cavalry on either wing; while his scythed chariots he placed at intervals in front of his line. He gave his brother Neolaus command of the left wing, taking that of the right himself.
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