<w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w>. <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="poihsame%2Fnwn">ποιησαμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pagwgh%2Fn">ἐπαγωγήν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="dieth%2Frhse">διετήρησε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbale">συνέβαλε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Azeu%3Dcin">Ζεῦξιν</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunio%5Cn">συνιὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyin">ὄψιν</w> <w lemma="e%29lqei%3Dn">ἐλθεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="meteba%2Fleto">μετεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous:">πολεμίους·</w>
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwna">Μόλωνα</w> <w lemma="diatraph%3Dnai">διατραπῆναι</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29pirrwsqh%3Dnai">ἐπιρρωσθῆναι</w> <w lemma="diplasi%2Fws">διπλασίως</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwn">Μόλων</w> <w lemma="sunnoh%2Fsas">συννοήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kuklou%2Fmenos">κυκλούμενος</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="o%29fqalmw%3Dn">ὀφθαλμῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnas">ἐσομένας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ki%2Fas">αἰκίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frios">ὑποχείριος</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnhtai">γένηται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="lhfqh%3D%7C">ληφθῇ</w>, <w lemma="prosh%2Fnegke">προσήνεγκε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3D%7C">ἑαυτῷ</w>.
<w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="koinwnh%2Fsantes">κοινωνήσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="fugo%2Fntes">φυγόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fous">οἰκείους</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="katastrofh%2Fn">καταστροφήν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aneo%2Flaos">Νεόλαος</w>, <w lemma="a%29pofugw%5Cn">ἀποφυγὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apersi%2Fda">Περσίδα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="a%29delfo%2Fn">ἀδελφόν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="mhte%2Fra">μητέρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="te%2Fkna">τέκνα</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsface">κατέσφαξε</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="qa%2Fnaton">θάνατον</w> <w lemma="e%29pikate%2Fsfacen">ἐπικατέσφαξεν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>, <w lemma="pei%2Fsas">πείσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsai">ποιῆσαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="diarpa%2Fsas">διαρπάσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%5Cn">παρεμβολὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="sw%3Dma">σῶμα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="a%29nastaurw%3Dsai">ἀνασταυρῶσαι</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftace">προσέταξε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%2Fstaton">ἐπιφανέστατον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amhdi%2Fas">Μηδίας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="sunete%2Flesan">συνετέλεσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnoi:">τεταγμένοι·</w> <w lemma="diakomi%2Fsantes">διακομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akallwni%3Dtin">Καλλωνῖτιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tai%3Ds">αὐταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nestau%2Frwsan">ἀνεσταύρωσαν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aza%2Fgron">Ζάγρον</w> <w lemma="a%29nabolai%3Ds:">ἀναβολαῖς·</w>
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesin">δυνάμεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitimh%2Fsas">ἐπιτιμήσας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="decia%5Cn">δεξιὰν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fsthse">συνέστησε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokomiou%3Dntas">ἀποκομιοῦντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amhdi%2Fan">Μηδίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katasthsome%2Fnous">καταστησομένους</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kataba%5Cs">καταβὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkeian">Σελεύκειαν</w> <w lemma="kaqi%2Fstato">καθίστατο</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fric">πέριξ</w> <w lemma="satrapei%2Fas">σατραπείας</w>, <w lemma="h%28me%2Frws">ἡμέρως</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos">χρώμενος</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nounexw%3Ds">νουνεχῶς</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%28ermei%2Fas">Ἑρμείας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="thrw%3Dn">τηρῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Ffere">ἐπέφερε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleukei%2Fa%7C">Σελευκείᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fois">χιλίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29zhmi%2Fou">ἐζημίου</w> <w lemma="tala%2Fntois">ταλάντοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29fuga%2Fdeue">ἐφυγάδευε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnous">καλουμένους</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adeiga%2Fnas">Ἀδειγάνας</w>, <w lemma="a%29krwthria%2Fzwn">ἀκρωτηριάζων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="foneu%2Fwn">φονεύων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="streblw%3Dn">στρεβλῶν</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleuke%2Fwn">Σελευκέων</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqwn">πείθων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ermei%2Fan">Ἑρμείαν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="xeiri%2Fzwn">χειρίζων</w>, <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29pra%2Fu+ne">ἐπράϋνε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthse">κατέστησε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29piti%2Fmion">ἐπιτίμιον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="praca%2Fmenos">πραξάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoi%2Fas">ἀγνοίας</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dioikh%2Fsas">διοικήσας</w> <w lemma="%2Adioge%2Fnhn">Διογένην</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flipe">ἀπέλιπε</w> <w lemma="%2Amhdi%2Fas">Μηδίας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29apollo%2Fdwron">Ἀπολλόδωρον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Asousianh%3Ds:">Σουσιανῆς·</w> <w lemma="%2Atu%2Fxwna">Τύχωνα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxigrammate%2Fa">ἀρχιγραμματέα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eruqra%5Cn">Ἐρυθρὰν</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fstasin">ἀπόστασιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenon">γενόμενον</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fnhma">κίνημα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="satrapei%2Fas">σατραπείας</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftuxe">ἔτυχε</w> <w lemma="diorqw%2Fsews">διορθώσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katasta%2Fsews">καταστάσεως</w>.
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<head>Defeat and Death of Molon</head>When the two armies advanced to the battle, Molon's<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note113">Death of Molon and his fellow-conspirators.</note>right wing remained faithful to him, and vigorously engaged the division of Zeuxis; but the left wing no sooner came within sight of the king than it deserted to the enemy: the result of which was that Molon's army was thrown into consternation, while the king's troops were inspired with redoubled confidence. When Molon comprehended what had taken place, and found himself surrounded on every side, reflecting on the tortures which would be inflicted upon him if he were taken alive, he put an end to his own life. So too all who had taken part in the plot fled severally to their own homes, and terminated their lives in the same way. Neolaus escaped from the field and found his way into Persis, to the house of Molon's brother Alexander; and there first killed his mother and Molon's children and afterwards himself, having previously persuaded Alexander to do the same to himself. After plundering the enemy's camp, the king ordered the body of Molon to be impaled on the most conspicuous spot in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Media&groupId=742&placeId=1354">Media</a>: which the men appointed<pb n="407" />to the work immediately did; for they took it to Callonitis and impaled it close to the pass over Mount Zagrus. The king, after plundering the enemy's camp, rebuked the rebel army in a long speech; and finally receiving them back into favour by holding out his right hand to them, appointed certain officers to lead them back to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Media&groupId=742&placeId=1354">Media</a> and settle the affairs of that district; while he himself went down to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a> and made arrangements for the government of the Satrapies round it, treating all with equal clemency and prudence. But Hermeias acted with his usual harshness: he got up charges against the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a>, and imposed a fine of a thousand talents upon the city; drove their magistrates, called Adeiganes, into exile; and put many Seleucians to death with various tortures, by mutilation, the sword and the rack. With great difficulty, sometimes by dissuading Hermeias, and sometimes by interposing his own authority, the king did at length put an end to these severities; and, exacting only a fine of a hundred and fifty talents from the citizens for the error they had committed, restored the city to a state of order. This being done, he left Diogenes in command of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Media&groupId=742&placeId=1354">Media</a>, and Apollodorus of Susiana; and sent Tychon, his chief military secretary, to command the district along the Persian Gulf.Thus was the rebellion of Molon and the rising in the upper Satrapies suppressed and quieted.
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