<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29parqei%5Cs">ἐπαρθεὶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fti">γεγονότι</w> <w lemma="proterh%2Fmati">προτερήματι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29nataqh%3Dnai">ἀναταθῆναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataplh%2Fcasqai">καταπλήξασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28perkeime%2Fnous">ὑπερκειμένους</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="satrapei%2Fais">σατραπείαις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunorou%3Dntas">συνοροῦντας</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fstas">δυνάστας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="sugxorhgei%3Dn">συγχορηγεῖν</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="sumpolemei%3Dn">συμπολεμεῖν</w> <w lemma="tolmw%3Dsi">τολμῶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Ftais">ἀποστάταις</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fein">στρατεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29artabaza%2Fnhn">Ἀρταβαζάνην</w>,
<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="baru%2Ftatos">βαρύτατος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="praktikw%2Ftatos">πρακτικώτατος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dunastw%3Dn">δυναστῶν</w>, <w lemma="despo%2Fzein">δεσπόζειν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Asatrapei%2Fwn">Σατραπείων</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnwn">καλουμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="suntermonou%2Fntwn">συντερμονούντων</w> <w lemma="e%29qnw%3Dn">ἐθνῶν</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%28ermei%2Fas">Ἑρμείας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29dedi%2Fei">ἐδεδίει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="stratei%2Fan">στρατείαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="w%29re%2Fgeto">ὠρέγετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="stratei%2Fas:">στρατείας·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w>, <w lemma="nomi%2Fsas">νομίσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paqei%3Dn">παθεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paradou%3Dnai">παραδοῦναι</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29panai%2Fresin">ἐπαναίρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="sugkate%2Fqeto">συγκατέθετο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="stratei%2Fa%7C">στρατείᾳ</w>,
<w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29pane%2Flhtai">ἐπανέληται</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="e%29pitropeu%2Fwn">ἐπιτροπεύων</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paidi%2Fou">παιδίου</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsesqai">ἔσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fs">αὐτός</w>.
<w lemma="kriqe%2Fntwn">κριθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="u%28perbalo%2Fntes">ὑπερβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aza%2Fgron">Ζάγρον</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalon">ἐνέβαλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29artabaza%2Fnou">Ἀρταβαζάνου</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>,
<w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fkeitai">παράκειται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amhdi%2Fa%7C">Μηδίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="dieirgou%2Fshs">διειργούσης</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29na%5C">ἀνὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="keime%2Fnhs">κειμένης</w> <w lemma="o%29reinh%3Ds">ὀρεινῆς</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%2Frkeitai">ὑπέρκειται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fntou">Πόντου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%3Dsin">Φᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fptei">συνάπτει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28urkani%2Fan">Ὑρκανίαν</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w>,
<w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29lki%2Fmwn">ἀλκίμων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>, <w lemma="au%29ta%2Frkhs">αὐτάρκης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="loipai%3Ds">λοιπαῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="paraskeuai%3Ds">παρασκευαῖς</w>.
<w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Apersw%3Dn">Περσῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="diathrei%3Dsqai">διατηρεῖσθαι</w>, <w lemma="paroraqei%2Fshs">παροραθείσης</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29artabaza%2Fnhs">Ἀρταβαζάνης</w>, <w lemma="kataplagei%5Cs">καταπλαγεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w>, <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="ghraio%5Cs">γηραιὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Fcas">εἴξας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsin">παροῦσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="eu%29dokoume%2Fnas">εὐδοκουμένας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxw%7C">Ἀντιόχῳ</w>.
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<head>Artabazanes Makes a Treaty with Antiochus</head>Elated by his success, and wishing to strike awe and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note114">Extension of the expedition. The treasonable designs of Hermeias.</note>terror into the minds of the princes of the barbarians who were near, or conterminous with his own Satrapies, that they might never venture to aid by supplies or arms those who revolted from him, he determined to march against them. And first of all against Artabazanes, who appeared to be the most formidable and able of all the princes, and who ruled over a tribe called the Satrapeii, and others on their borders.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note115">Artabazanes.</note>But Hermeias was at that time afraid of an expedition farther up country, owing to its danger; and was always yearning for the expedition against Ptolemy in accordance with his original plan. When news, however, came that a son had been born to the king, thinking that Antiochus might possibly fall by the hands of the<pb n="408" />barbarians in upper Asia, or give him opportunities of putting him out of the way, he consented to the expedition; believing that, if he could only effect the death of Antiochus, he would be guardian to his son and so sole master of the whole kingdom. This having been decided, the army crossed Mount Zagrus and entered the territory of Artabazanes, which borders on <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Media&groupId=742&placeId=1354">Media</a>, and is separated from it by an intervening chain of mountains. Part of it overlooks the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pontus&groupId=910&placeId=1634">Pontus</a>, near the valley of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phasis&groupId=882&placeId=1590">Phasis</a>; and it extends to the Hyrcanian Sea. Its inhabitants are numerous and warlike and especially strong in horsemen; while the district produces within itself all other things necessary for war. The dynasty has lasted from the time of the Persians, having been overlooked at the period of Alexander's conquests. But now in great alarm at the king's approach, and at his own infirmities, for he was an extremely old man, Artabazanes yielded to the force of circumstances, and made a treaty with Antiochus on his own terms.
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