<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diafei%5Cs">διαφεὶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w>, <w lemma="diepe%2Fmpeto">διεπέμπετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>,
<w lemma="e%29gkalw%3Dn">ἐγκαλῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diamarturo%2Fmenos">διαμαρτυρόμενος</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tetolmhke%2Fnai">τετολμηκέναι</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdhma">διάδημα</w> <w lemma="periqe%2Fsqai">περιθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="xrhmati%2Fzein">χρηματίζειν</w>, <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prole%2Fgwn">προλέγων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="lanqa%2Fnei">λανθάνει</w> <w lemma="koinopragw%3Dn">κοινοπραγῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fw%7C">Πτολεμαίῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fontos">δέοντος</w> <w lemma="kinou%2Fmenos">κινούμενος</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fs">Ἀχαιός</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</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">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29stra%2Fteue">ἐστράτευε</w>, <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</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="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="paqo%2Fntos">παθόντος</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsas">ἐλπίσας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w>
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Fsews">ἀποστάσεως</w> <w lemma="fqa%2Fsein">φθάσειν</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalw%5Cn">ἐμβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunergoi%3Ds">συνεργοῖς</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Akurrhstai%3Ds">Κυρρησταῖς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Ftais">ἀποστάταις</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsi">γεγονόσι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="krath%3Dsai">κρατῆσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Aludi%2Fas">Λυδίας</w>.
<w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Alaodi%2Fkeian">Λαοδίκειαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Afrugi%2Fa%7C">Φρυγίᾳ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdhma%2F">διάδημά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fqeto">περιέθετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flmhse">ἐτόλμησε</w> <w lemma="xrhmati%2Fzein">χρηματίζειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffein">γράφειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>; <w lemma="%2Agarsuh%2Fridos">Γαρσυήριδος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="fuga%2Fdos">φυγάδος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="protreyame%2Fnou">προτρεψαμένου</w>. <w lemma="proa%2Fgontos">προάγοντος</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="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alukaoni%2Fan">Λυκαονίαν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntos">ὄντος</w>, <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29stasi%2Fasan">ἐστασίασαν</w>, <w lemma="dusarestou%2Fmenai">δυσαρεστούμεναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratei%2Fan">στρατείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxonta">ὑπάρχοντα</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="sunei%5Cs">συνεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="diatroph%5Cn">διατροπὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnhs">προκειμένης</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsth">ἀπέστη</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peisqh%3Dnai">πεισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fein">στρατεύειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pistre%2Fyas">ἐπιστρέψας</w> <w lemma="porqei%3D">πορθεῖ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apisidikh%2Fn">Πισιδικήν</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fsas">παρασκευάσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdw%7C">στρατοπέδῳ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnous">εὔνους</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pepisteuko%2Ftas">πεπιστευκότας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w>.
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<head>Achaeus Attempts Treason</head>When he had reached home and had dismissed his<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note117">Attempted treason of Achaeus.</note>troops into winter quarters, Antiochus sent a message to Achaeus, protesting against his assumption of the diadem and royal title, and warning him that he was aware of his dealings with Ptolemy, and of his restless intrigues generally. For while the king was engaged on his expedition against Artabazanes, Achaeus, being persuaded that Antiochus would fall, or that, if he did not fall, would be so far off, that it would be possible for him to invade <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a> before his return, and with the assistance of the Cyrrhestae, who were in revolt against the king, seize the<pb n="410" />kingdom, started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lydia&groupId=718&placeId=1318">Lydia</a> with his whole army; and on arriving at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Laodiceia&groupId=664&placeId=1214">Laodiceia</a>, in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phrygia&groupId=896&placeId=1611">Phrygia</a>, assumed the diadem, and had the audacity for the first time to adopt the title of king, and to send royal despatches to the cities, the exile Garsyeris being his chief adviser in this measure. But as he advanced farther and farther, and was now almost at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lycaonia&groupId=707&placeId=1296">Lycaonia</a>, a mutiny broke out among his forces, arising from the dissatisfaction of the men at the idea of being led against their natural king. When Achaeus found that this disturbed state of feeling existed among them, he desisted from his enterprise; and wishing to make his men believe that he had never had any intention of invading <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a>, he directed his march into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pisidia&groupId=905&placeId=1626">Pisidia</a>, and plundered the country. By thus securing large booty for his army he conciliated its affection and confidence, and then returned to his own Satrapy.
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