<w lemma="%2Aou%29">Οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="kriqe%2Fntwn">κριθέντων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="%2Adiognh%2Ftw%7C">Διογνήτῳ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="naua%2Frxw%7C">ναυάρχῳ</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleukei%2Fas">Σελευκείας</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apamei%2Fas">Ἀπαμείας</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsas">ὁρμήσας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratia%3Ds">στρατιᾶς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w> <w lemma="a%29posxw%5Cn">ἀποσχὼν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="prosestratope%2Fdeuse">προσεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppo%2Fdromon">ἱππόδρομον</w>.
<w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdoton">Θεόδοτον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28mio%2Flion">ἡμιόλιον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fshs">ἁρμοζούσης</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="katalhyo%2Fmenon">καταληψόμενον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="stena%5C">στενὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prokaqhso%2Fmenon">προκαθησόμενον</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleukei%2Fas">Σελευκείας</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fsin">θέσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fric">πέριξ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="i%29dio%2Fthta">ἰδιότητα</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w>.
<w lemma="keime%2Fnhs">κειμένης</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftth%7C">θαλάττῃ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="%2Akiliki%2Fas">Κιλικίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afoini%2Fkhs">Φοινίκης</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fkeitai">ἐπίκειται</w> <w lemma="pamme%2Fgeqes">παμμέγεθες</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kalou%3Dsi">καλοῦσι</w> <w lemma="%2Akorufai%3Don:">Κορυφαῖον·</w>
<w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28spe%2Fras">ἑσπέρας</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="prosklu%2Fzei">προσκλύζει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="katalh%3Dgon">καταλῆγον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pela%2Fgous">πελάγους</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="keime%2Fnou">κειμένου</w> <w lemma="%2Aku%2Fprou">Κύπρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afoini%2Fkhs">Φοινίκης</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%29ou%3Ds">ἠοῦς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fresin">μέρεσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Frkeitai">ὑπέρκειται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antioxe%2Fwn">Ἀντιοχέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleuke%2Fwn">Σελευκέων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="meshmbri%2Fan">μεσημβρίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fmasi">κλίμασι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkeian">Σελεύκειαν</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dsqai">κεῖσθαι</w>, <w lemma="diezeugme%2Fnhn">διεζευγμένην</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fraggi">φάραγγι</w> <w lemma="koi%2Flh%7C">κοίλῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusba%2Ftw%7C">δυσβάτῳ</w>, <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkousan">καθήκουσαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="periklwme%2Fnhn">περικλωμένην</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dsta">πλεῖστα</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="krhmnoi%3Ds">κρημνοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Ftrais">πέτραις</w> <w lemma="a%29porrw%3Dci">ἀπορρῶξι</w> <w lemma="periexome%2Fnhn">περιεχομένην</w>.
<w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="neu%2Fousan">νεύουσαν</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pipe%2Fdois">ἐπιπέδοις</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29mpo%2Fria">ἐμπόρια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fsteion">προάστειον</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w>, <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="teteixisme%2Fnon">τετειχισμένον</w>.
<w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpan">σύμπαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="ku%2Ftos">κύτος</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxesi">τείχεσι</w> <w lemma="polutele%2Fsin">πολυτελέσιν</w> <w lemma="h%29sfa%2Flistai">ἠσφάλισται</w>, <w lemma="keko%2Fsmhtai">κεκόσμηται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="naoi%3Ds">ναοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kodomhma%2Ftwn">οἰκοδομημάτων</w> <w lemma="kataskeuai%3Ds">κατασκευαῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29kprepw%3Ds">ἐκπρεπῶς</w>.
<w lemma="pro%2Fsbasin">πρόσβασιν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="klimakwth%5Cn">κλιμακωτὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xeiropoi%2Fhton">χειροποίητον</w>, <w lemma="e%29gkli%2Fmasi">ἐγκλίμασι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="skaiw%2Fmasi">σκαιώμασι</w> <w lemma="puknoi%3Ds">πυκνοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%2Fsi">συνεχέσι</w> <w lemma="dieilhmme%2Fnhn">διειλημμένην</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenos">καλούμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29oro%2Fnths">Ὀρόντης</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cs">ποταμὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dtai">ποιεῖται</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kbola%2Fs">ἐκβολάς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="r%28eu%2Fmatos">ῥεύματος</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnwn">λαμβάνων</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbanon">Λίβανον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antili%2Fbanon">Ἀντιλίβανον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dianu%2Fsas">διανύσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amu%2Fkhs">Ἀμύκης</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w>, <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28knei%3Dtai">ἱκνεῖται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxeian">Ἀντιόχειαν</w>,
<w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="fero%2Fmenos">φερόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="u%28podexo%2Fmenos">ὑποδεχόμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrwpei%2Fas">ἀνθρωπείας</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fmas">λύμας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="r%28eu%2Fmatos">ῥεύματος</w>, <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleukei%2Fas">Σελευκείας</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dtai">ποιεῖται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kbolh%5Cn">ἐκβολὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flagos">πέλαγος</w>.
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<head>Description of Seleucia</head>In consequence of this decision, orders were sent to Diognetus the commander of the fleet to sail towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a>: while Antiochus himself started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apameia&groupId=340&placeId=659">Apameia</a> with his army, and encamped near the Hippodrome, about five stades from the town. He also despatched Theodotus Hemiolius with an adequate force against <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>, with orders to occupy the passes and to keep the road open for him.The situation of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a> and the natural features of the surrounding country are of this kind. The city stands on the sea coast between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cilicia&groupId=467&placeId=350">Cilicia</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phoenicia&groupId=894&placeId=464">Phoenicia</a>; and has close to it a very great mountain called Coryphaeus, which on the west is washed by the last waves of the sea which lies between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyprus&groupId=119&placeId=356">Cyprus</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phoenicia&groupId=894&placeId=464">Phoenicia</a>; while its eastern slopes overlook the territories of Antioch and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a>. It is on the southern skirt of this mountain that the town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a> lies, separated from it by a deep and difficult ravine. The town extends down to the sea in a straggling line broken by irregularities of the soil, and is surrounded on most parts by cliffs and precipitous rocks. On the side facing the sea, where the ground is level, stand the market-places, and the lower town strongly walled. Similarly the whole of the main town has been fortified by walls of a costly construction, and splendidly decorated with temples and other elaborate buildings. There is only one approach to it on the seaward side, which is an artificial ascent cut in the form of a stair, interrupted by frequently occurring drops and awkward places. Not far from the town is the mouth of the river Orontes, which rises in the district of Libanus and Anti-Libanus, and after traversing the plain of Amyca reaches<pb n="412" />Antioch; through which it flows, and carrying off by the force of its current all the sewage of that town, finally discharges itself into this sea not far from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a>.
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