<w lemma="me%2Fnas">μένας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29punqa%2Fneto">ἐπυνθάνετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dihreu%2Fna">διηρεύνα</w>. <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aristo%2Ffantos">Ἀριστόφαντος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="pandhmei%5C">πανδημεὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarna%3Dnas:">Ἀκαρνᾶνας·</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deina%5C">δεινὰ</w> <w lemma="peponqo%2Ftes">πεπονθότες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nw%2Fteron">ἀνώτερον</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kqu%2Fmws">ἐκθύμως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnasqai">ἀμύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fyai">βλάψαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%2Fs">Αἰτωλούς</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29sme%2Fnws">ἀσμένως</w> <w lemma="e%29pilabo%2Fmenoi">ἐπιλαβόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29parkei%2Fas">ἐπαρκείας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fsois">ὅσοις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmos">νόμος</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Ftatte">ἐπέταττε</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fein">στρατεύειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbute%2Frwn">πρεσβυτέρων</w> <w lemma="tine%2Fs">τινές</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttw">ἐλάττω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirw%3Dtai">Ἠπειρῶται</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fous">παραπλησίους</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas:">αἰτίας·</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fas">παρουσίας</w> <w lemma="ai%29fni%2Fdion">αἰφνίδιον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kaquste%2Froun">καθυστέρουν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sunagwgh%3D%7C">συναγωγῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%2Fseis">ἡμίσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="e%29pepoi%2Fhto">ἐπεποίητο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpon">εἶπον</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%2Fseis">ἡμίσεις</w> <w lemma="a%29poleloi%2Fpei">ἀπολελοίπει</w>, <w lemma="nomi%2Fzwn">νομίζων</w> <w lemma="a%29cio%2Fxrewn">ἀξιόχρεων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdoca">παράδοξα</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fan">ἐφεδρείαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29polipw%5Cn">ἀπολιπὼν</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28kanh%5Cn">ἱκανὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%3Ds">ἀποσκευῆς</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alimnai%2Fas">Λιμναίας</w> <w lemma="dei%2Flhs">δείλης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proelqw%5Cn">προελθὼν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%2Fkonta">ἑξήκοντα</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdia">στάδια</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w>.
<w lemma="deipnopoihsa%2Fmenos">δειπνοποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="dianapau%2Fsas">διαναπαύσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frma">ὥρμα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="nuktoporh%2Fsas">νυκτοπορήσας</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axelw%3D%7Con">Ἀχελῷον</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pifainou%2Fshs">ἐπιφαινούσης</w>, <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="%2Akwnw%2Fphs">Κωνώπης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Astra%2Ftou">Στράτου</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ffnw">ἄφνω</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqe%2Frmois">Θέρμοις</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalei%3Dn">ἐπιβαλεῖν</w>.
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<head>Aristophanes the Acarnanian Joins Forces with Philip</head>Before they started, Aristophanes the Acarnanian<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note18">Philip is joined by the Acarnanians, and marches to the Achelous.</note>Strategus arrived with the full levy of his people. For having in former times suffered many severe injuries at the hands of the Aetolians, they were now inspired with a fierce determination to be revenged upon them and damage them in every possible way: they gladly therefore seized this opportunity of getting the help of the Macedonians; and the men who now appeared in arms were not confined to those forced by law to serve, but were in some cases past the military age. The Epirotes were quite as eager to join, and for the same motives; but owing to the wide extent of their country, and the suddenness of the Macedonian arrival, they had not been able to muster their forces in time. As to the Aetolians, Dorimachus had taken half their army with him, as I have said, while the the other half he had left at home; thinking that it would be an adequate reserve to defend the towns and district against unforeseen contingencies. The king, leaving a sufficient guard for his baggage, started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Limnaea&groupId=691&placeId=1263">Limnaea</a> in the evening, and after a march of sixty stades pitched his camp: but, having dined and given his men a short rest, he started again; and marching right through the night, arrived just as the day was breaking at the river Achelous, between the towns of Stratus and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Conope&groupId=489&placeId=919">Conope</a>, being anxious that his entrance into the district of Thermus should be sudden and unexpected.
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