<w lemma="na%2Fmews">νάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnhn">προκειμένην</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>. <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbanon">Λίβανον</w> <w lemma="parwrei%2Fas">παρωρείας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="sugkleiou%2Fshs">συγκλειούσης</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parali%2Fan">παραλίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="steno%5Cn">στενὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5Cn">βραχὺν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2Fxei">ῥάχει</w> <w lemma="dusba%2Ftw%7C">δυσβάτῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="traxei%2Fa%7C">τραχείᾳ</w> <w lemma="diezw%3Dsqai">διεζῶσθαι</w>, <w lemma="stenh%5Cn">στενὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxerh%3D">δυσχερῆ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="a%29poleipou%2Fsh%7C">ἀπολειπούσῃ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Frodon">πάροδον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="%2Aniko%2Flaos">Νικόλαος</w> <w lemma="parembeblhkw%2Fs">παρεμβεβληκώς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="prokateilhfw%5Cs">προκατειληφὼς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="xeiropoih%2Ftois">χειροποιήτοις</w> <w lemma="kataskeuai%3Ds">κατασκευαῖς</w> <w lemma="dihsfalisme%2Fnos">διησφαλισμένος</w>, <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fpeisto">ἐπέπειστο</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fsein">κωλύσειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29so%2Fdou">εἰσόδου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="dielw%5Cn">διελὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fa">τρία</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28%5Cn">ἓν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeodo%2Ftw%7C">Θεοδότῳ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwke">παρέδωκε</w>, <w lemma="prosta%2Fcas">προστάξας</w> <w lemma="sumple%2Fkesqai">συμπλέκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bia%2Fzesqai">βιάζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parw%2Freian">παρώρειαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aliba%2Fnou">Λιβάνου</w>,
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="%2Amenedh%2Fmw%7C">Μενεδήμῳ</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29nteila%2Fmenos">ἐντειλάμενος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fshn">μέσην</w> <w lemma="peira%2Fzein">πειράζειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2Fxin:">ῥάχιν·</w>
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fneime">ἀπένειμε</w>, <w lemma="%2Adiokle%2Fa">Διοκλέα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aparapotami%2Fas">Παραποταμίας</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="susth%2Fsas">συστήσας</w>.
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qerapei%2Fas">θεραπείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29popteu%2Fein">ἐποπτεύειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="panti%5C">παντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnw%7C">δεομένῳ</w> <w lemma="parabohqei%3Dn">παραβοηθεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29chrtume%2Fnoi">ἐξηρτυμένοι</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbalon">παρενέβαλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fan">ναυμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adio%2Fgnhton">Διόγνητον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperige%2Fnhn">Περιγένην</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fptontes">συνάπτοντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="gh%3D%7C">γῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peirw%2Fmenoi">πειρώμενοι</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pezomaxi%2Fas">πεζομαχίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fas">ναυμαχίας</w>.
<w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poihsame%2Fnwn">ποιησαμένων</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28no%5Cs">ἑνὸς</w> <w lemma="shmei%2Fou">σημείου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragge%2Flmatos">παραγγέλματος</w> <w lemma="e%28no%5Cs">ἑνὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="prosbola%2Fs">προσβολάς</w>, <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fa">ναυμαχία</w> <w lemma="pa%2Frison">πάρισον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="paraskeuai%3Ds">παρασκευαῖς</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfoi%3Dn">ἀμφοῖν</w> <w lemma="nautiko%2Fn">ναυτικόν</w>,
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29pekra%2Ftoun">ἐπεκράτουν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikola%2Fou">Νικολάου</w>, <w lemma="sugxrw%2Fmenoi">συγχρώμενοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthsi">ὀχυρότησι</w>, <w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdoton">Θεόδοτον</w> <w lemma="e%29kbiasame%2Fnwn">ἐκβιασαμένων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parwrei%2Fa%7C">παρωρείᾳ</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%2Fpeita">κἄπειτα</w> <w lemma="poioume%2Fnwn">ποιουμένων</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fou">ὑπερδεξίου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w>, <w lemma="trape%2Fntes">τραπέντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aniko%2Flaon">Νικόλαον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffeugon">ἔφευγον</w> <w lemma="protropa%2Fdhn">προτροπάδην</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantes">ἅπαντες</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fugh%5Cn">φυγὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeson">ἔπεσον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn:">τούτων·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipoi%5C">λοιποὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Frhsan">ἀπεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asidw%3Dnos">Σιδῶνος</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperige%2Fnhs">Περιγένης</w>, <w lemma="e%29pikude%2Fsteros">ἐπικυδέστερος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsi">ἐλπίσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fan">ναυμαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="sunqewrh%2Fsas">συνθεωρήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttwma">ἐλάττωμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diatrapei%2Fs">διατραπείς</w>, <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>.
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<head>Antiochus Forces the Pass of Porphyrion</head>At this point there is but a small and narrow space<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note136">The pass at Porphyrion</note>between the foot of Libanus and the sea; and even that is intersected by a steep and rugged spur, leaving only a narrow and difficult passage along the very water's edge. On this pass Nicolaus had taken up his position; and having occupied some of the points by means of his large numbers, and secured others by artificial works, he felt certain that he would be able to prevent Antiochus from effecting an entrance. But<pb n="421" />the king divided his army into three parts, of which he entrusted one to Theodotus with orders to close with the enemy and force their way along the skirts of Libanus; the second to Menedemus with urgent orders to attempt the centre of the spur; while the third he put under the command of Diocles, the military governor of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Parapotamia&groupId=843&placeId=1522">Parapotamia</a>, and ordered them to keep close to the sea. He himself with his guard occupied a central position, intending to superintend the whole action and give help where it was wanted. At the same time Diognetus and Perigenes made preparations for a sea-fight, coming as close as possible to the shore, and endeavouring to make the battles at sea and on land present the appearance of a single contest.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note137">carried by Antiochus.</note>A general advance having begun by sea and land, at the same signal and word of command, the battle on the sea was undecided, because the number of vessels on either side and their equipment were about equal: but on land the troops of Nicolaus got the best of it at first, from the advantage of their position. But when Theodotus routed the men on the mountain skirts, and then charged from the higher ground, Nicolaus's men all turned and fled precipitately. In this flight two thousand of them fell, and as many were taken prisoners: the rest retreated towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sidon&groupId=977&placeId=491">Sidon</a>. Though he now had the better prospect of the two in the sea-fight; yet, when he saw the defeat of the army on land, Perigenes turned his prows and made good his retreat to the same place.
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