<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpous">τρόπους</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%3Dntes">ὁρῶντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="kaqico%2Fmenon">καθιξόμενον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29dunath%2Fsontas">ἀδυνατήσοντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsi">παροῦσι</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="taxei%3Da">ταχεῖα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocos">παράδοξος</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29gego%2Fnei">ἐγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fa">παρουσία</w>,
<w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</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="ou%29de%2Fpot%27">οὐδέποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="u%28polabo%2Fntes">ὑπολαβόντες</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="tolmh%3Dsai">τολμῆσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="proxei%2Frws">προχείρως</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthtas">ὀχυρότητας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmellon">ἔμελλον</w> <w lemma="a%29prono%2Fhtoi">ἀπρονόητοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pantelw%3Ds">παντελῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29para%2Fskeuoi">ἀπαράσκευοι</w> <w lemma="lhfqh%2Fsesqai">ληφθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%3Dnon:">συμβαῖνον·</w>
<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fpontes">βλέποντες</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="throu%3Dntes">τηροῦντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w>, <w lemma="w%29%2F%7Conto">ᾤοντο</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axelw%3D%7Con">Ἀχελῷον</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fsanta">στρατοπεδεύσαντα</w> <w lemma="prosanapau%3Dsai">προσαναπαῦσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nuktopori%2Fas">νυκτοπορίας</w>, <w lemma="spouda%2Fzontes">σπουδάζοντες</w> <w lemma="braxei%3Da%2Fn">βραχεῖάν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nastrofh%5Cn">ἀναστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="boh%2Fqeian">βοήθειαν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w>, <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29cu%5Cn">ὀξὺν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="prodh%2Flws">προδήλως</w> <w lemma="e%29mpodi%2Fzontas">ἐμποδίζοντας</w>, <w lemma="diemartu%2Fronto">διεμαρτύροντο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="parie%2Fnai">παριέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="katame%2Fllein">καταμέλλειν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosko%2Fptwn">προσκόπτων</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w>, <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%2Fs">συνεχές</w>.
<w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axelw%3D%7Con">Ἀχελῷον</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="sunto%2Fnws">συντόνως</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqe%2Frmon:">Θέρμον·</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fgwn">προάγων</w> <w lemma="e%29dh%2F%7Cou">ἐδῄου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffqeire">κατέφθειρε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
<w lemma="parh%2F%7Cei">παρῄει</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29wnu%2Fmwn">εὐωνύμων</w> <w lemma="a%29polipw%5Cn">ἀπολιπὼν</w> <w lemma="%2Astra%2Fton">Στράτον</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29agri%2Fnion">Ἀγρίνιον</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqestiei%3Ds">Θεστιεῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="deciw%3Dn">δεξιῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akwnw%2Fphn">Κωνώπην</w>, <w lemma="%2Alusima%2Fxeian">Λυσιμάχειαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Atrixw%2Fnion">Τριχώνιον</w>, <w lemma="%2Afu%2Ftaion">Φύταιον</w>.
<w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenos">ἀφικόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnhn">καλουμένην</w> <w lemma="%2Ame%2Ftapan">Μέταπαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Atrixwni%2Fdos">Τριχωνίδος</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhs">λίμνης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="stenw%3Dn">στενῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxei">ἀπέχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%2Fkonta">ἑξήκοντα</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdia">στάδια</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnou">προσαγορευομένου</w> <w lemma="%2Aqe%2Frmou">Θέρμου</w>,
<w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29klipo%2Fntwn">ἐκλιπόντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sagagw%5Cn">εἰσαγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fous">πεντακοσίους</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w> <w lemma="katei%3Dxe">κατεῖχε</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fa%7C">ἐφεδρείᾳ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsasqai">χρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fsodon">εἴσοδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stenw%3Dn">στενῶν</w> —
<w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhn">λίμνην</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w> <w lemma="o%29reino%5Cs">ὀρεινὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="traxu%2Fs">τραχύς</w>, <w lemma="sunhgme%2Fnos">συνηγμένος</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Flais:">ὕλαις·</w> <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pantelw%3Ds">παντελῶς</w> <w lemma="stenh%5Cn">στενὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusdi%2Fodon">δυσδίοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Frodon">πάροδον</w> —
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenos">προθέμενος</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriou%2Fs">Ἰλλυριούς</w>, <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peltasta%5Cs">πελταστὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="falaggi%2Ftas">φαλαγγίτας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stenw%3Dn">στενῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29pouragou%2Fntwn">ἀπουραγούντων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtw%3Dn">Κρητῶν</w>, <w lemma="deciw%3Dn">δεξιῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pla%2Fgia">πλάγια</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%7Ckw%3Dn">Θρᾳκῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yilw%3Dn">ψιλῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntiparaporeuome%2Fnwn">ἀντιπαραπορευομένων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Frais">χώραις</w>.
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29wnu%2Fmwn">εὐωνύμων</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="h%29sfa%2Flisq%27">ἠσφάλισθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnh">λίμνη</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdia">στάδια</w>.
|
<head>A Rapid March To Thermus</head>Leontius saw that it was likely that the king would attain<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note19">Leontius tries to hinder the march.</note>his object, and the Aetolians be unable to resist him, for the double reason of the speed and unexpectedness of the Macedonian attack, and of his having gone to Thermus; for the Aetolians would never suppose him likely to venture to expose himself so rashly, seeing the strongly fortified nature of the country, and would therefore be sure to be caught off their guard and wholly unprepared for the danger. Clinging still to his purpose, therefore, he advised the king to encamp on the Achelous, and rest his army after their night's march; being anxious to give the Aetolians a short respite to make preparations<pb n="365" />for their defence. But Aratus, seeing clearly that the opportunity for action was fleeting, and that Leontius was plainly trying to hinder their success, conjured Philip not to let slip the opportunity by delaying.The king was now thoroughly annoyed with Leontius: and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note20">The king crosses the Achelous and advances against Thermus.</note>accepting the advice of Aratus, continued his march without interruption; and, after crossing the Achelous, advanced rapidly upon Thermus, plundering and devastating the country as he went, and marching so as to keep Stratus, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Agrinium&groupId=305&placeId=598">Agrinium</a>, and Thestia on his left, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Conope&groupId=489&placeId=919">Conope</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lysimachia&groupId=719&placeId=1319">Lysimachia</a>, Trichonium, and Phytaeum on his right. Arrived at the town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Metapa&groupId=762&placeId=1382">Metapa</a>, which is on the borders of the Trichonian Lake, and close to the narrow pass along it, about sixty stades from Thermus, he found it abandoned by the Aetolians, and occupied it with a detachment of five hundred men, with a view of its serving as a fortress to secure both ends of the pass: for the whole shore of the lake is mountainous and rugged, closely fringed with forest, and therefore affording but a narrow and difficult path. He now arranged his order of march, putting the mercenaries in the van, next them the Illyrians, and then the peltasts and the men of the phalanx, and thus advanced through the pass; his rear protected by the Cretans: while the Thracians and light-armed troops took a different line of country, parallel to his own, and kept up with him on his right: his left being secured by the lake for nearly thirty stades.
|
Walbank Commentary