<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Asidw%3Dni">Σιδῶνι</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="katapeira%2Fzein">καταπειράζειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fgnw">ἀπέγνω</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxousan">προϋπάρχουσαν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fqi">αὐτόθι</w> <w lemma="dayi%2Fleian">δαψίλειαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29noikou%2Fntwn">ἐνοικούντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftwn">συμπεφευγότων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn:">ἀνδρῶν·</w>
<w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afiloteri%2Fas">Φιλοτερίας</w>, <w lemma="%2Adiognh%2Ftw%7C">Διογνήτῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Ftace">συνέταξε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="naua%2Frxw%7C">ναυάρχῳ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonti">ἔχοντι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="a%29poplei%3Dn">ἀποπλεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Atu%2Fron">Τύρον</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afiloteri%2Fa">Φιλοτερία</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhn">λίμνην</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenos">καλούμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29iorda%2Fnhs">Ἰορδάνης</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cs">ποταμὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sba%2Fllwn">εἰσβάλλων</w> <w lemma="e%29ci%2Fhsi">ἐξίησι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Askuqw%3Dn">Σκυθῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhn">προσαγορευομένην</w>.
<w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28mologi%2Fan">ὁμολογίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%5Cs">ἐγκρατὴς</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qarsw%3Ds">εὐθαρσῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="mellou%2Fsas">μελλούσας</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28potetagme%2Fnhn">ὑποτεταγμένην</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesi">πόλεσι</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="panti%5C">παντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdw%7C">στρατοπέδῳ</w> <w lemma="xorhgei%3Dn">χορηγεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dayilh%3D">δαψιλῆ</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fzein">παρασκευάζειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Fgonta">κατεπείγοντα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλισάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="frourai%3Ds">φρουραῖς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fbale">ὑπερέβαλε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29reinh%5Cn">ὀρεινὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atabu%2Frion">Ἀταβύριον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="mastoeidou%3Ds">μαστοειδοῦς</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsbasin">πρόσβασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pentekai%2Fdeka">πεντεκαίδεκα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w>.
<w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdra%7C">ἐνέδρᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="strathgh%2Fmati">στρατηγήματι</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxe">κατέσχε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin:">πόλιν·</w>
<w lemma="prokalesa%2Fmenos">προκαλεσάμενος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29krobolismo%5Cn">ἀκροβολισμὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugkatabiba%2Fsas">συγκαταβιβάσας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prokinduneu%2Fontas">προκινδυνεύοντας</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%2Fpeita">κἄπειτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="feugo%2Fntwn">φευγόντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dianasta%2Fsews">διαναστάσεως</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkaqhme%2Fnwn">ἐγκαθημένων</w> <w lemma="sumbalw%2Fn">συμβαλών</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteine">ἀπέκτεινε</w>,
<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pakolouqh%2Fsas">ἐπακολουθήσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prokataplhca%2Fmenos">προκαταπληξάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</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="%2Akerai%2Fas">Κεραίας</w>, <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn:">τῶν·</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnwn">ταττομένων</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsth">ἀπέστη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn:">αὐτόν·</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="megaloprepw%3Ds">μεγαλοπρεπῶς</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29metew%2Frise">ἐμετεώρισε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fois">ἐναντίοις</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn:">ἡγεμόνων·</w>
<w lemma="%2A%28ippo%2Floxos">Ἱππόλοχος</w> <w lemma="gou%3Dn">γοῦν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalo%5Cs">Θετταλὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="tetrakosi%2Fous">τετρακοσίους</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnwn">ταττομένων</w>.
<w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλισάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atabu%2Frion">Ἀταβύριον</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeuce">ἀνέζευξε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fgwn">προάγων</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="%2Ape%2Fllan">Πέλλαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w>
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<head>Antiochus Takes More Towns</head>Thereupon Antiochus got his army on the march, and,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note138">The advance of Antiochus continued.</note>arriving at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sidon&groupId=977&placeId=491">Sidon</a>, encamped under its wall. He did not however venture to attempt the town, because of the vast stores it contained and the number of its ordinary inhabitants, as well as of the refugees who had collected there.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note139"><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Philoteria&groupId=889&placeId=462">Philoteria</a>.</note>He therefore broke up his camp again, and continued his march towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Philoteria&groupId=889&placeId=462">Philoteria</a>: ordering Diognetus his navarch to sail back with his ships to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tyre&groupId=1053&placeId=1855">Tyre</a>. Now <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Philoteria&groupId=889&placeId=462">Philoteria</a> is situated right upon the shores of the lake into which the river <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Jordan&groupId=1080&placeId=418">Jordan</a> discharges itself, and from which it issues out again into the plains surrounding <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Scythopolis&groupId=959&placeId=280">Scythopolis</a>. The surrender of these two cities<pb n="422" /><note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note140">Scythopolis.</note>to him encouraged him to prosecute his further designs; because the country subject to them was easily able to supply his whole army with provisions, and everything necessary for the campaign in abundance.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note141"><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Atabyrium&groupId=376&placeId=708">Atabyrium</a>.</note>Having therefore secured them by garrisons, he crossed the mountain chain and arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Atabyrium&groupId=376&placeId=708">Atabyrium</a>, which is situated upon a rounded hill, the ascent of which is more than fifteen stades long. But on this occasion he managed to take it by an ambuscade and stratagem. He induced the men of the town to come out to a skirmish, and enticed their leading columns to a considerable distance; then his troops suddenly turned from their pretended flight, and those who were concealed rising from their ambush, he attacked and killed a large number of the enemy; and finally, by pursuing close upon their heels, and thus creating a panic in the town before he reached it, he carried it as he had done others by assault. At this juncture Ceraeas, one of Ptolemy's<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note142">Defections from Ptolemy.</note>At this juncture Ceraeas, one of Ptolemy's officers, deserted to Antiochus, whose distinguished reception caused great excitement in the minds of many other of the enemy's officers.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note143"><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pella&groupId=1089&placeId=1913">Pella</a>, Camus, Gephrus.</note>At any rate, not long afterwards, Hippolochus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> joined Antiochus with four hundred cavalry of Ptolemy's army. Having therefore secured <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Atabyrium&groupId=376&placeId=708">Atabyrium</a> also with a garrison, Antiochus started once more and took over <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pella&groupId=1089&placeId=1913">Pella</a>, Camus, and Gephrus.
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