<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="podo%5Cs">ποδὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%28%2Fpeto">εἵπετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgousi">φεύγουσι</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="dielqei%3Dn">διελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fas">δυσχωρίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsai">συνεγγίσαι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="pri%5Cn">πρὶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="sth%3Dnai">στῆναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fsasqai%2F">βουλεύσασθαί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pefeugo%2Ftas">πεφευγότας</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fas">παρουσίας</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin:">πόλιν·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="duselpistou%3Dntes">δυσελπιστοῦντες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="peripe%2Fteian">περιπέτειαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kpeplhgme%2Fnoi">ἐκπεπληγμένοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29tu%2Fxhma">ἀτύχημα</w>, <w lemma="peri%2Ffoboi">περίφοβοι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="sunelqo%2Fntes">συνελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan">ἐκκλησίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Fsanto">ἐβουλεύσαντο</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%5Cn">πρεσβευτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmpein">ἐκπέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politw%3Dn">πολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alo%2Fgbasin">Λόγβασιν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29gego%2Fnei">ἐγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqhs">συνήθης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnos">ξένος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2F%7Ckhs">Θρᾴκης</w>,
<w lemma="doqei%2Fshs">δοθείσης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="parakataqh%2Fkh%7C">παρακαταθήκῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alaodi%2Fkhs">Λαοδίκης</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%3D">Ἀχαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="gunaiko%2Fs">γυναικός</w>, <w lemma="e%29tetro%2Ffei">ἐτετρόφει</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fra">θυγατέρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="e%29pefilostorgh%2Fkei">ἐπεφιλοστοργήκει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parqe%2Fnon">παρθένον</w>.
<w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29fue%2Fstaton">εὐφυέστατον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%5Cn">πρεσβευτὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="periestw%3Dta">περιεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan:">ἐξαπέστειλαν·</w>
<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fa%7C">ἰδίᾳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhrin">Γαρσύηριν</w>, <w lemma="tosou%3Dto">τοσοῦτο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsxe">ἀπέσχε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdi">πατρίδι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhrin">Γαρσύηριν</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3D%7C">σπουδῇ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nadexo%2Fmenos">ἀναδεχόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiriei%3Dn">ἐγχειριεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w>, <w lemma="deca%2Fmenos">δεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pispasome%2Fnous">ἐπισπασομένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafh%2Fsontas">διασαφήσοντας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>,
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29noxa%5Cs">ἀνοχὰς</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Dlke">εἷλκε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sunqhkw%3Dn">συνθηκῶν</w>, <w lemma="ai%29e%5Cn">αἰὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%29ntilogi%2Fas">ἀντιλογίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="skh%2Fyeis">σκήψεις</w> <w lemma="ei%29sfero%2Fmenos">εἰσφερόμενος</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="prosde%2Fcasqai">προσδέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nastrofh%5Cn">ἀναστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Alogba%2Fsei">Λογβάσει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fceis">ἐντεύξεις</w>
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<head>Panic at Selge</head>Garsyeris immediately started in pursuit of the fugitives, being in haste to get over the narrow pass, and approach Selge, before they could make a stand, and form any<pb n="426" />plan for meeting his approach. Thus he came to Selge with his army.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note151">Panic at Selge.</note>But the inhabitants, having no longer any hopes in their allies, after the disaster which had affected them all alike, and themselves dispirited at the misfortune which had befallen them, became exceedingly anxious for the safety of themselves and their country. They accordingly determined in public assembly to send one of their citizens on an embassy to Gassyeris; and selected for the purpose Logbasis, who had been for a long time on terms of intimacy and friendship with the Antiochus that lost his life in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thrace&groupId=1030&placeId=509">Thrace</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note152">Antiochus Hierax, son of Antiochus II.</note>Laodice,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note153">Laodice was sister of the wife of Antiochus (<ref target="b5c43" targOrder="U">5, 43</ref>) and a daughter of King Mithridates (<ref target="b8c22" targOrder="U">8, 22-23</ref>).</note>also, who became afterwards the wife of Achaeus, having been committed to his care, he had brought this young lady up as his daughter, and had treated her with conspicuous kindness.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note154">Logbasis turns traitor.</note>The Selgians therefore thought that his character made him eminently fitted for an ambassador in the circumstances, and accordingly sent him on the mission. He, however, obtained a private interview with Garsyeris, and was so far from carrying out the purpose for which he came, by properly supporting the interests of his country, that on the contrary he strongly urged Garsyeris to send with all speed for Achaeus, and undertook to put the city into their hands. Garsyeris, of course, grasped eagerly at the chance offered to him and sent messengers to induce Achaeus to come, and to inform him of the position of affairs. Meanwhile he concluded an armistice with the Selgians, and protracted the negotiations for a treaty by continually bringing forward objections and scruples on points of detail, in order to give time for the arrival of Achaeus, and for Logbasis to conduct his negotiations and mature his plot.
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