<w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aphlousi%2Fou">Πηλουσίου</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fzeuce">κατέζευξε</w>,
<w lemma="prosanalabw%5Cn">προσαναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29felkome%2Fnous">ἐφελκομένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sitometrh%2Fsas">σιτομετρήσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ki%2Fnei">ἐκίνει</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fsion">Κάσιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aba%2Fraqra">Βάραθρα</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmena">καλούμενα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29nu%2Fdrou">ἀνύδρου</w>.
<w lemma="dianu%2Fsas">διανύσας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmenon">προκείμενον</w> <w lemma="pemptai%3Dos">πεμπταῖος</w>, <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w> <w lemma="a%29posxw%5Cn">ἀποσχὼν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rafi%2Fas">Ῥαφίας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rinoko%2Floura">Ῥινοκόλουρα</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fth">πρώτη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgupton">Αἴγυπτον</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w>, <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fzan">Γάζαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosanalabw%5Cn">προσαναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29ntau%3Dqa">ἐνταῦθα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="proh%2F%7Cei">προῄει</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fdhn">βάδην</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paralla%2Fcas">παραλλάξας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="nukto%2Fs">νυκτός</w>, <w lemma="a%29posxw%5Cn">ἀποσχὼν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="diasth%2Fmati">διαστήματι</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftes">γεγονότες</w> <w lemma="a%29ntestratope%2Fdeuon">ἀντεστρατοπέδευον</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois:">ἀλλήλοις·</w>
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="eu%29fue%2Fsteron">εὐφυέστερον</w> <w lemma="metalabei%3Dn">μεταλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesin">δυνάμεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpoih%3Dsai">ἐμποιῆσαι</w> <w lemma="qa%2Frsos">θάρσος</w>, <w lemma="prosestratope%2Fdeuse">προσεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakas">χάρακας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxein">ἀπέχειν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28drei%2Fas">ὑδρείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pronoma%5Cs">προνομὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="sumplokai%5C">συμπλοκαὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="a%29krobolismoi%5C">ἀκροβολισμοὶ</w> <w lemma="suni%2Fstanto">συνίσταντο</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w>.
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<head>Antiochus Advances To Raphia</head>Having marched to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pelusium&groupId=863&placeId=1555">Pelusium</a> Ptolemy made his first<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note162">Ptolemy enters <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Palestine&groupId=207&placeId=455">Palestine</a>.</note>halt in that town: and having been there joined by the stragglers, and having given out their rations of corn to his men, he got the army in motion, and led them by a line of march which goes through the waterless region skirting Mount Casius and the Marshes.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note163">Called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Barathra&groupId=393&placeId=736">Barathra</a>. See<bibl n="Strab. 17.1.21" default="NO" valid="yes">Strabo, 17.1.21</bibl>.</note>On the fifth day's march he reached his destination, and pitched his camp a distance of fifty stades from Rhaphia, which is the first city of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a> towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a>.While Ptolemy was effecting this movement Antiochus<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note164">Antiochus goes to meet him.</note>arrived with his army at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gaza&groupId=599&placeId=390">Gaza</a>, where he was joined by some reinforcements, and once more commenced his advance, proceeding at a leisurely pace. He passed Rhaphia and encamped about ten stades from the enemy. For a while the two armies preserved this distance, and remained encamped opposite each other. But after some few days, wishing to remove to more advantageous ground and to inspire confidence in his troops, Antiochus pushed forward his camp so much nearer Ptolemy, that the palisades of the two camps were not more than five stades from each other; and while in this position, there were frequent struggles at the watering-places and on forays, as well as infantry and cavalry skirmishes in the space between the camps.
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