<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnq%27">πένθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29ntistratopedeu%2Fsantes">ἀντιστρατοπεδεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fgnwsan">ἔγνωσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnein">κρίνειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w>.
<w lemma="katarxome%2Fnwn">καταρχομένων</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="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="kinei%3Dn">κινεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="a%29ntech%3Dgon">ἀντεξῆγον</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flaggas">φάλαγγας</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pile%2Fktous">ἐπιλέκτους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoniko%5Cn">Μακεδονικὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="kaqwplisme%2Fnous">καθωπλισμένους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftacan">ἔταξαν</w>,
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frata">κέρατα</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fw%7C">Πτολεμαίῳ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Ftera">ἑκάτερα</w> <w lemma="toutoni%5C">τουτονὶ</w> <w lemma="suni%2Fstato">συνίστατο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>. <w lemma="%2Apolukra%2Fths">Πολυκράτης</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28auto%5Cn">ἑαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="laio%5Cn">λαιὸν</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras:">κέρας·</w>
<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flaggos">φάλαγγος</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dtes">Κρῆτες</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="basiliko%5Cn">βασιλικὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fghma">ἄγημα</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswkra%2Ftous">Σωκράτους</w> <w lemma="peltastai%2F">πελτασταί</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fptontes">συνάπτοντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbusi">Λίβυσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoniko%5Cn">Μακεδονικὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="kaqwplisme%2Fnois">καθωπλισμένοις</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="deciou%3D">δεξιοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frws">κέρως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29exekra%2Fths">Ἐχεκράτης</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalo%2Fs">Θετταλός</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds:">ἱππεῖς·</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29wnu%2Fmwn">εὐωνύμων</w>.
<w lemma="i%28%2Fstanto">ἵσταντο</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftai">Γαλάται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%3D%7Ckes:">Θρᾷκες·</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2Afoci%2Fdas">Φοξίδας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fptontas">συνάπτοντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gupti%2Fwn">Αἰγυπτίων</w> <w lemma="falaggi%2Ftais">φαλαγγίταις</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tettara%2Fkonta">τετταράκοντα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="laio%5Cn">λαιὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fa">τρία</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="deciou%3D">δεξιοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fratos">κέρατος</w> <w lemma="e%29te%2Ftakto">ἐτέτακτο</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%2Fkonta">ἑξήκοντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29lefa%2Fntwn">ἐλεφάντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntrofos">σύντροφος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>, <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="deciou%3D">δεξιοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fratos">κέρατος</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fsthse">προέστησε</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don:">Πτολεμαῖον·</w>
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fpatron">Ἀντίπατρον</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnous">ταττομένους</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthse">ἐπέστησε</w>, <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikampi%2Fw%7C">ἐπικαμπίῳ</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbale">παρενέβαλε</w>.
<w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="metw%2Fpw%7C">μετώπῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dtas">Κρῆτας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsthse:">ἔστησε·</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftace">ἔταξε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous:">μισθοφόρους·</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoniko%5Cn">Μακεδονικὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="kaqwplisme%2Fnwn">καθωπλισμένων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Abutta%2Fkou">Βυττάκου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnos">Μακεδόνος</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="pentakisxili%2Fous">πεντακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbale">παρενέβαλε</w>.
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29wnu%2Fmou">εὐωνύμου</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcews">τάξεως</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqhke">ἔθηκε</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="%2Aqemi%2Fswn">Θεμίσων</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Frdakas">Κάρδακας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aludou%5Cs">Λυδοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kontista%2Fs">ἀκοντιστάς</w>, <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Amene%2Fdhmon">Μενέδημον</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fous">τρισχιλίους</w>,
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="%2Akissi%2Fous">Κισσίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amh%2Fdous">Μήδους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarmani%2Fous">Καρμανίους</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Farabas">Ἄραβας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="prosxw%2Frois">προσχώροις</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fptontas">συνάπτοντας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flaggi">φάλαγγι</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%2Floipa">κατάλοιπα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="laiou%3D">λαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fratos">κέρατος</w> <w lemma="proeba%2Fleto">προεβάλετο</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basilikw%3Dn">βασιλικῶν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="pai%2Fdwn">παίδων</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsas">ἐπιστήσας</w> <w lemma="%2Amui+%2Fskon">Μυΐσκον</w>.
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<head>Dispositions For the Battle of Raphia</head>After being encamped opposite each other for five<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note166">Disposition of the two armies for the battle of Rhaphia.</note>days, the two kings resolved to bring matters to the decision of battle. And upon Ptolemy beginning to move his army outside its camp, Antiochus hastened to do the same. Both formed their front of their phalanx and men armed in the Macedonian manner. But Ptolemy's two wings were formed as follows:—Polycrates, with the cavalry under his command, occupied the left, and between him and the phalanx were Cretans standing close by the horsemen; next them came the royal guard;<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note167">Agema. See note on<ref target="b5c25" targOrder="U">5, 25</ref>.</note>then the peltasts under Socrates, adjoining the Libyans armed in Macedonian fashion. On the right wing was Echecrates of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a>, with his division of cavalry; on his left were stationed Gauls and Thracians; next them Phoxidas and the Greek mercenaries, extending to the Egyptian phalanx. Of the elephants forty were on the left wing, where Ptolemy was to be in person during the battle; the other thirty-three had been stationed in front of the right wing opposite the mercenary cavalry.Antiochus also placed sixty of his elephants commanded by his foster-brother Philip in front of his right wing, on which he was to be present personally, to fight opposite Ptolemy. Behind these he stationed the two thousand cavalry commanded by Antipater, and two thousand more at right angles to them.<pb n="433" />In line with the cavalry he placed the Cretans, and next them the Greek mercenaries; with the latter he mixed two thousand of these armed in the Macedonian fashion under the command of the Macedonian Byttacus. At the extreme point of the left wing he placed two thousand cavalry under the command of Themison; by their side Cardacian and Lydian javelin-men; next them the light-armed division of three thousand, commanded by Menedemus; then the Cissians, Medes, and Carmanians; and by their side the Arabians and neighbouring peoples who continued the line up to the phalanx. The remainder of the elephants he placed in front of his left wing under the command of Myiscus, one of the boys about the court.
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