<w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="piezo%2Fmenon">πιεζόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fkline">ἐνέκλινε</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29exekra%2Fths">Ἐχεκράτης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkei">ἐκαραδόκει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="kera%2Ftwn">κεράτων</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmptwsin">σύμπτωσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="koniorto%5Cn">κονιορτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28w%2Fra">ἑώρα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="fero%2Fmenon">φερόμενον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="prosie%2Fnai">προσιέναι</w> <w lemma="tolmw%3Dnta">τολμῶντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fois">ὑπεναντίοις</w>,
<w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afoci%2Fda%7C">Φοξίδᾳ</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</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="e%29%2Fxonti">ἔχοντι</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="sumbalei%3Dn">συμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="a%29ntitetagme%2Fnois">ἀντιτεταγμένοις</w>,
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29cagagw%5Cn">ἐξαγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fa">θηρία</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnous">τεταγμένους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qhri%2Fwn">θηρίων</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29gego%2Fnei">ἐγεγόνει</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28perai%2Frwn">ὑπεραίρων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29mba%2Fllwn">ἐμβάλλων</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29tre%2Fyato">ἐτρέψατο</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Afoci%2Fdas">Φοξίδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan:">ἐποίησαν·</w> <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntes">προσπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Farayi">Ἄραψι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amh%2Fdois">Μήδοις</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkasan">ἠνάγκασαν</w> <w lemma="a%29postrafe%2Fntas">ἀποστραφέντας</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="protropa%2Fdhn">προτροπάδην</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fka">ἐνίκα</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="h%28tta%3Dto">ἡττᾶτο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>.
<w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flagges">φάλαγγες</w>, <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kera%2Ftwn">κεράτων</w> <w lemma="au%29tai%3Ds">αὐταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29yilwme%2Fnwn">ἐψιλωμένων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenon">ἔμενον</w> <w lemma="a%29ke%2Fraioi">ἀκέραιοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w>, <w lemma="a%29mfhri%2Fstous">ἀμφηρίστους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousai">ἔχουσαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</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="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29nhgwni%2Fzeto">ἐνηγωνίζετο</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="proterh%2Fmati">προτερήματι</w>,
<w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flagga">φάλαγγα</w> <w lemma="pepoihme%2Fnos">πεποιημένος</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="proelqw%5Cn">προελθὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fanei%5Cs">φανεὶς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesi">δυνάμεσι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w> <w lemma="kateplh%2Fcato">κατεπλήξατο</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29neirga%2Fsato">ἐνειργάσατο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fan">προθυμίαν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katabalo%2Fntes">καταβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sari%2Fsas">σαρίσας</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Fmaxon">Ἀνδρόμαχον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbion">Σωσίβιον</w> <w lemma="e%29ph%3Dgon">ἐπῆγον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Flektoi">ἐπίλεκτοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Asuriakw%3Dn">Συριακῶν</w> <w lemma="braxu%2Fn">βραχύν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Fsthsan">ἀντέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anika%2Frxou">Νικάρχου</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29gkli%2Fnantes">ἐγκλίναντες</w> <w lemma="u%28pexw%2Froun:">ὑπεχώρουν·</w>
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fpeiros">ἄπειρος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fos">νέος</w>, <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnwn">ὑπολαμβάνων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28auto%5Cn">ἑαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="loipa%5C">λοιπὰ</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="nika%3Dn">νικᾶν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fkeito">ἐπέκειτο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgousin">φεύγουσιν</w>.
<w lemma="o%29ye%5C">ὀψὲ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbute%2Frwn">πρεσβυτέρων</w> <w lemma="tino%5Cs">τινὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsantos">ἐπιστήσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dei%2Fcantos">δείξαντος</w> <w lemma="fero%2Fmenon">φερόμενον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="koniorto%5Cn">κονιορτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flaggos">φάλαγγος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sunnoh%2Fsas">συννοήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="a%29natre%2Fxein">ἀνατρέχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29peira%3Dto">ἐπειρᾶτο</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilikh%3Ds">βασιλικῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Flhs">ἴλης</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fcews">παρατάξεως</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>.
<w lemma="katalabw%5Cn">καταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="pefeugo%2Ftas">πεφευγότας</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rafi%2Fan">Ῥαφίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="nika%3Dn">νικᾶν</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="a%29genni%2Fan">ἀγεννίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deili%2Fan">δειλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29sfa%2Flqai">ἐσφάλθαι</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzwn">νομίζων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>.
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<head>Victory of Ptolemy</head>Echecrates the commander of the right wing waited at<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note173">Ptolemy's right wing also successful.</note>first to see the result of the struggle between the other wings of the two armies: but when he saw the dust coming his way, and that the elephants opposite his division were afraid even to approach<pb n="435" />the hostile elephants at all, he ordered Phoxidas to charge the part of the enemy opposite him with his Greek mercenaries; while he made a flank movement with the cavalry and the division behind the elephants; and so getting out of the line of the hostile elephants' attack, charged the enemy's cavalry on the rear or the flank and quickly drove them from their ground. Phoxidas and his men were similarly successful: for they charged the Arabians and Medes and forced them into precipitate flight. Thus Antiochus's right wing gained a victory, while his left was defeated.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note174">The centre coming into action, Ptolemy is victorious.</note>The phalanxes, left without the support of either wing, remained intact in the centre of the plain, in a state of alternate hope and fear for the result. Meanwhile Antiochus was assisting in gaining the victory on his right wing; while Ptolemy, who had retired behind his phalanx, now came forward in the centre, and showing himself in the view of both armies struck terror in the hearts of the enemy, but inspired great spirit and enthusiasm in his own men; and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a> and Sosibius at once ordered them to lower their sarissae and charge. The picked Syrian troops stood their ground only for a short time, and the division of Nicarchus quickly broke and fled. Antiochus presuming, in his youthful inexperience, from the success of his own division, that he would be equally victorious all along the line, was pressing on the pursuit; but upon one of the older officers at length giving him warning, and pointing out that the cloud of dust raised by the phalanx was moving towards their own camp, he understood too late what was happening; and endeavoured to gallop back with the squadron of royal cavalry on to the field.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note175">Final retreat of Antiochus.</note>But finding his whole line in full retreat he was forced to retire to Rhaphia: comforting himself with the belief that, as far as he was personally concerned, he had won a victory, but had been defeated in the whole battle by the want of spirit and courage shown by the rest.
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