<w lemma="%2Ameta%5C">Μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fsthse">συνέστησε</w> <w lemma="%2Alu%2Fkw%7C">Λύκῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afaraiei%3D">Φαραιεῖ</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="u%28postra%2Fthgon">ὑποστράτηγον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="suntelei%2Fas">συντελείας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patrikh%3Ds">πατρικῆς</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%3Doi">Ἠλεῖοι</w>, <w lemma="dusarestou%2Fmenoi">δυσαρεστούμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apurri%2Fa%7C">Πυρρίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pespa%2Fsanto">ἐπεσπάσαντο</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdan">Εὐριπίδαν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="thrh%2Fsas">τηρήσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%2Fkonta">ἑξήκοντα</w>, <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29cw%2Fdeuse">ἐξώδευσε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dielqw%5Cn">διελθὼν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afarai+kh%3Ds">Φαραϊκῆς</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fdrame">κατέδραμε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gia%2Fdos">Αἰγιάδος</w>.
<w lemma="perielasa%2Fmenos">περιελασάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w> <w lemma="i%28kanh%5Cn">ἱκανὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Alu%2Fkon">Λύκον</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fntes">συνέντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqoun">ἐβοήθουν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%2Fn">σπουδήν</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fyantes">συνάψαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcantes">συμμίξαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fbalon">κατέβαλον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tetrakosi%2Fous">τετρακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabon">ἔλαβον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fous">διακοσίους</w>,
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%3Ds">ἐπιφανεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndres">ἄνδρες</w> <w lemma="%2Afussi%2Fas">Φυσσίας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29anta%2Fnwr">Ἀντάνωρ</w>, <w lemma="%2Akle%2Farxos">Κλέαρχος</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Floxos">Ἀνδρόλοχος</w>, <w lemma="%2Aeu%29anori%2Fdas">Εὐανορίδας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29aristogei%2Ftwn">Ἀριστογείτων</w>, <w lemma="%2Anika%2Fsippos">Νικάσιππος</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29aspa%2Fsios:">Ἀσπάσιος·</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%3Ds">ἀποσκευῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kuri%2Feusan">ἐκυρίευσαν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</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="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="nau%2Farxos">ναύαρχος</w> <w lemma="e%29codeu%2Fsas">ἐξοδεύσας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amolukri%2Fan">Μολυκρίαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fponta">λείποντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28postre%2Fyas">ὑποστρέψας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpleuse">ἔπλευσε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Axa%2Flkeian">Χάλκειαν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kbohqhsa%2Fntwn">ἐκβοηθησάντων</w> <w lemma="e%29kuri%2Feuse">ἐκυρίευσε</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="makrw%3Dn">μακρῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%2Fndrwn:">αὐτάνδρων·</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Flhta">κέλητα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ri%2Fon">Ῥίον</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twliko%5Cn">Αἰτωλικὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fmati">πληρώματι</w>.
<w lemma="sundramo%2Fntwn">συνδραμόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="lafu%2Frwn">λαφύρων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunaxqei%2Fshs">συναχθείσης</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="proso%2Fdou">προσόδου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w> <w lemma="i%28kanh%3Ds">ἱκανῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftais">στρατιώταις</w> <w lemma="qa%2Frsos">θάρσος</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29ywni%2Fwn">ὀψωνίων</w> <w lemma="komidh%3Ds">κομιδῆς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesin">πόλεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%5Cs">ἐλπὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="barunqh%2Fsesqai">βαρυνθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sforai%3Ds">εἰσφοραῖς</w>.
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<head>Aetolian Raids</head>After arranging this settlement, Aratus broke up his<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note194">Another raid of Aetolians from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a>.</note>camp; and going on himself to the congress of the Achaeans, handed over the mercenaries to Lycus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharae&groupId=878&placeId=1582">Pharae</a>, as the Sub-Strategus of the league. But the Eleans, being dissatisfied with Pyrrhias, once more induced the Aetolians to send them Euripidas; who, waiting until the Achaeans were engaged in their congress, took sixty horse and two thousand foot, and started on a raid. Having passed through the territory of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharae&groupId=878&placeId=1582">Pharae</a>, he overran the country up to the territory of Aegium; and after securing and driving off a considerable booty, he began a retreat towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Leontium&groupId=677&placeId=1239">Leontium</a>. But Lycus, learning what had happened, went in all haste to protect the country; and falling in with the enemy, he attacked them at once and killed four hundred and took two hundred prisoners, among whom were the following men of rank: Physsias, Antanor, Clearchus, Androlochus, Euanoridas, Aristogeiton, Nicasippus, and Aspasius.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note195">The Achaean fleet retaliates on Aetolia.</note>The arms and baggage fell entirely into his hands. About the same time the Navarch of the league having gone on an expedition to Molycria, returned with nearly a hundred<pb n="443" />captives. Returning once more to Aetolia he sailed to Chalceia and captured two war ships, with their crews, which put out to resist him; and took also a long boat with its men on the Aetolian <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhium&groupId=929&placeId=1662">Rhium</a>. There being thus an influx of booty both by sea and land at the same period, and a considerable amount of money and provisions being obtained from this, the soldiers felt confident of getting their pay, and the cities of the league were sanguine of not being likely to be hard pressed by their contributions.
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