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Book 5 - Chapter 96

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<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agh%2Ftas">Ἀγήτας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="sunagagw%5Cn">συναγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="pandhmei%5C">πανδημεὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29lehla%2Fthse">ἐλεηλάτησε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarna%2Fnwn">Ἀκαρνάνων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peporeu%2Fqh">ἐπεπορεύθη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="porqw%3Dn">πορθῶν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29dew%3Ds">ἀδεῶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fhpeiron">Ἤπειρον</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcas">πράξας</w> <w lemma="e%29panelqw%5Cn">ἐπανελθὼν</w> <w lemma="diafh%3Dke">διαφῆκε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarna%3Dnes">Ἀκαρνᾶνες</w> <w lemma="a%29ntembalo%2Fntes">ἀντεμβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Astratikh%5Cn">Στρατικὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="panikw%3D%7C">πανικῷ</w> <w lemma="peripeso%2Fntes">περιπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="ai%29sxrw%3Ds">αἰσχρῶς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="a%29blabw%3Ds">ἀβλαβῶς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqon">ἐπανῆλθον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="tolmhsa%2Fntwn">τολμησάντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pidiw%3Dcai">ἐπιδιῶξαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Astra%2Ftou">Στράτου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzein">νομίζειν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdras">ἐνέδρας</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fneka">ἕνεκα</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29ege%2Fneto">Ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afanotei%3Ds">Φανοτεῖς</w> <w lemma="palimprodosi%2Fa">παλιμπροδοσία</w> <w lemma="toio%2Fnde">τοιόνδε</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>. <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnos">τεταγμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afwki%2Fdos">Φωκίδος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="sunesth%2Fsato">συνεστήσατο</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ia%2Fsonos">Ἰάσονος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxanen">ἐτύγχανεν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnos">τεταγμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afanote%2Fwn">Φανοτέων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews:">πόλεως·</w>
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<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="diapemya%2Fmenos">διαπεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agh%2Ftan">Ἀγήταν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="w%28molo%2Fghse">ὡμολόγησε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="paradw%2Fsein">παραδώσειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Afanoteu%3Dsi">Φανοτεῦσι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>.
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<w lemma="paragenome%2Fnhs">παραγενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="taxqei%2Fshs">ταχθείσης</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agh%2Ftas">Ἀγήτας</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Afanotei%3Ds">Φανοτεῖς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29posth%2Fmati">ἀποστήματι</w> <w lemma="kru%2Fyas">κρύψας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeine">ἔμεινε</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeiota%2Ftous">ἐπιτηδειοτάτους</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pile%2Fcas">ἐπιλέξας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsteile">ἀπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>,
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ia%2Fswn">Ἰάσων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimon">ἕτοιμον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskous">νεανίσκους</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%2Fgage">εἰσήγαγε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29kro%2Fpolin">ἀκρόπολιν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29peispeso%2Fntwn">ἐπεισπεσόντων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Flektoi">ἐπίλεκτοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agh%2Ftas">Ἀγήτας</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="sunei%5Cs">συνεὶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dge">ἐπανῆγε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29noikei%2Fw%7C">ἀνοικείῳ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmati">πράγματι</w> <w lemma="peripeptwkw%5Cs">περιπεπτωκὼς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="prattome%2Fnois">πραττομένοις</w>.
<head><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Agetas&groupId=303&placeId=595">Agetas</a> Leads the Aetolians Against Acarnania</head>About the same time <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Agetas&groupId=303&placeId=595">Agetas</a>, the Strategus of the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note198">Acarnania.</note>Aetolian league, proclaimed a general levy of Aetolians, and went a foraging expedition into the territory of the Acarnanians. He marched through all Epirus, plundering as he went without let or hindrance; after doing which he returned home, and dismissed the Aetolian levy to their own cities. But the Acarnanians, upon making a retaliatory invasion of the territory of Stratus, were seized with a panic: and returned with disgrace, though without loss; because the people of Stratus did not venture to pursue them, believing that their retreat was a ruse to cover an ambuscade.An instance of counter treachery occurred also at Phanoteus.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note199">Phanoteus in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a>. The biter bit.</note>Alexander who had been appointed governor of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a> by Philip, entered into a plot against the Aetolians, through the agency of a certain Jason, who had been appointed by himself to command the city of Phanoteus. This man sent a message to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Agetas&groupId=303&placeId=595">Agetas</a>, the Strategus of the Aetolian league, agreeing to hand over to him the citadel of Phanoteus; and he confirmed his offer by a regularly sworn treaty. On the appointed day <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Agetas&groupId=303&placeId=595">Agetas</a> came with his Aetolian levy to Phanoteus under cover of night; and concealing the rest at some little distance, he selected a hundred of the most active men and sent them towards the citadel. Jason had Alexander all ready with his soldiers, but duly received the Aetolians as he had sworn into the citadel. Immediately Alexander and his men threw themselves into the citadel also:<pb n="445" />the Aetolian hundred picked soldiers were made prisoners; and when daylight showed <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Agetas&groupId=303&placeId=595">Agetas</a> what had taken place, he drew off his troops,—baffled by a ruse very like what he had on many occasions practised himself.