<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="diayeusqei%5Cs">διαψευσθεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsas">καταστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29enipe%2Fa">Ἐνιπέα</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%5Cs">παρασκευὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fk">ἔκ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alari%2Fshs">Λαρίσης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="e%29pepoi%2Fhto">ἐπεποίητο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="xeimw%3Dna">χειμῶνα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan:">πολιορκίαν·</w>
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flh">ὅλη</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesis">πρόθεσις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratei%2Fas">στρατείας</w> <w lemma="e%29celei%3Dn">ἐξελεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Afqiw%2Ftidas">Φθιώτιδας</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnas">καλουμένας</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="au%28%2Fth">αὕτη</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxousa">ἀπέχουσα</w> <w lemma="%2Alari%2Fshs">Λαρίσης</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fous">τριακοσίους</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fkeitai">ἐπίκειται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29kai%2Frws">εὐκαίρως</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Amagnhsi%2Fa%7C">Μαγνησίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fa%7C">Θετταλίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Amagnhsi%2Fas">Μαγνησίας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtrie%2Fwn">Δημητριέων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra%7C">χώρᾳ</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fas">Θετταλίας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afarsali%2Fwn">Φαρσαλίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aferai%2Fwn">Φεραίων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w>, <w lemma="katexo%2Fntwn">κατεχόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunexei%3Ds">συνεχεῖς</w> <w lemma="poioume%2Fnwn">ποιουμένων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pidroma%2Fs">ἐπιδρομάς</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fptesqai">βλάπτεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtriei%3Ds">Δημητριεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Afarsali%2Fous">Φαρσαλίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alarisai%2Fous:">Λαρισαίους·</w>
<w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="katadroma%5Cs">καταδρομὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amuriko%5Cn">Ἀμυρικὸν</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="mikrw%3D%7C">μικρῷ</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fmenos">τιθέμενος</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="e%29celei%3Dn">ἐξελεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%2Fn">αὐτήν</w>.
<w lemma="sunaxqe%2Fntwn">συναχθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katapeltw%3Dn">καταπελτῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w>, <w lemma="petrobolikw%3Dn">πετροβολικῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29rga%2Fnwn">ὀργάνων</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w>, <w lemma="prosh%3Dlqe">προσῆλθε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbais">Θήβαις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dielw%5Cn">διελὼν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fa">τρία</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="die%2Flabe">διέλαβε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fric">πέριξ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28ni%5C">ἑνὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Asko%2Fpion">Σκόπιον</w> <w lemma="e%29stratope%2Fdeuse">ἐστρατοπέδευσε</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllw%7C">ἄλλῳ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hliotro%2Fpion">Ἡλιοτρόπιον</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="u%28perkei%2Fmenon">ὑπερκείμενον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w>,
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="ta%2Ffrw%7C">τάφρῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diplw%3D%7C">διπλῷ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="dialabw%5Cn">διαλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="w%29xurw%2Fsato">ὠχυρώσατο</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pu%2Frgois">πύργοις</w> <w lemma="culi%2Fnois">ξυλίνοις</w> <w lemma="h%29sfali%2Fsato">ἠσφαλίσατο</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ple%2Fqron">πλέθρον</w> <w lemma="sth%2Fsas">στήσας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="fulakh%3Ds">φυλακῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rkou%2Fshs">ἀρκούσης</w>.
<w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%5Cs">παρασκευὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fsas">ἁθροίσας</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Frcato">ἤρξατο</w> <w lemma="prosa%2Fgein">προσάγειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="mhxanh%2Fmata">μηχανήματα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>.
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<head>Capture of Thebes In Phthiotis</head>Thus baffled in his attempt upon Meliteia, Philip encamped upon the bank of the Enipeus, and collected from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larisa&groupId=669&placeId=1225">Larisa</a> and the other cities the siege train which he had caused to be constructed during the winter. For the chief object of his campaign was the capture of the city called Phthiotid Thebes.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note202">Thebae Phthiotides, B. C. 217.</note>Now this city lies no long way from the sea, about thirty stades from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larisa&groupId=669&placeId=1225">Larisa</a>, and is conveniently situated in regard both to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Magnesia&groupId=729&placeId=1336">Magnesia</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a>; but especially as commanding the district of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a> in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Magnesia&groupId=729&placeId=1336">Magnesia</a>, and of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharsalus&groupId=880&placeId=1587">Pharsalus</a> and Pherae in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a>. From it, at that very time, much damage was being inflicted upon the Demetrians, Pharsalians, and Larisaeans; as the Aetolians were in occupation of it, and made continual predatory expeditions, often as far as to the plain of Amyrus. Philip did not regard the matter as at all of small importance, but was exceedingly bent on taking the town. Having therefore got together a hundred and fifty catapults, and twenty-five stone-throwing balistae, he sat down before Thebes. He distributed his forces between three points in the vicinity of the city; one was encamped near<pb n="447" />Scopium; a second near a place called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Heliotropium&groupId=619&placeId=1139">Heliotropium</a>; and the third on the hill overhanging the town. The spaces between these camps he fortified by a trench and double palisade, and further secured them by towers of wood, at intervals of a hundred feet, with an adequate guard. When these works were finished, he collected all his siege train together and began to move his engines towards the citadel.
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