<w lemma="%2A%28etoi%2Fmwn">Ἑτοίμων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="krufqh%3Dnai">κρυφθῆναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="selh%2Fnhn">σελήνην</w> <w lemma="la%2Fqra%7C">λάθρᾳ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="krhmnou%5Cs">κρημνοὺς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Alago%2Fran">Λαγόραν</w> <w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenoi">ἀφικόμενοι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="klima%2Fkwn">κλιμάκων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fsteilan">ὑπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="propeptwkui%3Dan">προπεπτωκυῖαν</w> <w lemma="o%29fru%2Fn">ὀφρύν</w>. <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fkwn">φυλάκων</w> <w lemma="a%29poluome%2Fnwn">ἀπολυομένων</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29qismo%5Cn">ἐθισμὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fas">ἐφεδρείας</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmpontos">ἐκπέμποντος</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppo%2Fdromon">ἱππόδρομον</w> <w lemma="e%29cagago%2Fntos">ἐξαγαγόντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fttontos">παρατάττοντος</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="a%29nu%2Fpopton">ἀνύποπτον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenon">γενόμενον</w>.
<w lemma="prosteqeisw%3Dn">προστεθεισῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w> <w lemma="klima%2Fkwn">κλιμάκων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Adionusi%2Fou">Διονυσίου</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alago%2Fra">Λαγόρα</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="poreuome%2Fnwn">πορευομένων</w>, <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="taraxh%5C">ταραχὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fnhma">κίνημα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w>.
<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="a%29dh%2Flous">ἀδήλους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prosbai%2Fnontas">προσβαίνοντας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="propeptwkui%2Fas">προπεπτωκυίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="krhmno%5Cn">κρημνὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29fru%2Fos:">ὀφρύος·</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdou">στρατοπέδου</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnoptos">σύνοπτος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flma">τόλμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nabaino%2Fntwn">ἀναβαινόντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraballome%2Fnwn">παραβαλλομένων</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29kpeplhgme%2Fnoi">ἐκπεπληγμένοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proorw%2Fmenoi">προορώμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbhso%2Fmenon">συμβησόμενον</w>, <w lemma="a%29xanei%3Ds">ἀχανεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="perixarei%3Ds">περιχαρεῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fstasan">ἕστασαν</w>. <w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>,
<w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="parembolh%5Cn">παρεμβολὴν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fnhma">κίνημα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29pospa%3Dn">ἀποσπᾶν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnou">προκειμένου</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fbale">προσέβαλε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Ftera">θάτερα</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flas">πύλας</w> <w lemma="keime%2Fnas">κειμένας</w>, <w lemma="%2Apersi%2Fdas">Περσίδας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnas">προσαγορευομένας</w>. <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w>,
<w lemma="sunqewrw%3Dn">συνθεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fnhma">κίνημα</w> <w lemma="parhllagme%2Fnon">παρηλλαγμένον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunhqei%2Fas">συνηθείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="dihporei%3Dto">διηπορεῖτο</w> <w lemma="dusxrhstou%2Fmenos">δυσχρηστούμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunnoh%3Dsai">συννοῆσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenos">δυνάμενος</w>.
<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29panth%2Fsontas">ἀπαντήσοντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhn:">πύλην·</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="stenh%3Ds">στενῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%2Fdous">κρημνώδους</w> <w lemma="poioume%2Fnwn">ποιουμένων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fbasin">κατάβασιν</w> <w lemma="bradei%3Dan">βραδεῖαν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fan">ἐπικουρίαν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnos">τεταγμένος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fbazos">Ἀρίβαζος</w> <w lemma="a%29ka%2Fkws">ἀκάκως</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flas">πύλας</w>, <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="e%28w%2Fra">ἑώρα</w> <w lemma="prosba%2Fllonta">προσβάλλοντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="a%29nebi%2Fbaze">ἀνεβίβαζε</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhs">πύλης</w> <w lemma="a%29fiei%5Cs">ἀφιεὶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Frgein">εἴργειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzontas">συνεγγίζοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumple%2Fkesqai">συμπλέκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="parekeleu%2Feto">παρεκελεύετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
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<head>The Sack of Sardis</head>When Lagoras and his party had made all their<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note36">The town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardis&groupId=948&placeId=1686">Sardis</a> entered and sacked.</note>preparations, as soon as the moon set, they came stealthily to the foot of the cliffs with their scaling ladders, and ensconced themselves under a certain overhanging rock. When day broke, and the picket as usual broke up from that spot; and the king in the ordinary way told off some men to take their usual posts, and led the main body on to the hippodrome and drew them up; at first no one suspected what was going on. But when two ladders were fixed, and Dionysius led the way up one, and Lagoras up the other, there was excitement and a stir throughout the camp. For while the climbing party were not visible to the people in the town, or to Achaeus in the citadel, because of the beetling brow of the rock, their bold and adventurous ascent was in full view of the camp; which accordingly was divided in feeling between astonishment at the strangeness of the spectacle, and a nervous horror of what was going to happen next, all standing dumb with exulting wonder. Observing the excitement in the camp, and wishing to divert the attention both of his own men and of those in the city from what was going on, the king ordered an advance; and delivered an attack upon the gates on the other side of the town, called the Persian gates. Seeing from the citadel the unwonted stir in the camp, Achaeus was for some time at a loss to know what to do, being puzzled to account for it, and quite unable to see what was taking place. However he despatched a force to oppose the enemy at the gate; whose assistance was slow in arriving, because they had to descend from the citadel by a narrow and precipitous path. But Aribazus, the commandant of the town, went unsuspiciously to the gates on which he saw Antiochus advancing; and caused some of his men to mount the wall, and sent<pb n="524" />others out through the gate, with orders to hinder the approaching enemies, and come to close quarters with them.
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