<w lemma="%2Akata%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="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Alago%2Fran">Λαγόραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdoton">Θεόδοτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adionu%2Fsion">Διονύσιον</w> <w lemma="u%28perba%2Fntes">ὑπερβάντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="krhmnou%5Cs">κρημνοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnhn">ὑποκειμένην</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhn">πύλην</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="diema%2Fxonto">διεμάχοντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pantw%3Dntas">ἀπαντῶντας</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkopton">διέκοπτον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="moxlou%2Fs">μοχλούς</w>. <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntes">προσπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnoi">τεταγμένοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Foun">ἐποίουν</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pulw%3Dn">πυλῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29noixqeisw%3Dn">ἀνοιχθεισῶν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29selqo%2Fntes">εἰσελθόντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="disxi%2Flioi">δισχίλιοι</w> <w lemma="katela%2Fbonto">κατελάβοντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="qea%2Ftrou">θεάτρου</w> <w lemma="stefa%2Fnhn">στεφάνην</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnou">γινομένου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="teixw%3Dn">τειχῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apersi%2Fdos">Περσίδος</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhs">προσαγορευομένης</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhs">πύλης</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqhsan">ἐβοήθησαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fbazon">Ἀρίβαζον</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="pareggua%3Dn">παρεγγυᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29speptwko%2Ftas">εἰσπεπτωκότας</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnontos">συμβαίνοντος</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="a%29new%7Cgme%2Fnhs">ἀνεῳγμένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhs">πύλης</w>, <w lemma="suneise%2Fpeso%2Fn">συνεισέπεσόν</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="e%28po%2Fmenoi">ἑπόμενοι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28poxwrou%3Dsin">ὑποχωροῦσιν</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="krathsa%2Fntwn">κρατησάντων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhs">πύλης</w>, <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29se%2Fpipton">εἰσέπιπτον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnas">παρακειμένας</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkopton">διέκοπτον</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flas">πύλας</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="%2A%29ari%2Fbazon">Ἀρίβαζον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="diagwnisa%2Fmenoi">διαγωνισάμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29selhluqo%2Ftas">εἰσεληλυθότας</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdoton">Θεόδοτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alago%2Fran">Λαγόραν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenon">ἔμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fatron">θέατρον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>, <w lemma="nounexw%3Ds">νουνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pragmatikw%3Ds">πραγματικῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29fedreu%2Fontes">ἐφεδρεύοντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>, <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loiph%5C">λοιπὴ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamis">δύναμις</w> <w lemma="ei%29spesou%3Dsa">εἰσπεσοῦσα</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kateilh%2Ffei">κατειλήφει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w>,
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="foneuo%2Fntwn">φονευόντων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntugxa%2Fnontas">ἐντυγχάνοντας</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Fseis">οἰκήσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29mpiprw%2Fntwn">ἐμπιπρώντων</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28rpaga%5Cs">ἁρπαγὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w> <w lemma="w%28rmhko%2Ftwn">ὡρμηκότων</w>, <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="pantelh%5Cs">παντελὴς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="katafqora%5C">καταφθορὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diarpagh%2F">διαρπαγή</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asa%2Frdewn">Σάρδεων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Cod. Urb. fol. 98 med. exc. ant. p. 194.</foreign>]
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<head><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardis&groupId=948&placeId=1686">Sardis</a> Destroyed</head>Meanwhile Lagoras, Theodotus, Dionysius, and their men had climbed the rocks and had arrived at the gate nearest them; and some of them were engaged in fighting the troops sent from the citadel to oppose them, while others were cutting through the bars; and at the same time the party outside told off for that service were doing the same. The gates having thus been quickly forced open, the two thousand entered and occupied the area round the theatre. On this all the men from the walls, and from the Persian gate, to which Aribazus had already led a relieving force, rushed in hot haste to pass the word to attack the enemy within the gates. The result was that, the gate having been opened as they retreated, some of the king's army rushed in along with the retiring garrison; and, when they had thus taken possession of the gate, they were followed by an unbroken stream of their comrades; some of whom poured through the gate, while others employed themselves in bursting open other gates in the vicinity. Aribazus and all the men in the city, after a brief struggle against the enemy who had thus got within the walls, fled with all speed to the citadel. After that, Theodotus and Lagoras and their party remained on the ground near the theatre, determining with great good sense and soldier-like prudence to form a reserve until the whole operation was completed; while the main body rushed in on every side and occupied the town. And now by dint of some putting all they met to the sword, others setting fire to the houses, others devoting themselves to plunder and taking booty, the destruction and sacking of the town was completed. Thus did Antiochus become master of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sardis&groupId=948&placeId=1686">Sardis</a>. . . .<pb />
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