<head lang="la">IV. Res Asiae</head><w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnei">γένει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%2Fs">Κρής</w>, <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fa%7C">βασιλείᾳ</w> <w lemma="diatetrifw%5Cs">διατετριφὼς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemonikh%3D%7C">ἡγεμονικῇ</w> <w lemma="prostasi%2Fa%7C">προστασίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="dokw%3Dn">δοκῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnesin">σύνεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w> <w lemma="para%2Fbolon">παράβολον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tribh%5Cn">τριβὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemikoi%3Ds">πολεμικοῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttw">ἐλάττω</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbios">Σωσίβιος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgwn">λόγων</w> <w lemma="pistwsa%2Fmenos">πιστωσάμενος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fsas">παρασκευάσας</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoun">εὔνουν</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3D%7C">ἑαυτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqumon">πρόθυμον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nadi%2Fdwsi">ἀναδίδωσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="mei%3Dzon">μεῖζον</w> <w lemma="xari%2Fsaito">χαρίσαιτο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtas">ἐνεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="sunepinoh%2Fsas">συνεπινοήσας</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fni">τίνι</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnatai">δύναται</w> <w lemma="sw%3Dsai">σῶσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>.
<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29piske%2Fyasqai">ἐπισκέψασθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnwn">εἰρημένων</w>, <w lemma="e%29xwri%2Fsqh:">ἐχωρίσθη·</w>
<w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3D%7C">ἑαυτῷ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2F%27">δύ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="proselqw%5Cn">προσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbion">Σωσίβιον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nede%2Fcato">ἀνεδέξατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>, <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Asa%2Frdesi">Σάρδεσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeirei%3Dn">ἐμπειρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flon">Καμβύλον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxw%7C">Ἀντιόχῳ</w> <w lemma="strateuome%2Fnwn">στρατευομένων</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtw%3Dn">Κρητῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="poli%2Fthn">πολίτην</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suggenh%3D">συγγενῆ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flon">φίλον</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w>.
<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flon">Καμβύλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnous">ταττομένους</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dtas">Κρῆτας</w> <w lemma="pepisteu%3Dsqai%2F">πεπιστεῦσθαί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fulakthri%2Fwn">φυλακτηρίων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fpisqe">ὄπισθε</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%5Cn">κατασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29pede%2Fxonto">ἐπεδέχοντο</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunexei%2Fa%7C">συνεχείᾳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flon">Καμβύλον</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnwn">τεταγμένων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29throu%3Dnto">ἐτηροῦντο</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsibi%2Fou">Σωσιβίου</w> <w lemma="decame%2Fnou">δεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fnoian">ἐπίνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dieilhfo%2Ftos">διειληφότος</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="swqh%3Dnai">σωθῆναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="periestw%2Ftwn">περιεστώτων</w>, <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="dunatou%3D">δυνατοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fpac">καθάπαξ</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%28te%2Frou">ἑτέρου</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="be%2Fltion">βέλτιον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%2Flidos">Βώλιδος</w>, <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sundramou%2Fshs">συνδραμούσης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlin">Βῶλιν</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fmbane">ἐλάμβανε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dgma">πρᾶγμα</w> <w lemma="prokoph%2Fn">προκοπήν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbios">Σωσίβιος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="proedi%2Fdou">προεδίδου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29llei%2Fpein">ἐλλείπειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>, <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="u%28pisxnei%3Dto">ὑπισχνεῖτο</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsein">δώσειν</w>,
<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%3D">Ἀχαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sw%7Czome%2Fnou">σῳζομένου</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fritas">χάριτας</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%3Ds">ὑπερβολῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29%2Fcwn">αὔξων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dge">ἦγε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlin:">Βῶλιν·</w>
<w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fr">ἀνήρ</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimos">ἕτοιμος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29pimei%2Fnas">ἐπιμείνας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpleuse">ἐξέπλευσε</w>, <w lemma="sunqh%2Fmata">συνθήματα</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Aniko%2Fmaxon">Νικόμαχον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amelagko%2Fman">Μελαγκόμαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fefeson">Ἔφεσον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllas">ἄλλας</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fsas">ἁπάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29xei%2Frize">ἐχείριζε</w>.
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<head>Philip Takes Lissus in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a>, B.C. 213</head>Philip had long had his thoughts fixed upon Lissus and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note27">Lissus founded by Dionysius of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syracuse&groupId=994&placeId=1753">Syracuse</a>, B. C. 385. See Diod. Sic. 15. 13.</note>its citadel; and, being anxious to become master of those places, he started with his army, and after two days' march got through the pass and pitched his camp on the bank of the river Ardaxanus, not far from the town. He found on surveying the place that the fortifications of Lissus, both on the side of the sea and of the land, were exceedingly strong both by nature and art; and that the citadel, which was near it, from its extraordinary height and its other sources of strength, looked more than any one could hope to carry by storm. He therefore gave up all hope of the latter, but did not entirely despair of taking the town. He observed that there was a space between Lissus and the foot of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acrolissus&groupId=278&placeId=548">Acrolissus</a> which was fairly well suited for making an attempt upon the town. He conceived the idea therefore of bringing on a skirmish in this space, and then employing a strategem suited to the circumstances of the case. Having given his men a day for rest; and having in the course of it addressed them in suitable words of exhortation; he hid the greater and most effective part of his light-armed troops during the night in some woody gulleys, close to this space on the land side; and next morning marched to the other side of the town next the sea, with his peltasts and the rest of his light-armed. Having thus marched round the town, and arrived at this spot, he made a show of intending to assault it at that point. Now as Philip's advent had been no secret, a large body of men from the surrounding country of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> had flocked into Lissus; but feeling confidence in the strength of the citadel, they had assigned a very moderate number of men to garrison it.
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