<w lemma="%2Aparageno%2Fmenos">Παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fefeson">Ἔφεσον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinwsa%2Fmenos">κοινωσάμενος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29ndra%2Fsi">ἀνδράσι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fmena">παρακαλούμενα</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%2Fn">Ἀριανόν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnwn">ταττομένων</w> <w lemma="diape%2Fmpetai">διαπέμπεται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flon">Καμβύλον</w>,
<w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29capesta%2Flqai">ἐξαπεστάλθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alecandrei%2Fas">Ἀλεξανδρείας</w> <w lemma="cenologh%2Fswn">ξενολογήσων</w>, <w lemma="bou%2Flesqai">βούλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flw%7C">Καμβύλῳ</w> <w lemma="summi%3Dcai">συμμῖξαι</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="tinwn">τινων</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fwn:">ἀναγκαίων·</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="w%29%2F%7Ceto">ᾤετο</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcasqai">τάξασθαι</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="suneido%2Ftos">συνειδότος</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="sunanth%2Fsousi">συναντήσουσι</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arianou%3D">Ἀριανοῦ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcantos">συμμίξαντος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flw%7C">Καμβύλῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhlw%2Fsantos">δηλώσαντος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%2Fkouse">ὑπήκουσε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parakaloume%2Fnois">παρακαλουμένοις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqe%2Fmenos">συνθέμενος</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frw%7C">ἑκατέρῳ</w> <w lemma="gnwsto%2Fn">γνωστόν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fstai">παρέσται</w> <w lemma="nukto%2Fs">νυκτός</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpemye">ἀπέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%2Fn">Ἀριανόν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%5Cs">Κρὴς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flos">ποικίλος</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ba%2Fstaze">ἐβάσταζε</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dgma">πρᾶγμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fnoian">ἐπίνοιαν</w> <w lemma="e%29yhla%2Ffa">ἐψηλάφα</w>.
<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flw%7C">Καμβύλῳ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arianou%3D">Ἀριανοῦ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntacin">σύνταξιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwke">ἔδωκε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%2Fn">ἐπιστολήν</w>. <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="teqei%2Fshs">τεθείσης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ske%2Fyin">σκέψιν</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtikh%2Fn:">Κρητικήν·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29sko%2Fpoun">ἐσκόπουν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fontos">κινδυνεύοντος</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirisa%2Fntwn">ἐγχειρισάντων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstews">πίστεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsin">σφίσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frontos">συμφέροντος</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dtes">Κρῆτες</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="sunto%2Fmws">συντόμως</w> <w lemma="kathne%2Fxqhsan">κατηνέχθησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn:">γνώμην·</w> <w lemma="au%28%2Fth">αὕτη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsibi%2Fou">Σωσιβίου</w> <w lemma="prodedome%2Fna">προδεδομένα</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fsqai">διελέσθαι</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w>,
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxw%7C">Ἀντιόχῳ</w> <w lemma="dhlw%2Fsantas">δηλώσαντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunergw%3D%7C">συνεργῷ</w> <w lemma="xrhsame%2Fnous">χρησαμένους</w> <w lemma="e%29paggei%2Flasqai">ἐπαγγείλασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiriei%3Dn">ἐγχειριεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="labo%2Fntas">λαβόντας</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata">χρήματα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fas">ἀξίας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhs">προειρημένης</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kurwqe%2Fntwn">κυρωθέντων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flos">Καμβύλος</w> <w lemma="a%29nede%2Fcato">ἀνεδέξατο</w> <w lemma="xeiriei%3Dn">χειριεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="e%29ta%2Fcato">ἐτάξατο</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyein">πέμψειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%5Cn">Ἀριανὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="para%2F">παρά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikoma%2Fxou">Νικομάχου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amelagko%2Fma">Μελαγκόμα</w> <w lemma="sunqhmatika%5C">συνθηματικὰ</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fmmata">γράμματα</w>.
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pareiselqei%3Dn">παρεισελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%5Cn">Ἀριανὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pelqei%3Dn">ἀπελθεῖν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleue">ἐκέλευε</w> <w lemma="fronti%2Fzein">φροντίζειν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenos">προσδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntifwnh%2Fsh%7C">ἀντιφωνήσῃ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aniko%2Fmaxon">Νικόμαχον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amelagko%2Fman">Μελαγκόμαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsein">δώσειν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcein">συμμίξειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flw%7C">Καμβύλῳ</w>.
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diata%2Fcews">διατάξεως</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="xwrisqe%2Fntes">χωρισθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpratton">ἔπραττον</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteroi">ἑκάτεροι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="suntetagme%2Fna">συντεταγμένα</w>.
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<head>Philip V. In Illyria</head>As soon therefore as the Macedonians approached,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note28">The <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acrolissus&groupId=278&placeId=548">Acrolissus</a> taken by a feint, and Lissus afterwards.</note>they began pouring out of the town, confident in their numbers and in the strength of the places. The king stationed his peltasts on the level ground, and ordered the light-armed troops to advance towards the hills and energetically engage the enemy.<pb n="541" />These orders being obeyed, the fight remained doubtful for a time; but presently Philip's men yielded to the inequality of the ground, and the superior number of the enemy, and gave way. Upon their retreating within the ranks of the peltasts, the sallying party advanced with feelings of contempt, and having descended to the same level as the peltasts joined battle with them. But the garrison of the citadel seeing Philip moving his divisions one after the other slowly to the rear, and believing that he was abandoning the field, allowed themselves to be insensibly decoyed out, in their confidence in the strength of their fortifications; and thus, leaving the citadel by degrees, kept pouring down by bye-ways into the lower plain, under the belief that they would have an opportunity of getting booty and completing the enemy's discomfiture. Meanwhile the division, which had been lying concealed on the side of the mainland, rose without being observed, and advanced at a rapid pace. At their approach the peltasts also wheeled round and charged the enemy. On this the troops from Lissus were thrown into confusion, and, after a straggling retreat, got safely back into the town; while the garrison which had abandoned the citadel got cut off from it by the rising of the troops which had been lying in ambush. The result accordingly was that what seemed hopeless, namely the capture of the citadel, was effected at once and without any fighting; while Lissus did not fall until next day, and then only after desperate struggles, the Macedonians assaulting with vigour and even terrific fury. Thus Philip having, beyond all expectation, made himself master of these places, reduced by this exploit all the neighbouring populations to obedience; so much so that the greater number of the Illyrians voluntarily surrendered their cities to his protection; for it had come to be believed that, after the storming of such strongholds as these, no fortification and no provision for security could be of any avail against the might of Philip.
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