<w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aspartia%2Fths">Σπαρτιάτης</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenos">προθέμενος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="e%28lei%3Dn">ἑλεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopolitw%3Dn">Μεγαλοπολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="suneta%2Fcato">συνετάξατο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttousi">φυλάττουσι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afwleo%5Cn">Φωλεὸν</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fthn">τρίτην</w> <w lemma="fulakh%2Fn:">φυλακήν·</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29fu%2Flatton">ἐφύλαττον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="sumpra%2Fttontes">συμπράττοντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pronohqei%5Cs">προνοηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apleia%2Fdos">Πλειάδος</w> <w lemma="e%29pitolh%5Cn">ἐπιτολὴν</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="braxei%2Fas">βραχείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nu%2Fktas">νύκτας</w>, <w lemma="e%29ki%2Fnhse">ἐκίνησε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmonos">Λακεδαίμονος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="dusma%5Cs">δυσμὰς</w> <w lemma="h%28li%2Fou">ἡλίου</w>.
<w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenos">δυνάμενος</w> <w lemma="katataxei%3Dn">καταταχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="katalambanou%2Fshs">καταλαμβανούσης</w> <w lemma="ei%29kh%3D%7C">εἰκῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgws">ἀλόγως</w> <w lemma="biazo%2Fmenos">βιαζόμενος</w>, <w lemma="ai%29sxrw%3Ds">αἰσχρῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpese">ἐξέπεσε</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pobalw%5Cn">ἀποβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fsas">κινδυνεύσας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois:">ὅλοις·</w>
<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suntaxqe%5Cn">συνταχθὲν</w> <w lemma="hu%29sto%2Fxhse">ηὐστόχησε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kratou%2Fntwn">κρατούντων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29so%2Fdou">εἰσόδου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sunergou%2Fntwn">συνεργούντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%2Fgage">εἰσήγαγε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="dieyeu%2Fsqh">διεψεύσθη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>. <w lemma="%2Apa%2Flin">Πάλιν</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>,
<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpon">προεῖπον</w>, <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amelitaiw%3Dn">Μελιταιῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpous">τρόπους</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fmarte:">ἥμαρτε·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fmakas">κλίμακας</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="die%2Fpese">διέπεσε</w>.
<w lemma="suntaca%2Fmenos">συνταξάμενος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcein">ἥξειν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsas">μέσας</w> <w lemma="nu%2Fktas">νύκτας</w> <w lemma="katakekoimhme%2Fnwn">κατακεκοιμημένων</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w>, <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fontos">δέοντος</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="kinh%2Fsas">κινήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Alari%2Fshs">Λαρίσης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prospesw%5Cn">προσπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amelitaiw%3Dn">Μελιταιῶν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fnein">ἐπιμένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29du%2Fnato">ἐδύνατο</w>, <w lemma="dediw%5Cs">δεδιὼς</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="prosaggelqei%2Fh">προσαγγελθείη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fndon">ἔνδον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29naka%2Fmyas">ἀνακάμψας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="laqei%3Dn">λαθεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkazo%2Fmenos">ἀναγκαζόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%29%2Fmprosqen">τοὔμπροσθεν</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fgein">προάγειν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w> <w lemma="e%29grhgoro%2Ftwn">ἐγρηγορότων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="klima%2Fkwn">κλιμάκων</w> <w lemma="h%29du%2Fnato">ἠδύνατο</w> <w lemma="bia%2Fzesqai">βιάζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29summetri%2Fan">ἀσυμμετρίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flhs">πύλης</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqei%3Dn">εἰσελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fndon">ἔνδον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="sunergei%3Dn">συνεργεῖν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>.
<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="diereqi%2Fsas">διερεθίσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="a%29pobalw%2Fn">ἀποβαλών</w>, <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%29sxu%2Fnhs">αἰσχύνης</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fpraktos">ἄπρακτος</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="parhggelkw%5Cs">παρηγγελκὼς</w> <w lemma="a%29pistei%3Dn">ἀπιστεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttesqai">φυλάττεσθαι</w>.
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<head>Cleomenes Tries to Take Megalopolis</head>Again the Spartan Cleomenes, when proposing to take<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note37">Cleomenes. See<ref target="b2c55" targOrder="U">2, 55</ref>.</note><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a> by a stratagem, arranged with the guards of that part of the wall near what is called the Cavern to come out with all their men in the third watch, the hour at which his partisans were on duty on the wall; but not having taken into consideration the fact that at the time of the rising of the Pleiads the nights are very short, he started his army from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> about sunset.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note38">May 12.</note>The result was that he was not able to get there in time, but being overtaken by daybreak, made a rash and ill-considered attempt to carry the town, and was repulsed with considerable loss and the danger of a complete overthrow. Now if he had, in accordance with his arrangement, hit the proper time, and led in his men while his partisans were in command of the entrance, he would not have failed in his attempt.Similarly, once more, King Philip, as I have already<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note39">Philip's attack on Meliteia. See<ref target="b5c97" targOrder="U">5.97</ref>.</note>stated, when carrying on an intrigue in the city of Meliteia, made a mistake in two ways. The ladders which he brought were too short for their purpose, and he mistook the time. For having arranged to arrive about midnight, when every one was fast asleep, he started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larissa&groupId=669&placeId=1224">Larissa</a> and arrived in the territory of Meliteia too early, and was neither able to halt, for fear of his arrival being announced in the city, nor to get back again without being discovered. Being compelled therefore to continue his advance, he arrived at the city while the inhabitants were still awake. Consequently he could neither carry the wall by an escalade, because of the insufficient length of the ladders; nor enter by the gate, because it was too early for his partisans inside to help him. Finally, he did nothing but irritate the people of the town; and, after losing a considerable number of his own men, retired unsuccessful and covered with disgrace; having only given a warning to the rest of the world to distrust him and be on their guard against him.
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