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Chapter 7.16

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7.16.1 1 historical high Μόμμιος δὲ Ὀρέστην ἅμα ἀγόμενος, τὸν πρότερον ἐπὶ τῇ Λακεδαιμονίων διαφορᾷ καὶ Ἀχαιῶν ἐλθόντα, ἀφίκετο μὲν περὶ ὄρθρον ἐς τὸ τῶν Ῥωμαίων στράτευμα, ἀποπέμψας δὲ ἐς Μακεδονίαν Μέτελλον καὶ ὅσον εἵπετο ἐκείνῳ, ἀνέμενεν αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ ἰσθμῷ τὴν πᾶσαν ἀθροισθῆναι παρασκευήν. Mummius, having taken with him Orestes, who had earlier come during the dispute involving the Lacedaemonians and the Achaeans, reached the camp of the Romans around dawn. Refers to Mummius, Orestes, and the Achaean conflict, all Roman-era historical events.
7.16.1 2 historical high ἀφίκετο δὲ ἱππικὸν μὲν πεντακόσιοί τε καὶ τρισχίλιοι, τοῦ πεζοῦ δὲ ἀριθμὸς ἐγένετο ἐς μυριάδας δύο προσόντων καὶ τούτοις τρισχιλίων· Having sent forward Metellus and the forces accompanying him into Macedonia, he himself waited at the Isthmus, until his whole army had assembled. Describes an army assembling and marching in a historical military context, not mythic or purely descriptive.
7.16.1 3 historical high ἐπῆλθον δὲ καὶ τοξόται Κρῆτες καὶ ἐκ Περγάμου τῆς ὑπὲρ Καΐκου Φιλοποίμην στρατιώτας ἄγων παρὰ Ἀττάλου. The cavalry numbered three thousand five hundred, and the infantry amounted to twenty-three thousand men; there also arrived Cretan archers and Philopoemen, who led soldiers sent by Attalus from Pergamum beyond the Caicus. Mentions Philopoemen, Attalus, Cretan archers, and troop movements in a Hellenistic military context.
7.16.2 1 historical high Μόμμιος μὲν δὴ τῶν τε ἐξ Ἰταλίας τινὰς καὶ τὰ ἐπικουρικὰ ἀπωτέρω δύο τε καὶ δέκα ἔταξε σταδίοις, πρὸ τοῦ παντὸς εἶναι στρατεύματος φυλακήν· Mummius had placed some of his Italian troops as well as his auxiliary forces twelve stades further forward, in front of the whole army, as a guard. Refers to Mummius and his military dispositions, an event of the historical period.
7.16.2 2 historical high Ἀχαιοὶ δέ, ἐχόντων ἀφυλακτότερον ὑπὸ φρονήματος τῶν Ῥωμαίων, ἐπιτίθενται τοῖς ἐπὶ φυλακῆς αὐτοῖς τῆς πρώτης, καὶ τοὺς μὲν φονεύουσι, πλείονας δὲ ἔτι ἐς τὸ στρατόπεδον κατεῖρξαν, καὶ ἀσπίδας ὅσον τε πεντακοσίας εἷλον. The Achaeans, observing that these sentinels were carelessly posted due to Roman arrogance, attacked their forward guard, killed some, and drove the greater part back into the Roman camp, capturing as many as five hundred shields. Describes a Roman-period military engagement between Achaeans and Romans.
7.16.2 3 historical high ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ τοῦ ἔργου καὶ ἐπήρθησαν οἱ Ἀχαιοὶ ποιήσασθαι τὴν ἔξοδον πρότερον πρὶν ἢ Ῥωμαίους ἄρχειν μάχης· Encouraged by this success, the Achaeans were emboldened to sally forth first, before the Romans could initiate the battle. Refers to the Achaeans and Romans in battle, a historical event and its effect on military action.
7.16.3 1 historical high ὡς δὲ ἀντεπῆγε καὶ ὁ Μόμμιος, οἱ μὲν ἐς τὸ ἱππικὸν τῶν Ἀχαιῶν ταχθέντες αὐτίκα ᾤχοντο φεύγοντες, τῆς Ῥωμαίων ἵππου μηδὲ τὴν πρώτην ἔφοδον ὑπομείναντες· When Mummius also advanced to confront them, those who had been assigned to the Achaean cavalry immediately turned and fled, unable even to withstand the first charge of the Roman horse. Refers to Mummius and the Achaean War, a post-500 BC historical event.
7.16.3 2 historical high ὁ δὲ πεζὸς στρατὸς ἀθύμως μὲν εἶχεν ἐπὶ τῶν ἱππέων τῇ τροπῇ, δεξάμενοι δὲ τὴν ἐμβολὴν τοῦ ὁπλιτικοῦ τοῦ Ῥωμαίων βιαζόμενοί τε τῷ πλήθει καὶ ἀπαγορεύοντες τοῖς τραύμασιν ὅμως ἀντεῖχον ὑπὸ τοῦ θυμοῦ, πρίν γε δὴ Ῥωμαίων λογάδες χίλιοι προσπεσόντες κατὰ τὰ πλάγια ἐς τελέαν τοὺς Ἀχαιοὺς φυγὴν κατέστησαν. The infantry was dispirited by the rout of their horsemen, yet when they received the attack of the Roman foot-soldiers, fiercely pressed by superior numbers and weakened by their wounds, they nevertheless held their ground through sheer determination—until finally a thousand picked Romans fell upon their flank and forced the Achaeans into a full and total flight. Describes a Roman-Achaean battle, a post-500 BC historical event.
7.16.4 1 historical high εἰ δὲ ἐτόλμησεν ἐσδραμεῖν μετὰ τὴν μάχην Δίαιος ἐς Κόρινθον καὶ ὑποδέξασθαι τῷ τείχει τοὺς διαπίπτοντας ἐκ τῆς φυγῆς, κἂν εὕρασθαί τι παρὰ Μομμίου οἱ Ἀχαιοὶ φιλάνθρωπον ἐδυνήθησαν, ἐς πολιορκίαν καὶ τριβὴν πολέμου καταστάντες· But if Diaeus, after the battle, had dared to hasten into Corinth and had received within its walls those fleeing from their defeat, the Achaeans might have found some humane treatment from Mummius, by establishing themselves for a siege and the wear of warfare. Refers to Diaeus, Mummius, the Achaean War, and the battle for Corinth, which are historical events after 500 BC.
7.16.4 2 historical high νῦν δὲ ἀρχομένων ἔτι ἐνδιδόναι τῶν Ἀχαιῶν εὐθὺ Μεγάλης πόλεως ἔφευγεν ὁ Δίαιος, οὐδέν τι γενόμενος ἐς Ἀχαιοὺς ὅμοιος ἢ καὶ Καλλίστρατος ὁ Ἐμπέδου πρὸς Ἀθηναίους. But now, with the Achaeans only just beginning to yield, Diaeus immediately fled from the great city, proving himself towards the Achaeans no different from Callistratus, son of Empedus, towards the Athenians. Refers to Diaeus and Callistratus, identifiable post-classical historical figures and an analogy between historical events.
7.16.5 1 historical high τούτῳ γὰρ τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἱππαρχήσαντι ἐν Σικελίᾳ, ὅτε Ἀθηναῖοι καὶ ὅσοι ἄλλοι τοῦ στόλου μετεσχήκεσαν ἀπώλλυντο πρὸς τῷ ποταμῷ τότε τῷ Ἀσινάρῳ, τούτῳ τότε τῷ Καλλιστράτῳ παρέστη τόλμα διεκπαῖσαι διὰ τῶν πολεμίων ἄγοντι τοὺς ἱππέας· For when this man was commanding the cavalry in Sicily, at the time when the Athenians and all others who shared in their expedition were being destroyed by the river called Asinaros, precisely then Callistratos had sufficient courage to lead his horsemen out, cutting through the enemy ranks. Refers to the Athenian Sicilian Expedition and the destruction at the Asinaros, a post-500 BC historical event.
7.16.5 2 historical high ὡς δὲ τὸ πολὺ ἀπέσωσεν αὐτῶν ἐς Κατάνην, ἀνέστρεφεν ὀπίσω τὴν αὐτὴν αὖθις ὁδὸν ἐς Συρακούσας, διαρπάζοντας δὲ ἔτι εὑρὼν τὸ Ἀθηναίων στρατόπεδον καταβάλλει τε ὅσον πέντε ἐξ αὐτῶν, καὶ τραύματα ἐπίκαιρα αὐτὸς καὶ ὁ ἵππος λαβόντες ἀφιᾶσι τὴν ψυχήν. After saving most of them and bringing them safely to Katane, he turned back again along the same road towards Syracuse; and finding the Athenian camp still being plundered, he slew about five of the enemy before both he himself and his horse, having received severe wounds, surrendered their lives. Describes the Athenian expedition against Syracuse and the death of a combatant in a historical military context after 500 BC.
7.16.6 1 historical high οὗτος μὲν δὴ ἀγαθὴν δόξαν Ἀθηναίοις καὶ αὑτῷ κτώμενος περιεποίησέ τε ὧν ἦρχε καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν αὐτὸς ἑκουσίως· This man, indeed, gained for the Athenians and himself a noble reputation, preserved those he governed, and willingly met his own end. Refers to a specific Athenian ruler's reputation and death, a post-mythic historical figure and event.
7.16.6 2 historical high Δίαιος δὲ Ἀχαιοὺς ἀπολωλεκὼς Μεγαλοπολίταις κακῶν τῶν ἐφεστηκότων ἧκεν ἄγγελος, ἀποκτείνας δὲ αὐτοχειρὶ τὴν γυναῖκα, ἵνα δὴ μὴ γένοιτο αἰχμάλωτος, τελευτᾷ πιὼν φάρμακον, ἐοικυῖαν μὲν παρασχόμενος Μεναλκίδᾳ τὴν ἐς χρήματα πλεονεξίαν, ἐοικυῖαν δὲ καὶ τὴν ἐς τὸν θάνατον δειλίαν. Diaeus, however, after ruining the Achaeans, brought news to the Megalopolitans of the disasters that had befallen them; then, having slain his wife with his own hand to prevent her from becoming a captive, he ended his own life by drinking poison. Describes Diaeus and the Achaean defeat, an event of the Hellenistic historical period, not myth.
7.16.7 1 historical high Ἀχαιῶν δὲ οἱ ἐς Κόρινθον ἀποσωθέντες μετὰ τὴν μάχην ἀπεδίδρασκον ὑπὸ νύκτα εὐθύς· ἀπεδίδρασκον δὲ καὶ αὐτῶν Κορινθίων οἱ πολλοί. Those of the Achaeans who survived the battle and managed to escape into Corinth fled immediately by night; most of the Corinthians themselves also deserted. Describes the aftermath of a battle and deserters in Corinth, a post-500 BC historical event.
7.16.7 2 historical high Μόμμιος δὲ τὸ μὲν παραυτίκα, ἀναπεπταμένων ὅμως τῶν πυλῶν, ἐπεῖχεν ἐς τὴν Κόρινθον παρελθεῖν, ὑποκαθῆσθαί τινα ἐντὸς τοῦ τείχους ὑποπτεύων ἐνέδραν· Mummius, however, hesitated at first to advance directly into Corinth, although its gates were still wide open, suspecting that an ambush lay waiting within its walls. Describes Mummius and the Roman capture of Corinth, a post-500 BC historical event.
7.16.7 3 historical high τρίτῃ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ μετὰ τὴν μάχην ᾕρει τε κατὰ κράτος καὶ ἔκαιε Κόρινθον. On the third day after the battle, he assaulted and captured Corinth by storm and set it on fire. The capture and burning of Corinth is a historical event following a battle, not mythic material.
7.16.8 1 historical high τῶν δὲ ἐγκαταληφθέντων τὸ μὲν πολὺ οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι φονεύουσι, γυναῖκας δὲ καὶ παῖδας ἀπέδοτο Μόμμιος· Of those who were captured, the Romans slew the majority; women and children were sold into slavery by Mummius. Describes Mummius and the Roman capture of people after a historical event.
7.16.8 2 historical high ἀπέδοτο δὲ καὶ οἰκέτας, ὅσοι τῶν ἐς ἐλευθερίαν ἀφεθέντων καὶ μαχεσαμένων μετὰ Ἀχαιῶν μὴ εὐθὺς ὑπὸ τοῦ πολέμου τὸ ἔργον ἐτεθνήκεσαν. He likewise sold those slaves who, having previously been freed, had fought alongside the Achaeans and had not immediately perished in the course of battle. Refers to the Achaean War and the aftermath of a known historical conflict, including treatment of captives/slaves.
7.16.8 3 historical high ἀναθημάτων δὲ καὶ τοῦ ἄλλου κόσμου τὰ μὲν μάλιστα ἀνήκοντα ἐς θαῦμα ἀνήγετο, τὰ δὲ ἐκείνοις οὐχ ὁμοίου λόγου Φιλοποίμενι ὁ Μόμμιος τῷ παρʼ Ἀττάλου στρατηγῷ δίδωσι· Among the votive offerings and other adornments, those exceptionally notable for their wonder were taken away, while those of lesser account were given by Mummius to Philopoemen, the general serving under Attalus. Describes Mummius removing votive offerings after a historical conquest and redistribution of art objects.
7.16.8 4 historical high καὶ ἦν Περγαμηνοῖς καὶ ἐς ἐμὲ ἔτι λάφυρα Κορίνθια. Thus even in my own time the Pergamenes still possessed Corinthian spoils. Refers to Corinthian spoils still existing in the Pergamenes' time, a later historical/antiquarian fact rather than myth.
7.16.9 1 historical high πόλεων δέ, ὅσαι Ῥωμαίων ἐναντία ἐπολέμησαν, τείχη μὲν ὁ Μόμμιος κατέλυε καὶ ὅπλα ἀφῃρεῖτο πρὶν ἢ καὶ συμβούλους ἀποσταλῆναι παρὰ Ῥωμαίων· As for the cities which took up arms and fought against the Romans, Mummius pulled down their walls and took away their weapons even before the commissioners sent by the Romans had arrived. Describes Mummius' actions against cities after resistance to Rome, a post-500 BC historical event.
7.16.9 2 historical high ὡς δὲ ἀφίκοντο οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ βουλευσόμενοι, ἐνταῦθα δημοκρατίας μὲν κατέπαυε, καθίστα δὲ ἀπὸ τιμημάτων τὰς ἀρχάς· When those advisers joined him to conduct their deliberations, he abolished democracies and established magistracies based upon property qualifications. Describes a political reform—abolishing democracies and establishing property-based magistracies—clearly a historical event/process, not mythic or merely descriptive.
7.16.9 3 historical high καὶ φόρος τε ἐτάχθη τῇ Ἑλλάδι καὶ οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες ἐκωλύοντο ἐν τῇ ὑπερορίᾳ κτᾶσθαι· Tribute was imposed upon Greece, and those who held property were forbidden to acquire possessions abroad. Refers to the imposition of tribute and property restrictions, a post-500 BC political event.
7.16.9 4 historical high συνέδριά τε κατὰ ἔθνος τὰ ἑκάστων, Ἀχαιῶν καὶ τὸ ἐν Φωκεῦσιν ἢ Βοιωτοῖς ἢ ἑτέρωθί που τῆς Ἑλλάδος, κατελέλυτο ὁμοίως πάντα. The assemblies according to each people's nationality—the Achaean assembly, as well as those held among the Phokians or Boeotians, or anywhere else in Greece—all these were equally abolished. Refers to the abolition of civic assemblies in Greek communities, a historical political change rather than myth or mere description.
7.16.10 1 historical high ἔτεσι δὲ οὐ πολλοῖς ὕστερον ἐτράποντο ἐς ἔλεον Ῥωμαῖοι τῆς Ἑλλάδος, καὶ συνέδριά τε κατὰ ἔθνος ἀποδιδόασιν ἑκάστοις τὰ ἀρχαῖα καὶ τὸ ἐν τῇ ὑπερορίᾳ κτᾶσθαι, ἀφῆκαν δὲ καὶ ὅσοις ἐπιβεβλήκει Μόμμιος ζημίαν· Not many years later, the Romans turned to pity Greece: they restored to each people their ancient rights to assemble and granted them again permission to acquire property overseas; they also relieved those nations upon whom Mummius had imposed fines. Refers to Roman actions after Mummius toward Greece, a post-500 BC historical event and its civic consequences.
7.16.10 2 historical high Βοιωτούς τε γὰρ Ἡρακλεώταις καὶ Εὐβοεῦσι τάλαντα ἑκατὸν καὶ Ἀχαιοὺς Λακεδαιμονίοις διακόσια ἐκέλευσεν ἐκτῖσαι. For he had ordered the Boeotians to pay one hundred talents to the people of Heraclea and Euboea, and the Achaeans two hundred to the Spartans. Refers to a post-mythic payment/order involving Boeotians, Heraclea, Euboea, Achaeans, and Spartans; this is historical political/military activity.
7.16.10 3 historical high τούτων μὲν δὴ ἄφεσιν παρὰ Ῥωμαίων εὕροντο Ἕλληνες, ἡγεμὼν δὲ ἔτι καὶ ἐς ἐμὲ ἀπεστέλλετο· From these penalties, then, the Greeks received pardon from the Romans. Refers to pardon from the Romans, a post-500 BC historical event.
7.16.10 4 historical high καλοῦσι δὲ οὐχ Ἑλλάδος, ἀλλὰ Ἀχαΐας ἡγεμόνα οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι, διότι ἐχειρώσαντο Ἕλληνας διʼ Ἀχαιῶν τότε τοῦ Ἑλληνικοῦ προεστηκότων. Still, a governor continued to be sent even in my time; but the Romans called him governor, not of Greece, but of Achaia, since they had subdued the Greeks through the Achaeans who were at that time foremost among the Hellenic nations. Refers to Roman rule and the historical subjugation of the Greeks through the Achaeans.
7.16.10 5 historical high ὁ δὲ πόλεμος ἔσχεν οὗτος τέλος Ἀντιθέου μὲν Ἀθήνῃσιν ἄρχοντος, Ὀλυμπιάδι δὲ ἑξηκοστῇ πρὸς ταῖς ἑκατόν, ἣν ἐνίκα Διόδωρος Σικυώνιος. This war came to an end when Antitheus was archon at Athens, in the one-hundred-sixtieth Olympiad, in which Diodorus of Sicyon won the victory. Dates a war by archon and Olympiad; this is chronological historical material.