Bibliotheca Historica

​At the same time that these things were being done, Alexander the son of Polyperchon , while marching from Sicyon with his army, was assassinated by Alexion of Sicyon and some others who pretended to be his friends. But his wife, Cratesipolis, having taken over the leadership, held the army together, being exceptionally beloved by the soldiers on account of her acts of kindness; for she continually assisted those in misfortune and supported many of the needy.

​And she possessed both practical understanding and a daring greater than that of a woman. For when the Sicyonians looked down on her because of the death of her husband and rushed to arms for their freedom, she drew up her forces, defeated them, and killed many, and having captured about thirty in number, she crucified them. And having secured the affairs of the city, she ruled over the Sicyonians, having many soldiers ready for every danger. And such was the state of affairs in the Peloponnese.

​Cassander, seeing that the Aetolians were fighting on the side of Antigonus, but had a bordering war with the Acarnanians, judged it advantageous at once to make the Acarnanians his allies and to humble the Aetolians. Therefore, marching from Macedonia with a large army, he came into Aetolia and encamped near the river called Campylus.

​And having gathered the Acarnanians into a common assembly and explained that they had a bordering war from ancient times, he advised them to migrate from their unfortified and small villages into a few cities, so that, their dwellings not being scattered, they would not be unable to assist one another, nor find it difficult to assemble against unexpected attacks of the enemy. The Acarnanians having been persuaded, most of them settled together in the city of Stratus, which was the strongest and largest; the Oeniadae and certain others came together at Sauria; and the Derieis with others at Agrinium.

​Cassander, leaving Lyciscus as general with a sufficient number of soldiers, ordered him to assist the Acarnanians, while he himself, proceeding to Leucas with his army, won over the city by diplomacy.

​After this, making an expedition toward the Adriatic, he took Apollonia at the first onset. And advancing into Illyria and crossing the river Hebrus, he drew up his army against Glaucias, the king of the Illyrians.

​Having been victorious in the battle, he made a treaty with him, according to which Glaucias was not permitted to campaign against the allies of Cassander; and having won over the city of the Epidamnians and established a garrison in it, he returned to Macedonia.