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- Diodorus Siculus. Diodori Bibliotheca Historica. Vols. 4-5 (partial). Bekker, Immanuel; Dindorf, Ludwig; Fischer, Curt Theodor; editors. Leipzig: Teubner, 1903-1906.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-06
Upon hearing of the enemy's invasion of Asia, Antigonus cancelled his planned festival and marched rapidly from Syria to regain control over the revolted regions. Meanwhile, Lysimachus and his men established a fortified camp to await Seleucus, but they were forced to retreat to Dorylaeum when Antigonus threatened their supply lines.
Ἀντίγονος δὲ προκεχειρισμένος1 ἀγῶνα μέγαν καὶ πανήγυριν ἐν Ἀντιγονίᾳ συντελεῖν πάντοθεν ἀθλητάς τε καὶ τεχνίτας τοὺς ἐπιφανεστάτους ἐπὶ μεγάλοις ἄθλοις καὶ μισθοῖς ἠθροίκει. ὡς δʼ ἤκουσε τὴν Λυσιμάχου διάβασιν καὶ τῶν στρατηγῶν τὴν ἀπόστασιν, τὸν μὲν ἀγῶνα διέλυσε, τοῖς δʼ ἀθληταῖς καὶ τοῖς τεχνίταις ἀπέδωκε μισθοὺς οὐκ ἐλάττους διακοσίων ταλάντων.
Antigonus, who had prepared to celebrate a great contest and festival in Antigonia, had gathered from all sides the most illustrious athletes and artists with offers of great prizes and fees. But when he heard of Lysimachus’ crossing and the defection of his generals, he dissolved the contest, and paid the athletes and artists fees of not less than two hundred talents.
αὐτὸς δὲ τὴν δύναμιν ἀναλαβὼν ὥρμησεν ἐκ τῆς Συρίας σύντομον τὴν πορείαν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους. εἰς δὲ Ταρσὸν τῆς Κιλικίας ἀφικόμενος ἐξ ὧν κατεκόμισε χρημάτων2 ἐκ τῶν Κουΐνδων τὸ στρατόπεδον εἰς τρεῖς μῆνας ἐμισθοδότησεν.
He himself, taking up his army, set out from Syria, making a rapid march against the enemy. Arriving at Tarsus in Cilicia, he paid the army for three months from the funds he had brought down from Quinda.
χωρὶς δὲ τούτων τρισχίλια τάλαντα μετὰ τῆς δυνάμεως ἐκόμιζεν, ὅπως τοιαύτην ἔχῃ τὴν χορηγίαν, ὅταν αὐτῷ χρεία γένηται χρημάτων. ἔπειτα τὸν Ταῦρον ὑπερβαλὼν προῆγεν ἐπὶ Καππαδοκίας καὶ τοὺς ἀφεστηκότας περὶ τὴν ἄνω Φρυγίαν καὶ Λυκαονίαν ἐπιπορευόμενος πάλιν εἰς τὴν προϋπάρχουσαν συμμαχίαν ἀποκατέστησεν.
Apart from these, he carried three thousand talents with his army, so that he might have such a reserve whenever he had need of money. Then, crossing the Taurus, he advanced toward Cappadocia, and visiting those who had revolted in Upper Phrygia and Lycaonia, he restored them again to their former alliance.
καθʼ ὃν δὴ χρόνον οἱ περὶ τὸν Λυσίμαχον πυθόμενοι τὴν τῶν πολεμίων παρουσίαν συνήδρευον, βουλευόμενοι πῶς χρηστέον εἴη3 τοῖς ἐπιφερομένοις κινδύνοις.
At this very time, Lysimachus and his men, having learned of the arrival of the enemy, held a council, deliberating how they should deal with the impending dangers.
ἔδοξεν οὖν αὐτοῖς εἰς μὲν μάχην μὴ συγκαταβαίνειν, ἕως ἂν οἱ περὶ Σέλευκον ἐκ τῶν ἄνω σατραπειῶν καταβῶσι, τόπους δὲ ὀχυροὺς καταλαβέσθαι καὶ χάρακι καὶ τάφρῳ τὴν στρατοπεδείαν ἀσφαλισαμένους ὑπομένειν τῶν πολεμίων τὴν ἔφοδον. οὗτοι μὲν οὖν τὸ δοχθὲν αὐτοῖς ἐπετέλουν κατὰ σπουδήν. ὁ δʼ Ἀντίγονος ἐπεὶ πλησίον ἐγένετο τῶν πολεμίων, ἐκτάξας τὴν δύναμιν προεκαλεῖτο εἰς μάχην.
Therefore, they resolved not to engage in battle until Seleucus and his forces should descend from the upper satrapies, but to occupy strong positions and, having secured their camp with a palisade and a trench, to await the attack of the enemy. So they, indeed, carried out what had been resolved by them in haste. But Antigonus, when he came near the enemy, having drawn up his army, challenged them to battle.
οὐδενὸς δʼ ἐπεξιέναι τολμῶντος αὐτὸς μὲν κατελάβετο τόπους τινάς, διʼ ὧν ἀναγκαῖον ἦν τὰς τροφὰς τοῖς ἐναντίοις παρακομίζεσθαι· οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Λυσίμαχον φοβηθέντες μήποτε τῆς ἀγορᾶς ἀποκοπείσης4 ὑποχείριοι γένωνται τοῖς πολεμίοις, νυκτὸς ἀνέζευξαν καὶ διατείναντες σταδίους τετρακοσίους κατεστρατοπέδευσαν περὶ Δορύλαιον·
Since no one dared to march out, he himself occupied certain positions through which it was necessary for supplies to be conveyed to the enemy. But Lysimachus and his men, fearing that, their supplies being cut off, they might fall into the hands of the enemy, decamped by night and, having covered four hundred stades, pitched camp near Dorylaeum.
εἶχε γὰρ τὸ χωρίον σίτου τε καὶ τῆς ἄλλης χορηγίας πλῆθος καὶ ποταμὸν παραρρέοντα δυνάμενον ἀσφάλειαν παρέχεσθαι τοῖς παρʼ αὐτὸν στρατοπεδεύουσι. βαλόμενοι δὲ στρατοπεδείαν ὠχύρωσαν τὴν παρεμβολὴν βαθείᾳ τάφρῳ καὶ τριπλῷ χάρακι.
For that place had an abundance of grain and other supplies, and a river flowing by capable of providing security to those camping beside it. Having thrown up a camp, they fortified the encampment with a deep trench and a triple palisade.
- 20.108.1προκεχειρισμένος
Perfect middle participle of the verb προχειρίζομαι (to prepare beforehand, resolve), indicating a state of completed preparation or prior resolution before Antigonus received the news of Lysimachus' invasion.
- 20.108.2ἐξ ὧν κατεκόμισε χρημάτων
An instance of relative attraction where the antecedent χρημάτων is drawn into the relative clause and attracted to the case of the relative pronoun ὧν. The equivalent un-attracted phrasing would be ἐκ τῶν χρημάτων ἃ κατεκόμισε.
- 20.108.4πῶς χρηστέον εἴη
An impersonal construction of the verbal adjective in -τέος (χρηστέον) combined with the optative εἴη in an indirect deliberative question following the historical main verb συνήδρευον. The dative τοῖς ἐπιφερομένοις κινδύνοις is the object governed by the verb χράομαι.
- 20.108.6τῆς ἀγορᾶς ἀποκοπείσης
A genitive absolute expressing cause or condition. The noun ἀγορά is used here in its military sense of 'provisions' or 'supply-market.'