§16.3.1οἱ δὲ Μακεδόνες διά τε τὴν ἐν τῇ μάχῃ συμφορὰν καὶ διὰ τὸ μέγεθος τῶν ἐπιφερομένων κινδύνων ἐν ἀπορίᾳ τῇ μεγίστῃ καθειστήκεισαν.
The Macedonians, because of the disaster in the battle and the magnitude of the impending dangers, had been reduced to the greatest perplexity.
ἀλλʼ ὅμως τηλικούτων φόβων καὶ κινδύνων ἐφεστώτων ὁ Φίλιππος οὐ κατεπλάγη τὸ μέγεθος τῶν προσδοκωμένων δεινῶν, ἀλλὰ τοὺς Μακεδόνας ἐν συνεχέσιν ἐκκλησίαις συνέχων καὶ τῇ τοῦ λόγου δεινότητι προτρεπόμενος ἐπὶ τὴν ἀνδρείαν εὐθαρσεῖς ἐποίησε, τὰς δὲ στρατιωτικὰς τάξεις ἐπὶ τὸ κρεῖττον διορθωσάμενος καὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας τοῖς πολεμικοῖς ὅπλοις δεόντως κοσμήσας, συνεχεῖς ἐξοπλασίας καὶ γυμνασίας ἐναγωνίους ἐποιεῖτο.
But nevertheless, though such great fears and dangers were impending, Philip was not terrified by the magnitude of the expected evils, but, keeping the Macedonians together in frequent assemblies and exhorting them to bravery by his eloquence of speech, he made them courageous; and having reorganized the military formations for the better and properly equipped the men with weapons of war, he conducted continuous drills under arms and competitive exercises.
§16.3.2ἐπενόησε δὲ καὶ τὴν τῆς φάλαγγος πυκνότητα καὶ κατασκευήν, μιμησάμενος τὸν ἐν Τροίᾳ τῶν ἡρώων συνασπισμόν, καὶ πρῶτος συνεστήσατο τὴν Μακεδονικὴν φάλαγγα.
He also devised the compactness and formation of the phalanx, imitating the close shielding of the heroes at Troy, and was the first to organize the Macedonian phalanx.
§16.3.3ἐν δὲ ταῖς ὁμιλίαις προσηνὴς ἦν καὶ διά τε τῶν δωρεῶν καὶ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν εἰς τὴν μεγίστην εὔνοιαν τὰ πλήθη προήγετο, πρός τε τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἐπιφερομένων κινδύνων εὐστόχως ἀντεμηχανᾶτο.
In his social relations he was affable, and through both gifts and promises he won the multitudes over to the greatest goodwill, and against the magnitude of impending dangers he devised clever countermeasures.
θεωρῶν γὰρ τοὺς Ἀθηναίους ὑπὲρ τοῦ τὴν Ἀμφίπολιν ἀνακτήσασθαι τὴν πᾶσαν φιλοτιμίαν εἰσφερομένους καὶ διὰ τοῦτο κατάγοντας τὸν Ἀργαῖον ἐπὶ τὴν βασιλείαν ἑκουσίως ἐξεχώρησε τῆς πόλεως, ἀφεὶς αὐτὴν αὐτόνομον.
For seeing that the Athenians were exerting every ambition to recover Amphipolis, and for this reason were bringing back Argaeus to the kingship, he voluntarily withdrew from the city, leaving it autonomous.
§16.3.4πρὸς δὲ Παίονας διαπρεσβευσάμενος καὶ τοὺς μὲν δωρεαῖς διαφθείρας, τοὺς δʼ ἐπαγγελίαις φιλανθρώποις πείσας κατὰ τὸ παρὸν εἰρήνην ἄγειν πρὸς αὐτοὺς συνέθετο.
And having sent envoys to the Paeonians, corrupting some with gifts and persuading others with benevolent promises, he made a treaty with them to maintain peace for the present.
ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ τὸν Παυσανίαν ἀπέστησε τῆς καθόδου, τὸν κατάγειν μέλλοντα βασιλέα δωρεαῖς πείσας.
Likewise, he also deterred Pausanias from his return, having persuaded with gifts the king who was intending to restore him.
§16.3.5Μαντίας δʼ ὁ τῶν Ἀθηναίων στρατηγὸς καταπλεύσας εἰς Μεθώνην αὐτὸς μὲν ἐνταῦθα κατέμεινε, τὸν Ἀργαῖον δὲ μετὰ τῶν μισθοφόρων ἐπὶ τὰς Αἰγὰς ἀπέστειλεν.
But Mantias, the general of the Athenians, having sailed into Methone, remained there himself, but sent Argaeus with the mercenaries to Aegae.
οὗτος δὲ προσελθὼν τῇ πόλει παρεκάλει τοὺς ἐν ταῖς Αἰγαῖς προσδέξασθαι τὴν κάθοδον καὶ γενέσθαι τῆς αὑτοῦ βασιλείας ἀρχηγούς.
He, having approached the city, exhorted the people in Aegae to welcome his return and to become the initiators of his kingship.
§16.3.6οὐδενὸς δʼ αὐτῷ προσέχοντος ὁ μὲν ἀνέκαμπτεν εἰς τὴν Μεθώνην, ὁ δὲ Φίλιππος ἐπιφανεὶς μετὰ στρατιωτῶν καὶ συνάψας μάχην πολλοὺς μὲν ἀνεῖλε τῶν μισθοφόρων, τοὺς δὲ λοιποὺς εἴς τινα λόφον καταφυγόντας ὑποσπόνδους ἀφῆκεν, λαβὼν παρʼ αὐτῶν ἐκδότους τοὺς φυγάδας.
But since no one paid attention to him, he began to return to Methone; Philip, however, having appeared with his soldiers and joined battle, slew many of the mercenaries, and the rest, who had fled to a certain hill, he released under a truce, having received the exiles from them as surrendered.
Φίλιππος μὲν οὖν ταύτην πρώτην μάχην νικήσας εὐθαρσεστέρους ἐποίησε τοὺς Μακεδόνας πρὸς τοὺς ἐφεξῆς ἀγῶνας.
So Philip, having won this first battle, made the Macedonians more courageous for the struggles that lay ahead.
§16.3.7ἅμα δὲ τούτοις πραττομένοις Θάσιοι μὲν ᾤκισαν τὰς ὀνομαζομένας Κρηνίδας, ἃς ὕστερον ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ ὀνομάσας Φιλίππους ἐπλήρωσεν οἰκητόρων.
While these things were being done, the Thasians settled the place called Crenides, which later the king, naming it Philippi after himself, filled with inhabitants.
§16.3.8τῶν δὲ συγγραφέων Θεόπομπος ὁ Χῖος τὴν ἀρχὴν τῶν περὶ Φίλιππον ἱστοριῶν ἐντεῦθεν ποιησάμενος γέγραφεν βύβλους ὀκτὼ πρὸς ταῖς πεντήκοντα, ἐξ ὧν πέντε διαφωνοῦσιν.
Among the historians, Theopompus of Chios, having made the beginning of his history of Philip from this point, wrote fifty-eight books, of which five are discordant.