§18.14.1κατὰ δὲ τὴν Ἀσίαν τῶν μεμερισμένων τὰς σατραπείας Πτολεμαῖος μὲν ἀκινδύνως παρέλαβε τὴν Αἴγυπτον καὶ τοῖς μὲν ἐγχωρίοις φιλανθρώπως προσεφέρετο, παραλαβὼν δὲ ὀκτακισχίλια τάλαντα μισθοφόρους ἤθροιζε καὶ δυνάμεις παρεσκευάζετο· συνέτρεχε δὲ καὶ φίλων πλῆθος πρὸς αὐτὸν διὰ τὴν ἐπιείκειαν.
In Asia, of those who had been assigned the satrapies, Ptolemy took over Egypt without danger and behaved kindly toward the natives. Having received eight thousand talents, he began to gather mercenaries and prepare his forces; and a multitude of friends also flocked to him because of his decency.
§18.14.2πρὸς δὲ Ἀντίπατρον διαπρεσβευόμενος κοινοπραγίαν συνέθετο, σαφῶς εἰδὼς ὅτι Περδίκκας ἐπιβαλεῖται παρελέσθαι τὴν τῆς Αἰγύπτου σατραπείαν.
He also sent envoys to Antipater and formed an alliance with him, knowing clearly that Perdiccas would attempt to take away the satrapy of Egypt.
Λυσίμαχος δʼ ἐπιβαλὼν τοῖς κατὰ τὴν Θρᾴκην τόποις καὶ καταλαβὼν Σεύθην τὸν βασιλέα κατεστρατοπεδευκότα πεζοῖς μὲν δισμυρίοις, ἱππεῦσι δʼ ὀκτακισχιλίοις οὐ κατεπλάγη τὸ μέγεθος τῆς δυνάμεως.
Meanwhile Lysimachus, having entered the regions of Thrace and finding King Seuthes encamped with twenty thousand infantry and eight thousand cavalry, was not terrified by the size of his force.
ἔχων δὲ τοὺς σύμπαντας πεζοὺς μὲν οὐ πλείους τῶν τετρακισχιλίων, ἱππεῖς δὲ δισχιλίους συνῆψε μάχην τοῖς βαρβάροις.
Though he had in all no more than four thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry, he joined battle with the barbarians.
§18.14.3ταῖς μὲν οὖν ἀνδραγαθίαις προεῖχεν αὐτῶν, τοῖς δὲ πλήθεσι λειπόμενος καρτερὰν μάχην συνεστήσατο καὶ πολλοὺς μὲν τῶν ἰδίων ἀποβαλών, πολλαπλασίους δʼ ἀποκτείνας ἐπανῆλθεν εἰς τὴν στρατοπεδείαν ἀμφίδοξον ἔχων τὴν νίκην.
Now, although he excelled them in deeds of valor, since he was inferior in numbers, he engaged in a fierce battle; and after losing many of his own men but killing many times more, he returned to his camp, having left the victory undecided.
§18.14.4τότε μὲν οὖν ἐχωρίσθησαν ἐκ τῶν τόπων αἱ παρʼ ἀμφοτέροις δυνάμεις καὶ παρασκευὰς μείζους ἐποιοῦντο πρὸς τὴν τῶν ὅλων ἐπίθεσιν.
At that time, then, the forces of both sides withdrew from those regions and began to make greater preparations for the decisive clash.
Λεοννάτος δέ, παραγενομένου πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἑκαταίου πρεσβευτοῦ καὶ δεομένου βοηθῆσαι τὴν ταχίστην Ἀντιπάτρῳ καὶ Μακεδόσιν, ἐπηγγείλατο συμμαχήσειν.
Meanwhile Leonnatus, when Hecataeus came to him as an envoy begging him to aid Antipater and the Macedonians as quickly as possible, promised that he would join the alliance.
§18.14.5διαβὰς οὖν εἰς τὴν Εὐρώπην καὶ καταντήσας εἰς Μακεδονίαν προσελάβετο πολλοὺς στρατιώτας Μακεδόνας· ἀθροίσας δὲ τοὺς ἅπαντας πεζοὺς μὲν πλείους τῶν δισμυρίων, ἱππεῖς δὲ χιλίους καὶ πεντακοσίους προῆγεν διὰ τῆς Θετταλίας ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους.
Therefore, crossing over into Europe and arriving in Macedonia, he added many Macedonian soldiers to his army; and having assembled in all more than twenty thousand infantry and fifteen hundred cavalry, he advanced through Thessaly against the enemy.