§11.12.1ἅμα δὲ τῷ σύνοπτον ἤδη καλῶς εἶναι παραγενομένην τὴν τῶν ὑπεναντίων δύναμιν ἐπιπορευόμενος τὰ συστήματα τῶν φαλαγγιτῶν παρεκάλει βραχέως μέν, ἐμφαντικῶς δὲ τοῦ παρόντος κινδύνου.
As soon as the arrival of the enemy's force was now clearly visible, Philopoemen, going round the ranks of the phalangites, encouraged them briefly, but with a powerful emphasis on the present danger.
§11.12.2τὰ μὲν οὖν πλεῖστα τῶν λεγομένων ἀσαφῆ συνέβαινε γίνεσθαι· διὰ γὰρ τὴν πρὸς αὐτὸν εὔνοιαν καὶ πίστιν τῶν ὄχλων εἰς τοιαύτην ὁρμὴν καὶ προθυμίαν παρέστη τὸ πλῆθος ὥστε παραπλησίαν ἐνθουσιασμῷ. τὴν ἀντιπαράκλησιν γίνεσθαι τῶν δυνάμεων, ἄγειν καὶ θαρρεῖν αὐτὸν παρακελευομένων·
The greater part of what he said, however, happened to be inaudible; for owing to the goodwill and trust of the multitude towards him, the crowd was brought into such a state of impulse and enthusiasm that the responsive shouting of the forces became almost like ecstasy, as they urged him to lead on and be of good courage.
§11.12.3τοῦτο μέντοι παράπαν ἐπιμελῶς ἐπειρᾶτο διασαφεῖν, ὅτε λάβοι καιρόν, ὅτι τοῖς μὲν ὑπὲρ αἰσχρᾶς καὶ ἐπονειδίστου δουλείας, τοῖς δʼ ὑπὲρ ἀειμνήστου καὶ λαμπρᾶς ἐλευθερίας συνέστηκεν ὁ παρὼν κίνδυνος.
Nevertheless, he tried very carefully to make this completely clear whenever he found an opportunity: that the present struggle was set before them, on the one hand, for a shameful and disgraceful slavery, and on the other, for an ever-memorable and glorious freedom.
§11.12.4ὁ δὲ Μαχανίδας τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ὑπέδειξεν ὡς ὀρθίᾳ τῇ φάλαγγι προσμίξων πρὸς τὸ δεξιὸν τῶν πολεμίων· ἐπεὶ δʼ ἐπλησίασε, λαβὼν σύμμετρον ἀπόστημα περιέκλα τὴν δύναμιν ἐπὶ δόρυ, καὶ παρεκτείνας ἴσον ἐποίησε τὸ παρʼ αὑτοῦ δεξιὸν τῷ τῶν Ἀχαιῶν εὐωνύμῳ, τοὺς δὲ καταπέλτας πρὸ πάσης ἐπέστησε τῆς δυνάμεως ἐν διαστήμασιν.
Meanwhile, Machanidas at first made a demonstration as if he were going to attack the enemy's right wing with his phalanx in column; but when he came near, taking a suitable distance, he wheeled his force to the right, and by extending his line made his own right wing equal in length to the left wing of the Achaeans, and stationed his catapults at intervals in front of his entire force.
§11.12.5ὁ δὲ Φιλοποίμην θεασάμενος αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐπιβολήν, ὅτι τοῖς καταπέλταις ἐπενόει βαλὼν εἰς τὰς σπείρας τῶν φαλαγγιτῶν τραυματίζειν τοὺς ἄνδρας καὶ θόρυβον ἐμποιεῖν τοῖς ὅλοις, §11.12.6οὐκέτι χρόνον ἔδωκεν οὐδʼ ἀναστροφήν, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῶν Ταραντίνων ἐνεργῶς ἐχρῆτο τῇ καταρχῇ τοῦ κινδύνου κατὰ τοὺς περὶ τὸ Ποσείδιον τόπους, ὄντας ἐπιπέδους καὶ πρὸς ἱππικὴν εὐφυεῖς χρείαν.
But Philopoemen, seeing his design—that he intended by firing with the catapults into the companies of the phalangites to wound the men and throw the whole army into confusion— gave no further time or opportunity for maneuvering, but actively began the battle by means of his Tarentines in the places around the Poseidion, which were flat and well-suited for cavalry action.
§11.12.7ὁ δὲ Μαχανίδας ὁρῶν τὸ γινόμενον ἠναγκάζετο ποιεῖν τὸ παραπλήσιον καὶ συναφεῖναι τοὺς παρʼ αὑτοῦ Ταραντίνους.
Machanidas, seeing what was happening, was forced to do the same and to let loose his own Tarentines.