§4.6.1καὶ κατὰ μὲν θάλατταν παραχρῆμα πειρατὰς ἐξέπεμψαν, οἳ περιτυχόντες πλοίῳ βασιλικῷ τῶν ἐκ Μακεδονίας περὶ Κύθηρα, τοῦτό τʼ εἰς Αἰτωλίαν καταγαγόντες αὔτανδρον, τούς τε ναυκλήρους καὶ τοὺς ἐπιβάτας, σὺν δὲ τούτοις τὴν ναῦν ἀπέδοντο.
And by sea they immediately sent out pirates, who, falling in with a royal vessel from Macedonia near Kythera, brought it with all its crew, including both the captains and passengers, to Aetolia and sold them along with the ship.
τῆς δʼ Ἠπείρου τὴν παραλίαν ἐπόρθουν, §4.6.2συγχρώμενοι πρὸς τὴν ἀδικίαν ταῖς τῶν Κεφαλλήνων ναυσίν· ἐπεβάλοντο δὲ καὶ τῆς Ἀκαρνανίας Θύριον καταλαβέσθαι.
They also ravaged the coast of Epirus, employing the ships of the Cephallenians for their lawless deeds; they also attempted to seize Thyrium in Acarnania.
§4.6.3ἅμα δὲ τούτοις λάθρᾳ διὰ Πελοποννήσου τινὰς πέμψαντες ἐν μέσῃ τῇ τῶν Μεγαλοπολιτῶν χώρᾳ κατέσχον τὸ καλούμενον ὀχύρωμα Κλάριον· ᾧ λαφυροπωλείῳ χρησάμενοι διῆγον ἐν τούτῳ πρὸς τὰς ἁρπαγάς.
At the same time, having secretly sent some men through the Peloponnese, they seized the stronghold called Clarion in the very center of the Megalopolitan territory, which they used as a market for their booty and stayed there for the purpose of plundering.
§4.6.4οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ τοῦτο μὲν Τιμόξενος ὁ τῶν Ἀχαιῶν στρατηγός, παραλαβὼν Ταυρίωνα τὸν ἐπὶ τῶν ἐν Πελοποννήσῳ βασιλικῶν πραγμάτων ὑπʼ Ἀντιγόνου καταλελειμμένον, ἐξεπολιόρκησε τελέως ἐν ὀλίγαις ἡμέραις.
However, Timoxenus, the general of the Achaeans, having taken with him Taurion, who had been left by Antigonus in charge of the royal affairs in the Peloponnese, completely besieged and took this place in a few days.
§4.6.5ὁ γὰρ βασιλεὺς Ἀντίγονος Κόρινθον μὲν εἶχε κατὰ τὸ τῶν Ἀχαιῶν συγχώρημα διὰ τοὺς Κλεομενικοὺς καιρούς, Ὀρχομενὸν δὲ κατὰ κράτος ἑλὼν οὐκ ἀποκατέστησε τοῖς Ἀχαιοῖς, ἀλλὰ σφετερισάμενος κατεῖχε, βουλόμενος, §4.6.6ὥς γʼ ἐμοὶ δοκεῖ, μὴ μόνον τῆς εἰσόδου κυριεύειν τῆς εἰς Πελοπόννησον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν μεσόγαιαν αὐτῆς παραφυλάττειν διὰ τῆς ἐν Ὀρχομενῷ φρουρᾶς καὶ παρασκευῆς.
For King Antigonus held Corinth indeed by the consent of the Achaeans because of the emergencies of the Cleomenic War, but Orchomenus, which he had taken by force, he did not restore to the Achaeans, but appropriated and held it, wishing, as it seems to me at least, not only to command the entrance into the Peloponnese, but also to watch over its interior by means of the garrison and preparations in Orchomenus.
§4.6.7οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Δωρίμαχον καὶ Σκόπαν παρατηρήσαντες τὸν καιρόν, ἐν ᾧ λοιπὸς ἦν Τιμοξένῳ μὲν ὀλίγος ἔτι χρόνος τῆς ἀρχῆς, Ἄρατος δὲ καθίστατο μὲν εἰς τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν τὸν ἐπιόντα στρατηγὸς ὑπὸ τῶν Ἀχαιῶν, οὔπω δʼ ἔμελλε τὴν ἀρχὴν ἕξειν, §4.6.8συναθροίσαντες πανδημεὶ τοὺς Αἰτωλοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ Ῥίον, καὶ παρασκευασάμενοι πορθμεῖα καὶ τὰς Κεφαλλήνων ἑτοιμάσαντες ναῦς, διεβίβασαν τοὺς ἄνδρας εἰς Πελοπόννησον καὶ προῆγον ἐπὶ τὴν Μεσσηνίαν.
Dorimachus and Scopas, observing the opportunity when Timoxenus had still a short time of office remaining, and Aratus was appointed general by the Achaeans for the coming year, but was not yet about to assume office, assembled all the Aetolians at Rhium, and having prepared ferry-boats and made ready the Cephallenian ships, they transported their men to the Peloponnese and advanced against Messenia.
§4.6.9ποιούμενοι δὲ τὴν πορείαν διὰ τῆς Πατρέων καὶ Φαραιέων καὶ Τριταιέων χώρας ὑπεκρίνοντο μὲν βούλεσθαι μηδὲν ἀδίκημα ποιεῖν εἰς τοὺς Ἀχαιούς, §4.6.10οὐ δυναμένου δὲ τοῦ πλήθους ἀπέχεσθαι τῆς χώρας διὰ τὴν πρὸς τὰς ὠφελείας ἀκρασίαν, κακοποιοῦντες αὐτὴν καὶ λυμαινόμενοι διῄεσαν, μέχρι παρεγενήθησαν εἰς τὴν Φιγάλειαν.
Making their way through the territory of Patrae, Pharae, and Tritaea, they pretended to wish to do no injury to the Achaeans, but as the multitude was unable to keep their hands off the territory owing to their lack of self-control regarding booty, they passed through, plundering and damaging it, until they arrived at Phigalea.
§4.6.11ποιησάμενοι δὲ τὴν ὁρμὴν ἐντεῦθεν αἰφνιδίως καὶ θρασέως, ἐνέβαλον εἰς τὴν τῶν Μεσσηνίων χώραν, οὔτε τῆς ὑπαρχούσης αὐτοῖς ἐκ παλαιῶν χρόνων πρὸς τοὺς Μεσσηνίους φιλίας καὶ συμμαχίας οὐδʼ ἡντινοῦν ποιησάμενοι πρόνοιαν οὔτε τῶν κατὰ κοινὸν ὡρισμένων δικαίων παρʼ ἀνθρώποις.
Starting from there with a sudden and daring onset, they invaded the Messenian territory, having absolutely no regard for any of the friendship and alliance existing of old between themselves and the Messenians, nor for any of the rights recognized in common among men.
§4.6.12ἅπαντα δʼ ἐν ἐλάττονι θέμενοι τῆς σφετέρας πλεονεξίας ἀδεῶς ἐπόρθουν, οὐ τολμώντων ἐπεξιέναι καθόλου τῶν Μεσσηνίων.
Holding everything of less account than their own greed, they plundered without fear, while the Messenians did not dare to march out against them at all.