§4.78.1πλὴν ὅ γε Φιλλίδας τοὺς μὲν Ἠλείους εἰς Λέπρεον, τοὺς δὲ μισθοφόρους εἰς Ἀλίφειραν ἀποστείλας, αὐτὸς δὲ τοὺς Αἰτωλοὺς ἔχων ἐν Τυπανέαις ἐκαραδόκει τὸ συμβησόμενον.
At any rate, Philidas, having sent the Eleans to Lepreum and the mercenaries to Aliphira, while he himself remained in Typaneae with the Aetolians, was waiting to see what would happen.
§4.78.2ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς ἀποθέμενος τὴν ἀποσκευὴν καὶ διαβὰς τῇ γεφύρᾳ τὸν Ἀλφειὸν ποταμόν, ὃς ῥεῖ παρʼ αὐτὴν τὴν τῶν Ἡραιέων πόλιν, §4.78.3ἧκε πρὸς τὴν Ἀλίφειραν, ἣ κεῖται μὲν ἐπὶ λόφου κρημνώδους πανταχόθεν, ἔχοντος πλεῖον ἢ δέκα σταδίων πρόσβασιν, ἔχει δʼ ἄκραν ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ κορυφῇ τοῦ σύμπαντος λόφου καὶ χαλκοῦν Ἀθηνᾶς ἀνδριάντα, κάλλει καὶ μεγέθει διαφέροντα.
Meanwhile, the king, having left his baggage behind and having crossed the river Alpheus by the bridge—which flows past the very city of the Heraeans— came to Aliphira, which lies on a hill steep on all sides, having an ascent of more than ten stades, and has a citadel on the very summit of the whole hill, and a bronze statue of Athena, outstanding in beauty and size.
§4.78.4οὗ τὴν μὲν αἰτίαν, ἀπὸ ποίας προθέσεως ἢ χορηγίας ἔλαβε τὴν ἀρχὴν τῆς κατασκευῆς, ἀμφισβητεῖσθαι συμβαίνει καὶ παρὰ τοῖς ἐγχωρίοις — οὔτε γὰρ πόθεν οὔτε τίς ἀνέθηκεν εὑρίσκεται τρανῶς — §4.78.5τὸ μέντοι γε τῆς τέχνης ἀποτέλεσμα συμφωνεῖται παρὰ πᾶσι, διότι τῶν μεγαλομερεστάτων καὶ τεχνικωτάτων ἔργων ἐστίν, Ὑπατοδώρου καὶ Σωστράτου κατεσκευακότων.
The origin of this statue, from what purpose or patronage its construction was first begun, happens to be disputed even among the inhabitants—for it is not clearly found whence or who dedicated it— yet its artistic quality is agreed upon by all, since it is one of the most magnificent and highly skilled works, Hypatodorus and Sostratus having fashioned it.
§4.78.6οὐ μὴν ἀλλʼ ἐπιγενομένης ἡμέρας αἰθρίου καὶ λαμπρᾶς, διατάξας ὑπὸ τὴν ἑωθινὴν ὁ βασιλεὺς κατὰ πλείους τόπους τούς τε τὰς κλίμακας φέροντας καὶ τὰς τῶν μισθοφόρων ἐφεδρείας πρὸ τούτων, §4.78.7ἐπὶ δὲ τοῖς προειρημένοις τοὺς Μακεδόνας διῃρημένους κατόπιν ἑκάστοις ἐπιστήσας, ἅμα τῷ τὸν ἥλιον ἐπιβάλλειν πᾶσι προσέταξε προσβαίνειν πρὸς τὸν λόφον.
Nevertheless, when a clear and bright day came, the king, having stationed at dawn in several places those carrying the ladders and, in front of them, the support forces of the mercenaries, and having placed the divided Macedonians behind each of the aforementioned groups, ordered all to advance towards the hill just as the sun was rising.
§4.78.8ποιούντων δὲ τὸ παραγγελθὲν ἐκθύμως καὶ καταπληκτικῶς τῶν Μακεδόνων, συνέβαινε τοὺς Ἀλιφειρεῖς πρὸς τούτους ὁρμᾶν ἀεὶ καὶ συντρέχειν τοὺς τόπους, οἷς μάλιστα τοὺς Μακεδόνας ἑώρων προσπελάζοντας.
As the Macedonians executed the order with great zeal and terrifying force, the Aliphireans constantly rushed towards them and ran together to the places where they saw the Macedonians most closely approaching.
§4.78.9κατὰ δὲ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον αὐτὸς ὁ βασιλεὺς ἔχων τοὺς ἐπιτηδειοτάτους διά τινων κρημνῶν ἔλαθε πρὸς τὸ τῆς ἄκρας προάστειον ἀναβάς.
During this time, the king himself, with his most suitable men, went up unobserved through certain cliffs to the suburb of the citadel.
§4.78.10ἀποδοθέντος δὲ τοῦ συνθήματος, πάντες ἅμα προσερείσαντες τὰς κλίμακας κατεπείραζον τῆς πόλεως.
When the signal was given, all together applied the ladders and attempted to scale the city.
§4.78.11πρῶτος μὲν οὖν ὁ βασιλεὺς κατέσχε τὸ προάστειον τῆς ἄκρας, ἔρημον καταλαβών· τούτου δʼ ἐμπιπραμένου, προϊδόμενοι τὸ μέλλον οἱ τοῖς τείχεσιν ἐπαμύνοντες, καὶ περιδεεῖς γενόμενοι μὴ τῆς ἄκρας προκαταληφθείσης στερηθῶσι καὶ τῆς τελευταίας ἐλπίδος, ὥρμησαν ἀπολιπόντες τὰ τείχη φεύγειν πρὸς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν.
First of all, then, the king occupied the suburb of the citadel, finding it deserted; and as this was being set on fire, those defending the walls, foreseeing what was to come and becoming terrified lest, the citadel being pre-occupied, they should be deprived of their last hope, rushed to abandon the walls and flee to the acropolis.
οἱ δὲ Μακεδόνες, §4.78.12γενομένου τούτου, παραχρῆμα καὶ τῶν τειχῶν καὶ τῆς πόλεως ἐκυρίευσαν.
But the Macedonians, when this happened, immediately made themselves masters of both the walls and the city.
§4.78.13μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα διαπρεσβευσαμένων τῶν ἐκ τῆς ἄκρας πρὸς τὸν Φίλιππον, δοὺς τὴν ἀσφάλειαν παρέλαβε καὶ ταύτην καθʼ ὁμολογίαν.
After this, when those in the citadel sent ambassadors to Philip, he, having given them a guarantee of safety, received this also by agreement.