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They were taking off their arms, and they were letting go their horses and they trusted in their feet alone for safety, while the despot was doing many things, on the one hand urging them to be brave, on the other threatening, and at times 427 also encouraging them. And the battle was turned, as a poet might say, and they paid no heed to the despot's shouts, each one trembling for himself. For they thought them to be not three hundred or twice that number or even more, but they judged the number of the adversaries by their own number, assuming they would not have dared to attack so many unless they themselves were more numerous. Then the despot also, despairing, turns the reins and, letting his horse go, flees at full speed. And from there one could see some falling, others fleeing, some hiding in bushes and ready to supplicate for their safety, others seizing crags and rocks, and still others being led away, inasmuch as their greedy and slaughter-bent hand, softened by the change of fortune, spared them contrary to their expectation. And for all, fate was destruction, for bodies, possessions, arms, horses, and the very clothes; for their common race did not entirely persuade them to slaughter, but stripping the captive of his clothes was equally for all. Finally, attacking the portable dwellings of the fleeing magnates and of the despot himself, they carried off much wealth; for they emptied out drinking cups and furniture and arms and horses and other luxurious attendance of a life of ease, down to the very footstools, gaining very much besides. And at that time they clearly showed the truth of Antisthenes' saying; for he says to wish all good things for one's enemies except for understanding, since all things are possible for them, if they have understanding. And they showed that good counsel is more useful to those who resist; for so many thousands, so as to be counted in the tens of thousands, one plan subdued, and those who yesterday were rich and luxuriating in their numbers are today humbled and poor, good counsel having prevailed against them. For a ruler must make the attempt and face danger, so as either to conquer or to fall gloriously. For on what account would he rule, if he did not provide for the others, whom he was appointed to rule? And a watchman is not without responsibility, if he does not foretell and guard beforehand, but is a ruler in any way without responsibility, if he does not risk himself for those for whom he was appointed watchman? Not at all, no; far from it. 429 So then, with this unexpected turn of fortune having occurred and those who were left cowering, taking to its wing, Rumor, being a goddess, as it is said, announced everywhere that difficult and unexpected event, to many for sorrow, to others for astonishment, and to others for mockery, whom indeed it persuaded to look down on those who were no more and to attack those who remained. For having heard this, the fleet around Euripus, whose fleet was fitted out with little less than thirty ships, gained courage against those who were twice and three times as many. And so, having set sail from there, they set out against the imperial fleet, which was lying at anchor somewhere around Demetrias, as if they would appear and capture it immediately. And setting out, they arrived at once, steadfastly hoping to strike terror by their immediate boldness alone in those who were cowering from their previous disasters; but in fact, no small danger hung over them as well, by a small margin. When this was announced to the despot, who was staying around Drimianis, or rather, to tell the truth, wandering distraught, since so great a matter had happened, his soul's impulses were stirred up and he was exceedingly distressed, fearing for the fleet, lest, with so much having happened, fate would not be sated, but would go even beyond what had happened. And indeed he makes the journey of two full days in only one night and, having gathered the remnants of the infantry, taking them with him, he arrives at Demetrias and finds the fleet on the very brink of danger; for already the enemy ships were in sight, having approached at that moment. So when they stood in rows and the enemy ships were attacking at once, the Roman ships advanced in rows by tens, the ships of the first ten received the first attack, and of the ten the

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ἀπεδύοντο μὲν τὰ ὅπλα, ἀπέλυον δὲ τοὺς ἵππους καὶ μόνοις ποσὶν ἐθάρρουν τὸ σῴζεσθαι, πολλὰ τοῦ δεσπότου τὸ μὲν συνιστῶντος εἰς θάρρος, τὸ δ' ἀπειλοῦντος, ἔστι 427 δ' οὗ γε καὶ παροτρύνοντος. Ἐκλίνθη δ' ἡ μάχη, εἶπεν ἄν τις ποιητικός, καὶ τῶν τοῦ δεσπότου φωνῶν ἠλόγουν, περὶ ἑαυτοῦ τετρεμαίνων ἕκαστος. Ὤοντο γὰρ μὴ τριακοσίους ἢ καὶ τούτων διπλασίους ἢ καὶ πλείονας εἶναι, ἀλλὰ τῷ κατὰ σφᾶς πλήθει τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἀντιπάλων ὥριζον, ὡς οὐκ ἂν θαρρησάντων, εἰ μή γε καὶ αὐτοὶ πλείους ὄντες τοῖς τόσοις ἐπῄεσαν. Τότε καὶ ὁ δεσπότης ἀποκαραδοκήσας τρέπει τε χαλινοὺς καί, τὸν ἵππον ἀνιείς, κατὰ κράτος φεύγει. Κἀντεῦθεν ἦν βλέπειν ἄλλους μὲν πίπτοντας, ἄλλους δὲ φεύγοντας, τοὺς δὲ θάμνοις κρυπτομένους καὶ πρὸς τὸ σῴζεσθαι ἱκετεύειν ἑτοίμους ὄντας, ἄλλους δ' ἀπορρῶγας καὶ πέτρας καταλαμβάνοντας, ἄλλους δ' αὖθις ἀπαγομένους, ὁπόσον ἡ λίχνη χεὶρ ἐκείνων καὶ πρὸς τὸ σφάττειν ἀπότομος, τῷ μεταβόλῳ τῆς τύχης μαλασσομένη, παρὰ τὸ δόξαν σφίσιν ἐφείδετο. Πᾶσιν δ' ἡ μοῖρα ἦν ὄλεθρος, σώμασι, χρήμασιν, ὅπλοις, ἵπποις, αὐτοῖς ἐνδύμασι· τὸ γὰρ ὁμογενὲς μὴ διόλου ἔπειθε σφάττειν, τὸ δὲ γυμνοῦν τὸν ἁλόντα ὡς ἐνδυμάτων πᾶσιν ἐπ' ἴσης ἦν. Τέλος φευγόντων ταῖς φορηταῖς ἐπιθέμενοι οἰκίαις τῶν μεγιστάνων καὶ αὐτοῦ γε δεσπότου, πολὺν ἐξεφόρουν τὸν πλοῦτον· ἐκπώματα γὰρ ἐκεῖνα καὶ ἔπιπλα καὶ ὅπλα καὶ ἵππους καὶ θεραπείαν ἄλλην χλιδῶσαν τρυφῆς ἐξεκένουν, μέχρι καὶ αὐτῶν τῶν ἐπιπόδων μυώπων, πλεῖστα παρακερδαίνοντες. Καὶ τηνικάδε οἱ τότε ἔδειξαν προφανῶς τὸ τοῦ Ἀντισθένους ἀληθινόν· φησὶ γὰρ ἐκεῖνος πάντ' εὔχεσθαι τὰ καλὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς πλὴν συνέσεως, ὡς πάνθ' οἷά τε παρὰ τούτοις γενέσθαι, ἢν σύνεσιν ἔχοιεν. Ἐδήλωσαν δὲ καὶ τὸ τῆς εὐβουλίας χρῆμα τοῖς ἀντιξοοῦσι καὶ μᾶλλον χρήσιμον· χιλιάδας γὰρ τόσας, ὡς καὶ εἰς μυριάδας ποσοῦσθαι, ἓν παρεστήσατο βούλευμα, καὶ οἱ χθὲς πλουτοῦντές τε καὶ τρυφῶντες τοῖς πλήθεσι σήμερον ταπεινοί τε καὶ πενιχροί, ἀνταγωνισαμένης τῆς εὐβουλίας. Ἄρχοντα γὰρ χρὴ πειρᾶσθαι καὶ κινδυνεύοντα, ὡς ἢ νικήσοντα ἢ εὐκλεῶς πεσούμενον. Κατὰ τί γὰρ καὶ ἄρχοι, εἰ μή γε προμηθοῖτο τῶν ἄλλων, ὧν ἄρχειν ἐτάχθη; Καὶ σκοπὸς μὲν οὐκ ἀνεύθυνος, εἰ μὴ προείποι καὶ προφυ λάξηται, ἄρχων δ' ἀνεύθυνος πάντως, εἰ μὴ προκινδυνεύοι ὧν ἐτάχθη σκοπός; Οὐμενοῦν, οὔ· πολλοῦ γε καὶ δεῖ. 429 Οὕτω μὲν οὖν παραλόγου τῆς τύχης συμβάσης καὶ τῶν ὑπολελειμμένων κατεπτηχότων, ἀνεῖσα τὸ πτερόν, ἡ φήμη, θεὸς οὖσα, ὡς λέγεται, περιαγ γέλλει τὸ δυσχερὲς ἐκεῖνο καὶ ἀπροσδόκητον σύμβαμα, πολλοῖς μὲν εἰς λύπην, ἄλλοις δὲ καὶ εἰς ἔκπληξιν, τοῖς δ' εἰς κατάγελων, οὓς δὴ καὶ καταφρονεῖν ἔπειθε τῶν μηκέτ' ὄντων καὶ τοῖς λειπομένοις προσεπιτί θεσθαι. Ἀκούσαντες γὰρ τὸ περὶ τὴν Εὔριπον ναυτικόν, οἷς δὴ καὶ εἰς τριάκοντα ναῦς ὁ στόλος ὀλίγου δέοντος ἐξηρτύετο, κατεθάρρουν τῶν ἐπὶ δὶς καὶ τρὶς πλείστων. Καὶ δὴ ἐξ αὐτῆς γε ναυστολησάμενοι κατὰ τοῦ βασιλείου στόλου ἐξώρμων, ναυλοχοῦντος περί που τὴν ∆ημητριάδα, ὡς αὐτίκα φανέντες αἱρήσοντες. Καὶ ἅμ' ὁρμήσαντες ἔφθασαν, τῇ παραυτίκα τόλμῃ καὶ μόνῃ ἀραρότως ἐλπίζοντες καταπλῆξαι τοῖς πρὸ τοῦ κατεπτηχότας σφάλμασιν· ἐφῆπται δ' ἄρα καὶ τούτοις παρὰ μικρὸν οὐ μικρὸς κίνδυνος. Τοῦτ' ἀγγελθὲν τῷ δεσπότῃ, διάγοντι κατὰ τὴν ∆ριμίανιν, ἢ καὶ μᾶλλον, τὸ ἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν, καὶ ἀλύοντι, τοσούτου συμβάντος πράγματος, ἀνέζεσέ τε τὰς τῆς ψυχῆς ὁρμὰς καὶ ὑπερεπάθησε δείσας περὶ τῷ στόλῳ, εἰ τοσούτου γεγονότος μὴ ἐμπλησθῇ τὸ μοιρίδιον, ἀλλὰ καὶ πέρα τῶν γεγονότων προέλθοι. Καὶ δὴ ἐξ αὐτῆς δυοῖν ἡμερῶν διάστημα ὅλης καὶ μόνης μιᾶς ποιεῖται νυκτὸς καί, τὰ τοῦ πεζοῦ στρατοῦ συναθροίσας ἐγκαταλείμματα, παραλαβὼν σὺν αὑτῷ, τῇ ∆ημητριάδι ἐφίσταται καὶ τὸν στόλον ἐν χρῷ κινδύνου κατα λαμβάνει· ἤδη γὰρ καὶ αἱ τῶν ἐχθρῶν νῆες ἐμφανεῖς ἦσαν προσβαλοῦσαι τὸ τηνικάδε. Ὡς γοῦν κατὰ στίχας ἔστησαν κἀκεῖναι μὲν ἅμα προσέβαλλον, αἱ δὲ τῶν Ῥωμαίων στιχηδὸν κατὰ δεκάδας ἐπῄεσαν, αἱ μὲν τῆς πρώτης δεκάδος τὴν πρώτην ἐδέχοντο μάχην, καὶ τῆς δεκάδος ἡ