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Polybius, Histories, book 4, Phillidas and the Aetolian Troops Arrive (search)
ntine cavalry,The local name of Tarentine, though doubtless originating in fact, had
come to indicate a species of mercenary cavalry armed in a particular way.
Arrian, Tact. 4 distinguishes two sorts of light cavalry for skirmishing,
Tarentines armed with javelins (dorati/a), and horse archers
(i(ppotoco/tai). Cp. 11, 12,
Livy 35, 29; 37, 40. he marched to the relief of Triphylia. Triphylia. This
district is so called from Triphylus, one of the
sons of Arcas, and lies on the coast of the
Peloponnese between Elis and Messenia, facing the Libyan
Sea, and touching the south-west frontier of Arcadia. It
contains the following towns, Samicum, Lepreum, Hypana,
Typaneae, Pyrgos, Aepium, Bolax, Stylangium, Phrixa; all of
which, shortly before this, the Eleans had conquered and annexed, as well as the city of Alipheira, which had originally been
subject to Arcadia and Megalopolis, but had been exchanged
with the Eleans, for some private object of his own, by
Lydiadas when tyrant of Megalopolis.
Polybius, Histories, book 4, The People of Lepreum Evict the Garrisons (search)
e town. But the
Aetolians and Eleans within it, having nothing ready for
sustaining a siege beyond their bare hands, alarmed at their
situation, held a parley with Philip to secure their lives;
and having obtained leave from him to march out with their
arms, they departed into Elis. Thus the king became master
of Samicum on the spot: and this was followed by deputations
from other towns to him, with entreaties for protection; in
virtue of which he took over Phrixa, Stylangium, Aepium, Bolax, Pyrgos, and Epitalium. and other towns.
Having settled these things, and reduced all Triphylia into
his power in six days, he returned to Lepreum; and having
addressed the necessary warnings to the Lepreates, and put a
garrison into the citadel, he departed with his army towards
Heraea, leaving Ladicus of Acarnania in command of Triphylia.
When he arrived at Heraea, he made a distribution of all the
booty; and taking up again his baggage from Heraea, arrived
about the middle of the winter at Megalo