But Demetrius fell upon him suddenly and took him by surprise, put him to rout, and captured his camp, general and all; he also took seven thousand of his soldiers prisoners, and made himself master of vast treasures. However, he rejoiced to have won the day, not by reason of what he was going to have, but of what he could restore, and was delighted, not so much with the wealth and glory which his victory brought, as with the power it gave him to recompense the kindness and return the favour of Ptolemy.
Edition :
Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1920. 9.
Remark :
date: The date is taken from the New Pauly. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/cilles-e613780 long-term consequence: Many of Cilles' men are taken prisoner. original citation: ὁ δ᾽ refers to Demetrius who is mentioned in the previous paragraph.
