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Book 18 - Chapter 11

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<w lemma="%2Aou%28%3Dtoi">Οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paregenh%2Fqhsan">παρεγενήθησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="dialabei%3Dn">διαλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29niauto%5Cn">ἐνιαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="kaqestame%2Fnwn">καθεσταμένων</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftwn">ὑπάτων</w>, <w lemma="po%2Fteron">πότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalati%2Fan">Γαλατίαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>.
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<w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnwn">πεπεισμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftous">ὑπάτους</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29selqo%2Fntes">εἰσελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="kathgo%2Froun">κατηγόρουν</w> <w lemma="a%29poto%2Fmws">ἀποτόμως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w>.
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<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flla">ἄλλα</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn:">ἦν·</w>
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29nti%2Fktein">ἐντίκτειν</w> <w lemma="e%29peirw%3Dnto">ἐπειρῶντο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fdos">Χαλκίδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtria%2Fdos">Δημητριάδος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fni">Μακεδόνι</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnwn">ταττομένων</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fn">οἷόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnnoian">ἔννοιαν</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpe">εἶπε</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqe%5Cs">ἀληθὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein:">ὑπάρχειν·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnous">προειρημένους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fdas">πέδας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhnika%2Fs">Ἑλληνικάς</w>, <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofaino%2Fmenos">ἀποφαινόμενος</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fous">Πελοποννησίους</w> <w lemma="a%29napneu%3Dsai">ἀναπνεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqw%7C">Κορίνθῳ</w> <w lemma="basilikh%3Ds">βασιλικῆς</w> <w lemma="froura%3Ds">φρουρᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29gkaqhme%2Fnhs">ἐγκαθημένης</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="%2Alokrou%5Cs">Λοκροὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtou%5Cs">Βοιωτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afwke%2Fas">Φωκέας</w> <w lemma="qarrh%3Dsai">θαρρῆσαι</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fda">Χαλκίδα</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxontos">κατέχοντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29%2Fboian">Εὔβοιαν</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalou%5Cs">Θετταλοὺς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgnhtas">Μάγνητας</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pau%2Frasqai">ἐπαύρασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpote">οὐδέποτε</w>, <w lemma="%2Adhmhtria%2Fda">Δημητριάδα</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxontos">κατέχοντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraxwrei%3Dn">παραχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fan">φαντασίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fnta">παρόντα</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29kfugei%3Dn:">ἐκφυγεῖν·</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fra%7C">ἡμέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="boulhqh%3D%7C">βουληθῇ</w>, <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsesqai">ποιήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="krath%3D%7C">κρατῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Foun">ἠξίουν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="a%29nagka%2Fsai">ἀναγκάσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29nu%2Fsqai">ἠνύσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgista">μέγιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="prohtthme%2Fnwn">προηττημένων</w> <w lemma="di%5Cs">δὶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="xorhgiw%3Dn">χορηγιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kdedapanhme%2Fnwn">ἐκδεδαπανημένων</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntes">εἰπόντες</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="yeu%3Dsai">ψεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fq%27">μήθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29posterh%3Dsai">ἀποστερῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kalli%2Fsths">καλλίστης</w> <w lemma="e%29pigrafh%3Ds">ἐπιγραφῆς</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fxqhsan">διελέχθησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="pareskeua%2Fsanto">παρεσκευάσαντο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmenoi">ποιησόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29kwlu%2Fqhsan:">ἐκωλύθησαν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29rwthqe%2Fntes">ἐρωτηθέντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="paraxwrou%3Dsi">παραχωροῦσι</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fdos">Χαλκίδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtria%2Fdos">Δημητριάδος</w>, <w lemma="a%29pei%3Dpan">ἀπεῖπαν</w> <w lemma="mhdemi%2Fan">μηδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29ntolh%2Fn">ἐντολήν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aou%28%3Dtoi">Οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitmhqe%2Fntes">ἐπιτμηθέντες</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpausan">κατέπαυσαν</w>
The envoys arrived in that before the senate had decided whether the consuls of the year should be both sent to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gaul&groupId=598&placeId=1108">Gaul</a> or one of them against Philip.
But when the friends of Flamininus were assured that both consuls were to remain in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> owing to the fear of the Celts, all the envoys entered the senate-house and roundly denounced Philip.
Their accusations were in general similar to those they had brought against the king in person, but the point which they all took pains to impress upon the senate was that as long as <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a> remained in Macedonian hands it was impossible for the Greeks to have any thought of liberty.
Philip's own expression when he pronounced these places to be the fetters of Greece, was, they said, only too true,
since neither could the Peloponnesians breathe freely with a royal garrison established in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, nor could the Locrians, Boeotians, and Phocians have any confidence while Philip occupied <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a> and the rest of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Euboea&groupId=584&placeId=1091">Euboea</a>,
nor again could the Thessalians and Magnesians ever enjoy liberty while the Macedonians held <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a>.
Therefore his withdrawal from the other places was a mere show of concession on the part of Philip in order to get out of his present difficulty, and if he commanded the above places he could easily bring the Greeks under subjection any day he wished.
They therefore demanded that the senate should either compel Philip to withdraw from these towns or abide by the agreement and fight against him with all their strength.
For the hardest task of the war had been accomplished, as the Macedonians had now been twice beaten and had expended most of their resources on land.
After speaking thus they entreated the senate neither to cheat the Greeks out of their hope of liberty nor to deprive themselves of the noblest title to fame.
Such or very nearly such were the words of the ambassadors. Philip's envoys had prepared a lengthy argument in reply, but were at once silenced;
for when asked if they would Greek up <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a> they replied that they had no instructions on the subject.
Thus cut short they stopped speaking,