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Book 18 - Chapter 38

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<w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29xwri%2Fsqhsan">ἐχωρίσθησαν</w>. <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28sterai%2Fa%7C">ὑστεραίᾳ</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnou">παραγενομένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fth%7C">τρίτῃ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fllogon">σύλλογον</w> <w lemma="a%28qroisqe%2Fntwn">ἁθροισθέντων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29selqw%5Cn">εἰσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="eu%29sto%2Fxws">εὐστόχως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunetw%3Ds">συνετῶς</w> <w lemma="u%28pete%2Fmeto">ὑπετέμετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%2Fs:">ὁρμάς·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="e%29pitatto%2Fmena">ἐπιταττόμενα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="sugxwrei%3Dn">συγχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitroph%2Fn">ἐπιτροπήν</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntwn">ῥηθέντων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flloi">ἄλλοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pesiw%2Fphsan">ἀπεσιώπησαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afaine%2Fas">Φαινέας</w> "<w lemma="%2Ati%2F">Τί</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29podi%2Fdws">ἀποδίδως</w>, <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippe">Φίλιππε</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="%2Ala%2Frisan">Λάρισαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akremasth%2Fn">Κρεμαστήν</w>, <w lemma="%2Afa%2Frsalon">Φάρσαλον</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Afqi%2Fas">Φθίας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29exi%3Dnon">Ἐχῖνον</w>"
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; <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleue">ἐκέλευε</w> <w lemma="paralamba%2Fnein">παραλαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29demi%2Fan">οὐδεμίαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Afqi%2Fas:">Φθίας·</w>
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<w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fous">Θηβαίους</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsantos">ἐγγίσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntos">παρακαλοῦντος</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulhqh%3Dnai:">βουληθῆναι·</w> <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="u%28poxeiri%2Fwn">ὑποχειρίων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fesqai">βουλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="proairh%3Dtai">προαιρῆται</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afaine%2Fan">Φαινέαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ganaktou%2Fntwn">ἀγανακτούντων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fntwn">λεγόντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w>, <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="kaqo%2Fti">καθότι</w> <w lemma="sunepole%2Fmhsan">συνεπολέμησαν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="komi%2Fzesqai">κομίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="sumpoliteuome%2Fnas">συμπολιτευομένας</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fpeita">ἔπειτα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%28lo%2Fntwn">ἑλόντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpipla">ἔπιπλα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Ftera">ἀμφότερα</w>.
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<w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="lelu%2Fsqai">λελύσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29gkatalei%2Fpontes">ἐγκαταλείποντες</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>,
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<w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzesqai">κομίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paralamba%2Fnein">παραλαμβάνειν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="e%29qelonth%5Cn">ἐθελοντὴν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frisan">ἐνεχείρισαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasai">ἅπασαι</w> <w lemma="pepoih%2Fkasi">πεποιήκασι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w>.
On that day they broke up on these terms. Next day the king arrived, and on the following day, when all had assembled at the conference, Philip entered and with great skill and sound sense cut away the ground on which they all based their violent demands
by saying that he yielded to and would execute all the former demands of the Romans and the allies, and that he submitted all other questions to the decision of the Senate.
After he had said this, all the others remained silent, but Phaeneas the Aetolian representative said, "Why then, Philip, do you not give up to us <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larisa&groupId=669&placeId=1225">Larisa</a> Cremaste, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharsalus&groupId=880&placeId=1587">Pharsalus</a>, Phthiotic Thebes, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Echinus&groupId=553&placeId=1036">Echinus</a>?"
Philip told him to take them, but Flamininus said that they ought not to take any of the other towns, but only Phthiotic Thebes
For the Thebans, when on approaching the town with his army he demanded that they should submit to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, had refused. So that, now that they had been reduced by force of arms, he had a right to decide as he chose about them.
When, upon this, Phaeneas grew indignant and said that in the first place the Aetolians should, as they had fought side by side with the Romans, receive back the towns which had formerly been members of their League,
and next that the same resulted from the terms of their original alliance, by the way the possessions of those captured in war were to go to the Romans and the towns to the Aetolians, Flamininus said they were mistaken on both points.
For the alliance had been dissolved, when, deserting the Romans, they made terms with Philip, and even if it still subsisted, they should receive back and occupy not the towns which had surrendered to the Romans of their own free will, as all the Thessalian cities had now done, but any that had fallen by force of arms.