Polybius, Histories

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Book 18 - Chapter 7

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<w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dialexqei%5Cs">διαλεχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freto">ἤρετο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w>, <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="po%2Fteron">πότερον</w> <w lemma="oi%29%2Fetai">οἴεται</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fkthtai">ἐπέκτηται</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsin">Ἕλλησιν</w>, <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fsa">ὅσα</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gone%2Fwn">γονέων</w> <w lemma="parei%2Flhfe">παρείληφε</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29posiwph%2Fsantos">ἀποσιωπήσαντος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29panta%3Dn">ἀπαντᾶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fstainos">Ἀρίσταινος</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afaine%2Fas">Φαινέας</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fras">ὥρας</w> <w lemma="sugkleiou%2Fshs">συγκλειούσης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgos">λόγος</w> <w lemma="e%29kwlu%2Fqh">ἐκωλύθη</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fyantas">γράψαντας</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn:">εἰρήνην·</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnos">μόνος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fhtai:">βουλεύηται·</w>
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="qe%2Flein">θέλειν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitattome%2Fnwn">ἐπιταττομένων</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29hdw%3Ds">ἀηδῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fkoue">ἤκουε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="xleua%2Fzontos:">χλευάζοντος·</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> [<w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w>] <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntepe%2Fskwye">ἀντεπέσκωψε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="ei%29pw%5Cn">εἰπὼν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws:">οὕτως·</w> "
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<w lemma="%2Aei%29ko%2Ftws">Εἰκότως</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippe">Φίλιππε</w>, <w lemma="mo%2Fnos">μόνος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3D">εἶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn:">νῦν·</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftista%2F">κράτιστά</w> <w lemma="soi">σοι</w> <w lemma="sumbouleu%2Fsontas">συμβουλεύσοντας</w> <w lemma="a%29pw%2Flesas">ἀπώλεσας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w>". <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedw%5Cn">Μακεδὼν</w> <w lemma="u%28pomeidia%2Fsas">ὑπομειδιάσας</w> <w lemma="sarda%2Fnion">σαρδάνιον</w> <w lemma="a%29pesiw%2Fphse">ἀπεσιώπησε</w>. <w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantes">ἅπαντες</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29ggra%2Fptous">ἐγγράπτους</w> <w lemma="do%2Fntes">δόντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fseis">προαιρέσεις</w> <w lemma="a%29kolou%2Fqws">ἀκολούθως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29xwri%2Fsqhsan">ἐχωρίσθησαν</w>, <w lemma="taca%2Fmenoi">ταξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%3Dsan">ἐπιοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkaian">Νίκαιαν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29panth%2Fsein:">ἀπαντήσειν·</w>
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<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29%2Frion">αὔριον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="taxqe%2Fnta">ταχθέντα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fra%7C">ὥρᾳ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> [<w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w>], <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="paregi%2Fneto">παρεγίνετο</w>.
After speaking to the others in these terms he asked Flamininus, saying that he was now addressing himself and the Romans, whether he demanded his withdrawal from those towns and places in Greece which he had himself conquered or from those also which he had inherited from his forbears.
Flamininus remained silent, but Aristaenus on the part of the Achaeans and Phaeneas on that of the Aetolians were at once ready with a reply.
However, as the day was now drawing to a close, they were prevented from speaking owing to the hour, and Philip demanded that they should all furnish him with their terms for peace in writing;
for he was alone and had no one to consult, so he wished to think over their demands.
Flamininus was by no means displeased by Philip's jests, and not wishing the others to think he was so, rallied Philip in turn by saying,
"Naturally you are alone now, Philip, for you have killed all those of your friends who would give you the best advice." The Macedonian monarch smiled sardonically and made no reply.
They all now, after handing to Philip their decisions in writing — decisions similar to those I have stated — separated, making an appointment to meet next day again at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Nicaea&groupId=792&placeId=1431">Nicaea</a>.
On the morrow Flamininus and all the others arrived punctually at the appointed place, but Philip did not put in an appearance.