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Book 18 - Chapter 8

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<w lemma="%2Ath%3Ds">Τῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="proagou%2Fshs">προαγούσης</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pegnwko%2Ftwn">ἀπεγνωκότων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w>, <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="dei%2Flhs">δείλης</w> <w lemma="o%29yi%2Fas">ὀψίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pifaino%2Fmenos">ἐπιφαινόμενος</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>,
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<w lemma="katatetrifw%5Cs">κατατετριφὼς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fan">δυσχρηστίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitattome%2Fnwn">ἐπιταττομένων</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29kklei%3Dsai">ἐκκλεῖσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="kathgori%2Fan:">κατηγορίαν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%28w%2Fra">ἑώρα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="a%29pallatto%2Fmenos">ἀπαλλαττόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumple%2Fkesqai">συμπλέκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="memyimoirei%3Dn">μεμψιμοιρεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsas">συνεγγίσας</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fa%7C">ἰδίᾳ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="dialexqh%3Dnai">διαλεχθῆναι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgoi">λόγοι</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnwntai">γένωνται</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="a%28yimaxou%2Fntwn">ἁψιμαχούντων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtoume%2Fnois">ἀμφισβητουμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29piteqh%3D%7C">ἐπιτεθῇ</w>.
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<w lemma="pleona%2Fkis">πλεονάκις</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntos">παρακαλοῦντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosaciou%3Dntos">προσαξιοῦντος</w>, <w lemma="h%29%2Freto">ἤρετο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="sumparo%2Fntas">συμπαρόντας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="keleuo%2Fntwn">κελευόντων</w> <w lemma="sunelqei%3Dn">συνελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diakou%3Dsai">διακοῦσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w>, <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w> <w lemma="%2Aklau%2Fdion">Κλαύδιον</w> <w lemma="xili%2Farxon">χιλίαρχον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsasin">ἀναχωρήσασιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpen">εἶπεν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fqi">αὐτόθι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleusen">ἐκέλευσεν</w> <w lemma="e%29kbai%2Fnein">ἐκβαίνειν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollo%2Fdwron">Ἀπολλόδωρον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmosqe%2Fnhn">Δημοσθένην</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbh">ἀπέβη</w>, <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftw%7C">Τίτῳ</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fgeto">διελέγετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>.
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<w lemma="ti%2Fna">τίνα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fnta">ῥηθέντα</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w>, <w lemma="dusxere%5Cs">δυσχερὲς</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn:">εἰπεῖν·</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xwrisqh%3Dnai">χωρισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="diasafw%3Dn">διασαφῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>,
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<w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%3Dnai">ἀποδοῦναι</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Frsalon">Φάρσαλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ala%2Frisan">Λάρισαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29podido%2Fnai">ἀποδιδόναι</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperai%2Fas">Περαίας</w> <w lemma="paraxwrei%3Dn">παραχωρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29iasou%3D">Ἰασοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abarguli%2Fwn">Βαργυλίων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn:">ἐκχωρεῖν·</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paradido%2Fnai">παραδιδόναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29argei%2Fwn">Ἀργείων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fnai">φάναι</w> <w lemma="paradw%2Fsein">παραδώσειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flw%7C">Ἀττάλῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%2Fsein">ἀποκαταστήσειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fais">ναυμαχίαις</w> <w lemma="a%28lo%2Fntwn">ἁλόντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fsoi">ὅσοι</w> <w lemma="peri%2Feisi">περίεισι</w>.
When it was getting quite late in the day and Flamininus had nearly given up all hope, Philip appeared at dusk accompanied by the same people, having, as he himself asserted, spent the day in puzzling over the conditions and dealing with the difficult points, but in opinion of others his object was to prevent, by cutting down the ime, the accusations of the Achaeans and Aetolians.
For on the previous day at the moment of his departure he saw they were both ready to join issue with him and load him with reproach.
So that now, approaching nearer, he asked the Roman general to converse with him in private about the situation, so that there should not be a mere skirmishing with words on both sides but that an end of some kind should be put to the dispute.
When he begged and demanded this repeatedly, Flamininus asked those present what he ought to do.
Upon their bidding him meet Philip and hear what he had to say, Flamininus taking with him Appius Claudius, then military tribune, told the rest, who had retired a short distance from the seashore, to remain where they were and asked Philip to come ashore.
The king left the ship accompanied by Apollodorus and Demosthenes, and meeting Flamininus conversed with him for a considerable time.
It is difficult to tell what each of them said on that occasion, but Flamininus, after Philip had left, in explaining to the rest the king\'s proposals, said that he would restore <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharsalus&groupId=880&placeId=1587">Pharsalus</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larisa&groupId=669&placeId=1225">Larisa</a> to the Aetolians, but not Thebes, he would give up the Peraea to the Rhodians, but would not withdraw from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Iasus&groupId=643&placeId=1177">Iasus</a> and Bargylia, but to the Achaeans he would surrender <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>.
He would give up that his possessions in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> and would restore all prisoners of war, and restore also to Attalus his ships and all who survived of the men captured in the naval engagements.