Polybius, Histories

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Book 2 - Chapter 44

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<w lemma="diaire%2Fsews">διαιρέσεως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnous">ἔθνους</w>. <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqeme%2Fnwn">συνθεμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metasxo%2Fntwn">μετασχόντων</w> <w lemma="eu%29genw%3Ds">εὐγενῶς</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29llotrio%2Fthtos">ἀλλοτριότητος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusmenei%2Fas">δυσμενείας</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Frqh">ἤρθη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fn">παρόν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pege%2Fneto">ὑπεγένετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="koinwnikh%5C">κοινωνικὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filikh%2F">φιλική</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesis">διάθεσις</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fsantos">βασιλεύσαντος</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fth">ἔτη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto%2F">ἐγένετό</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Froia">εὔροια</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsw%7C">Πελοποννήσῳ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnarxoi">μόναρχοι</w> <w lemma="duselpisth%2Fsantes">δυσελπιστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="methllaxe%2Fnai">μετηλλαχέναι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%28onei%5C">οἱονεὶ</w> <w lemma="xorhgo%5Cs">χορηγὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqodo%2Fths">μισθοδότης</w>, <w lemma="e%29pikei%3Dsqai">ἐπικεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w>, <w lemma="oi%29o%2Fmenon">οἰόμενον</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29poti%2Fqesqai">ἀποτίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fdas">τυραννίδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peisqei%3Dsi">πεισθεῖσι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="dwrea%5Cs">δωρεὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tima%5Cs">τιμὰς</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fnonta">προτείνοντα</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxousin">προσέχουσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzous">μείζους</w> <w lemma="e%29panateino%2Fmenon">ἐπανατεινόμενον</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbous">φόβους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnous">κινδύνους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peisqe%2Fntes">πεισθέντες</w> <w lemma="a%29poqe%2Fsqai">ἀποθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fdas">τυραννίδας</w>, <w lemma="e%29leuqerw%3Dsai">ἐλευθερῶσαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdas">πατρίδας</w>, <w lemma="metasxei%3Dn">μετασχεῖν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Aludia%2Fdas">Λυδιάδας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Fths">Μεγαλοπολίτης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dntos">ζῶντος</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="pragmatikw%3Ds">πραγματικῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="froni%2Fmws">φρονίμως</w> <w lemma="proi+do%2Fmenos">προϊδόμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="a%29pete%2Fqeito">ἀπετέθειτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fda">τυραννίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metesxh%2Fkei">μετεσχήκει</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29qnikh%3Ds">ἐθνικῆς</w> <w lemma="sumpolitei%2Fas">συμπολιτείας</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29aristo%2Fmaxos">Ἀριστόμαχος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29argei%2Fwn">Ἀργείων</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannos">τύραννος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ace%2Fnwn">Ξένων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ermione%2Fwn">Ἑρμιονέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aklew%2Fnumos">Κλεώνυμος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afliasi%2Fwn">Φλιασίων</w> <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poqe%2Fmenoi">ἀποθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="monarxi%2Fas">μοναρχίας</w> <w lemma="e%29koinw%2Fnhsan">ἐκοινώνησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="dhmokrati%2Fas">δημοκρατίας</w>.
But, on the death of Antigonus, the Achaeans even made an alliance with the Aetolians and supported them ungrudgingly in the war against Demetrius, so that, for the time at least, their estrangement and hostility ceased, and a more or less friendly and sociable feeling sprang up between them.
Demetrius only reigned for ten years, his death taking place at the time the Romans first crossed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a>, and after this the tide of events seemed to flow for a time in favour of the Achaeans\' constant purpose;
for the Peloponnesian tyrants were much cast down by the death of Demetrius, who had been, so to speak, their furnisher and paymaster, and equally so by the threatening attitude of Aratus, who demanded that they should depose themselves, offering abundance of gifts and honours to those who consented to do so, and menacing those who turned a deaf ear to him with still more abundant chastisement on the part of the Achaeans.
They therefore hurried to accede to his demand, laying down their tyrannies, setting their respective cities free,
and joining the Achaean League. Lydiades of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a> had even foreseen what was likely to happen, and with great wisdom and good sense had forestalled the death of Demetrius and of his own free will laid down his tyranny and adhered to the national government.
Afterwards Aristomachus, tyrant of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>, Xenon, tyrant of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hermione&groupId=629&placeId=1159">Hermione</a>, and Cleonymus, tyrant of Phlius, also resigned and joined the democratic Achaean League.