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Book 21 - Chapter 10

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ape%2Frgamon">Πέργαμον</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalw%2Fn">ἐμβαλών</w>, <w lemma="puqo%2Fmenos">πυθόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnous">Εὐμένους</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nautika%2Fs">ναυτικάς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pezika%5Cs">πεζικὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="paraginome%2Fnas">παραγινομένας</w>, <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Feto">ἐβουλεύετο</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29ca%2Fras">ἐξάρας</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpanti">ἅπαντι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fmati">στρατεύματι</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29elai%2Fan">Ἐλαίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="katantikru%5C">καταντικρὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peziko%5Cn">πεζικὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthse">κατέστησε</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbale">παρενέβαλε</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fwn">ἑξακισχιλίων</w>.
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<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmpeto">διεπέμπετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkion">Λεύκιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="sunagagw%5Cn">συναγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnhn">Εὐμένην</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="faino%2Fmenon">φαινόμενον</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="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29%2Fdamon">Εὔδαμον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apamfili%2Fdan">Παμφιλίδαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftrioi">ἀλλότριοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan:">ἦσαν·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29sxh%2Fmona">εὐσχήμονα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flusin">διάλυσιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="dunath%5Cn">δυνατὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffhse">ἔφησε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>.
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"<w lemma="eu%29sxh%2Fmona">εὐσχήμονα</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fn">οἷόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkbasin">ἔκβασιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="teixh%2Freis">τειχήρεις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="poiw%2Fmeqa">ποιώμεθα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>;
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" <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="dunath%5Cn">δυνατὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffhse">ἔφησε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fn:">παρόν·</w> "<w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29nde%2Fxetai">ἐνδέχεται</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="prosdecame%2Fnous">προσδεξαμένους</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fpaton">ὕπατον</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fneu">ἄνευ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w> <w lemma="bebaiw%3Dsai">βεβαιῶσαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28mologhqei%2Fsas">ὁμολογηθείσας</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>;
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<w lemma="xwri%2Fs">χωρίς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnhtai%2F">γένηταί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="shmei%3Don">σημεῖον</w> <w lemma="o%28mologi%2Fas">ὁμολογίας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nautika%5Cs">ναυτικὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29panelqei%3Dn">ἐπανελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="dh%2Fpouqen">δήπουθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pezika%2Fs">πεζικάς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmos">δῆμος</w> <w lemma="h%28%2F">ἥ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="e%29pikurw%2Fsh%7C">ἐπικυρώσῃ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="doxqe%2Fnta">δοχθέντα</w>.
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<w lemma="lei%2Fpetai">λείπεται</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="karadokou%3Dntas">καραδοκοῦντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Ffasin">ἀπόφασιν</w> <w lemma="paraxeima%2Fzein">παραχειμάζειν</w> <w lemma="e%29nqa%2Fde">ἐνθάδε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fn">μηδέν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kdapana%3Dn">ἐκδαπανᾶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fs:">παρασκευάς·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fpeit%27">ἔπειτ᾽</w>, <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="parh%3D%7C">παρῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fesqai">διαλύεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kainopoiei%3Dn">καινοποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="pare%2Fntas">παρέντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtas">ἐνεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeqa">δυνάμεθα</w> <w lemma="qew%3Dn">θεῶν</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnwn">βουλομένων</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fras">πέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29piqei%3Dnai">ἐπιθεῖναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</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="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnhs">Εὐμένης</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpen:">εἶπεν·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenos">ἀποδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sumbouli%2Fan">συμβουλίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29pekri%2Fqh">ἀπεκρίθη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqu%2Fpaton">ἀνθύπατον</w> <w lemma="e%29lqei%3Dn">ἐλθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29nde%2Fxetai">ἐνδέχεται</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsantes">ἀκούσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29dh%2F%7Coun">ἐδῄουν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29elai+tw%3Dn">Ἐλαϊτῶν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran:">χώραν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2Ase%2Fleukos">Σέλευκος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeine">ἔμεινε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuo%2Fmenos">ἐπιπορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalen">ἐνέβαλεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbhs">Θήβης</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabeblhkw%5Cs">παραβεβληκὼς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="eu%29dai%2Fmona">εὐδαίμονα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fmousan">γέμουσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqw%3Dn">ἀγαθῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29plh%2Frou">ἐπλήρου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratia%5Cn">στρατιὰν</w> <w lemma="pantodaph%3Ds">παντοδαπῆς</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w>. —
<head>Antiochus negotiates</head>King Antiochus had entered the territory of Pergamus, where hearing of the arrival of King Eumenes, and seeing that both the naval and military forces were coming up to the assistance of that prince, was desirous of making proposals for peace simultaneously to the Romans, to Eumenes and to the Rhodians.
Setting out, then, with his whole army he came to Elaea, and seizing on an eminence opposite the town, established his infantry there, encamping his cavalry, more than six thousand in number, under the walls of the town.
He accompanied the latter force, and sent a messenger to Lucius Aemilius, who was within the town, on the subject of peace.
The Roman general, summoning Eumenes and the Rhodians to meet him, begged them to give him their view of the situation.
Eudamus and Pamphilidas were not opposed to peace, but the king said that for the present peace neither befitted their dignity nor was possible.
"For how," he said, "can the result fail to be undignified if we make peace while we are shut up within the walls?
And indeed how is it even possible for the present? For how can we, unless we await the arrival of a general of consular rank, confirm any agreement we arrive at without his consent?
And, apart from this, if we managed at all to come to some semblance of an agreement with Antiochus, I scarcely suppose that your naval and military forces can return home, unless the Senate and People ratify your decision.
All that will be left for you to do, then, is to spend the winter here awaiting their pronouncement, perfectly inactive, but exhausting the stores and material of your allies;
and afterwards, if the Senate does not approve of your making peace, you will have to begin the war afresh from the beginning, after having thrown away the present opportunity we have of putting an end by the grace of God to the whole business."
Eumenes spoke so, and Aemilius, approving his advice, replied to Antiochus that it was impossible for peace to be made before the arrival of the proconsul.
Antiochus, on hearing this, at once began to lay waste the territory of Elaea.
After this, while Seleucus remained in this neighbourhood, Antiochus made constant incursions into the so‑called plain of Thebe,
and lighting upon this most fertile district, abounding in produce, plentifully supplied his army with every variety of booty.