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Book 21 - Chapter 22

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<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnhs">Εὐμένης</w> <w lemma="i%28kanw%3Ds">ἱκανῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29pw%5Cn">εἰπὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29phlla%2Fgh">ἀπηλλάγη</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrion">συνέδριον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fnta">ῥηθέντα</w> <w lemma="filofro%2Fnws">φιλοφρόνως</w> <w lemma="a%29pede%2Fxeto">ἀπεδέχετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxen">εἶχεν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="xari%2Fzesqai">χαρίζεσθαι</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29bou%2Flonto">ἐβούλοντο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sa%2Fgein">εἰσάγειν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w>. <w lemma="a%29fusterou%3Dntos">ἀφυστεροῦντος</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sekale%2Fsanto">εἰσεκαλέσαντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Asmurnai%2Fous">Σμυρναίους</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pologismou%5Cs">ἀπολογισμοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%2Fnegkan">εἰσήνεγκαν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsxhntai">παρέσχηνται</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon:">πόλεμον·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="do%2Fchs">δόξης</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnhs">ὁμολογουμένης</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="gego%2Fnasi">γεγόνασι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="e%29ktene%2Fstatoi">ἐκτενέστατοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w> <w lemma="au%29tonomoume%2Fnwn">αὐτονομουμένων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%3Don">ἀναγκαῖον</w> <w lemma="h%28gou%2Fmeq%27">ἡγούμεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29kti%2Fqesqai">ἐκτίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%3Dlqon">εἰσῆλθον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdioi">Ῥόδιοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="proenegka%2Fmenoi">προενεγκάμενοι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fnwn">πεπραγμένων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqon">ἐπανῆλθον</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgiston">μέγιστον</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmptwma">σύμπτωμα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan">πρεσβείαν</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="oi%29keio%2Ftata">οἰκειότατα</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fkeintai">διάκεινται</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipeptwke%2Fnai">ἀντιπεπτωκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>.
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<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdi">πατρίδι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="ka%2Flliston">κάλλιστον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fpon">πρέπον</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqerwqh%3Dnai">ἐλευθερωθῆναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29tonomi%2Fas">αὐτονομίας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasin">ἅπασιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="prosfilesta%2Fths">προσφιλεστάτης</w>, <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnei">Εὐμένει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfoi%3Ds">ἀδελφοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fkista">ἥκιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein:">συμφέρειν·</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="monarxi%2Fan">μοναρχίαν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fson">ἴσον</w> <w lemma="e%29xqai%2Frein">ἐχθαίρειν</w>,
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<w lemma="zhtei%3Dn">ζητεῖν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="g%27">γ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstous">πλείστους</w>, <w lemma="u%28phko%2Fous">ὑπηκόους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peiqarxei%3Dn">πειθαρχεῖν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="pepei%3Dsqai">πεπεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="kaqi%2Fcontai">καθίξονται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnous">Εὐμένους</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dikaio%2Ftera">δικαιότερα</w> <w lemma="fai%2Fnesqai">φαίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgontes">λέγοντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumforw%2Ftera">συμφορώτερα</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnws">ὁμολογουμένως</w>.
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<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllws">ἄλλως</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnei">Εὐμένει</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%3Dnai">ἀποδοῦναι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="paradoi%3Den">παραδοῖεν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29tonomoume%2Fnas">αὐτονομουμένας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="a%29porei%3Dn">ἀπορεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn:">ἐνεστώτων·</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flon">φίλον</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqino%5Cn">ἀληθινὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="paridei%3Dn">παριδεῖν</w>,
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<w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kalou%3D">καλοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29ligwrh%3Dsai">ὀλιγωρῆσαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="a%29maurw%3Dsai">ἀμαυρῶσαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katabalei%3Dn">καταβαλεῖν</w>.
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"<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="i%28kanw%3Ds">ἱκανῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcestin">ἔξεστιν</w> <w lemma="pronohqh%3Dnai">προνοηθῆναι</w>, <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="diaporh%2Fseien">διαπορήσειεν</w>;
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fsper">ὥσπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="dei%2Fpnw%7C">δείπνῳ</w> <w lemma="polutelei%3D">πολυτελεῖ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnt%27">πάντ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnestin">ἔνεστιν</w> <w lemma="i%28kana%5C">ἱκανὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28kanw%3Dn">ἱκανῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Alukaoni%2Fan">Λυκαονίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afrugi%2Fan">Φρυγίαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhspo%2Fntou">Ἑλλησπόντου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apisidikh%2Fn">Πισιδικήν</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w> <w lemma="%2Axerro%2Fnhson">Χερρόνησον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="prosorou%3Dnta">προσοροῦντα</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcestin">ἔξεστιν</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flhsqe">βούλησθε</w> *
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? <w lemma="prosteqe%2Fnta">προστεθέντα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnous">Εὐμένους</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="dekaplasi%2Fan">δεκαπλασίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnatai">δύναται</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs:">ὑπαρχούσης·</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="prosmerisqe%2Fntwn">προσμερισθέντων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29demia%3Ds">οὐδεμιᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnoito">γένοιτο</w>
Eumenes, after having spoken in this capable manner, withdrew.
The senate gave a kind reception to the king himself and to his speech, and they were ready to grant him any favour in their power. After him they wished to call in the Rhodians; but as one of the envoys was late in appearing, they summoned those of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Smyrna&groupId=981&placeId=1733">Smyrna</a>.
The latter pleaded at length the goodwill and promptness they had shown in helping the Romans in the late war.
As they had the undisputed approbation of the house, since of all the autonomous states of Asia they had been far the most energetic supporters of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, I do not think it necessary to report their speech in detail.
Next them came the Rhodians, who after a brief reference to their particular services to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> soon brought their speech round to the question of their country.
Here, they said, their chief misfortune on the occasion of this embassy was that the very nature of things placed them in opposition to a prince with whom their relations both in public and in private were most close and cordial.
To their country it seemed most noble and most worthy of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> that the Greeks in Asia should be freed and obtain that autonomy which is nearest to the hearts of all men. But this was not at all in the interest of Eumenes and his brothers;
for every monarchy by its nature hated equality and strove to make all men or at least as many as possible subject and obedient to it.
But although the facts were so, still, they said, they were confident that they would attain their purpose, not because they had more influence with the Romans than Eumenes, but because their plea must appear indisputably the more just and more advantageous to every one concerned.
For if the only way in which the Romans could show their gratitude to Eumenes was by giving up to him the autonomous cities, the question at issue admitted of some doubt;
since they would have either to overlook a true friend, or else pay no heed to the call of honour and discovery and tarnish and degrade the aim and purpose of these achievements.
"But if," they said, "it is possible to provide satisfactorily for these two objects, why show any further hesitation?
Nature, just as at a sumptuous banquet, there is surely enough and more than enough of everything for all.
For <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lycaonia&groupId=707&placeId=1296">Lycaonia</a>, Hellespontic <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phrygia&groupId=896&placeId=1611">Phrygia</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pisidia&groupId=905&placeId=1626">Pisidia</a>, the Chersonese, and the parts of Europe adjacent thereto are at your disposal to give to whom you will.
Any one of these, if added to the kingdom of Eumenes, would make it ten times as big as it is now, and if all or most of them were assigned to him, he would not be inferior to any other king.