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Book 21 - Chapter 31

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<w lemma="%2Aou%28%3Dtoi">Οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="paralabo%2Fntes">παραλαβόντες</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="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fous">Ἀθηναίους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpleon">ἔπλεον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmenon:">προκείμενον·</w>
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<w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fion">Γάιον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aou%29ale%2Frion">Οὐαλέριον</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="e%28te%2Frous">ἑτέρους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcontas">πράξοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhs">εἰρήνης</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29fikome%2Fnwn">ἀφικομένων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29kainopoih%2Fqh">ἐκαινοποιήθη</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%3Ds">ὀργῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws:">βασιλέως·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dokw%3Dn">δοκῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkws">ἀδίκως</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29fh%7Crh%3Dsqai">ἀφῃρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqamani%2Fan">Ἀθαμανίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Adolopi%2Fan">Δολοπίαν</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmyato">διεπέμψατο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciw%3Dn">ἀξιῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="sunorgisqh%3Dnai">συνοργισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="prosde%2Fcasqai">προσδέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sporeuqe%2Fntwn">εἰσπορευθέντων</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fkouen">παρήκουεν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fwn">Ἀθηναίων</w> <w lemma="a%29ciou%2Fntwn">ἀξιούντων</w> <w lemma="e%29netra%2Fph">ἐνετράπη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fsxe">προσέσχε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Ada%2Fmwn%27">Δάμων᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Akixhsi%2Fou">Κιχησίου</w> <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fwn">Λέων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flla">ἄλλα</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paradei%2Fgmati">παραδείγματι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fw%7C">οἰκείῳ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsasqai">χρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%29rgi%2Fzesqai">ὀργίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds:">Αἰτωλοῖς·</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w> <w lemma="peponqo%2Ftas">πεπονθότας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="a%29podedwke%2Fnai">ἀποδεδωκέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgan">μέγαν</w> <w lemma="e%29nhnoxe%2Fnai">ἐνηνοχέναι</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemoni%2Fan">ἡγεμονίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29kkau%2Fsantas">ἐκκαύσαντας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon:">πόλεμον·</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diamarta%2Fnein">διαμαρτάνειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%5Cn">ὀργὴν</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frein">φέρειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%2Fs">πολλούς</w>.
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<w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%3Dnon">συμβαῖνον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fais">πολιτείαις</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnw%7C">γινομένῳ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnhn">ἐκείνην</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3Ds">αὑτῆς</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%2F">ἀεί</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="galhnh%5Cn">γαληνὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqesthkui%3Dan">καθεστηκυῖαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullh%2Fbdhn">συλλήβδην</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fpot%27">μηδέποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29noxlh%3Dsai">ἐνοχλῆσαι</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prospelazo%2Fntwn">προσπελαζόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xrwme%2Fnwn:">χρωμένων·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeso%2Fntes">ἐμπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnemoi">ἄνεμοι</w> <w lemma="bi%2Faioi">βίαιοι</w> <w lemma="tara%2Fcwsi">ταράξωσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagka%2Fswsi">ἀναγκάσωσι</w> <w lemma="kinei%3Dsqai">κινεῖσθαι</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="mhqe%5Cn">μηθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="deino%2Fteron">δεινότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="foberw%2Fteron">φοβερώτερον</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths:">θαλάττης·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w> <w lemma="sumpesei%3Dn">συμπεσεῖν</w>.
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"<w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ke%2Fraioi">ἀκέραιοι</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxon">ὑπῆρχον</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="eu%29nou%2Fstatoi">εὐνούστατοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bebaio%2Ftatoi">βεβαιότατοι</w> <w lemma="sunergoi%5C">συνεργοὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis:">πράξεις·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w> <w lemma="pneu%2Fsantes">πνεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="%2Aqo%2Fas">Θόας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adikai%2Farxos">Δικαίαρχος</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="%2Amenesta%3Ds">Μενεστᾶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adamo%2Fkritos">Δαμόκριτος</w> <w lemma="suneta%2Fracan">συνετάραξαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlous">ὄχλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkasan">ἠνάγκασαν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w>,
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<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="fronou%3Dntes">φρονοῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%29boulh%2Fqhsan">ἐβουλήθησαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnonto">ἐγένοντο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftioi">αἴτιοι</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29nq%27">ἀνθ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnous">ἐκείνους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="a%29paraith%2Ftws">ἀπαραιτήτως</w>, <w lemma="e%29leei%3Dn">ἐλεεῖν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fesqai">διαλύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>, <w lemma="ei%29do%2Ftas">εἰδότας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ke%2Fraioi">ἀκέραιοι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28mw%3Dn">ὑμῶν</w> <w lemma="swqe%2Fntes">σωθέντες</w>, <w lemma="eu%29nou%2Fstatoi">εὐνούστατοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsontai">ἔσονται</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</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="%2A%29aqhnai%3Dos">Ἀθηναῖος</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29pw%5Cn">εἰπὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeise">ἔπεισε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fesqai">διαλύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%2Fs">Αἰτωλούς</w>.
These envoys, then, taking with them those of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Athens&groupId=379&placeId=715">Athens</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, sailed on their mission;
and Fulvius also sent Gaius Valerius Laevinus and some others to further the peace.
But when they reached <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> the anger of the People against Aetolia had been revived by King Philip,
who, thinking that the Aetolians had unjustly deprived him of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Athamania&groupId=377&placeId=710">Athamania</a> and Dolopia, sent messages to his friends at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> begging them to participate in his indignation and refuse to accept the peace.
In consequence when the Aetolians were admitted, the senate paid little heed to them; but when the Rhodians and Athenians spoke on their behalf, they grew more respectful and listened to them with attention.
And indeed Leon, son of Kichesias, who followed Damon, was judged to have spoken well on the whole and to have employed in his speech a similitude apt to the present case.
He said that they were justified in being angry with the Aetolians; for that people after receiving many benefits from the Romans had not shown any gratitude for them but had much endangered the Roman supremacy by stirring up the war against Antiochus.
In one respect, however, the senate was wrong and that was in being wroth with the populace.
For what happened in states to the people was very much the same as what befalls the sea.
The sea by its proper nature was always calm and at rest, and in general of such a character that it would never give trouble to any of those who approach it and make use of it;
but when violent winds fall upon it and stir it up, compelling it to move contrary to its own nature, nothing was more terrible and appalling than the sea. "And this," he said, "is just what has happened to the Aetolians.
As long as no one tampered with them, they were of all the Greeks your most warm and trustworthy supporters.
But when Thoas and Dicaearchus, blowing from Asia, and Menestas and Damocritus from Europe stirred up the people and compelled them, contrary to their nature, to become reckless in word and deed,
then of a truth in their folly the Aetolians desired to do you evil but brought evil on their own heads.
Therefore, while being implacable to the men who instigated them, you should take pity on the people, and make peace with them, well knowing, that when again they have none to tamper with them and once more owe their preservation to you, they will again be the best disposed to you of all the Greeks."
By this speech the Athenian envoy persuaded the Senate to make peace with the Aetolians.