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<head lang="la">B. Olymp. 149, 4. I. Res Italiae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="sunqhkw%3Dn">συνθηκῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="%2Afarna%2Fkou">Φαρνάκου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantes">ἅπαντες</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fwn">οἰκείων</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Frhsan">ἀνεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnhs">Εὐμένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29polelume%2Fnos">ἀπολελυμένος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rrwsti%2Fas">ἀρρωστίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fbwn">διατρίβων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperga%2Fmw%7C">Περγάμῳ</w>, <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnou">παραγενομένου</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfou%3D">τἀδελφοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%3Dntos">διασαφοῦντος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="w%29%7Ckonomhme%2Fnwn">ᾠκονομημένων</w>, <w lemma="eu%29dokh%2Fsas">εὐδοκήσας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsin">γεγονόσιν</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fqeto">προέθετο</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfou%5Cs">ἀδελφοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>,
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<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fzwn">ἐλπίζων</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fras">πέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29piqh%2Fsein">ἐπιθήσειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afarna%2Fkhn">Φαρνάκην</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="susth%3Dsai">συστῆσαι</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfou%5Cs">ἀδελφοὺς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fa%7C">ἰδίᾳ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnois">ξένοις</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxousin">ὑπάρχουσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="koino%2Fn">κοινόν</w>.
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<w lemma="proqu%2Fmwn">προθύμων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnonto">ἐγένοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kdhmi%2Fan">ἐκδημίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pede%2Fxonto">ἀπεδέχοντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskous">νεανίσκους</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeian">συνήθειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29sxhko%2Ftes">ἐσχηκότες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="stratei%2Fais">στρατείαις</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="megalomere%2Fsteron">μεγαλομερέστερον</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="a%29pede%2Fcato">ἀπεδέξατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn:">αὐτῶν·</w>
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnia">ξένια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paroxa%5Cs">παροχὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstas">μεγίστας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fqhken">ἐξέθηκεν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnthsen">ἀπήντησεν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqo%2Fntes">εἰσελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxonta">προϋπάρχοντα</w> <w lemma="fila%2Fnqrwpa">φιλάνθρωπα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgwn">λόγων</w> <w lemma="a%29nenew%2Fsanto">ἀνενεώσαντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afarna%2Fkou">Φαρνάκου</w> <w lemma="kathgorh%2Fsantes">κατηγορήσαντες</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="e%29pistrofh%2Fn">ἐπιστροφήν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="teu%2Fcetai">τεύξεται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fshs">ἁρμοζούσης</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkhs">δίκης</w>.
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<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsasa">διακούσασα</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="a%29pekri%2Fqh">ἀπεκρίθη</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyei">πέμψει</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsontas">λύσοντας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxen">εἶχεν</w>.
<head>III. Affairs of Italy</head><head>The Brothers of Eumenes in Rome</head>After the peace concluded between Pharnaces and Attalus and the others, they all returned home with their forces.
Eumenes at this time had recovered from his sickness, and was living in Pergamus; and when his brother arrived and informed him how he had managed matters, he was pleased at what had happened, and resolved to send all his brothers to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>,
hoping by this mission to put an end to the war between himself and Pharnaces, and at the same time wishing to recommend his brothers to the personal friends and former guests of himself and his house in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and to the senate in general.
Attalus and the others gladly consented and prepared for the journey.
Upon their arrival in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, all their friends gave the young men the kindest reception in their houses, as they had become intimate with them in their campaigns in Asia, and the senate greeted them upon their arrival on a magnificent scale,
lavishing gifts and largesses on them, and replying most satisfactorily to them at their official audience.
Attalus and his brothers on entering the Curia spoke at some length in renewal of their former amicable relations and, accusing Pharnaces, begged the senate to take measures to inflict on him the punishment he merited.
The senate, after giving them a courteous hearing, replied that they would send legates who would by some means or other put an end to the war. Such was the condition of affairs in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>.

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24.5.1 - 24.5.8
<p rend="Plain Text">Visit of Attalus and his brothers to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> (181/0)</p> <p rend="Plain Text">This excerpt from de legat. gent. belongs to res Italiae of Ol. 149, 4 = 181/0; its substance is also in Diod. xxix. 22 (also from de legat. gent.). Since Attalus returned to Pergamum in 180 (14. 4), the audience at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> evidently took place at the normal time, viz. at the beginning of the consular year, i.e. winter 181/0 (the Ides of March, 180, probably fell on 29 Nov. 181 (Jul.): Derow, Phoenix, 1973, 348). For an apparent difficulty see § 8 n.</p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">γενομένων συνθηκῶν κτλ</w>.:</emph> since the war between Pharnaces and Eumenes continued till 179 (cf. fg. 96), this can only have been a truce (cf. § 3); the wording has evidently been distorted by the excerptor, as not infrequently happens at the beginning or end of an excerpt. The truce was probably a result of the sending of Roman envoys (1. 3). Attalus is the king's brother; cf. xviii. 41. 10 n.; Eumenes probably sensed the cooling of Roman favour towards him (cf. 1. 3 n.) and therefore resolved to send him and his other brothers to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> to counter it (cf. § 5). </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τῆς ἀρρωστίας</w>:</emph> evidently mentioned in a lost passage; on Eumenes' poor health see xxx. 2. 5 n., xxxii. 8. 1. </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἅπαντας</w>:</emph> Attalus, Philetaerus, and Athenaeus (xviii. 41. 10). </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">πέρας ἐπιθήσειν τῷ . . . πολέμῷ</w>:</emph> proof that the <w lang="el-GR">συνθῆκαι</w> (§ 1) were only a truce. </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τοὺς νεανίσκους</w>:</emph> cf. xxii. 20. 6 n. </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ἐν ταῖς περὶ τὴν Ἀσίαν στρατείαις</w>?:</emph> against the Galatians; cf. xxi. 33. 2, 39. 5 ff., 41. 9 (where however only Attalus is mentioned). <milestone unit="page" n="257">[257]</milestone> </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ξένια καὶ παροχάς</w>:</emph> munera lautiaque, gifts of money to pay for their sustenance at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and the furnishing of their apartment; cf. xxi. 18. 3 n. Tr. 'with rich gifts and luxurious accommodation'. </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τὰ προϋπάρχοντα φιλάνθρωπα . . . ἀνενεώσαντο</w>:</emph> cf. iv. 26. 8, xxviii. 12. 9, xxix. 10. 6, 23. 8; on <w lang="el-GR">ἀνανεοῦσθαι</w> cf. xxii. 3. 5 n. </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">λύσοντας τὸν πόλεμον</w>:</emph> a more positive step than before (1. 3); cf. Diod. xxix. 22. </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">καὶ τὰ μὲν . . . εἶχεν</w>:</emph> perhaps indicating that res Italiae for 181/0 finished herethough indeed much of the olympiad year still remained. </p>

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