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<head lang="la">II Res Rhodiorum</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%2Fntwn">διασαφούντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dedogme%2Fna">δεδογμένα</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w>, <w lemma="qo%2Frubos">θόρυβος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdw%7C">Ῥόδῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollh%5C">πολλὴ</w> <w lemma="taraxh%5C">ταραχὴ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="politeuome%2Fnous">πολιτευομένους</w>, <w lemma="a%29ganaktou%2Fntwn">ἀγανακτούντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskein">φάσκειν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="dwrea%3D%7C">δωρεᾷ</w> <w lemma="dedo%2Fsqai">δεδόσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fous">Λυκίους</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntes">δοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="teqei%3Dsqai">τεθεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fous">Λυκίους</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28w%2Frwn">ἑώρων</w> <w lemma="fuome%2Fnhn">φυομένην</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn:">πραγμάτων·</w>
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<w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Alu%2Fkioi">Λύκιοι</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%2Fntwn">διασαφούντων</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29stasi%2Fazon">ἐστασίαζον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pome%2Fnein">ὑπομένειν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29tonomi%2Fas">αὐτονομίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdioi">Ῥόδιοι</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsantes">διακούσαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29chpath%3Dsqai">ἐξηπατῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fwn">Λυκίων</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthsan">κατέστησαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Ffrona">Λυκόφρονα</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</w>, <w lemma="dida%2Fcontas">διδάξοντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fpw">οὔπω</w> <w lemma="dokou%2Fntwn">δοκούντων</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29panasth%2Fsesqai">ἐπαναστήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fwn">Λυκίων</w>.
<head>IV. Affairs of Rhodes</head>When the envoys from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> arrived in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> to announce the decision of the senate, there was a great commotion there, and much disturbance in political circles on account of their statement that the Lycians had not been given them as a gift, but as allies.
For they thought they had just put things in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lycia&groupId=711&placeId=1304">Lycia</a> on a satisfactory footing, and now they saw the beginning of a further crop of troubles.
For the Lycians, as soon as the Romans arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> and made this announcement, became again disaffected, and were ready to struggle hard for their autonomy and freedom.
The Rhodians, however, when they had listened to their envoys, thinking that the Romans had been taken in by the Lycians, at once appointed Lycophron their envoy to enlighten the senate on the matter.
Such west was the situation, the Lycians to all appearance being about to revolt again.

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Overview
25.5.1 - 25.5.5
<p rend="Plain Text">Roman embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>: Rhodian reaction (177)</p> <p rend="Plain Text">This excerpt from de legat. gent. follows directly after ch. 4, and describes the arrival of the envoys promised in 4. 5; it forms part of res Asiae of Ol. 150, 3 = 178/7 (see p. 21), and probably falls in spring 177 (cf. 4. 1–10 n.).</p>
Specifics
25.5.1 - 25.5.1
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τὰ δεδογμένα τῇ συγκλήτῳ</w>:</emph> cf. 4. 5. </p>
25.5.2 - 25.5.2
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ἄρτι . . . καλῶς τεθεῖσθαι τὰ κατὰ Λυκίους</w>:</emph> cf. 4. 2, <w lang="el-GR">ἤδη καταπεπολεμημένων τῶν Λυκίων</w>. </p>
25.5.3 - 25.5.3
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">πάλιν ἐστασίαζον</w>:</emph> thus, after one war lasting from 187 to 178, a fresh war now broke out (cf. xxx. 31. 4, <w lang="el-GR">τριττοὺς πολέμους ἀναγκασθέντες πολεμεῖν</w>: one was against the Carians). </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ὑπὲρ τῆς αὐτονομίας καὶ τῆς ἐλευθερίας</w>:</emph> in Greek eyes <w lang="el-GR">φιλία καὶ συμμαχία</w> (4. 5) was a relationship capable of being easily terminated. </p>
25.5.4 - 25.5.4
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ἐξηπατῆσθαι . . . ὑπὸ τῶν Λυκίων</w>:</emph> since the Rhodians assumed that their interpretation of the original award was correct. </p>

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