Polybius, Histories

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Book 27 - Chapter 5

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwti%2Fa%7C">Βοιωτίᾳ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Fxesqai">ἀντέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrou">Ἀλεξάνδρου</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%2Fn">πρεσβευτήν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtou%5Cs">Βοιωτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllas">ἄλλας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dke">παρῆκε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhdemi%2Fan">μηδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%5Cn">ἀφορμὴν</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="e%29piplokh%3Ds">ἐπιπλοκῆς</w>,
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<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akorw%2Fneian">Κορώνειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqi%2Fsbas">Θίσβας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ali%2Farton">Ἁλίαρτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqw%5Cn">εἰσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flese">παρεκάλεσε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Fxesqai">ἀντέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w> <w lemma="a%29podexome%2Fnwn">ἀποδεχομένων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmena">λεγόμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="yhfisame%2Fnwn">ψηφισαμένων</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpleuse">ἀπέπλευσε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="diesa%2Ffei">διεσάφει</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwti%2Fan">Βοιωτίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fntwn">παρακαλούντων</w> <w lemma="boh%2Fqeian">βοήθειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmyai">ἐκπέμψαι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesi">πόλεσι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ai%28roume%2Fnais">αἱρουμέναις</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn:">Μακεδόνων·</w>
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fous">Θηβαίους</w> <w lemma="barei%3Ds">βαρεῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="e%29pikei%3Dsqai">ἐπικεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parenoxlei%3Dn">παρενοχλεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flesqai">βούλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="sumfronei%3Dn">συμφρονεῖν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsin">σφίσιν</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%28rei%3Dsqai">αἱρεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn:">Ῥωμαίων·</w>
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<w lemma="a%28%2Fper">ἅπερ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="boh%2Fqeian">βοήθειαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29noxa%2Fs">ἀνοχάς</w>,
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<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fous">Θηβαίους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnasqai">ἀμύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w>. —
<head>Perseus and Boeotia</head>Perseus, on learning that some of the Boeotian cities were still favourably disposed to him, sent on an embassy there Antigonus, the son of Alexander.
On arriving in Boeotia he left the other cities alone, as he found no pretext for making approaches;
but visiting <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coronea&groupId=496&placeId=932">Coronea</a>, Thisbae, and Haliartus, he begged the citizens to attach themselves to the Macedonian cause.
His advances were readily received, and they voted to send envoys to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>; upon which the Macedonian envoy took ship, and when he met the king reported to him how things stood in Boeotia.
Shortly afterwards the envoys arrived, and begged the king to send help to the towns that had taken the side of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, as the Thebans were putting powerful pressure and inflicting annoyance on them, because they would not agree with them in supporting the Romans.
Perseus, after listening to them, replied that it was quite impossible for him to send armed help to anyone owing to his truce with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>,
but he gave them the general advice to defend themselves against the Thebans as well as they could, but, rather than fight with the Romans, to remain quiet.