Polybius, Histories

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Book 27 - Chapter 6

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftwn">παραγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsantes">διακούσαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllas">ἄλλας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="prosekale%2Fsanto">προσεκαλέσαντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</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="%2Aso%2Flwna">Σόλωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippi%2Fan">Ἱππίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29peirw%3Dnto">ἐπειρῶντο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraitei%3Dsqai">παραιτεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton:">σύγκλητον·</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ple%2Fon">πλέον</w> <w lemma="a%29pelogou%3Dnto">ἀπελογοῦντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29piboulh%3Ds">ἐπιβουλῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w>. <w lemma="lhca%2Fntwn">ληξάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dikaiologi%2Fas">δικαιολογίας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>,
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<w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="prodieilhfo%2Ftes">προδιειληφότες</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftacan">προσέταξαν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="a%29palla%2Fttesqai">ἀπαλλάττεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasin">ἅπασιν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsoi">ὅσοι</w> <w lemma="parepidhmou%3Dntes">παρεπιδημοῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftuxon">ἔτυχον</w>, <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonq%27">τριάκονθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftous">ὑπάτους</w> <w lemma="a%29nakalesa%2Fmenoi">ἀνακαλεσάμενοι</w> <w lemma="parw%2Frmwn">παρώρμων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxesqai">ἔχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kaqusterei%3Dn">καθυστερεῖν</w>. —
The Romans, when their legates returned from Asia, on hearing their report about <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> and the other towns, summoned the envoys of Perseus, Solon and Hippias.
They made some attempt to discuss the general question and conciliate the Senate, but most of their speech was a defence of their conduct in the matter of the alleged plot against Eumenes.
When their attempted justification was over, the Senate, which had already decided on war, ordered them and all other Macedonian residents to quit <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> at once and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> within the space of thirty days.
After this they summoned the consuls, and urged them to take the matter in hand at once and not to lose time.