Polybius, Histories

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Book 29 - Chapter 25

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andrwni%2Fdan">Ἀνδρωνίδαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akallikra%2Fthn">Καλλικράτην</w> <w lemma="e%29xrw%3Dnto">ἐχρῶντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgois">λόγοις</w>, <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxontos">προσέχοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29peish%2Fgagon">ἐπεισήγαγον</w> <w lemma="mhxanh%2Fn">μηχανήν</w>.
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<w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fatron">θέατρον</w> <w lemma="grammathfo%2Fros">γραμματηφόρος</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frwn">φέρων</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%5Cn">ἐπιστολὴν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi+%2Fntou">Κοΐντου</w> <w lemma="%2Amarki%2Fou">Μαρκίου</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kolouqou%3Dntas">ἀκολουθοῦντας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsei">προαιρέσει</w> <w lemma="peira%3Dsqai">πειρᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds:">βασιλεῖς·</w>
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="a%29pestalke%2Fnai">ἀπεσταλκέναι</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aneme%2Fsion">Νεμέσιον</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsontas">διαλύσοντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w>.
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<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28poqe%2Fsews:">ὑποθέσεως·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w> <w lemma="a%29dunath%2Fsantes">ἀδυνατήσαντες</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w> <w lemma="a%29nakexwrh%2Fkeisan">ἀνακεχωρήκεισαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fpraktoi">ἄπρακτοι</w> <w lemma="telei%2Fws">τελείως</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbion">Πολύβιον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkion">Μάρκιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%5Cn">ἐπιστολὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntile%2Fgein">ἀντιλέγειν</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Frhsan">ἀνεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</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="boh%2Fqeian">βοήθειαν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="die%2Fpese">διέπεσε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="basileu%3Dsi">βασιλεῦσι</w>,
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<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29poste%2Fllein">ἀποστέλλειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsontas:">διαλύσοντας·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katesta%2Fqhsan">κατεστάθησαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Farxwn">Ἄρχων</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29geira%2Fths">Αἰγειράτης</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29arkesi%2Flaos">Ἀρκεσίλαος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fstwn">Ἀρίστων</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%3Dtai">Μεγαλοπολῖται</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%5C">πρεσβευταὶ</w> <w lemma="diayeusqe%2Fntes">διαψευσθέντες</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fdwkan">ἀνέδωκαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxousin">ἄρχουσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmas">ἑτοίμας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w>, <w lemma="e%29pistola%5Cs">ἐπιστολὰς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Foun">ἠξίουν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmpein">ἐκπέμπειν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Frtan">Λυκόρταν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbion">Πολύβιον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>. —
Andronidas and Callicrates spoke for a time in favour of making peace; but as no one paid any attention to them, they had recourse to intervention from a higher quarter.
For a courier fresh from his journey appeared in the theatre bearing a letter from Quintus Marcius, in which he begged the Achaeans to follow the Roman policy in attempting to make peace between the kings.
Now it was true that the senate had sent envoys headed by Titus Numisius for this purpose;
but the result had not been such as to favour this course, for Titus had found it impossible to make peace and had returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> without achieving anything at all.
Polybius, however, out of respect for Marcius not wishing to oppose the letter, retired from the discussion; and in this manner the project of the kings to secure help failed, and the Achaeans decided to send envoys to bring about peace, their choice falling on Archon of Aegeira and Arcesilaus and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ariston&groupId=365&placeId=695">Ariston</a> of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>.
Upon this the envoys from Ptolemy, foiled in their project of getting armed help, handed to the magistrates a letter from the kings which they had ready, begging the Achaeans to send Lycortas and Polybius to help in the war.