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Book 29 - Chapter 4

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<w lemma="%2Aou%28%3Dtoi">Οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan:">Μακεδονίαν·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fntauxos">Πάνταυχος</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnwn">μένων</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="u%28pemi%2Fmnhsken">ὑπεμίμνησκεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parw%2Fcune">παρώξυνε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskon">νεανίσκον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kaqusterei%3Dn">καθυστερεῖν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="paraskeuai%3Ds">παρασκευαῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimon">ἕτοιμον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="prokatalamba%2Fnein">προκαταλαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous:">συμμάχους·</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fzesqai">παρασκευάζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn:">μάχην·</w>
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="a%29paraskeu%2Fwn">ἀπαρασκεύων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fhpeiron">Ἤπειρον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="a%29koniti%5C">ἀκονιτὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proteqe%5Cn">προτεθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelesqh%2Fsesqai">ἐπιτελεσθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pempome%2Fnwn">πεμπομένων</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqios">Γένθιος</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgois">λόγοις</w> <w lemma="a%29napeiqo%2Fmenos">ἀναπειθόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fs">παρασκευάς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%2Fs">Περσεύς</w>, <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fou">Γενθίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28mhreuo%2Fntwn">ὁμηρευόντων</w>, <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsas">ὁρμήσας</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29elpeio%5Cn">Ἐλπειὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnta">ἀπήντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adi%3Don">Δῖον</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdwke">ἀπέδωκε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fon">ἐναντίον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn:">ἱππέων·</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29bou%2Fleto">ἐβούλετο</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29de%2Fnai">εἰδέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fou">Γενθίου</w> <w lemma="koinopragi%2Fan">κοινοπραγίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fzwn">ἐλπίζων</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarseste%2Frous">εὐθαρσεστέρους</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frcein">ὑπάρξειν</w>, <w lemma="prosgenome%2Fnhs">προσγενομένης</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="r%28oph%3Ds">ῥοπῆς</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fpeita">ἔπειτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w> <w lemma="parela%2Fmbane">παρελάμβανε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paredi%2Fdou">παρεδίδου</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29olumpi%2Fwna">Ὀλυμπίωνα</w>. <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%2Fstatoi">ἐπιφανέστατοι</w> <w lemma="%2Alimnai%3Dos">Λιμναῖος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolemokra%2Ftous">Πολεμοκράτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aba%2Flakros">Βάλακρος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apantau%2Fxou">Πανταύχου</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="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata">χρήματα</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntas">παρόντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ape%2Fllan">Πέλλαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempen">ἐξέπεμπεν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="paralhyome%2Fnous">παραληψομένους</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettaloni%2Fkhn">Θετταλονίκην</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amhtro%2Fdwron">Μητρόδωρον</w>, <w lemma="sunta%2Fcas">συντάξας</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w>. <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeise">ἔπεισε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="sunembai%2Fnein">συνεμβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dioikh%2Fsas">διοικήσας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hrofw%3Dnta">Ἡροφῶντα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%5Cn">πρεσβευτὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="diapestalme%2Fnon">διαπεσταλμένον</w>, <w lemma="%2Athle%2Fmnaston">Τηλέμναστον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dta">Κρῆτα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>,
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<w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="parora%3Dn">παρορᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnein">ὑπολαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fkein">ἀνήκειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28perhfani%2Fan">ὑπερηφανίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="baru%2Fthta">βαρύτητα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>,
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<w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskein">γινώσκειν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="sunepilamba%2Fnhtai">συνεπιλαμβάνηται</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fwn">διαλύων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="bohqw%3Dn">βοηθῶν</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fyetai">λήψεται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3D%7C">ἑαυτῷ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhs">τύχης</w>. —
All these persons now went on their way to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, while Pantauchus remaining behind beside the young man kept on reminding him and urging him not to be behindhand in his preparations, but to get all ready, and secure in due time places, towns, and allies.
He particularly requested him to prepare for war by sea, since, the Romans being quite unprepared in this respect on the coasts of Epirus and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a>, he would with very little trouble in person and through his officers be able to carry out any maritime project he wished.
Genthius, then, convinced by those arguments, was occupied in preparing himself by land and sea.
Perseus, on the arrival in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> of the envoys Genthius and the hostages, starting from his camp near the river Elpeius with all his cavalry, went to meet them all at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Dium&groupId=542&placeId=1019">Dium</a>
and on doing so took the oath of alliance in the presence of all the cavalry; for have particularly wished that the Macedonians should be aware of the co-operation of Genthius, thinking that the addition of this force to the scale would increase their confidence.
He next received the hostages, and handed over his own to Olympion. The most distinguished of these latter were Limnaeus the son of Polemocrates and Balacrus the son of Pantauchus.
Perseus next sent those who had come to get the money to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pella&groupId=1089&placeId=1913">Pella</a> where they would receive it, and the envoys for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> he sent to Thessalonica to meet Metrodorus, ordering them to be in readiness to embark. He succeeded in inducing the Rhodians to join in the war.
After accomplishing this he sent as envoy to Eumenes Herophon, who had already served in that capacity, urging him not to neglect this opportunity, nor think that the arrogance and oppression of the Romans were confined to himself,
but to recognize clearly that if he did not at present also come to his assistance, either, as was best, by putting an end to the war, or, if not, by helping in it, he would soon experience the same fate.