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Book 3 - Chapter 16

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<w lemma="%2Adio%5C">Διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozo%2Fmenoi">ἁρμοζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrinen">ἔκρινεν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfali%2Fsasqai">ἀσφαλίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w>, <w lemma="proorwme%2Fnh">προορωμένη</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgas">μέγας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstai">ἔσται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poluxro%2Fnios">πολυχρόνιος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fas">οἰκείας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemos">πόλεμος</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnous">ἐκείνους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Frion">Φάριον</w>, <w lemma="e%29pilelhsme%2Fnon">ἐπιλελησμένον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Ftwn">προγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergethma%2Ftwn">εὐεργετημάτων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="katapefronhko%2Fta">καταπεφρονηκότα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w> <w lemma="periestw%3Dta">περιεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>,
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<w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fa%7C">οἰκίᾳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumpepolemhke%2Fnai">συμπεπολεμηκέναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metesxhke%2Fnai">μετεσχηκέναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnh">Κλεομένη</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnwn">κινδύνων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnw%7C">Ἀντιγόνῳ</w>, <w lemma="porqei%3Dn">πορθεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katastre%2Ffesqai">καταστρέφεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnas">ταττομένας</w>, <w lemma="pepleuke%2Fnai">πεπλευκέναι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcw">ἔξω</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fssou">Λίσσου</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbois">λέμβοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peporqhke%2Fnai">πεπορθηκέναι</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akukla%2Fdwn">Κυκλάδων</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fswn">νήσων</w>.
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<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fpontes">βλέποντες</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nqou%3Dsan">ἀνθοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeudon">ἔσπευδον</w> <w lemma="a%29sfali%2Fsasqai">ἀσφαλίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fw">ἕω</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnoi">πεπεισμένοι</w> <w lemma="katataxh%2Fsein">καταταχήσειν</w> <w lemma="diorqwsa%2Fmenoi">διορθωσάμενοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pitimh%2Fsantes">ἐπιτιμήσαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kola%2Fsantes">κολάσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29xaristi%2Fan">ἀχαριστίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prope%2Fteian">προπέτειαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w>.
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<w lemma="dieyeu%2Fsqhsan">διεψεύσθησαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="logismoi%3Ds:">λογισμοῖς·</w> <w lemma="kateta%2Fxhse">κατετάχησε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="e%29celw%5Cn">ἐξελὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Azakanqai%2Fwn">Ζακανθαίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fa%7C">Ἰβηρίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aou%29">Οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenoi">χρησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="dialogismoi%3Ds">διαλογισμοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28rai%2Fan">ὡραίαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkion">Λεύκιον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mi%2Flion">Αἰμίλιον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftos">ἔτος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka">ἑκα</w>
Consequently, the Senate, adapting their measures to this supposition, decided to secure their position in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a>, as they foresaw that the war would be serious and long and the scene of it far away from home. It so happened that at that time in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> Demetrius of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharos&groupId=879&placeId=1586">Pharos</a>, oblivious of the benefits that the Romans had conferred on him, contemptuous of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> because of the peril to which she was exposed first from the Gauls and now from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, and placing all his hopes in the Royal House of Macedon owing to his having fought by the side of Antigonus in the battles against Cleomenes, was sacking and destroying the Illyrian cities subject to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and, sailing beyond Lissus, contrary to the terms of the treaty, with fifty boats, had pillaged many of the Cyclades. The Romans, in view of those proceedings and of the flourishing fortunes of the Macedonian kingdom, were anxious to secure their position in the lands lying east of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, feeling confident that they would have time to correct the errors of the Illyrians and rebuke and chastise Demetrius for his ingratitude and temerity. But in this calculation they were deceived; for Hannibal forestalled them by taking <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Saguntum&groupId=938&placeId=1673">Saguntum</a>, and, as a consequence, the war was not waged in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a> but at the very gates of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and through the whole of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>. However, the Romans now moved by these considerations dispatched a force under Lucius Aemilius just before summer in the first year of the 140th Olympiad to operate in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a>.