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<head lang="la">II. Res Graeciae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w>, <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%2Fntwn">διασαφούντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fseis">ἀποκρίσεις</w>, <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="qo%2Frubos">θόρυβος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%5C">ὀργὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mi%3Dsos">μῖσος</w> <w lemma="e%29kfane%5Cs">ἐκφανὲς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akallikra%2Fthn">Καλλικράτην</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akallikra%2Fthn">Καλλικράτην</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fsous">μίσους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andrwni%2Fdan">Ἀνδρωνίδαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mognw%2Fmonas">ὁμογνώμονας</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="tekmh%2Fraito">τεκμήραιτο</w>.
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<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigonei%2Fwn">Ἀντιγονείων</w> <w lemma="panhgu%2Frews">πανηγύρεως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%3Dni">Σικυῶνι</w> <w lemma="sunteloume%2Fnhs">συντελουμένης</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="balanei%2Fwn">βαλανείων</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="e%29xo%2Fntwn">ἐχόντων</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="koina%5Cs">κοινὰς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fktras">μάκτρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pue%2Flous">πυέλους</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnas">παρακειμένας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="komyo%2Fteroi">κομψότεροι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w> <w lemma="ei%29w%2Fqasi">εἰώθασι</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29mbai%2Fnein">ἐμβαίνειν</w>,
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<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="kaqei%2Fh">καθείη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</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="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flma">ἐτόλμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29festw%2Ftwn">ἐφεστώτων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kaqie%2Fnai">καθιέναι</w>, <w lemma="pri%5Cn">πρὶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="balanei%2Fthn">βαλανείτην</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxon">ὑπάρχον</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fdwr">ὕδωρ</w> <w lemma="a%29fei%3Dnai">ἀφεῖναι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaqaro%5Cn">καθαρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxe%2Fai">ἐγχέαι</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Foun">ἐποίουν</w>, <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnontes">ὑπολαμβάνοντες</w> <w lemma="w%28sanei%5C">ὡσανεὶ</w> <w lemma="miai%2Fnesqai">μιαίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kaqie%2Fntes">καθιέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tau%29to%5C">ταὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fdwr">ὕδωρ</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="surigmou%5Cs">συριγμοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="koinai%3Ds">κοιναῖς</w> <w lemma="panhgu%2Fresi">πανηγύρεσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xleuasmou%2Fs">χλευασμούς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Floito">ἐπιβάλοιτο</w> <w lemma="khru%2Fttein">κηρύττειν</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29chgh%2Fsaito">ἐξηγήσαιτο</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%2Fs">οὐδείς</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29qa%2Frrei">ἐθάρρει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="paida%2Fria">παιδάρια</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28dou%5Cs">ὁδοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="didaskalei%2Fwn">διδασκαλείων</w> <w lemma="e%29pana%2Fgonta">ἐπανάγοντα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="prodo%2Ftas">προδότας</w> <w lemma="a%29pokalei%3Dn">ἀποκαλεῖν</w>. <w lemma="toiau%2Fth">τοιαύτη</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fdrame">ὑπέδραμε</w> <w lemma="proskoph%5C">προσκοπὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mi%3Dsos">μῖσος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w>.
<head>VI. Affairs of Greece</head><head>Feeling against Callicrates</head>In Peloponnesus, when the envoys returned and reported the answer they had just received, there was no longer any disturbance but unconcealed indignation and hatred against Callicrates and his party.
One can guess from the following circumstances how cordially Callicrates, Andronidas, and the rest of their party were detested. When the festival of the Antigoneia was being celebrated in Sicyon, and all the baths had their large public bathing-tubs open, and smaller ones next them, which the more genteel people used to enter privately,
whenever any of the party of Callicrates and Andronidas went in to them, none of those who were waiting their turn ventured to enter the water after them, before the bath-keeper had let imperial run off and poured in fresh.
They did this because they considered that they would be, as it were, polluted by entering the same water as those people.
And as for the hissing and hooting at public festivals when anyone attempted to proclaim one of these men as victor, it would not be easy to describe it.
Even the children in the streets on their way back from school ventured to call them traitors to their faces. So deep was the prevailing aversion and hatred of them.

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<p rend="Plain Text">Hatred in Greece for Callicrates and the other pro-Roman statesmen</p> <p rend="Plain Text">This chapter consists of two excerpts, one (§ 1) from de legat. gent., the other (§§ 2–7) from de uirt. et uit. They probably belong to the res Graeciae of Ol. 153, 3 = 166/5; see p. 33.</p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">παραγενομένων τῶν πρεσβευτῶν</w>:</emph> evidently Achaean envoys who had been to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> in 166/5; this embassy is not mentioned elsewhere, nor do we know how it fitted internal Achaean politics. But it is certainly strange (cf. Larsen, GFS, 483–4) that if Callicrates was as firmly in power as P. implies, at least five embassies went to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> about the detainees, down to 154 (cf. 32. 3–5 (165/4), xxxii. 3. 14–17 (160/59), xxxiii. 1. 3–8 (156/5), 3. 2, 14 (155/4); but xxxv. 6 does not imply that yet a further embassy preceded their release in 150 (cf. iii. 5. 4)); see Niese, iii. 316–17; Gelzer, Kl. Schr. iii. 171–2. </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">διασαφούντων τὰ κατὰ τὰς ἀποκρίσεις</w>:</emph> cf. 32. 2. </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">Καλλικράτην</w>:</emph> cf. 13. 3–4 n., xxiii. 8. 1–10. 15. </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">Ἀνδρωνίδαν</w>:</emph> see xxix. 25. 1 n. </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τῆς . . . τῶν Ἀντιγονείων πανηγύρεως</w>:</emph> cf. ii. 70. 5 n., xxviii. 19. 3 n. </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τάς τε κοινὰς μάκτρας καὶ πυέλους . . . παρακειμένας</w>:</emph> the manuscript <w lang="el-GR">μάκρας</w> (changed by editors following Reiske) should be kept; the form is common in inscriptions and papyri, and indeed is the only form used in this sense (see LSJ s.v. <w lang="el-GR">μάκρα)</w>. Eupolis, CAF, i. 328 fg. 256 (Pollux, vii. 168) uses <w lang="el-GR">πύελος</w> for a public bath, and P. does not appear to draw a clear distinction between <w lang="el-GR">μάκρας</w> and <w lang="el-GR">πυέλους</w>. See Mau, RE, 'Bder', cols. 2743–6 (on Greek baths). </p>
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<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">οὐδεὶ?ς ἐτόλμα . . . καθιέναι κτλ</w>.:</emph> Plut. Mor. 538 A records similar treatment of Socrates' accusers. </p>

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