Polybius, Histories

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Book 33 - Chapter 15

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraklei%2Fdhs">Ἡρακλείδης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qerei%2Fas">θερείας</w> <w lemma="a%29kmazou%2Fshs">ἀκμαζούσης</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgwn">ἄγων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alaodi%2Fkhn">Λαοδίκην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w>.
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<w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parepidhmi%2Fan">παρεπιδημίαν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="teratei%2Fas">τερατείας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kakourgi%2Fas">κακουργίας</w> <w lemma="e%29nexro%2Fnize">ἐνεχρόνιζε</w>, <w lemma="kataskeuazo%2Fmenos">κατασκευαζόμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w>. — <w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29astumh%2Fdhs">Ἀστυμήδης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdios">Ῥόδιος</w>,
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<w lemma="presbeuth%5Cs">πρεσβευτὴς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nau%2Farxos">ναύαρχος</w> <w lemma="kaqestame%2Fnos">καθεσταμένος</w>, <w lemma="parelqw%5Cn">παρελθὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fgeto">διελέγετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtaiei%3Ds">Κρηταιεῖς</w>.
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<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxousa">προσέχουσα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Finton">Κόιντον</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsontas">λύσοντας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
Heracleides at the height of summer came to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> bringing Laodice and Alexander.<note place="end" resp="tr" id="note2">Alexander Balas, a pretended son of Antiochus Epiphanes.</note>
He made a long stay there, trying by means of jugglery and base intrigue to work upon the senate.
Astymedes of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, who held the two posts of admiral and envoy, came at once on his arrival before the senate and spoke about their war with the Cretans.
The senate after listening to him with attention instantly sent a commission under Quintus to put an end to the war.