Polybius, Histories

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Book 33 - Chapter 8

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%5C">πρεσβευταὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Amassalihtw%3Dn">Μασσαλιητῶν</w>,
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<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxontes">πάσχοντες</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aligusti%2Fnwn">Λιγυστίνων</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sugkleio%2Fmenoi">συγκλειόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poliorkoume%2Fnwn">πολιορκουμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antipo%2Flews">Ἀντιπόλεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikai%2Fas">Νικαίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmena">γινόμενα</w> <w lemma="diasafh%2Fsontas">διασαφήσοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dehsome%2Fnous">δεησομένους</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parelqo%2Fntwn">παρελθόντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fw%7C">συνεδρίῳ</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyai">πέμψαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fptas">αὐτόπτας</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnous">ἐσομένους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnwn">γινομένων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peirasome%2Fnous">πειρασομένους</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgw%7C">λόγῳ</w> <w lemma="diorqw%2Fsasqai">διορθώσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w>. —
<head>Ligurian War</head>At about the same time envoys also arrived from the people of Marseilles,
who had for long suffered from the incursions of the Ligurians, and were now entirely hemmed in, the cities of Antibes and Nice being besieged as well. They therefore sent envoys to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> to inform the senate of this and beg for help.
Upon their coming before the senate, it was decided to send legates to witness with their own eyes what was happening, and to attempt by remonstrances to correct the misconduct of the barbarians.