<w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="diergasa%2Fmenoi">διεργασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="bohqw%3Dn">βοηθῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon:">Κόρινθον·</w> <w lemma="u%28sterh%2Fsas">ὑστερήσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="diape%2Fsteile">διαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="bibliafo%2Frous">βιβλιαφόρους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w>, <w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstous">ἑκάστους</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="bouleusome%2Fnous">βουλευσομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="sumfero%2Fntwn">συμφερόντων</w>.
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Atege%2Fas">Τεγέας</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w>, <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="sfaga%5Cs">σφαγὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taraxa%5Cs">ταραχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeptwke%2Fnai">ἐμπεπτωκέναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimo%2Fnioi">Λακεδαιμόνιοι</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeis">συνήθεις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fesqai">βασιλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dsi">προεστῶσι</w> <w lemma="peiqarxei%3Dn">πειθαρχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29leuqerwme%2Fnoi">ἠλευθερωμένοι</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w>, <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29stasi%2Fazon">ἐστασίαζον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnontes">ὑπολαμβάνοντες</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fson">ἴσον</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="metei%3Dnai">μετεῖναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Frwn">ἐφόρων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fdhlon">ἄδηλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29koinw%2Fnoun">ἐκοινώνουν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnoi">πεπεισμένοι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpw">οὐδέπω</w> <w lemma="dunh%2Fsesqai">δυνήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29parkei%3Dn">ἐπαρκεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="taxei%3Dan">ταχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnodon">ἐπάνοδον</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="qa%2Fttw">θάττω</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>,
<w lemma="a%29pistou%3Dntes">ἀπιστοῦντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ni%5C">ἑνὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adeima%2Fntw%7C">Ἀδειμάντῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suneide%2Fnai">συνειδέναι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w> <w lemma="eu%29dokei%3Dn">εὐδοκεῖν</w>, <w lemma="h%29gwni%2Fwn">ἠγωνίων</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantos">συνεγγίσαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pratto%2Fmena">πραττόμενα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29chgh%2Fshtai">ἐξηγήσηται</w>.
<w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="sullalh%2Fsante%2Fs">συλλαλήσαντές</w> <w lemma="tisi">τισι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fwn">νέων</w> <w lemma="e%29kh%2Frutton">ἐκήρυττον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Axalkioi%2Fkou">Χαλκιοίκου</w> <w lemma="te%2Fmenos">τέμενος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="i%29e%2Fnai">ἰέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fais">ἡλικίαις</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="paraginome%2Fnwn">παραγινομένων</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="a%28qroisqe%2Fntwn">ἁθροισθέντων</w>, <w lemma="dusarestw%3Dn">δυσαρεστῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adei%2Fmantos">Ἀδείμαντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29peira%3Dto">ἐπειρᾶτο</w> <w lemma="proporeuqei%5Cs">προπορευθεὶς</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dn">παρακαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dida%2Fskein">διδάσκειν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> "
<w lemma="prw%2F%7Chn">πρῴην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="khru%2Fgmata">κηρύγματα</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%28qroismou%5Cs">ἁθροισμοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="paragge%2Fllein">παραγγέλλειν</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="h%29kou%2Fomen">ἠκούομεν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frous">ὅρους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzein">συνεγγίζειν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29erge%2Ftas">εὐεργέτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swth%3Dras">σωτῆρας</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmeqa">πυνθανόμεθα</w> <w lemma="plhsia%2Fzein">πλησιάζειν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>"
. <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nakrouome%2Fnou">ἀνακρουομένου</w>, <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntes">προσπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="parakeklhme%2Fnoi">παρακεκλημένοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fwn">νέων</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto%2Fn">τοῦτόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="suneke%2Fnthsan">συνεκέντησαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="%2Asqene%2Flaon">Σθενέλαον</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29alkame%2Fnh">Ἀλκαμένη</w>, <w lemma="%2Aque%2Fsthn">Θυέστην</w>, <w lemma="%2Abiwni%2Fdan">Βιωνίδαν</w>, <w lemma="e%28te%2Frous">ἑτέρους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politw%3Dn">πολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolufo%2Fntan">Πολυφόνταν</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29mfro%2Fnws">ἐμφρόνως</w> <w lemma="proi+do%2Fmenoi">προϊδόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w>,
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The Aetolians, after those exploits in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, had returned home in safety, when Philip appeared at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> with an army to help the Achaeans. As he arranged too late for this, he sent couriers to all the allies, begging them to send as soon as possible to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> representatives to discuss the measures necessary for the common service. He himself quitting <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> advanced towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>, as he had heard that intestine disturbances accompanied by massacres had broken out at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>. For the Lacedaemonians, who had been accustomed to be ruled by kings and to unconditional obedience to their rulers, now having recently gained their liberty through Antigonus and finding themselves without a king, began to fall into factions, as they all thought they should have an equal share of political power. At first two of the ephors did not pronounce for either side, but the other three threw in their lot with the Aetolians, as they were convinced that owing to his tender age Philip would not yet be able to control Peloponnesian affairs. But when, contrary to their expectation, the Aetolians made a hasty retreat from the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, and Philip was even quicker in arriving from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, the three ephors in question, very suspicious of one of the other two, Adeimantus, as he was privy to all their projects and did not highly approve their attitude, were in much fear of his revealing all their designs to the king on his approach. Therefore, after a private conference with some of the younger men, they ordered by proclamation all those of military age to assemble in arms at the temple of Athene of the Brazen House as the Macedonians were advancing on the city. At an order so strange and unexpected all rapidly assembled, upon which Adeimantus, who disapproved of the proceeding, came forward and tried to address the people, pointing out that "These proclamations and orders to assemble in arms should have been made of late when we heard that our enemies the Aetolians were near our frontier, and not now when we learn that the Macedonians, our benefactors and preservers, are approaching with their king." While he was still haranguing in this fashion, those young men who had been appointed to the task by the ephors fell upon him and ran him through as well as Sthenelaus, Alcamenes, Thyestes, Bionidas, and a good many other citizens. Polyphyontas, however, and a few with him, foreseeing what was likely to occur, had wisely withdrawn and joined Philip.
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