<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%2F">Ἀχαιοί</w>, <w lemma="kaqhkou%2Fshs">καθηκούσης</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmwn">νόμων</w> <w lemma="suno%2Fdou">συνόδου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgion">Αἴγιον</w>. <w lemma="sunelqo%2Fntes">συνελθόντες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan">ἐκκλησίαν</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Apatre%2Fwn">Πατρέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afaraie%2Fwn">Φαραιέων</w> <w lemma="a%29pologizome%2Fnwn">ἀπολογιζομένων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29dikh%2Fmata">ἀδικήματα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodon">δίοδον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntwn">παρόντων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan">πρεσβείαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnwn">δεομένων</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29dikoume%2Fnois">ἀδικουμένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraspondoume%2Fnois">παρασπονδουμένοις</w>,
<w lemma="diakou%2Fsantes">διακούσαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunaganaktou%3Dntes">συναγανακτοῦντες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Apatreu%3Dsi">Πατρεῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afaraieu%3Dsi">Φαραιεῦσι</w>, <w lemma="sumpa%2Fsxontes">συμπάσχοντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxi%2Fais">ἀτυχίαις</w>,
<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="sugxwrh%2Fsantos">συγχωρήσαντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodon">δίοδον</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fpac">καθάπαξ</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalo%2Fmenoi">ἐπιβαλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="paraitei%3Dsqai">παραιτεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="kateto%2Flmhsan">κατετόλμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibh%3Dnai">ἐπιβῆναι</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdw%7C">στρατοπέδῳ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+%2Fas">Ἀχαΐας</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>,
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="parocunqe%2Fntes">παροξυνθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29yhfi%2Fsanto">ἐψηφίσαντο</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fois">Μεσσηνίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fgein">συνάγειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois:">ὅπλοις·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sunelqou%3Dsi">συνελθοῦσι</w> <w lemma="bouleuome%2Fnois">βουλευομένοις</w> <w lemma="do%2Fch%7C">δόξῃ</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frion">κύριον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Atimo%2Fcenos">Τιμόξενος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fq%27">ἔθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%2Fs">στρατηγός</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fpw">οὔπω</w> <w lemma="lhgou%2Fshs">ληγούσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pistw%3Dn">ἀπιστῶν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cqu%2Fmws">ῥᾳθύμως</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29sxhke%2Fnai">ἐσχηκέναι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="gumnasi%2Fan">γυμνασίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nedu%2Feto">ἀνεδύετο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sunagwgh%5Cn">συναγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlwn">ὄχλων</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aspartiatw%3Dn">Σπαρτιατῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkptwsin">ἔκπτωσιν</w>, <w lemma="ka%2Fmnontes">κάμνοντες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Fsi">προγεγονόσι</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmois">πολέμοις</w>, <w lemma="pisteu%2Fontes">πιστεύοντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parou%2Fsh%7C">παρούσῃ</w> <w lemma="katasta%2Fsei">καταστάσει</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="w%29ligw%2Frhsan">ὠλιγώρησαν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsioi">Πελοποννήσιοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="polemika%5C">πολεμικὰ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3Ds">παρασκευῆς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faratos">Ἄρατος</w>, <w lemma="sxetlia%2Fzwn">σχετλιάζων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parocuno%2Fmenos">παροξυνόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flmh%7C">τόλμῃ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>, <w lemma="qumikw%2Fteron">θυμικώτερον</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%3Dto">ἐχρῆτο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prou+parxou%2Fshs">προϋπαρχούσης</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29llotrio%2Fthtos">ἀλλοτριότητος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnwn">χρόνων</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fgein">συνάγειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeude">ἔσπευδε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumbalei%3Dn">συμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqumos">πρόθυμος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnq%27">πένθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnou">χρόνου</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atimoce%2Fnou">Τιμοξένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dhmosi%2Fan">δημοσίαν</w> <w lemma="sfragi%3Dda">σφραγῖδα</w>, <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgrafe">ἔγραφε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</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="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amega%2Flhn">Μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
<w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fpon">πρέπον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="proeipei%3Dn">προειπεῖν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29dio%2Fthta">ἰδιότητα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsews">φύσεως</w>.
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This being the time fixed by law for the meeting of their Federal Assembly, the Achaean deputies gathered at Aegium; and when the assembly met, the members from Patrae and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharae&groupId=878&placeId=1582">Pharae</a> gave an account of the injuries done to their country during the passage of the Aetolians, while an embassy from Messene arrived begging for help, as they had been treacherously and unjustly attacked. The Achaeans listened to these statements, and as they shared the indignation of the people of Patrae and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharae&groupId=878&placeId=1582">Pharae</a>, and sympathized with the Messenians in their misfortune, but chiefly since they thought it outrageous that the Aetolians without getting leave of passage from anyone and without making the least attempt to justify the action, had ventured to enter <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Achaea&groupId=272&placeId=533">Achaea</a> in arms contrary to treaty, they were so exasperated by all these considerations that they voted that help should be given to the Messenians, that the Strategus should call a general levy of the Achaeans, and that this levy when it met should have full power to decide on what was to be done. Now Timoxenus, who was still Strategus, both because his term of office had very nearly expired, and because he had little confidence in the Achaean forces which had latterly much neglected their drilling, shrank from taking the field and even from levying the troops. For the fact is that ever since the fall of King Cleomenes of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> all the Peloponnesians, worn out as they were by the previous wars and trusting to the permanency of the present state of tranquillity, had paid no attention at all to preparations for war. But Aratus, incensed and exasperated by the audacity of the Aetolians, entered upon the business with much greater warmth, especially as he had a difference of long standing with that people. He therefore was in a hurry to call the levy of the Achaeans and to take the field against the Aetolians, and at length receiving the public seal from Timoxenus five days before the proper date of his entering office, wrote to the different cities with orders that all citizens of military age should present themselves in arms at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>.
Before proceeding I think I should say a few words about Aratus owing to the singularity of his character.
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