Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 102

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<w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ptaiko%2Ftwn">ἐπταικότων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>. <w lemma="toiou%2Ftois">τοιούτοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgois">λόγοις</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="parw%2Frmhse">παρώρμησε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w>, <w lemma="oi%29%3Dmai">οἶμαι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fon">νέον</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="e%29pituxh%3D">ἐπιτυχῆ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="tolmhro%5Cn">τολμηρὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dnta">δοκοῦντα</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="o%28rmw%2Fmenon">ὁρμώμενον</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista%2F">μάλιστά</w> <w lemma="pws">πως</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="e%29fi%2Fetai">ἐφίεται</w>. <w lemma="%2Aplh%5Cn">Πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpon">εἶπον</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fw%7C">Δημητρίῳ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="prospeptwko%2Fta">προσπεπτωκότα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%3Ds">ἐπιστολῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29dh%2Flwse">ἐδήλωσε</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diabou%2Flion">διαβούλιον</w> <w lemma="a%29nedi%2Fdou">ἀνεδίδου</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w>.
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<w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29llotri%2Fwn">ἀλλοτρίων</w> <w lemma="diecagwgh%3Ds">διεξαγωγῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fous">ὑπερδεξίους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flusin">διάλυσιν</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenos">προσδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttontas">πράττοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="%2Akleo%2Fnikon">Κλεόνικον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupa%2Fktion">Ναυπάκτιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmyato">διεπέμψατο</w> —
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<w lemma="kate%2Flabe">κατέλαβε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalwsi%2Fas">αἰχμαλωσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fnonta">ἐπιμένοντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w> — <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pezh%5Cn">πεζὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgion">Αἴγιον</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proelqw%5Cn">προελθὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alasiw%3Dna">Λασιῶνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aperippi%2Fois">Περιππίοις</w> <w lemma="pu%2Frgon">πύργον</w> <w lemma="paralabw%2Fn">παραλαβών</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunupokriqei%5Cs">συνυποκριθεὶς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalw%3Dn">ἐμβαλῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fan">Ἠλείαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimos">ἕτοιμος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kata%2Flusin">κατάλυσιν</w>,
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="di%5Cs">δὶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tri%5Cs">τρὶς</w> <w lemma="a%29naka%2Fmyantos">ἀνακάμψαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleoni%2Fkou">Κλεονίκου</w>, <w lemma="deome%2Fnwn">δεομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="sunelqei%3Dn">συνελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29ph%2Fkouse">ἐπήκουσε</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnt%27">πάντ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29fei%5Cs">ἀφεὶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fdas">συμμαχίδας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="grammatofo%2Frous">γραμματοφόρους</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w>, <w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="sunedreu%2Fsontas">συνεδρεύσοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meqe%2Fcontas">μεθέξοντας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w> <w lemma="koinologi%2Fas">κοινολογίας</w>,
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<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsas">καταστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fnormon">Πάνορμον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="limh%2Fn">λιμήν</w>, <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katantikru%5C">καταντικρὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupakti%2Fwn">Ναυπακτίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fmene">ἀνέμενε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrous">συνέδρους</w>.
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<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="sunaqroi%2Fzesqai">συναθροίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnous">προειρημένους</w>, <w lemma="pleu%2Fsas">πλεύσας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aza%2Fkunqon">Ζάκυνθον</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="katesth%2Fsato">κατεστήσατο</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w>
By such words as these he soon aroused Philip's ambition, as I think was to be expected in the case of a king so young, who had achieved some much success, who had such a reputation for daring, and above all who came of a house which we may saw had always been inclined more than any other to covet universal dominion.
Philip, then, as I said, communicated the news that reached him in the letter to Demetrius alone, and afterwards summoned a council of his friends to discuss the question of peace with the Aetolians.
Aratus also was not disinclined to negotiate, as he thought it an advantage to come to terms now the war was going in their favour;
and so the king, without even waiting for the joint embassies which were acting in favour of peace, at once sent Cleonicus of Naupactus to the Aetolians — he had found him still awaiting the meeting of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Achaea&groupId=272&placeId=533">Achaea</a> Assembly after his captivity — and taking his ships and his land forces from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, came with them to Aegium.
Advancing to Lasion and seizing on the castle in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Perippia&groupId=869&placeId=1567">Perippia</a> he made a feint of invading <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a>, so as not to seem too ready to put an end to the war, and afterwards when Cleonicus had been backwards and forwards two or three times and the Aetolians begged him to meet them personally in conference,
he consented to do so, and putting a stop to all hostilities sent couriers to the allied cities begging them to send representatives to the council to take part in the negotiations.
Crossing himself with his army and encamping at Panormus, which is a harbour in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> lying exactly opposite Naupactus, he awaited the delegates of the allies.
During the time when they were assembling he sailed across to Zacynthus and personally set the affairs of that island in order, returning afterwards to Panormus.