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Book 5 - Chapter 103

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<w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%29naple%2Fwn">ἀναπλέων</w>. <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrwn">συνέδρων</w> <w lemma="h%28qroisme%2Fnwn">ἡθροισμένων</w>, <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Atauri%2Fwna">Ταυρίωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28ko%2Fntwn">ἡκόντων</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcantes">συμμίξαντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="pandhmei%5C">πανδημεὶ</w> <w lemma="sunhqroisme%2Fnois">συνηθροισμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupa%2Fktw%7C">Ναυπάκτῳ</w>, <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="dialexqe%2Fntes">διαλεχθέντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fpleon">ἔπλεον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28postrofh%3Ds">ὑποστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diasafh%3Dsai">διασαφῆσαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%2F">Αἰτωλοί</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsasqai">διαλύσασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellon">ἐξαπέστελλον</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciou%3Dntes">ἀξιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="paragene%2Fsqai">παραγενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="koinologi%2Fas">κοινολογίας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnhs">γινομένης</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh%7C">τύχῃ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fshs">ἁρμοζούσης</w> <w lemma="diecagwgh%3Ds">διεξαγωγῆς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="parormhqei%5Cs">παρορμηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parakaloume%2Fnois">παρακαλουμένοις</w> <w lemma="die%2Fpleuse">διέπλευσε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmena">λεγόμενα</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%3Dla">Κοῖλα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupakti%2Fas">Ναυπακτίας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w> <w lemma="a%29fe%2Fsthke:">ἀφέστηκε·</w>
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<w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fsas">στρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perilabw%5Cn">περιλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nh%3Das">νῆας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w> <w lemma="prosane%2Fxwn">προσανέχων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fcews">ἐντεύξεως</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="pandhmei%2F">πανδημεί</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasxo%2Fntes">διασχόντες</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdia">στάδια</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmponto">διεπέμποντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fgonto">διελέγοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempe">ἐξέπεμπε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fkontas">ἥκοντας</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w>, <w lemma="keleu%2Fsas">κελεύσας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fnein">προτείνειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fst%27">ὥστ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousi:">ἔχουσι·</w>
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<w lemma="decame%2Fnwn">δεξαμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="sunexei%3Ds">συνεχεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="diapostolai%5C">διαποστολαὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fsomen">παρήσομεν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhs">μνήμης</w>,
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<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agela%2Fou">Ἀγελάου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupakti%2Fou">Ναυπακτίου</w> <w lemma="paraine%2Fsews">παραινέσεως</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmeqa">ποιησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhn">μνήμην</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w>
The delegates having now assembled, he sent to the Aetolians, Aratus, Taurion and some of those who had accompanied them.
Meeting the Aetolians, who had assembled in full force at Naupactus, and after a short discussion observing how eager they were for peace, they sailed back to inform Philip of this.
The Aetolians, who were most anxious to bring the war to an end, sent with them on their own part envoys to Philip, begging him to come and meet them with his army, so that they might be in close conference and arrive at a satisfactory solution of the questions at issue.
The king deferred to their request, and sailed across with his army to the so‑called "Hollows" of Naupactus, distant about twenty stades from the town.
Encamping there he surrounded his ships and camp with a palisade, and waited there till the conferences should begin.
The Aetolians arrived in full force without their arms and establishing themselves at a distance of about two stades from Philip's camp, began to send messages and discuss matters.
The king in the first instance sent all the delegates from the allies, enjoining them to propose to the Aetolians to make peace on the condition of both parties retaining what they then possessed.
The Aetolians readily consented to these terms, and henceforth there was a constant interchange of communications on points of detail. Most of these I shall pass over as they had nothing worthy of mention in them,
but I shall report the speech that Agesilaus of Naupactus made before the king and the allies at the first conference. It was as follows: