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Book 5 - Chapter 106

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<w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%5C">Ἀχαιοὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqento">ἀπέθεντο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28lo%2Fmenoi">ἑλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="%2Atimo%2Fcenon">Τιμόξενον</w>, <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsantes">ἀναχωρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sfe%2Ftera">σφέτερα</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmima">νόμιμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="diagwga%2Fs">διαγωγάς</w>,
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<w lemma="a%28%2Fm%27">ἅμ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> [<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w>] <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="loipai%5C">λοιπαὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nektw%3Dnto">ἀνεκτῶντο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fous">ἰδίους</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fous">βίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29qera%2Fpeuon">ἐθεράπευον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="a%29neneou%3Dnto">ἀνενεοῦντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fous">πατρίους</w> <w lemma="qusi%2Fas">θυσίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="panhgu%2Freis">πανηγύρεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="qeou%5Cs">θεοὺς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxonta">ὑπάρχοντα</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmima">νόμιμα</w>.
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<w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fqhn">λήθην</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstois">πλείστοις</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxeian">συνέχειαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Ftwn">προγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmwn">πολέμων</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dd%27">οἶδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpws">ὅπως</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%2F">ἀεί</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsioi">Πελοποννήσιοι</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w> <w lemma="oi%29keio%2Ftata">οἰκειότατα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fmeron">ἥμερον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpinon">ἀνθρώπινον</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Fkista">ἥκιστα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29polelau%2Fkasin">ἀπολελαύκασιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nw%2Fteron">ἀνώτερον</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w>, <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="pws">πως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdhn">Εὐριπίδην</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="prasi%2Fmoxqoi%2F">πρασίμοχθοί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fpote">οὔποτε</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fsuxoi">ἥσυχοι</w> <w lemma="dori%2F">δορί</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dsi">δοκοῦσι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxein">πάσχειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws:">εἰκότως·</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantes">ἅπαντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%28gemonikoi%5C">ἡγεμονικοὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fileleu%2Fqeroi">φιλελεύθεροι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsesi">φύσεσι</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxontai">μάχονται</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>, <w lemma="a%29paraxwrh%2Ftws">ἀπαραχωρήτως</w> <w lemma="diakei%2Fmenoi">διακείμενοι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prwtei%2Fwn">πρωτείων</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%3Doi">Ἀθηναῖοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbwn">φόβων</w> <w lemma="a%29pele%2Flunto">ἀπελέλυντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fan">ἐλευθερίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkoun">ἐδόκουν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="bebai%2Fws">βεβαίως</w>,
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<w lemma="xrw%2Fmenoi">χρώμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Ftais">προστάταις</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ruklei%2Fda%7C">Εὐρυκλείδᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amiki%2Fwni">Μικίωνι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhnikw%3Dn">Ἑλληνικῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28poi%2Fas">ὁποίας</w> <w lemma="metei%3Dxon">μετεῖχον</w>, <w lemma="a%29kolouqou%3Dntes">ἀκολουθοῦντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proestw%2Ftwn">προεστώτων</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsei">αἱρέσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="o%28rmai%3Ds">ὁρμαῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ceke%2Fxunto">ἐξεκέχυντο</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnos">γένος</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmenon">ὑπέμενον</w> <w lemma="yhfisma%2Ftwn">ψηφισμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="khrugma%2Ftwn">κηρυγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="braxu%2Fn">βραχύν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro">προ</w>
As soon as the Achaeans had the war off their shoulders, electing Timoxenus as their strategus and resuming their normal customs and mode of life,
they set themselves, like the rest of the Peloponnesian towns, to re-establishing their private fortunes, to repairing the damage done to their lands, and to reviving their traditional sacrifices and festivals and various local religious rites.
Such matters had indeed almost sunk into oblivion owing to the late uninterrupted state of war.
For somehow or other the Peloponnesians, who are above all men disposed to a quiet and sociable life, have enjoyed less of it in former times at least than any other people, having been rather as Euripides expresses it "aye vexed with toil, their spears never at rest."
It is only natural that this should be so, for as they are all naturally both ambitious of supremacy and fond of liberty, they are in a state of constant warfare, none being disposed to yield the first place to his neighbour.
The Athenians were now delivered from the fear of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> and regarded their liberty as securely established.
Following the policy and inclination of their leading statesmen Eurycleidas and Micion, they took no part in the affairs of the rest of Greece, but were profuse in their adulation of all the kings, and chiefly of Ptolemy,
consenting to every variety of decree and proclamation however humiliating, and paid little heed to decency in this respect owing to the lack of judgement of their leaders.