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Book 9 - Chapter 29

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<w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diadecame%2Fnwn">διαδεξαμένων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fxrhntai">κέχρηνται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w>, <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="me">με</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w>;
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<w lemma="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="a%29pra%2Fgmwn">ἀπράγμων</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="ou%29xi%5C">οὐχὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fpustai">πέπυσται</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fpatros">Ἀντίπατρος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alami%2Fan">Λαμίαν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fsas">νικήσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="ka%2Fkista">κάκιστα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="talaipw%2Frois">ταλαιπώροις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fois">Ἀθηναίοις</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w>,
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<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbrews">ὕβρεως</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fas">παρανομίας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="fugadoqh%2Fras">φυγαδοθήρας</w> <w lemma="katasth%2Fsas">καταστήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nteirhko%2Ftas">ἀντειρηκότας</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="leluphko%2Ftas">λελυπηκότας</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28erw%3Dn">ἱερῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29go%2Fmenoi">ἀγόμενοι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fas">βίας</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bwmw%3Dn">βωμῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pospw%2Fmenoi">ἀποσπώμενοι</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="timwri%2Fas">τιμωρίας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqnhskon">ἀπέθνησκον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diafugo%2Fntes">διαφυγόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="e%29cenhlatou%3Dnto">ἐξενηλατοῦντο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos:">Ἑλλάδος·</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fcimon">φύξιμον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28no%5Cs">ἑνὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnous">ἔθνους</w>.
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<w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akassa%2Fndrw%7C">Κασσάνδρῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fw%7C">Δημητρίῳ</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fna">πεπραγμένα</w>, <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnw%7C">Ἀντιγόνῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Agonata%3D%7C">Γονατᾷ</w>, <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dde">οἶδε</w>; <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5C">αὐτὰ</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="e%29nargh%3D">ἐναργῆ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gnw%3Dsin">γνῶσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cs">φρουρὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sa%2Fgontes">εἰσάγοντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tura%2Fnnous">τυράννους</w> <w lemma="e%29mfuteu%2Fontes">ἐμφυτεύοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29demi%2Fan">οὐδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fmoiron">ἄμοιρον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="doulei%2Fas">δουλείας</w> <w lemma="o%29no%2Fmatos">ὀνόματος</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29fe%2Fmenos">ἀφέμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fneimi">ἐπάνειμι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ka%2Fkws">ἀκάκως</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="u%28mw%3Dn">ὑμῶν</w> <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fxreoi">ὑπόχρεοι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Friti">χάριτι</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzwsin">νομίζωσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="sw%2F%7Czein">σῴζειν</w> <w lemma="proairou%2Fmenos">προαιρούμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="e%29panei%2Fleto">ἐπανείλετο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fdi">τυραννίδι</w> <w lemma="dusarestou%2Fmenos">δυσαρεστούμενος</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqerw%2Fsh%7C:">ἐλευθερώσῃ·</w>
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dto%2Fs">τοιοῦτός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpos">τρόπος</w> <w lemma="eu%29h%2Fqhs">εὐήθης</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fra">ἄρα</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="u%28mw%3Dn">ὑμῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flhyin:">διάληψιν·</w>
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<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%3Dn">ὁρῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%3D">ἀσφαλεῖ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnhn">ἐσομένην</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="u%28mei%3Ds">ὑμεῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fwn">Πελοποννησίων</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="katakth%2Fshsqe">κατακτήσησθε</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fpwn">βλέπων</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w> <w lemma="pefuko%2Fta">πεφυκότα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhn">Κλεομένην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhn">τύχην</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="lamprw%3Ds">λαμπρῶς</w> <w lemma="sunergou%3Dsan">συνεργοῦσαν</w>,
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<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="fobhqei%5Cs">φοβηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fqonh%2Fsas">φθονήσας</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fois">Πελοποννησίοις</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fswn">βοηθήσων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28mete%2Fras">ὑμετέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="a%29felou%2Fmenos">ἀφελούμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28mete%2Fran">ὑμετέραν</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxh%5Cn">ὑπεροχὴν</w> <w lemma="tapeinw%2Fswn">ταπεινώσων</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29gapa%3Dn">ἀγαπᾶν</w> <w lemma="o%29fei%2Flete">ὀφείλετε</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kurieu%2Fsantes">κυριεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dih%2Frpasan">διήρπασαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="e%29xqrou%5Cs">ἐχθροὺς</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzein">νομίζειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misei%3Dn">μισεῖν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnous">δυναμένους</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dsqai">ἡγεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="pleona%2Fkis">πλεονάκις</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kekwlu%2Fkasi">κεκωλύκασι</w>.
"And as for the successors of Alexander, need I tell you in detail how they have they treated the Greeks?
For no one is so indifferent to facts as not to have heard how Antipater after his victory over the Greeks at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lamia&groupId=665&placeId=1217">Lamia</a> treated the unhappy Athenians as well as the other Greeks in the harshest manner, going so far in his wanton and lawless violence as to appoint and send round to the different cities exile-hunters to catch those who had opposed or in any way offended the royal house of Macedon.
Some forcibly driven out of the temples and others dragged from the altars perished by torture, while those who escaped were expelled from the whole of Greece, having no single place of refuge except the territory of the Aetolian League.
And who is ignorant of the actions of Cassander, Demetrius, and Antigonus Gonatas, all so recent that the memory of them is quite vivid?
Some of them by introducing garrisons to cities and others by planting tyrannies left no city with the right to call itself unenslaved.
Leaving them aside, I will now pass to the last Antigonus, in case any of you, regarding his action without suspicion, consider themselves under a debt of gratitude to the Macedonians.
It was not for the purpose of saving the Achaeans that Antigonus undertook the war against you, nor because he disapproved of the tyranny of Cleomenes and desired to save <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>.
If anyone entertains such a notion he must be very simple-minded.
But seeing that his own power would not be safe if you acquired the supremacy in the Peloponnesus, that Cleomenes was just the man to effect this and that Fortune was working for you splendidly, he came here actuated both by fear and envy, not to have the Peloponnesians but to cut short your hopes and humiliate your prestige.
So instead of affection for the Macedonians because they did not plunder your city when masters of it, you should consider them your enemies and hate them for preventing you more than once when you had the power of attaining supremacy in Greece.