Polybius, Histories

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Book 9 - Chapter 30

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<w lemma="%2Aperi%2F">Περί</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fas">παρανομίας</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fa">χρεία</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w>;
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<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qei%3Don">θεῖον</w> <w lemma="a%29sebei%2Fas">ἀσεβείας</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fdeigm%27">ὑπόδειγμ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqe%2Frmw%7C">Θέρμῳ</w> <w lemma="naou%5Cs">ναοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbreis">ὕβρεις</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w> <w lemma="w%29mo%2Fthtos">ὠμότητος</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="a%29qesi%2Fa">ἀθεσία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraspo%2Fndhsis">παρασπόνδησις</w> <gap extent="4" /><w lemma=""></w>
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<w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnoi">μόνοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntwfqa%2Flmhsan">ἀντωφθάλμησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fpatron">Ἀντίπατρον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkws">ἀδίκως</w> <w lemma="a%29klhrou%2Fntwn">ἀκληρούντων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w>, <w lemma="mo%2Fnoi">μόνοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Abre%2Fnnou">Βρέννου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Fsthsan">ἀντέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="mo%2Fnoi">μόνοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenoi">καλούμενοι</w> <w lemma="sunhgwni%2Fzonto">συνηγωνίζοντο</w>,
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<w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftrion">πάτριον</w> <w lemma="h%28gemoni%2Fan">ἡγεμονίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="sugkataskeua%2Fzein">συγκατασκευάζειν</w>. <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w>.
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<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtos">ἐνεστῶτος</w> <w lemma="diabouli%2Fou">διαβουλίου</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffein">γράφειν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xeirotonei%3Dn">χειροτονεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%3Do%2Fn">ἀναγκαῖόν</w> <w lemma="pw%2Fs">πώς</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="bouleuome%2Fnois">βουλευομένοις</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fntoi">μέντοι</w> <w lemma="g%27">γ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fa%7C">ἀληθείᾳ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzein">νομίζειν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="dianohsome%2Fnous">διανοησομένους</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fptein">βλάπτειν</w> <w lemma="u%28mw%3Dn">ὑμῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fcein">ἕξειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnw">ὑπολαμβάνω</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnwntai">δύνωνται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="threi%3Dn">τηρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemos">πόλεμος</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="peristaqh%3D%7C">περισταθῇ</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fpeismai">πέπεισμαι</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fcein">λήξειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="polemou%2Fmenon">πολεμούμενον</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w>.
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<w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29marw%3Ds">εὐμαρῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="sullogi%2Fsasqai">συλλογίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w>.
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<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnous">μόνους</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemw%3Dn">πολεμῶν</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fpote">μηδέποτε</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cs">δυνατὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="xeirw%2Fsasqai">χειρώσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3D">ἦ</w> <w lemma="pou">που</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Ftwn">συμβεβηκότων</w> <w lemma="a%29cio%2Fxrews">ἀξιόχρεως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>;
regarding Philip's offences why need I speak more?
As for his impiety to heaven it is sufficient to cite his outrages on the temples at Thermi, and as for his cruelty to men I need but mention his perfidy and treachery to the Messenians. . . .
For the Aetolians alone among the Greeks dared to face Antipater and demand security for the unfortunate victims of his injustice, they alone withstood the attack of Brennus and his barbarians, and they alone when called upon
came to fight by your side and help you recover your hereditary position of supremacy.
"I have spoken at some length on this subject, but as regards the present deliberation one may say that while it is necessary to draw up your decree and to vote as if you were deciding on war, as a matter of fact you need not look on this as war.
So far from the Achaeans being able to inflict any damage on your territory, I fancy they will be only too grateful to the gods if they can protect their own when encircled by foes, the Eleans and Messenians attacking them on one side owing to their alliance with us, and ourselves on the other.
As for Philip, I feel sure that his aggressiveness will soon cease with the Aetolians fighting him on land and the Romans and King Attalus at sea.
It is indeed very easy to conjecture what will happen from the past.
For if when he was at war with the Aetolians alone he was never able to subdue them, how with this combination against him will he be able to support the present war?