Polybius, Histories

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Book 9 - Chapter 31

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<w lemma="“%2Atau%3Dta">“Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="gnw%3Dnai">γνῶναι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="proeisdedeme%2Fnous">προεισδεδεμένους</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29kerai%2Fou">ἀκεραίου</w> <w lemma="bouleuome%2Fnous">βουλευομένους</w>, <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%3Dn">ἐχρῆν</w> <w lemma="summaxei%3Dn">συμμαχεῖν</w>.
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<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prokate%2Fxesqe">προκατέχεσθε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prodieilh%2Ffate">προδιειλήφατε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="katalei%2Fpetai">καταλείπεται</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgos">λόγος</w>;
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<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fqesqe">συνέθεσθε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxousan">ὑπάρχουσαν</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergethma%2Ftwn">εὐεργετημάτων</w>, <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="diaporei%3Dn">διαπορεῖν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%2F">ἐστί</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigegono%2Fsin">ἐπιγεγονόσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkontas">εἴκοντας</w> <w lemma="paridei%3Dn">παριδεῖν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suntetelesme%2Fnhs">συντετελεσμένης</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="poluqrulh%2Ftou">πολυθρυλήτου</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkaston">ἕκαστον</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="o%29neidi%2Fzousi">ὀνειδίζουσι</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="bouleuo%2Fmenoi">βουλευόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="e%28autoi%3Ds">ἑαυτοῖς</w> <w lemma="do%2Fntes">δόντες</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>, <w lemma="pote%2Frois">ποτέροις</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="koinwnei%3Dn">κοινωνεῖν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w>, <w lemma="ei%28%2Flesqe">εἵλεσθε</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fxein">μετέχειν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="e%29dw%2Fkate">ἐδώκατε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katela%2Fbete">κατελάβετε</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumpepolemh%2Fkate">συμπεπολεμήκατε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="prw%2F%7Chn">πρῴην</w> <w lemma="susta%2Fnta">συστάντα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w>, <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnatai">δύναται</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="e%29paporei%3Dn">ἐπαπορεῖν</w>;
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<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxonta">ὑπάρχοντα</w> <w lemma="fila%2Fnqrwpa">φιλάνθρωπα</w> <w lemma="paregra%2Ffh">παρεγράφη</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w>.
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<w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkhma%2F">ἀδίκημά</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="deiknu%2Fein">δεικνύειν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergesi%2Fan">εὐεργεσίαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="mhdete%2Frou">μηδετέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pigegono%2Ftos">ἐπιγεγονότος</w>, <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29kerai%2Fou">ἀκεραίου</w> <w lemma="bouleuo%2Fmenoi">βουλευόμενοι</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fws">δικαίως</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fsxete">προσέσχετε</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29ntrape%2Fntes">ἐντραπέντες</w> <w lemma="a%29naskeua%2Fzein">ἀνασκευάζειν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllete">μέλλετε</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstas">μεγίστας</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois”">ἀνθρώποις”</w>;
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Axlaine%2Fas">Χλαινέας</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="dialexqei%5Cs">διαλεχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcas">δόξας</w> <w lemma="dusantirrh%2Ftws">δυσαντιρρήτως</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhke%2Fnai">εἰρηκέναι</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpause">κατέπαυσε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2F">λό</w>
"I have spoken so in order that, as was my purpose from the outset, you should all recognize that even if you did not stand in any way committed but were considering the question for the first time, you ought rather to ally yourselves with the Aetolians than the Macedonians.
But if as is the fact you stand engaged and have made up your minds about the matter, what remains to be said?
If indeed you had formed your present alliance with us previous to the favours conferred on you by Antigonus, it might perhaps have been an open question for you whether you should not as a concession to subsequent circumstances neglect earlier obligations.
But since it was after the establishment by Antigonus of this much vaunted liberty and security that they are constantly throwing in your teeth, since it was after frequently discussing among yourselves whether you should enter into alliance with the Aetolians or the Macedonians that you decided to join the Aetolians, with whom you have interchanged pledges, side by side also with whom you fought against <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> in the late war, what justifiable room for discussion is left?
For by your action then your friendly relations with Antigonus and Philip were cancelled.
So you must either be able to point to some act of injustice to you committed subsequently by the Aetolians or some benefit conferred on you by <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, or if neither one nor the other exists, how can you, ceding to the instances of the very people whose advances you before rightly decided to reject when your hands were free, contemplate the violation of treaties, oaths, and the most solemn pledges known to men?"
Chlaeneas after speaking in these terms which seemed difficult to refute, here ended his harangue.