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Book 9 - Chapter 33

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<w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fn">παρόν</w>. <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fkaqen">ἀνέκαθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="kathgorei%3Dn">κατηγορεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flmhsan">ἐτόλμησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29nagkai%3Don">ἀναγκαῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai%2F">εἶναί</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="dialexqe%2Fnt%27">διαλεχθέντ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29fele%2Fsqai">ἀφελέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pepisteuko%2Ftwn">πεπιστευκότων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fefh">Ἔφη</w> <w lemma="toigarou%3Dn">τοιγαροῦν</w> <w lemma="%2Axlaine%2Fas">Χλαινέας</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amu%2Fntou">Ἀμύντου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29olunqi%2Fwn">Ὀλυνθίων</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxi%2Fas">ἀτυχίας</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frion">κύριον</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fas">Θετταλίας</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalou%2Fs">Θετταλούς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnw">ὑπολαμβάνω</w> <w lemma="sesw%3Dsqai">σεσῶσθαι</w>.
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<w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ono%2Fmarxos">Ὀνόμαρχος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilo%2Fmhlos">Φιλόμηλος</w> <w lemma="katalabo%2Fmenoi">καταλαβόμενοι</w> <w lemma="%2Adelfou%5Cs">Δελφοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29sebw%3Ds">ἀσεβῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parano%2Fmws">παρανόμως</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnonto">ἐγένοντο</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frioi">κύριοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="qeou%3D">θεοῦ</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="u%28mw%3Dn">ὑμῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dde">οἶδε</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="thlikau%2Fthn">τηλικαύτην</w> <w lemma="sunesth%2Fsanto">συνεστήσαντο</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntofqalmei%3Dn">ἀντοφθαλμεῖν</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cs">δυνατὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>;
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<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kindu%2Fneuon">ἐκινδύνευον</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qei%3Don">θεῖον</w> <w lemma="a%29sebei%2Fais">ἀσεβείαις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frioi">κύριοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="e%29qelonth%5Cn">ἐθελοντὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pidou%5Cs">ἐπιδοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29panei%2Fleto">ἐπανείλετο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tura%2Fnnous">τυράννους</w>, <w lemma="h%29sfali%2Fsato">ἠσφαλίσατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%2Fn">ἱερόν</w>, <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftios">αἴτιος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5C">αὐτὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="memartu%2Frhke">μεμαρτύρηκε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnois">ἐπιγενομένοις</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="h%29dikhko%2Fta">ἠδικηκότα</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalou%2Fs">Θετταλούς</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flma">ἐτόλμα</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="eu%29erge%2Fthn">εὐεργέτην</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="ei%28%2Flonto">εἵλοντο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes:">πάντες·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftuxe">ἔτυχε</w>.
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<w lemma="nh%5C">νὴ</w> <w lemma="%2Adi%2F%27">Δί᾽</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="parege%2Fneto">παρεγένετο</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakwnikh%2Fn:">Λακωνικήν·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="u%28mei%3Ds">ὑμεῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fste">ἴστε</w>, <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenos">καλούμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="o%29nomazo%2Fmenos">ὀνομαζόμενος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsw%7C">Πελοποννήσῳ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fdwke">ἐπέδωκε</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w>, <w lemma="w%29%3D">ὦ</w> <w lemma="%2Axlaine%2Fa">Χλαινέα</w>, <w lemma="sko%2Fpei">σκόπει</w>. <w lemma="duna%2Fmenos">δυνάμενος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="sugxrh%2Fsasqai">συγχρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29stugeito%2Fnwn">ἀστυγειτόνων</w> <w lemma="o%28rmai%3Ds">ὁρμαῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="katafqora%5Cn">καταφθορὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="tapei%2Fnwsin">ταπείνωσιν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcai">πρᾶξαι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsths">μεγίστης</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fritos">χάριτος</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdwke">ἐνέδωκε</w>, <w lemma="kataplhca%2Fmenos">καταπληξάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%2Fnous">κἀκείνους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Fronti">συμφέροντι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgou">λόγου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cagwgh%5Cn">ἐξαγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkase">ἠνάγκασε</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtoume%2Fnwn">ἀμφισβητουμένων</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29podei%2Fcas">ἀποδείξας</w> <w lemma="krith%5Cn">κριτὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntilegome%2Fnwn">ἀντιλεγομένων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="kaqi%2Fsas">καθίσας</w> <w lemma="krith%2Frion">κριτήριον</w>. <w lemma="a%29%2Fcio%2Fn">ἄξιόν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="o%29nei%2Fdous">ὀνείδους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="profora%3Ds">προφορᾶς</w>.
But since our opponents have ventured to bring against the house of Macedon accusations dating from early times, I think it incumbent on me to begin by addressing to you a few words on these matters, in order to correct the error of those who put faith in the statements made.
"Chlaeneas, then, said, that it was by means of the calamity of Olynthus that Philip, son of Amyntas, made himself master of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a>,
whereas what I assert is that not only the Thessalians, but the rest of the Greeks owed their safety to Philip.
For at the time when Onomarchus and Philomenus seized on <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Delphi&groupId=534&placeId=363">Delphi</a> and impiously and illegally possessed themselves of the god\'s treasure, who among you is not aware that they established a force of such strength that none of the Greeks dared to face it;
indeed, while acting thus impiously they very nearly made themselves at the same time masters of the whole of Greece.
It was then that Philip voluntarily proffered his services, ded the tyrants, secured the temple and was the author of liberty in Greece, as actual facts have testified to posterity also.
For it was not because he had injured the Thessalians, as Chlaeneas had the audacity to say, but because he was the benefactor of Greece, that they all chose him commander-in-chief both on sea and land, an honour previously conferred on no one.
But we are told that he entered <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Laconia&groupId=662&placeId=1211">Laconia</a> with his army.
True, but, as you know it was not of his own choice, but it was after being frequently entreated and appealed to by his friends and allies in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> that he reluctantly gave way.
And when he arrived, pray consider, Chlaeneas, how he behaved. It was in his power to avail himself of the animosity of the neighbouring peoples to devastate the territory of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> and humiliate the city, winning thereby profound thanks, but instead of adopting such a course he struck equal terror into the Spartans and their enemies and compelled them to their common good to settle their differences by a congress, not assuming himself the right of judging their disputes, but appointing a court of arbitration selected from all the Greek states. How proper a subject for reproach and censure!