Polybius, Histories

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Book 9 - Chapter 34

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<w lemma="%2Apa%2Flin">Πάλιν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrw%7C">Ἀλεξάνδρῳ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29dikei%3Dsqai">ἀδικεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcas">δόξας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fwn">Θηβαίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ko%2Flase">ἐκόλασε</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pikrw%3Ds">πικρῶς</w> <w lemma="w%29nei%2Fdisas">ὠνείδισας</w>,
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<w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="timwri%2Fan">τιμωρίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Apersw%3Dn">Περσῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbrews">ὕβρεως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsw">ἐποιήσω</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhn">μνήμην</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flwn">μεγάλων</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fluse">ἔλυσε</w>, <w lemma="katadoulwsa%2Fmenos">καταδουλωσάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frous">βαρβάρους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parelo%2Fmenos">παρελόμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w>, <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnoi">ἐκεῖνοι</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenoi">χρώμενοι</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffqeiran">κατέφθειραν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fous">Ἀθηναίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="progo%2Fnous">προγόνους</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnoqetou%3Dntes">ἀγωνοθετοῦντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fllontes">συμβάλλοντες</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fous">Θηβαίους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%2Fkoon">ὑπήκοον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w>.
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<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diadecame%2Fnwn">διαδεξαμένων</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tolma%3Dte">τολμᾶτε</w> <w lemma="mnhmoneu%2Fein">μνημονεύειν</w>; <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnoi">ἐκεῖνοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fseis">περιστάσεις</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqw%3Dn">ἀγαθῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="parai%2Ftioi">παραίτιοι</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis:">πολλάκις·</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29cei%2Fh">ἐξείη</w> <w lemma="mnhsikakei%3Dn">μνησικακεῖν</w>,
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<w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkei">καθήκει</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqou%3D">ἀγαθοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="mhdeni%5C">μηδενὶ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="paraiti%2Fois">παραιτίοις</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsi">γεγονόσι</w>, <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnes">τίνες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="ei%29si%5C">εἰσὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsantes">παρακαλέσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="diaire%2Fsei">διαιρέσει</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnous">ἔθνους</w>;
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<w lemma="ti%2Fnes">τίνες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirw%2Fthn">Ἠπειρώτην</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenoi">ποιησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29candrapodismw%3D%7C">ἐξανδραποδισμῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="merismw%3D%7C">μερισμῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarnani%2Fas">Ἀκαρνανίας</w>;
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<w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="u%28mei%3Ds">ὑμεῖς</w>; <w lemma="ti%2Fnes">τίνες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftous">τοιούτους</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnas">ἡγεμόνας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemyan">ἐξέπεμψαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%2Fous">οἵους</w> <w lemma="u%28mei%3Ds">ὑμεῖς</w>; <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29su%2Flois">ἀσύλοις</w> <w lemma="i%28eroi%3Ds">ἱεροῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flmhsan">ἐτόλμησαν</w> <w lemma="prosa%2Fgein">προσάγειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fmaios">Τίμαιος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ataina%2Frw%7C">Ταινάρῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aposeidw%3Dnos">Ποσειδῶνος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Alou%2Fsois">Λούσοις</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%5Cn">ἱερὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arte%2Fmidos">Ἀρτέμιδος</w> <w lemma="e%29su%2Flhse">ἐσύλησε</w>,
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<w lemma="%2Afa%2Frukos">Φάρυκος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fkritos">Πολύκριτος</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fhras">Ἥρας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargei">Ἄργει</w> <w lemma="te%2Fmenos">τέμενος</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aposeidw%3Dnos">Ποσειδῶνος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Amantinei%2Fa%7C">Μαντινείᾳ</w> <w lemma="dih%2Frpase">διήρπασε</w>.
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<w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="dai%5C">δαὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ala%2Fttabos">Λάτταβος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aniko%2Fstratos">Νικόστρατος</w>; <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Apamboiwti%2Fwn">Παμβοιωτίων</w> <w lemma="panh%2Fgurin">πανήγυριν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhs">εἰρήνης</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="parespo%2Fndhsan">παρεσπόνδησαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Askuqw%3Dn">Σκυθῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frga">ἔργα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelou%3Dntes">ἐπιτελοῦντες</w>; <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fpraktai">πέπρακται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="diadecame%2Fnois">διαδεξαμένοις</w>.
"Again, you have bitterly reproached Alexander for punishing Thebes when he believed that city had wronged him, but you never mentioned how he inflicted punishment on the Persians for their outrages on all the Greeks,
and how he delivered us all from the greatest evils by enslaving the barbarians and depriving them of the resources they used for the destruction of the Greeks, pitting now the Athenians and now the Thebans against the ancestors of these Spartans, how in a word he made Asia subject to Greece.
And as for his successors, how have you the assurance to mention them? They did indeed often, under changing circumstances, bestow benefits and inflict injuries on different people, and others might be justified in feeling resentment against them, but you Aetolians have not the least right to do so, you who have never done any good to a soul, but have done evil to many and at many times.
Who, tell me, invited Antigonus the son of Demetrius to assist in dissolving the Achaean League? Who made a sworn treaty with Alexander of Epirus for the enslavement and partition of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acarnania&groupId=270&placeId=527">Acarnania</a>? Was it not you?
Who elected and sent out such commanders as you did, men who even ventured to lay hands on inviolable sanctuaries, Timaeus having plundered those of Poseidon on Taenarus and of Artemis at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lusi&groupId=702&placeId=1284">Lusi</a>, while Pharycys pillaged the holy place of Hera at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> and Polycritus that of Poseidon in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a>? And what shall we say of Lattabus and Nicostratus? Did they not violate in time of peace the sanctity of the Pamboeotian festival — conduct worthy of Scythians or Gauls. No such crimes were ever perpetrated by Alexander\'s successors.