<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="e%29ktele%2Fsai">ἐκτελέσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aneme%2Fwn">Νεμέων</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dna">ἀγῶνα</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargos">Ἄργος</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdhma">διάδημα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porfu%2Fran">πορφύραν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqeto">ἀπέθετο</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fson">ἴσον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%3D%7Co%2Fn">πρᾷόν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhmotiko%5Cn">δημοτικὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28pogra%2Ffein">ὑπογράφειν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fsw%7C">ὅσῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29sqh%3Dta">ἐσθῆτα</w> <w lemma="dhmotikwte%2Fran">δημοτικωτέραν</w> <w lemma="perieti%2Fqeto">περιετίθετο</w>, <w lemma="tosou%2Ftw%7C">τοσούτῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fmbane">ἐλάμβανε</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="monarxikwte%2Fran">μοναρχικωτέραν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xh%2Fras">χήρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pei%2Fra">ἐπείρα</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dkas">γυναῖκας</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Fndrous">ὑπάνδρους</w> <w lemma="h%29rkei%3Dto">ἠρκεῖτο</w> <w lemma="moixeu%2Fwn">μοιχεύων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Fgmatos">προστάγματος</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="fanei%2Fh">φανείη</w>, <w lemma="prospe%2Fmyas">προσπέμψας</w> <w lemma="e%29ka%2Flei">ἐκάλει</w>, <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="proxei%2Frws">προχείρως</w> <w lemma="sunupakouou%2Fsais">συνυπακουούσαις</w> <w lemma="e%29nu%2Fbrize">ἐνύβριζε</w>, <w lemma="kw%2Fmous">κώμους</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ui%28ei%3Ds">υἱεῖς</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="a%29nakalou%2Fmenos">ἀνακαλούμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="profa%2Fsesin">προφάσεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgois">ἀλόγοις</w> <w lemma="die%2Fseie">διέσειε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Flgeian">ἀσέλγειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29napedei%2Fknuto">ἐναπεδείκνυτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fan">παρανομίαν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos">χρώμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parepidhmi%2Fan">παρεπιδημίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fa%7C">ἐξουσίᾳ</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fdhn">ἀνέδην</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29lu%2Fpei">ἐλύπει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="metri%2Fous">μετρίους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w>.
<w lemma="piezo%2Fmenoi">πιεζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="periesta%2Fnai">περιεστάναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzonto">ἠναγκάζοντο</w> <w lemma="karterei%3Dn">καρτερεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frein">φέρειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> [<w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w>] <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqa%5C">ἀγαθὰ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="sxoi%2Fh">σχοίη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="kaka%5C">κακὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>.
<w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqa%5C">ἀγαθὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frcai">ὑπάρξαι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaka%5C">κακὰ</w> <w lemma="probai%2Fnonti">προβαίνοντι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pigene%2Fsqai">ἐπιγενέσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fois">ἐνίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pigi%2Fnetai">ἐπιγίνεται</w> <w lemma="ghra%2Fskousi">γηράσκουσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppwn">ἵππων</w>.
<w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="prooimi%2Fois">προοιμίοις</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fsper">ὥσπερ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="suggrafe%2Fwn">συγγραφέων</w>, <w lemma="profero%2Fmeqa">προφερόμεθα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="dialh%2Fyeis">διαλήψεις</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkonta">καθήκοντα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="a%28rmo%2Fzontes">ἁρμόζοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pofaino%2Fmeqa">ἀποφαινόμεθα</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanw%3Dn">ἐπιφανῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>,
<w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="oi%29keiote%2Fran">οἰκειοτέραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffousi">γράφουσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29naginw%2Fskousi">ἀναγινώσκουσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pishmasi%2Fan">ἐπισημασίαν</w>.
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<head>Philip V</head>After finishing the celebration of the Nemean games,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note50">King Philip's conduct at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> after presiding at the Nemean games, B. C. 208. See<bibl n="Liv. 27.30" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 27, 30</bibl>, 31.</note>King Philip of Macedon returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> and laid aside his crown and purple robe, with the view of making a display of democratic equality and good nature. But the more democratic the dress which he wore, the more absolute and royal were the privileges which he claimed. He was not now content with seducing unmarried women, or even with intriguing with married women, but assumed the right of sending authoritatively for any woman whose appearance struck him; and offered violence to those who did not at once obey, by leading a band of revellers to their houses; and, summoning their sons or their husbands, he trumped up false pretexts for menacing them. In fact his conduct was exceedingly outrageous and lawless. But though this abuse of his privileges as a guest was exceedingly annoying to many of the Achaeans, and especially to the orderly part of them, the wars that threatened them on every side compelled them to show a patience under it uncongenial to their character. . . .None of his predecessors had better qualifications for sovereignty, or more important defects, than this same Philip. And it appears to me that the good qualities were innate, while the defects grew upon him as he advanced in years, as happens to some horses as they grow old. Such remarks I do not, following some other historians, confine to prefaces; but when the course of my narrative suggests it, I state my opinion of kings and eminent men, thinking that most convenient for writer and reader alike.<note anchored="yes" type="summary" place="inline" resp="ess" id="note51">War between Antiochus the Great (III.) and Arsaces III., King of the Parthians. B.C. 212-205. See above,<ref target="b8c25" targOrder="U">8, 25.</ref></note>
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