<head lang="la">II. Res Macedoniae Et Graeciae</head><w lemma="%2Atou%3Dto">Τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fseie">θαυμάσειε</w>, <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dn">ζῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prosedei%3Dto">προσεδεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fas">ἐπικουρίας</w>,
<w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimoi">ἕτοιμοι</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w> <w lemma="katalipw%5Cn">καταλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="paidi%2Fon">παιδίον</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fpion">νήπιον</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfoi%3Dn">ἀμφοῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fballe">ἐπέβαλλε</w> <w lemma="sussw%2F%7Czein">συσσῴζειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsantes">παρακαλέσαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dielo%2Fmenoi">διελόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paido%5Cs">παιδὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29panele%2Fsqai">ἐπανελέσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29poleleimme%2Fnon">ἀπολελειμμένον</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannoi">τύραννοι</w>, <w lemma="braxei%3Dan">βραχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="proballo%2Fmenoi">προβαλλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%29sxu%2Fnhs">αἰσχύνης</w> <w lemma="pro%2Ffasin">πρόφασιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fdhn">ἀνέδην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qhriwdw%3Ds">θηριωδῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="prosoflei%3Dn">προσοφλεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29xqu%2Fwn">ἰχθύων</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="fasin">φασιν</w> <w lemma="o%28mofu%2Flois">ὁμοφύλοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsi">οὖσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fonos">μείονος</w> <w lemma="a%29pw%2Fleian">ἀπώλειαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzoni">μείζονι</w> <w lemma="trofh%5Cn">τροφὴν</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29mble%2Fyas">ἐμβλέψας</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ka%2Ftoptron">κάτοπτρον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkhn">συνθήκην</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fpths">αὐτόπτης</w> <w lemma="do%2Fceie">δόξειε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="qeou%5Cs">θεοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29sebei%2Fas">ἀσεβείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w> <w lemma="w%29mo%2Fthtos">ὠμότητος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28perballou%2Fshs">ὑπερβαλλούσης</w> <w lemma="pleoneci%2Fas">πλεονεξίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w>;
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh%7C">τύχῃ</w> <w lemma="memya%2Fmenos">μεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrwpei%2Fwn">ἀνθρωπείων</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29ntikatallagei%2Fh">ἀντικαταλλαγείη</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnois">ἐκείνοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fqhke">ἐπέθηκε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28rmo%2Fzousan">ἁρμόζουσαν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkhn">δίκην</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnois">ἐπιγενομένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fqhke">ἐξέθηκε</w> <w lemma="ka%2Flliston">κάλλιστον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fdeigma">ὑπόδειγμα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pano%2Frqwsin">ἐπανόρθωσιν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="paradeigmatismo%2Fn">παραδειγματισμόν</w>;
<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="paraspondou%2Fntwn">παρασπονδούντων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>, <w lemma="diaspwme%2Fnwn">διασπωμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paido%5Cs">παιδὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsasa">ἐπιστήσασα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="a%28kei%3Dnoi">ἁκεῖνοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w> <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Fsanto">ἐβουλεύσαντο</w> <w lemma="parano%2Fmws">παρανόμως</w>, <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fws">δικαίως</w> <w lemma="e%29ku%2Frwse">ἐκύρωσε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqhko%2Fntws">καθηκόντως</w>.
<w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteroi">ἑκάτεροι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="h%28tthqe%2Fntes">ἡττηθέντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29kwlu%2Fqhsan">ἐκωλύθησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29llotri%2Fwn">ἀλλοτρίων</w> <w lemma="e%29piqumi%2Fas">ἐπιθυμίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugkleisqe%2Fntes">συγκλεισθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="fo%2Frous">φόρους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmeinan">ὑπέμειναν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostatto%2Fmenon">προσταττόμενον</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="braxei%3D">βραχεῖ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh">τύχη</w> <w lemma="diw%2Frqwse">διώρθωσε</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="diado%2Fxous">διαδόχους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frdhn">ἄρδην</w> <w lemma="a%29nasta%2Ftous">ἀναστάτους</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="panwle%2Fqrous">πανωλέθρους</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mikrou%3D">μικροῦ</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fbale">περιέβαλε</w> <w lemma="sumptw%2Fmasi">συμπτώμασι</w>. —
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<head>League Against Ptolemy Epiphanes</head>Is it not astonishing that while Ptolemy Philopator was alive and did not need such assistance, these two kings<pb n="153" /><note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note31">Shameless ambition of Philip and Antiochus.</note>were ready with offers of aid, but that as soon as he was dead, leaving his heir a mere child, whose kingdom they were bound by the ties of nature to have defended, they then egged each other on to adopt the policy of partitioning the boy's kingdom between themselves, and getting rid entirely of the heir; and that too without putting forward any decent pretext to cover their iniquity, but acting so shamelessly, and so like beasts of prey, that one can only compare their habits to those ascribed to fishes, among which, though they may be of the same species, the destruction of the smaller is the food and sustenance of the larger. This treaty of theirs shows, as though in a mirror, the impiety to heaven and cruelty to man of these two kings, as well as their unbounded ambition. However, if a man were disposed to find fault with Fortune for her administration of human affairs, he might fairly become reconciled to her in this case; for she brought upon those monarchs the punishment they so well deserved, and by the signal example she made of them taught posterity a lesson in righteousness. For while they were engaged in acts of treachery against each other, and in dismembering the child's kingdom in their own interests, she brought the Romans upon them, and the very measures which they had lawlessly designed against another, she justly and properly carried out against them.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note32">B. C. 197. B. C. 191.</note>For both of them, being promptly beaten in the field, were not only prevented from gratifying their desire for the dominions of another, but were themselves made tributary and forced to obey orders from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>. Finally, within a very short time Fortune restored the kingdom of Ptolemy to prosperity; while as to the dynasties and successors of these two monarchs, she either utterly abolished and destroyed them, or involved them in misfortunes which were little short of that. . . .
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