<w lemma="%2Ameta%5C">Μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sunagago%2Fntes">συναγαγόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan">ἐκκλησίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ka%2Floun">ἐκάλουν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w>.
<w lemma="paraitoume%2Fnou">παραιτουμένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskontos">φάσκοντος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="fortiko%5Cn">φορτικὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqo%2Fnta">εἰσελθόντα</w> <w lemma="diaporeu%2Fesqai">διαπορεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergesi%2Fas">εὐεργεσίας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w> <w lemma="peponqo%2Fsi">πεπονθόσι</w>,
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29so%2Fdou">εἰσόδου</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dkan">παρῆκαν</w>, <w lemma="gra%2Fyanta">γράψαντα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Foun">ἠξίουν</w> <w lemma="e%29kdou%3Dnai">ἐκδοῦναι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnei">ὑπολαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein">συμφέρειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtas">ἐνεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peisqe%2Fntos">πεισθέντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fyantos">γράψαντος</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%2Fnegkan">εἰσήνεγκαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%5Cn">ἐπιστολὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtes">προεστῶτες</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kefa%2Flaia">κεφάλαια</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gegramme%2Fnwn">γεγραμμένων</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fmnhsis">ἀνάμνησις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergethma%2Ftwn">εὐεργετημάτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmon">δῆμον</w>, <w lemma="e%29cari%2Fqmhsis">ἐξαρίθμησις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fnwn">πεπραγμένων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtas">ἐνεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>,
<w lemma="teleutai%2Fa">τελευταία</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fklhsis">παράκλησις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diorkismo%2Fs">διορκισμός</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Flwntai">ἕλωνται</w> <w lemma="sunembai%2Fnein">συνεμβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="eu%29genw%3Ds">εὐγενῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxqeian">ἀπέχθειαν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fntes">παρέντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="koinwnei%3Dn">κοινωνεῖν</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flwntai">βούλωνται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhs">εἰρήνης</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="katergasame%2Fnwn">κατεργασαμένων</w>, <w lemma="a%29stoxh%2Fsein">ἀστοχήσειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdi">πατρίδι</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frontos">συμφέροντος</w>.
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%3Ds">ἐπιστολῆς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="a%29nagnwsqei%2Fshs">ἀναγνωσθείσης</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimon">ἕτοιμον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="yhfi%2Fzesqai">ψηφίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmena">λεγόμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="e%29peiselqo%2Fntwn">ἐπεισελθόντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="diaqeme%2Fnwn">διαθεμένων</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fois">Ἀθηναίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29kfe%2Frein">ἐκφέρειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
<w lemma="a%29pede%2Fcanto">ἀπεδέξαντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="megalomerw%3Ds">μεγαλομερῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmon">δῆμον</w> <w lemma="e%29stefa%2Fnwsan">ἐστεφάνωσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ristei%2Fwn">ἀριστείων</w> <w lemma="stefa%2Fnw%7C">στεφάνῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="i%29sopolitei%2Fan">ἰσοπολιτείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29yhfi%2Fsanto">ἐψηφίσαντο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%2Fnous">κἀκείνους</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%3Dsai">ἀποκαταστῆσαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnas">γενομένας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diapra%2Fcantes">διαπράξαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fxqhsan">ἀνήχθησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ake%2Fwn">Κέων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fsous">νήσους</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flou">στόλου</w>. —
|
<head><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Athens&groupId=379&placeId=715">Athens</a> Votes for War Against Philip</head>They next summoned an ecclesia and invited the king<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note39">The Athenians vote for war against Philip.</note>to address them. But upon his excusing himself, on the plea that it would be ill-bred for him to appear before the people and recount his own good services in the presence of those on whom they had been bestowed, they gave up asking for his personal appearance; but begged him to give them a written statement as to what he thought was the best thing to do in view of the existing circumstances. On his consenting to do this, and writing the document, the magistrates produced the despatch to the ecclesia. The contents of this written communication were briefly these: he recalled the good services he had done the people in the past; enumerated the things he had accomplished in the existing war against Philip; and lastly exhorted them to activity in this war, and protested that, if they did not determine resolutely to adopt this policy of hostility to Philip in common with the Rhodians, Romans, and himself, and yet afterwards wished to share in the benefits which had been secured by others, they would miss securing the true interests of their country. As soon as this despatch had been read, the people, influenced both by its contents and by their warm feeling towards Attalus, were prepared to vote the war: and when the Rhodians also entered and argued at great length to the same effect, the Athenians at once decreed the war against Philip. They gave the Rhodians also a magnificent reception, honoured their state with a crown of valour, and voted all Rhodians equal rights of citizenship at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Athens&groupId=379&placeId=715">Athens</a>, on the ground of their having, besides other things, restored the Athenian ships which had been captured with the men on board them. After concluding this arrangement, the Rhodian ambassadors sailed to Ceos with their fleet to visit the islands. . . .
|
|
Walbank Commentary