Polybius, Histories

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Book 16 - Chapter 35

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dsan">παρῆσαν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Flwsin">ἅλωσιν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29abu%2Fdou">Ἀβύδου</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</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> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%2F">πρεσβευταί</w>, <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntes">παρακαλοῦντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmon">δῆμον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="e%29pelqo%2Fntwn">ἐπελθόντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialegome%2Fnwn">διαλεγομένων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fneu">ἄνευ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxein">προσέχειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dh%2Fmw%7C">δήμῳ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stoxa%2Fzesqai">στοχάζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w>. —
<head><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> Holds to its Friendship With Rome</head>After the capture of Abydos, envoys came from the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note52">The Rhodians resolve to side with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>.</note>Achaean nation to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> urging the Rhodians to make terms with Philip. But upon these being followed by the arrival of the ambassadors from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, who argued that they should make no terms with Philip without consulting the Romans, the Rhodian people voted to listen to the latter and to hold to their friendship with them. . . .