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Book 18 - Chapter 10

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<w lemma="%2Ataxu%5C">Ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sugkataqeme%2Fnwn">συγκαταθεμένων</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qewrei%3Dn">θεωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftrion">ἀλλότριον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="a%29nafora%3Ds">ἀναφορᾶς</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="sugxwrei%3Dn">συγχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="presbeu%2Fein">πρεσβεύειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstous">ἑκάστους</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="dialexqhsome%2Fnous">διαλεχθησομένους</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kathgorh%2Fsontas">κατηγορήσοντας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Atou%3D">Τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftw%7C">Τίτῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fllogon">σύλλογον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="dialogismou%5Cs">διαλογισμοὺς</w> <w lemma="prokexwrhko%2Ftos">προκεχωρηκότος</w>, <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29cu%2Ffaine">ἐξύφαινε</w>, <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalizo%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλιζόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Flhmma">πρόλημμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="poiw%3Dn">ποιῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>.
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<w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29noxa%5Cs">ἀνοχὰς</w> <w lemma="dimh%2Fnous">διμήνους</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan">πρεσβείαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w> <w lemma="suntelei%3Dn">συντελεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Ftace">ἐπέταξε</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cs">φρουρὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ca%2Fgein">ἐξάγειν</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afwki%2Fdos">Φωκίδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alokri%2Fdos">Λοκρίδος</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuse">ἐκέλευσε</w>.
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<w lemma="dieta%2Fcato">διετάξατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="filoti%2Fmws">φιλοτίμως</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkhma">ἀδίκημα</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnhtai">γίνηται</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fggrapta">ἔγγραπτα</w>, <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmenon">προκείμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29pete%2Flei">ἐπετέλει</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amu%2Fnandron">Ἀμύνανδρον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempe">ἐξέπεμπε</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w>, <w lemma="ginw%2Fskwn">γινώσκων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29a%2Fgwgon">εὐάγωγον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="e%29cakolouqh%2Fsonta">ἐξακολουθήσοντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28po%2Fter%27">ὁπότερ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgwsin">ἄγωσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="fantasi%2Fan">φαντασίαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsonta">ποιήσοντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnoma">ὄνομα</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempe">ἐξέπεμπε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w>, <w lemma="%2Ako%2Finto%2Fn">Κόιντόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbion">Φάβιον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gunaiko%5Cs">γυναικὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfidou%3Ds">ἀδελφιδοῦς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Finton">Κόιντον</w> <w lemma="%2Afolou%2Fion">Φολούιον</w>, <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w> <w lemma="%2Aklau%2Fdion">Κλαύδιον</w> <w lemma="e%29pikalou%2Fmenon">ἐπικαλούμενον</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Frwna">Νέρωνα</w>.
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<w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pre%2Fsbeuon">ἐπρέσβευον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fisios">Ἴσιος</w>, <w lemma="%2Adamo%2Fkritos">Δαμόκριτος</w> <w lemma="%2Akaludw%2Fnios">Καλυδώνιος</w>, <w lemma="%2Adikai%2Farxos">Δικαίαρχος</w> <w lemma="%2Atrixwnieu%2Fs">Τριχωνιεύς</w>, <w lemma="%2Apole%2Fmarxos">Πολέμαρχος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arsinoeu%2Fs">Ἀρσινοεύς</w>,
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<w lemma="%2Ala%2Fmios">Λάμιος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ambrakiw%2Fths">Ἀμβρακιώτης</w>, <w lemma="%2Aniko%2Fmaxos">Νικόμαχος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarna%5Cn">Ἀκαρνὰν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqouri%2Fou">Θουρίου</w> <w lemma="pefeugo%2Ftwn">πεφευγότων</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ambraki%2Fa%7C">Ἀμβρακίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdotos">Θεόδοτος</w> <w lemma="%2Aferai%3Dos">Φεραῖος</w>, <w lemma="fuga%5Cs">φυγὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fas">Θετταλίας</w>,
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<w lemma="katoikw%3Dn">κατοικῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Astra%2Ftw%7C">Στράτῳ</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Acenofw%3Dn">Ξενοφῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gieu%2Fs">Αἰγιεύς</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnos">μόνος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dh%2Fmou">δήμου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fwn">Ἀθηναίων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akhfiso%2Fdwron">Κηφισόδωρον</w>.
<head>Pleadings Before the Senate</head>Seeing that Flamininus was not averse to referring the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note17">The embassies to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>.</note>matter to the Senate, all the others presently consented, and voted to allow Philip to send envoys to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and that they too should severally send envoys of their own to plead their cause before the Senate, and state their grievances against Philip.The business of the conference having thus been concluded in accordance with his views and the opinions he had originally expressed, Flamininus at once set about carefully securing his own position, and preventing Philip from taking any undue advantage. For though he granted him three months' suspension of hostilities, he stipulated that he should complete his embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> within that time, and insisted on his immediately removing his garrisons from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a> and Locris. He was also very careful to insist on behalf of the Roman allies, that no act of hostility should be committed against them during this period by the Macedonians. Having made these terms in writing with Philip, he immediately took the necessary steps himself to carry out his own policy. First, he sent Amynandrus to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> at once, knowing that he was a man of pliable character, and would be easily persuaded by his own friends in the city to take any course they might propose; and at the same time would carry with him a certain prestige, and rouse men's curiosity and interest by his title of royalty. Next to him he sent as personal envoys his wife's nephew Quintus Fabius, Quintus Fulvius, and Appius Claudius Nero. From the Aetolians went Alexander Isius, Damocritus<pb n="211" />of Calydon, Dicaearchus of Trichonium, Polemarchus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Arsinoe&groupId=370&placeId=700">Arsinoe</a>, Lamius of Ambracia, Nicomachus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acarnania&groupId=270&placeId=527">Acarnania</a>,— one of those who had fled from Thurium and settled in Ambracia,—and Theodotus of Pherae, an exile from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> who settled in Stratus: from the Achaeans Xenophon of Aegium: from King Attalus only Alexander: and from the Athenian people Cephisodorus and his colleagues.