<w lemma="%2Aou%28%3Dtoi">Οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paregenh%2Fqhsan">παρεγενήθησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="dialabei%3Dn">διαλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29niauto%5Cn">ἐνιαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="kaqestame%2Fnwn">καθεσταμένων</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftwn">ὑπάτων</w>, <w lemma="po%2Fteron">πότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalati%2Fan">Γαλατίαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>.
<w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnwn">πεπεισμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftous">ὑπάτους</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29selqo%2Fntes">εἰσελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="kathgo%2Froun">κατηγόρουν</w> <w lemma="a%29poto%2Fmws">ἀποτόμως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flla">ἄλλα</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn:">ἦν·</w>
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29nti%2Fktein">ἐντίκτειν</w> <w lemma="e%29peirw%3Dnto">ἐπειρῶντο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fdos">Χαλκίδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtria%2Fdos">Δημητριάδος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fni">Μακεδόνι</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnwn">ταττομένων</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fn">οἷόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnnoian">ἔννοιαν</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpe">εἶπε</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqe%5Cs">ἀληθὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein:">ὑπάρχειν·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnous">προειρημένους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fdas">πέδας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhnika%2Fs">Ἑλληνικάς</w>, <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofaino%2Fmenos">ἀποφαινόμενος</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fous">Πελοποννησίους</w> <w lemma="a%29napneu%3Dsai">ἀναπνεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqw%7C">Κορίνθῳ</w> <w lemma="basilikh%3Ds">βασιλικῆς</w> <w lemma="froura%3Ds">φρουρᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29gkaqhme%2Fnhs">ἐγκαθημένης</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="%2Alokrou%5Cs">Λοκροὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtou%5Cs">Βοιωτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afwke%2Fas">Φωκέας</w> <w lemma="qarrh%3Dsai">θαρρῆσαι</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fda">Χαλκίδα</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxontos">κατέχοντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29%2Fboian">Εὔβοιαν</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalou%5Cs">Θετταλοὺς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgnhtas">Μάγνητας</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pau%2Frasqai">ἐπαύρασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpote">οὐδέποτε</w>, <w lemma="%2Adhmhtria%2Fda">Δημητριάδα</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxontos">κατέχοντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraxwrei%3Dn">παραχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fan">φαντασίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fnta">παρόντα</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29kfugei%3Dn:">ἐκφυγεῖν·</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fra%7C">ἡμέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="boulhqh%3D%7C">βουληθῇ</w>, <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsesqai">ποιήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="krath%3D%7C">κρατῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Foun">ἠξίουν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="a%29nagka%2Fsai">ἀναγκάσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29nu%2Fsqai">ἠνύσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgista">μέγιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="prohtthme%2Fnwn">προηττημένων</w> <w lemma="di%5Cs">δὶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="xorhgiw%3Dn">χορηγιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kdedapanhme%2Fnwn">ἐκδεδαπανημένων</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntes">εἰπόντες</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="yeu%3Dsai">ψεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fq%27">μήθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29posterh%3Dsai">ἀποστερῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kalli%2Fsths">καλλίστης</w> <w lemma="e%29pigrafh%3Ds">ἐπιγραφῆς</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fxqhsan">διελέχθησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="pareskeua%2Fsanto">παρεσκευάσαντο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmenoi">ποιησόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29kwlu%2Fqhsan:">ἐκωλύθησαν·</w>
<w lemma="e%29rwthqe%2Fntes">ἐρωτηθέντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="paraxwrou%3Dsi">παραχωροῦσι</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fdos">Χαλκίδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtria%2Fdos">Δημητριάδος</w>, <w lemma="a%29pei%3Dpan">ἀπεῖπαν</w> <w lemma="mhdemi%2Fan">μηδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29ntolh%2Fn">ἐντολήν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aou%28%3Dtoi">Οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitmhqe%2Fntes">ἐπιτμηθέντες</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpausan">κατέπαυσαν</w>
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<head>The Greeks Ask for Help Against Philip</head>Now these envoys arrived in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> before the Senate<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note18">The speeches of the Greek envoys in the Senate.</note>had settled the provinces of the Consuls appointed for this year, and whether it would be necessary to send both to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gaul&groupId=598&placeId=1108">Gaul</a>, or one of them against Philip. But the friends of Flamininus having assured themselves that both Consuls would remain in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> owing to the threat of an attack from the Celts, all the ambassadors appeared and bluntly stated their grievances against Philip. The bulk of their accusations was to the same effect as what they had before stated to the king himself; but they also endeavoured carefully to instil this idea in the minds of the Senators, "That so long as <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a> were subject to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, it was impossible for the Greeks to think of liberty; for Philip himself had spoken the exact truth when he called these places the 'fetters of Greece.' For neither could the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> breathe while a royal garrison was stationed in Cornith, nor the Locrians, Boeotians, and Phocians feel any confidence while Philip was in occupation of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a> and the rest of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Euboea&groupId=584&placeId=1091">Euboea</a>; nor indeed could the Thessalians or Magnesians raise a spark of liberty<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note19">The reading<foreign lang="greek">ἐναύσασθαι,</foreign>which I attempt to represent, is doubtful. Schweig. suggests<foreign lang="greek">ἐγγεύσασθαι</foreign>"to taste."</note>while Philip and the Macedonians held <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a>. That, therefore, Philip's offer to evacuate the other places was a mere pretence in order to escape the immediate danger; and that on the very first day he chose he would with ease reduce the Greeks again under his power, if he were in possession of these places." They accordingly urged the Senate "either to force Philip to evacuate the cities they had named, or to stand by the policy they had begun, and vigorously prosecute the war against him. For in truth the most difficult part of the war was already accomplished, the Macedonians having already been<pb n="212" />twice defeated, and most of their resources on land already expended."They concluded by beseeching the Senate "not to beguile the Greeks of their hopes of liberty, nor deprive themselves of the most glorious renown." Such, or nearly so, were the arguments advanced by the Greek envoys. Philip's envoys were prepared to make a long speech in reply: but they were stopped at the threshold. For being asked whether they were prepared to evacuate <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chalcis&groupId=457&placeId=853">Chalcis</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a>, they declared that they had not any instructions as to those towns. They were accordingly rebuked by the Senate and obliged to discontinue their speech.
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