<w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntos">εἰπόντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afaine%2Fou">Φαινέου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w>, <w lemma="metalabw%5Cn">μεταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuo%2Fmenos">προσαγορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fisios">Ἴσιος</w>, <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="dokw%3Dn">δοκῶν</w> <w lemma="pragmatiko%5Cs">πραγματικὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%2Fs">ἱκανός</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fesqai">διαλύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffhse">ἔφησε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="de%2Fh%7C">δέῃ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sullo%2Fgois">συλλόγοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28mili%2Fais">ὁμιλίαις</w> <w lemma="e%29nedreu%2Fein">ἐνεδρεύειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parathrei%3Dn">παρατηρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="polemou%3Dntos">πολεμοῦντος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frga">ἔργα</w>, <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkws">ἀδίκως</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fstasqai">ἵστασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29gennw%3Ds:">ἀγεννῶς·</w>
<w lemma="a%29fe%2Fnta">ἀφέντα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="a%29panta%3Dn">ἀπαντᾶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>, <w lemma="feu%2Fgonta">φεύγοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29mpipra%2Fnai">ἐμπιπράναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diarpa%2Fzein">διαρπάζειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w> <w lemma="h%28ttw%2Fmenon">ἡττώμενον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nikw%2Fntwn">νικώντων</w> <w lemma="a%29%3Dqla">ἆθλα</w> <w lemma="lumai%2Fnesqai">λυμαίνεσθαι</w>.
<w lemma="kai%2Ftoi">καίτοι</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="bebasileuko%2Ftas">βεβασιλευκότας</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29sxhke%2Fnai">ἐσχηκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan:">ἐναντίαν·</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxesqai">μάχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="spani%2Fws">σπανίως</w> <w lemma="a%29nairei%3Dn">ἀναιρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katafqei%2Frein">καταφθείρειν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fk">ἔκ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w> <w lemma="e%29pole%2Fmhse">ἐπολέμησε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Adarei%3Don">Δαρεῖον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fk">ἔκ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diadecame%2Fnwn">διαδεξαμένων</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhth%2Fsews">ἀμφισβητήσεως</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29pole%2Fmhsan">ἐπολέμησαν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w>.
<w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="diadecame%2Fnous">διαδεξαμένους</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="%2Apu%2Frrou">Πύρρου</w> <w lemma="kexrh%3Dsqai">κεχρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsei">προαιρέσει</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C:">ταύτῃ·</w>
<w lemma="diakinduneu%2Fein">διακινδυνεύειν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w> <w lemma="proxei%2Frws">προχείρως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="katagwni%2Fsasqai">καταγωνίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="fei%2Fdesqai">φείδεσθαι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fsantas">νικήσαντας</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dsqai">ἡγεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tima%3Dsqai">τιμᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28potattome%2Fnois">ὑποταττομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nairou%3Dnta">ἀναιροῦντα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemo%2Fs">πόλεμός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="katalipei%3Dn">καταλιπεῖν</w> <w lemma="mani%2Fas">μανίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgon">ἔργον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnhs">ἐρρωμένης</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon:">Φίλιππον·</w>
<w lemma="tosau%2Ftas">τοσαύτας</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="diefqarke%2Fnai">διεφθαρκέναι</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fa%7C">Θετταλίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="fi%2Flon">φίλον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmmaxon">σύμμαχον</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpei%2Frw%7C">Ἠπείρῳ</w> <w lemma="stenw%3Dn">στενῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="spoudh%2Fn">σπουδήν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsas">ὅσας</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%2Fs">οὐδείς</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettaloi%3Ds">Θετταλοῖς</w> <w lemma="pepolemhko%2Ftwn">πεπολεμηκότων</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w>.
<w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftera">ἕτερα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="dialexqei%5Cs">διαλεχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="teleutai%2Fois">τελευταίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2Freto">ἤρετο</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="%2Alusima%2Fxeian">Λυσιμάχειαν</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnhn">ταττομένην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousan">ἔχουσαν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kbalw%5Cn">ἐκβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fsxoi">κατάσχοι</w> <w lemma="froura%3D%7C">φρουρᾷ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin:">πόλιν·</w>
<w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akianou%2Fs">Κιανούς</w>, <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="sumpoliteuome%2Fnous">συμπολιτευομένους</w> <w lemma="e%29candrapodi%2Fsaito">ἐξανδραποδίσαιτο</w>, <w lemma="fi%2Flos">φίλος</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds:">Αἰτωλοῖς·</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxei">κατέχει</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29exi%3Dnon">Ἐχῖνον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Afqi%2Fas">Φθίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Frsalon">Φάρσαλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ala%2Frisan">Λάρισαν</w>.
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<head>Speech of Alexander Isius</head>When Phaeneas the Aetolian strategus had delivered this<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note9">Speech of Alexander Isius.</note>demand, a man called Alexander Isius, who had the reputation of being an able politician and good speaker, said that "Philip was neither sincere at the present moment in proposing terms, nor bold in his manner of making war, when he had to do that. In conferences and colloquies he was always setting ambushes and lying in wait, and using all the practices of war, but in actual war itself took up a position at once unjust and ignoble: for he avoided meeting his enemies face to face, and, as he fled before them, employed himself in burning and plundering the cities; and by this policy, though himself beaten, he spoilt the value of the victor's reward. Yet former kings of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> had not adopted this plan, but one exactly the reverse: for they were continually fighting with each other in the open field, but rarely destroyed and ruined cities. This was shown clearly by Alexander's war in Asia against king Darius; and again in the contentions between his successors, when they combined to fight Antigonus for the possession of Asia. So too had the successors of these kings followed the same policy down to the time of Pyrrhus: they had been prompt to war against each other in the open field, and to do everything they could to conquer each other in arms, but had spared the cities, that they might rule them if they conquered, and be honoured by their subjects. But that a man should abandon war, and yet destroy that for which the war was undertaken, seemed an act of madness, and madness of a very violent sort. And this was just what Philip was doing at that moment; for he had destroyed more cities in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a>, on his rapid march from the pass of Epirus, though he was a friend and ally of that country, than any one who had ever been at war with the Thessalians."After a good deal more to the same effect he ended by asking Philip, "On what grounds he was holding the town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lysimacheia&groupId=719&placeId=1320">Lysimacheia</a> with a garrison, having expelled the strategus sent by the Aetolian league, of which it was a member? Also on what grounds he had enslaved the Ciani who were also in alliance with the Aetolians? Lastly, on what plea he was in actual occupation of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Echinus&groupId=553&placeId=1036">Echinus</a>, Phthiotid Thebes, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharsalus&groupId=880&placeId=1587">Pharsalus</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larisa&groupId=669&placeId=1225">Larisa</a>?"<pb n="206" />
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