?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="la%2Ffura">λάφυρα</w> <w lemma="pleoneci%2Fa%7C">πλεονεξίᾳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="ei%29%2Ft%27">εἴτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29bou%2Fleto">ἐβούλετο</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29kbalw%5Cn">ἐκβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="katalipei%3Dn">καταλιπεῖν</w> <w lemma="despo%2Ftas">δεσπότας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w>.
<w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffere">ἔφερε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lazonei%2Fan">ἀλαζονείαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntepigrafome%2Fnous">ἀντεπιγραφομένους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ni%2Fkhma">νίκημα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plhrou%3Dntas">πληροῦντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndragaqi%2Fas">ἀνδραγαθίας</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fceis">ἐντεύξεις</w> <w lemma="a%29gerwxo%2Fteron">ἀγερωχότερον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnta">ἀπήντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="koinw%3Dn">κοινῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pesiw%2Fpa">ἀπεσιώπα</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmena">προκείμενα</w> <w lemma="sunete%2Flei">συνετέλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w>.
<w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fas">δυσχρηστίας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frois">ἀμφοτέροις</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%5C">πρεσβευταὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmosqe%2Fnhs">Δημοσθένης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akuklia%2Fdas">Κυκλιάδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alimnai%3Dos">Λιμναῖος</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="koinologhqei%5Cs">κοινολογηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="pentekaidexhme%2Frous">πεντεκαιδεχημέρους</w> <w lemma="a%29noxa%5Cs">ἀνοχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w>, <w lemma="suneta%2Fcato">συνετάξατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumporeu%2Fesqai">συμπορεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="koinologhso%2Fmenos">κοινολογησόμενος</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kaqestw%2Ftwn">καθεστώτων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fcews">ἐντεύξεως</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpou">φιλανθρώπου</w>, <w lemma="diplasi%2Fws">διπλασίως</w> <w lemma="e%29ceka%2Feto">ἐξεκάετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28poyi%2Fas">ὑποψίας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou:">Τίτου·</w>
<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dwrodoki%2Fas">δωροδοκίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pipolazou%2Fshs">ἐπιπολαζούσης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="dwrea%5Cn">δωρεὰν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xarakth%3Dros">χαρακτῆρος</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="nomisteuome%2Fnou">νομιστευομένου</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29du%2Fnanto">ἐδύναντο</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fein">πιστεύειν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="dw%2Frwn">δώρων</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="thlikau%2Fth">τηλικαύτη</w> <w lemma="metabolh%5C">μεταβολὴ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fgone">γέγονε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29do%2Ftes">εἰδότες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqh">ἔθη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmima">νόμιμα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="tekmairo%2Fmenoi">τεκμαιρόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullogizo%2Fmenoi">συλλογιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fnein">προτείνειν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29ntofqalmei%3Dn">ἀντοφθαλμεῖν</w>.
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<head>Flamininus and the Aetolians At Odds</head>Flamininus was much annoyed at the selfishness displayed by the Aetolians in regard to the spoils;<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note65">Estrangement of Aetolians.</note>and had no idea of leaving them to be masters of Greece after he had deprived Philip of his supremacy there. He was irritated also by their braggadocio, when he saw that they claimed all the credit of the victory, and were filling Greece with the report of their valour. Wherefore, wherever he met them he behaved with hauteur, and never said a word on public business, but carried out all his measures independently or by the agency of his own friends. While the relations between these two were in this strained state, some few days after the battle Demosthenes, Cycliadas, and Limnaeus came on a mission from Philip; and, after considerable discussion with them, Flamininus granted an immediate armistice of fifteen days, and agreed to have a personal interview also with Philip in the course of them to discuss the state of affairs.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note66">Flamininus grants fifteen days' truce to Philip.</note>And this interview being conducted in a courteous and friendly manner, the suspicions entertained of Flamininus by the Aetolians blazed forth with double fury. For as corruption, and the habit of never doing anything without a bribe, had long been a common feature in Greek politics, and as this was the acknowledged characteristic of the Aetolians, they could not believe that Flamininus could so change in his relations with Philip without a bribe. They did not know the habits and principles<pb n="232" />of the Romans on this subject; but judging from themselves they concluded that there was every probability of Philip in his present position offering a large sum of money, and of Flamininus being unable to resist the temptation.
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