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Book 18 - Chapter 36

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<w lemma="%2A%29alla%5C">Ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="oi%29keio%2Fteron">οἰκειότερον</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmeqa">ποιησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="diastolh%2Fn">διαστολήν</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="taca%2Fmenos">ταξάμενος</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgraye">ἔγραψε</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w>, <w lemma="diasafw%3Dn">διασαφῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fte">πότε</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dnai">παρεῖναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fllogon">σύλλογον</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sbolh%5Cn">εἰσβολὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Atempw%3Dn">Τεμπῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="taxqe%2Fnta">ταχθέντα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>.
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<w lemma="a%28qroisqe%2Fntwn">ἁθροισθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fou">συνεδρίου</w> <w lemma="sunaxqe%2Fntos">συναχθέντος</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="a%29nasta%5Cs">ἀναστὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleue">ἐκέλευε</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkaston">ἕκαστον</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</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="%2A%29amu%2Fnandros">Ἀμύνανδρος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="dialexqei%5Cs">διαλεχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Ftria">μέτρια</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpause">κατέπαυσε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon:">λόγον·</w>
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<w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="xwrisqe%2Fntwn">χωρισθέντων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="a%29perei%2Fdhtai">ἀπερείδηται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%5Cn">ὀργὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos:">Φίλιππος·</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="eu%29xeirw%2Ftous">εὐχειρώτους</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqama%3Dnas">Ἀθαμᾶνας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsi">Μακεδόσι</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29sqe%2Fneian">ἀσθένειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="geitni%2Fasin">γειτνίασιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</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="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlo%5Cs">Αἰτωλὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29nasta%2Fs">ἀναστάς</w>, <w lemma="kaqo%2Fti">καθότι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroike">ἥθροικε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w> <w lemma="diabou%2Flion">διαβούλιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstous">ἑκάστους</w> <w lemma="a%29cioi%3D">ἀξιοῖ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="faino%2Fmenon">φαινόμενον</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29ph%2F%7Cnese">ἐπῄνεσε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parapi%2Fptein">παραπίπτειν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fpeistai">πέπεισται</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fan">ἐλευθερίαν</w> <w lemma="be%2Fbaion">βέβαιον</w> <w lemma="a%29polei%2Fyein:">ἀπολείψειν·</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fteron">οὐδέτερον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="dunato%2Fn">δυνατόν</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="bou%2Fletai">βούλεται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelh%3D">ἐπιτελῆ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="u%28posxe%2Fseis">ὑποσχέσεις</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fsxhtai">ὑπέσχηται</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w>, <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flusin">διάλυσιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29kba%2Fllein">ἐκβάλλειν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="eu%29xere%2Fs">εὐχερές</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="parh%3D%7C">παρῇ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>.
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<w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</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="kate%2Fpause">κατέπαυσε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.
<head>Congress at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tempe&groupId=1015&placeId=1786">Tempe</a> Begins</head>Titus then having appointed Philip a day for the congress, immediately wrote to the allies announcing when they were to appear; and a few days<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note71">The congress of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tempe&groupId=1015&placeId=1786">Tempe</a>, B. C. 197.</note>afterwards came himself to the pass of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tempe&groupId=1015&placeId=1786">Tempe</a> at the appointed time. When the allies had assembled, and the congress met, the Roman imperator rose and bade each say on what terms they ought to make peace with Philip.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note72">Speech of King Amynandros.</note>King Amynandros then delivered a short and moderate speech, merely asking that "they would all have some consideration for him, to prevent Philip, as soon as the Romans left Greece, from turning the whole weight of his anger upon him; for the Athamanes were always an easy prey to the Macedonians, because of their weakness and the close contiguity of their territory."<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note73">Alexander the Aetolian.</note>When he had finished, Alexander the Aetolian rose and complimented Flamininus for "having assembled the allies in that congress to discuss the terms of peace; and, above all, for having on the present occasion called on each to express his opinion. But he was deluded and mistaken," he added, "if he believed that by making terms with Philip he would secure the Romans peace or the Greeks freedom. For neither of these was possible. But if he desired to accomplish both the design of his own government and his own promises, which he had given to all the Greeks, there was one way, and one only, of making terms with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, and that was to eject Philip from his throne; and this could easily be done if he did not let slip the present opportunity."<pb n="234" />After some further arguments in support of this view he sat down.