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Book 18 - Chapter 38

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<w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29xwri%2Fsqhsan">ἐχωρίσθησαν</w>. <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28sterai%2Fa%7C">ὑστεραίᾳ</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnou">παραγενομένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fth%7C">τρίτῃ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fllogon">σύλλογον</w> <w lemma="a%28qroisqe%2Fntwn">ἁθροισθέντων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29selqw%5Cn">εἰσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="eu%29sto%2Fxws">εὐστόχως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunetw%3Ds">συνετῶς</w> <w lemma="u%28pete%2Fmeto">ὑπετέμετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%2Fs:">ὁρμάς·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="e%29pitatto%2Fmena">ἐπιταττόμενα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="sugxwrei%3Dn">συγχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitroph%2Fn">ἐπιτροπήν</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntwn">ῥηθέντων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flloi">ἄλλοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pesiw%2Fphsan">ἀπεσιώπησαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afaine%2Fas">Φαινέας</w> "<w lemma="%2Ati%2F">Τί</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29podi%2Fdws">ἀποδίδως</w>, <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippe">Φίλιππε</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="%2Ala%2Frisan">Λάρισαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akremasth%2Fn">Κρεμαστήν</w>, <w lemma="%2Afa%2Frsalon">Φάρσαλον</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Afqi%2Fas">Φθίας</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29exi%3Dnon">Ἐχῖνον</w>"
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; <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleue">ἐκέλευε</w> <w lemma="paralamba%2Fnein">παραλαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29demi%2Fan">οὐδεμίαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Afqi%2Fas:">Φθίας·</w>
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<w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fous">Θηβαίους</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsantos">ἐγγίσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntos">παρακαλοῦντος</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulhqh%3Dnai:">βουληθῆναι·</w> <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="u%28poxeiri%2Fwn">ὑποχειρίων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fesqai">βουλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="proairh%3Dtai">προαιρῆται</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afaine%2Fan">Φαινέαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ganaktou%2Fntwn">ἀγανακτούντων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fntwn">λεγόντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w>, <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="kaqo%2Fti">καθότι</w> <w lemma="sunepole%2Fmhsan">συνεπολέμησαν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="komi%2Fzesqai">κομίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="sumpoliteuome%2Fnas">συμπολιτευομένας</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fpeita">ἔπειτα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%28lo%2Fntwn">ἑλόντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpipla">ἔπιπλα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Ftera">ἀμφότερα</w>.
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<w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="lelu%2Fsqai">λελύσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29gkatalei%2Fpontes">ἐγκαταλείποντες</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>,
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<w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzesqai">κομίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paralamba%2Fnein">παραλαμβάνειν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="e%29qelonth%5Cn">ἐθελοντὴν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frisan">ἐνεχείρισαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasai">ἅπασαι</w> <w lemma="pepoih%2Fkasi">πεποιήκασι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w>.
<head>Philip Comes to the Conference</head>After this they separated for that day. On the next the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note75">On the third day of the conference Philip appears.</note>king arrived: and on the third, when all the delegates were met for discussion, Philip entered, and with great skill and tact diverted the anger which they all entertained against him. For he said that "He conceded the demands made on the former occasion by the Romans and the allies, and remitted the decision on the remaining points to the Senate." But Phaeneas, one of the Aetolians present, said: "Why then, Philip, do not you restore to us <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larisa&groupId=669&placeId=1225">Larisa</a> Cremaste, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharsalus&groupId=880&placeId=1587">Pharsalus</a>, Phthiotid Thebes, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Echinus&groupId=553&placeId=1036">Echinus</a>?" Whereupon Philip bade them take them over.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note76">The Aetolians checkmated by Flamininus.</note>But Flamininus here interposed, and forbade the Aetolians to take over any of the towns except Phthiotid Thebes; "for upon his approaching this town with his army, and summoning it to submit to the Roman protection, the Thebans had refused; and, as it had now come into his hands in the course of war, he had the right of taking any measures he chose regarding it." Phaeneas and his colleagues indignantly protested at this, and asserted that it was their clear right to recover the towns previously members of their league, "first on the ground that they had taken part in the recent war; and secondly in virtue of their original treaty of alliance, according to which the movable property of the conquered belonged to the Romans, the towns to the Aetolians." To which Flamininus answered that "they were mistaken in both points; for their treaty with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> had been annulled when they abandoned the Romans, and made terms with Philip: and, even supposing that treaty to be still in force, they had no right to recover or take over such cities as had voluntarily put themselves under the protection of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, as the whole of the cities in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> had done, but only such as were taken by force.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note77">Livy<bibl n="Liv. 33.13" default="NO" valid="yes">(33, 13)</bibl>has mistaken the meaning of Polybius in this passage, representing the quarrel of the Aetolians and Flamininus as being for the possession of Thebes,—the only town, in fact, on which there was no dispute.</note><pb n="236" />