<head lang="la">IV. Res Graeciae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhn">μάχην</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w> <w lemma="paraxeima%2Fzontos">παραχειμάζοντος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29elatei%2Fa%7C">Ἐλατείᾳ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtoi%2F">Βοιωτοί</w>, <w lemma="spouda%2Fzontes">σπουδάζοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nakomi%2Fsasqai">ἀνακομίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="strateusame%2Fnous">στρατευσαμένους</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w>, <w lemma="diepresbeu%2Fonto">διεπρεσβεύοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29kkalei%3Dsqai">ἐκκαλεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtou%5Cs">Βοιωτοὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fran">σφετέραν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proora%3Dsqai">προορᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="sunexw%2Frhsen">συνεχώρησεν</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29nakomisqe%2Fntwn">ἀνακομισθέντων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllhs">Βραχύλλης</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="boiwta%2Frxhn">βοιωτάρχην</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthsan">κατέστησαν</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="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntas">δοκοῦντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="e%29ti%2Fmwn">ἐτίμων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dtton">ἧττον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fpemyan">ἔπεμψαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan">πρεσβείαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29xaristh%2Fsousan">εὐχαριστήσουσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskwn">νεανίσκων</w> <w lemma="e%29pano%2Fdw%7C">ἐπανόδῳ</w>, <w lemma="lumaino%2Fmenoi">λυμαινόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="sunorw%3Dntes">συνορῶντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Azeu%2Fcippon">Ζεύξιππον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeisi%2Fstraton">Πεισίστρατον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntes">δοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="fi%2Floi">φίλοι</w> <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fferon">ἔφερον</w>, <w lemma="proorw%2Fmenoi">προορώμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fwn:">ἀναγκαίων·</w>
<w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2F%7Cdeisan">ᾔδεισαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="xwrisqw%3Dsin">χωρισθῶσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnh%7C">μένῃ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pleura%2Fn">πλευράν</w>, <w lemma="sunepisxu%2Fwn">συνεπισχύων</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipoliteuome%2Fnois">ἀντιπολιτευομένοις</w>, <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalh%3D">ἀσφαλῆ</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsin">σφίσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnhn">ἐσομένην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwti%2Fa%7C">Βοιωτίᾳ</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fan">πολιτείαν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumfronh%2Fsantes">συμφρονήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pre%2Fsbeuon">ἐπρέσβευον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ela%2Fteian">Ἐλάτειαν</w>.
<w lemma="summi%2Fcantes">συμμίξαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnw%7C">προειρημένῳ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flous">ποικίλους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="dieti%2Fqento">διετίθεντο</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>, <w lemma="u%28podeiknu%2Fntes">ὑποδεικνύντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsan">οὖσαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29xaristi%2Fan">ἀχαριστίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlwn">ὄχλων</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frrhsan">ἐθάρρησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllhn">Βραχύλλην</w> <w lemma="e%29panelo%2Fmenoi">ἐπανελόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kataplh%2Fcwntai">καταπλήξωνται</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%2Fs">πολλούς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstin">ἔστιν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleia">ἀσφάλεια</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w> <w lemma="xwrisqe%2Fntwn">χωρισθέντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftos">Τίτος</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="koinwnei%3Dn">κοινωνεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnous">βουλομένους</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fein:">κωλύειν·</w>
<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lalei%3Dn">λαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleue">ἐκέλευε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alecamenw%3D%7C">Ἀλεξαμενῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3D%7C">στρατηγῷ</w>.
<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="%2Azeu%2Fcippon">Ζεύξιππον</w> <w lemma="peiqarxhsa%2Fntwn">πειθαρχησάντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialegome%2Fnwn">διαλεγομένων</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugkataqe%2Fmenos">συγκαταθέμενος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnois">λεγομένοις</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlikw%3Dn">Αἰτωλικῶν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fsthse">συνέστησε</w>, <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29italikw%3Dn">Ἰταλικῶν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskwn">νεανίσκων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prosoi%2Fsontas">προσοίσοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllh%7C">Βραχύλλῃ</w>. —
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aou%29dei%5Cs">Οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ma%2Frtus">μάρτυς</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="fobero%5Cs">φοβερὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="kath%2Fgoros">κατήγορος</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cs">δεινὸς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnesis">σύνεσις</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="katoikou%3Ds%27">κατοικοῦς᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstwn">ἑκάστων</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w>. —
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<head>Greece: Murder of Brachylles</head>After the battle of Cynoscephalae, as Flamininus was<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note82">Philip allows his Boeotian followers to return home.</note>wintering at Elateia, the Boeotians, being anxious to recover their citizens who had served in Philip's army, sent an embassy to Flamininus to try and secure their safety. Wishing to encourage the loyalty of the Boeotians to himself, because he was already anxious as to the action of Antiochus, he readily assented to their petition. These men were promptly restored from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, and one of them named Brachylles the Boeotians at once elected Boeotarch; and in a similar spirit honoured and promoted,<pb n="239" />as much as before, such of the others as were thought to be well disposed to the royal house of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note83">Zeuxippus and Peisistratus, heads of the Romanising party, determine to get rid of Brachylles, B. C. 196.</note>They also sent an embassy to Philip to thank him for the return of the young men, thus derogating from the favour done them by Flamininus,—a measure highly disquieting to Zeuxippus and Peisistratus, and all who were regarded as partisans of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>; because they foresaw what would happen to themselves and their families, knowing quite well that if the Romans quitted Greece, and Philip remained closely supporting the political party opposed to themselves, it would be unsafe for them to remain citizens of Boeotia. They therefore agreed among themselves to send an embassy to Flamininus in Elateia: and having obtained an interview with him, they made a lengthy and elaborate statement on this subject, describing the state of popular feeling which was now adverse to themselves, and discanting on the untrustworthiness of democratic assemblies. And finally, they ventured to say that "Unless they could overawe the common people by getting rid of Brachylles, there could be no security for the party in favour of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> as soon as the legions departed." After listening to these arguments Flamininus replied that "He would not personally take any part in such a measure, but he would not hinder those who wished to do so." Finally, he bade them speak to Alexamenus the Strategus of the Aetolians. Zeuxippus and his colleagues accepted the suggestion, and communicated with Alexamenus, who at once consented; and agreeing to carry out their proposal sent three Aetolians and three Italians, all young men, to assassinate Brachylles. . . .There is no more terrible witness, or more<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note84">Zeuxippus condemned by his own conscience. See<bibl n="Liv. 33.28" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 33, 28</bibl>.</note>formidable accuser, than the conscience which resides in each man's breast. . . .
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