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Book 18 - Chapter 48

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<w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dioikh%2Fsantes">διοικήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29me%2Frisan">ἐμέρισαν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fntlos">Λέντλος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Abargu%2Flia">Βαργύλια</w> <w lemma="pleu%2Fsas">πλεύσας</w> <w lemma="h%29leuqe%2Frwse">ἠλευθέρωσε</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w>, <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Asterti%2Fnios">Στερτίνιος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hfaisti%2Fan">Ἡφαιστίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqa%2Fson">Θάσον</w> <w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenos">ἀφικόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2F%7Ckhs">Θρᾴκης</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w>.
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="%2Aou%29i%2Fllios">Οὐίλλιος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="%2Atere%2Fntios">Τερέντιος</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fion">Γνάιον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akornh%2Flion">Κορνήλιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcantes">συμμίξαντες</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Ate%2Fmpesi">Τέμπεσι</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fxqhsan">διελέχθησαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunebou%2Fleuon">συνεβούλευον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dokh%3D%7C">δοκῇ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29fedreu%2Fwn">ἐφεδρεύων</w> <w lemma="a%29pokaradokei%3Dn">ἀποκαραδοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="sugkataqeme%2Fnou">συγκαταθεμένου</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28podeiknume%2Fnois">ὑποδεικνυμένοις</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="xwrisqe%2Fntes">χωρισθέντες</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqermikw%3Dn">Θερμικῶν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parelqo%2Fntes">παρελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsews">αἱρέσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diafula%2Fttein">διαφυλάττειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w>.
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<w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paristame%2Fnwn">παρισταμένων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pra%2F%7Cws">πρᾴως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="politikw%3Ds">πολιτικῶς</w> <w lemma="memyimoirou%2Fntwn">μεμψιμοιρούντων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="koinwnikw%3Ds">κοινωνικῶς</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dsqai">χρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29tuxh%2Fmasi">εὐτυχήμασι</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="threi%3Dn">τηρεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>,
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loidorou%2Fntwn">λοιδορούντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fasko%2Fntwn">φασκόντων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibh%3Dnai">ἐπιβῆναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpote">οὐδέποτε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="nikh%3Dsai">νικῆσαι</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%2Fs">ἑαυτούς</w>,
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pologei%3Dsqai">ἀπολογεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkasta">ἕκαστα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fion">Γνάιον</w> <w lemma="a%29pedoki%2Fmasan">ἀπεδοκίμασαν</w>, <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeu%2Fein">πρεσβεύειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="teu%2Fcontai">τεύξονται</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fwn:">δικαίων·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peisqe%2Fntes">πεισθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w>.
<head>The Commissioners Carry Word Throughout Greece</head>This business completed, the commissioners separated<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note93">The commissioners separate and go to various parts of Greece.</note>in various directions: Publius Lentulus sailed to Bargylia and announced its freedom; Leucius Stertinius did the same to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hephaestia&groupId=623&placeId=1146">Hephaestia</a>, Thasus, and the cities in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thrace&groupId=1030&placeId=509">Thrace</a>; while Publius Ventilius and Lucius Terentius started to visit Antiochus; and Gnaeus Cornelius with his colleagues went to king Philip.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note94">Two go to Antiochus and others to Philip.</note>They met him near <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tempe&groupId=1015&placeId=1786">Tempe</a>, and after speaking with him on the other matters about which they had instructions, they advised him to send an embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, to ask for an alliance, in order to obviate all suspicion of being on the watch for an opportunity in expectation of the arrival of Antiochus.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note95">Gnaeus Cornelius at the congress of the Aetolian league.</note>The king agreeing to follow this advice, Cornelius left him and went to the league congress at Thermus; and coming into the public assembly urged the Aetolians in a lengthy speech to abide by the policy they had adopted, from the first, and maintain their good disposition towards the Romans. Many rose to answer: of whom some expressed dissatisfaction with the Romans in moderate and decorous language, for not having used their good fortune with sufficient regard to their joint interests, and for not observing the original compact; while others delivered violent invectives, asserting that the Romans would never have set foot on Greece or conquered Philip if it had not been for them. Cornelius disdained to answer these speeches in detail, but he advised them to send ambassadors to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, for they would get full justice in the Senate: which they accordingly did. Such was the conclusion of the war with Philip. . . .