<w lemma="%2Atou%3D">Τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fsantos">θαυμάσαντος</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%2Fn">ἐστίν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29peira%3Dto">ἐπειρᾶτο</w> <w lemma="diasafei%3Dn">διασαφεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqos">ἔθος</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxei">ὑπάρχει</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="polemw%3Dsi">πολεμῶσι</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgein">ἄγειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>,
<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ka%29%5Cn">κἂν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteroi%2F">ἕτεροί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="polemw%3Dsi">πολεμῶσι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Floi">φίλοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmmaxoi">σύμμαχοι</w>, <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dtton">ἧττον</w> <w lemma="e%29cei%3Dnai">ἐξεῖναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fneu">ἄνευ</w> <w lemma="koinou%3D">κοινοῦ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgmatos">δόγματος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabohqei%3Dn">παραβοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frois">ἀμφοτέροις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemou%3Dsi">πολεμοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgein">ἄγειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w>,
<w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frous">ὅρους</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="mh%2Ft%27">μήτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxqras">ἔχθρας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtou%3Dsi">ἀμφισβητοῦσι</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="e%29xqrou%5Cs">ἐχθροὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w>. "
<w lemma="po%2Fqen">πόθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcesti">ἔξεστι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29gkalei%3Dn">ἐγκαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flos">φίλος</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29gw%2F">ἐγώ</w>, <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fou">Προυσίου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmmaxos">σύμμαχος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fpraca%2F">ἔπραξά</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akianw%3Dn">Κιανῶν</w>, <w lemma="bohqw%3Dn">βοηθῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w>;
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="deino%2Ftaton">δεινότατον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntes">ποιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29fami%2Fllous">ἐφαμίλλους</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="keleu%2Fontes">κελεύοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fshs">ἁπάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos:">Ἑλλάδος·</w>
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29nafqe%2Fgcasqai">ἀναφθέγξασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="u%28perh%2Ffanon">ὑπερήφανον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fntwn">λεγόντων</w> <w lemma="a%29nekto%2Fn">ἀνεκτόν</w>, <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29nekto%2Fn:">ἀνεκτόν·</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fas">ποίας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="keleu%2Fete%2F">κελεύετέ</w> <w lemma="me">με</w>"
<w lemma="fhsi%5Cn">φησὶν</w> "
<w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29fori%2Fzete">ἀφορίζετε</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>; <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29si%5Cn">εἰσὶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnes">Ἕλληνες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous:">πλείους·</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agraw%3Dn">Ἀγραῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apodwtw%3Dn">Ἀποδωτῶν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amfilo%2Fxwn">Ἀμφιλόχων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstin">ἔστιν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fs">Ἑλλάς</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="paraxwrei%3Dte%2F">παραχωρεῖτέ</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w>;"
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<head>Philip Retorts On His Accusers</head>When Flamininus expressed some wonder at what he<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note11">Philip explains the peculiar law of the Aetolians.</note>meant by this, the king tried to explain it to him by saying that "The Aetolian custom was this. They not only plundered those with whom they were at war, and harried their country; but, if certain other nations were at war with each other, even though both were friends and allies of the Aetolians, none the less the Aetolians might, without a formal decree of the people, take part with both combatants and plunder the territory of both. The result was that in the eyes of the Aetolians there were no defined limits of friendship or enmity, but they were ready to be the enemies and assailers of all who had a dispute on anything.<pb n="207" />"How then," he added, "have they any right to blame me if, while on terms of friendship with the Aetolians, I did anything against the Ciani in support of my own allies? But the most outrageous part of their conduct is that they try to rival <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and bid me entirely evacuate Greece! The demand in itself is sufficiently haughty and dictatorial: still, in the mouths of Romans, it is tolerable, but in that of Aetolians quite intolerable. What is this Greece, pray, from which ye bid me depart? How do you define it? Why, most of the Aetolians themselves are not Greeks; for neither the Agrai, nor the Apodoti, nor the Amphilochi are counted as Greek. Do you then give up those tribes to me?"
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