<w lemma="%2A%28%2Fama">Ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="parelqei%3Dn">παρελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrion">συνέδριον</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="kathgo%2Frhse">κατηγόρησε</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="%2Apolukra%2Fths">Πολυκράτης</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="paragegonw%5Cs">παραγεγονὼς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aku%2Fprou">Κύπρου</w>, <w lemma="teleutai%3Dos">τελευταῖος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aristome%2Fnhs">Ἀριστομένης</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flla">ἄλλα</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsios">παραπλήσιος</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="kathgori%2Fa">κατηγορία</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="r%28hqei%3Dsi">ῥηθεῖσι</w>, <w lemma="prosete%2Fqh">προσετέθη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="sunedrei%2Fa">συνεδρεία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="peiqarxh%3Dsai">πειθαρχῆσαι</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>.
<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fou">συνεδρίου</w> <w lemma="kategi%2Fnwskon">κατεγίνωσκον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="sumparo%2Fntes">συμπαρόντες</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aristome%2Fnhs">Ἀριστομένης</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="kathgorei%3Dn">κατηγορεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%28te%2Frous">ἑτέρους</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanw%3Dn">ἐπιφανῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="presbeu%2Fontas">πρεσβεύοντας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</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="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikostra%2Ftou">Νικοστράτου</w>.
<w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntwn">ῥηθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="metalabw%5Cn">μεταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Asko%2Fpas">Σκόπας</w> <w lemma="e%29peira%3Dto">ἐπειρᾶτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frein">φέρειν</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pologismou%2Fs">ἀπολογισμούς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxontos">προσέχοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29logi%2Fan">ἀλογίαν</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fgeto">ἀπήγετο</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn:">φίλων·</w>
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aristome%2Fnhs">Ἀριστομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Asko%2Fpan">Σκόπαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="suggenei%3Ds">συγγενεῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w> <w lemma="farma%2Fkw%7C">φαρμάκῳ</w>,
<w lemma="%2Adikaia%2Frxw%7C">Δικαιάρχῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stre%2Fblas">στρέβλας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fstigas">μάστιγας</w> <w lemma="prosagagw%5Cn">προσαγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29panei%2Fleto">ἐπανείλετο</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkhn">δίκην</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkousan">καθήκουσαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Adikai%2Farxos">Δικαίαρχος</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fqeto">προέθετο</w> <w lemma="paraspondei%3Dn">παρασπονδεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Akukla%2Fdas">Κυκλάδας</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fsous">νήσους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhspo%2Fntou">Ἑλλησπόντου</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdeice">ἀπέδειξε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flou">στόλου</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Fthn">προστάτην</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fdhlon">πρόδηλον</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Fbeian">ἀσέβειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29kpempo%2Fmenos">ἐκπεμπόμενος</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ftopo%2Fn">ἄτοπόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="e%29no%2Fmizen">ἐνόμιζεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ponoi%2Fas">ἀπονοίας</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%3D%7C">ὑπερβολῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="qeou%5Cs">θεοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Flabe">ὑπέλαβε</w> <w lemma="kataplh%2Fcesqai">καταπλήξεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous:">ἀνθρώπους·</w>
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28rmi%2Fseie">ὁρμίσειε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w>, <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="kateskeu%2Faze">κατεσκεύαζε</w> <w lemma="bwmou%2Fs">βωμούς</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asebei%2Fas">Ἀσεβείας</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aparanomi%2Fas">Παρανομίας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fque">ἔθυε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="proseku%2Fnei">προσεκύνει</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="dai%2Fmonas">δαίμονας</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fshs">ἁρμοζούσης</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkhs">δίκης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="qew%3Dn">θεῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn:">ἀνθρώπων·</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29nsthsa%2Fmenos">ἐνστησάμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%28marme%2Fnhs">εἱμαρμένης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftuxe">ἔτυχε</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnous">βουλομένους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29palla%2Fttesqai">ἀπαλλάττεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>
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<head>Scopas and Dicaearchus Punished</head>On his entering the council chamber the king was the first<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note104">Scopas before the council.</note>to state the accusation against him, which he did briefly. He was followed by Polycrates lately arrived from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyprus&groupId=119&placeId=356">Cyprus</a>; and he again by Aristomenes. The charges made by them all were much to the same effect as what I have just stated; but there was now added to them the seditious meeting with his friends, and his refusal to obey the summons of the king. On these charges<pb n="248" />he was unanimously condemned, not only by the members of the council, but also by the envoys of foreign nations who were present. And when Aristomenes was about to commence his accusation he brought in a large number of other Greeks of rank also to support him, as well as the Aetolian ambassadors who had come to negotiate a peace, among whom was Dorimachus son of Nicostratus. When these speeches had been delivered, Scopas endeavoured to put forward certain pleas in his defence: but gaining no attention from any one, owing to the senseless nature of his proceedings, he was taken along with his friends to prison. There after nightfall Aristomenes caused Scopas and his family to be put to death by poison; but did not allow Dicaearchus to die until he had had him racked and scourged, thus inflicting on him a punishment which he thoroughly deserved in the name of all Greece.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note105">Death of Dicaearchus.</note>For this was the Dicaearchus whom Philip, when he resolved upon his treacherous attack on the Cyclades and the cities of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hellespont&groupId=620&placeId=1141">Hellespont</a>, appointed leader of the whole fleet and the entire enterprise: who being thus sent out to perform an act of flagrant wickedness, not only thought that he was doing nothing wrong, but in the extravagance of his infatuation imagined that he would strike terror into the gods as well as man. For wherever he anchored he used to build two altars, to Impiety and Lawlessness, and, offering sacrifice upon these altars, worshipped them as his gods. Therefore in my opinion he met with a just retribution both from gods and men: for as his life had been spent in defiance to the laws of nature, his end was properly also one of unnatural horror. All the other Aetolians who wished to depart were allowed by the king to go in possession of their property.
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