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Book 18 - Chapter 6

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<w lemma="%2Atou%3D">Τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w> <w lemma="gela%2Fsantos">γελάσαντος</w> "<w lemma="%2A%29alla%5C">Ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29rkei%2Ftw">ἀρκείτω</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh:">ἔφη·</w> "<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsw%7C">ἴσῳ</w> <w lemma="krith%3D%7C">κριτῇ</w> <w lemma="dikaio%2Fteron">δικαιότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="nomisqei%2Fh">νομισθείη</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29podido%2Fnai">ἀποδιδόναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fper">ἤπερ</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois:">τούτοις·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flw%7C">Ἀττάλῳ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteroi">πρότεροι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Flomen">ἐπεβάλομεν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnws">ὁμολογουμένως</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="sou%3D">σοῦ</w> <w lemma="keleu%2Fontos">κελεύοντος</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29podi%2Fdwmi">ἀποδίδωμι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperai%2Fan">Περαίαν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flw%7C">Ἀττάλῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="diasw%7Czome%2Fnous">διασῳζομένους</w>.
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<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikhfori%2Fou">Νικηφορίου</w> <w lemma="katafqora%5Cn">καταφθορὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29afrodi%2Fths">Ἀφροδίτης</w> <w lemma="teme%2Fnous">τεμένους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllws">ἄλλως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29mi%5C">εἰμὶ</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cs">δυνατὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%3Dsai">ἀποκαταστῆσαι</w>, <w lemma="futa%5C">φυτὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="khpourou%5Cs">κηπουροὺς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyw">πέμψω</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="frontiou%3Dntas">φροντιοῦντας</w> <w lemma="qerapei%2Fas">θεραπείας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29ch%2Fsews">αὐξήσεως</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kkope%2Fntwn">ἐκκοπέντων</w> <w lemma="de%2Fndrwn">δένδρων</w>"
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. <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w> <w lemma="gela%2Fsantos">γελάσαντος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xleuasmw%3D%7C">χλευασμῷ</w>, <w lemma="metaba%5Cs">μεταβὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergesi%2Fas">εὐεργεσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29chriqmh%2Fsato">ἐξηριθμήσατο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnas">γεγενημένας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dta">εἶτα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas:">ἰδίας·</w>
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<w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="prohne%2Fgkato">προηνέγκατο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="timw%3Dn">τιμῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29phnthme%2Fnwn">ἀπηντημένων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fgnw">ἀνέγνω</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Fsews">ἀποστάσεως</w> <w lemma="yh%2Ffisma">ψήφισμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="metaqe%2Fsews">μεταθέσεως</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%3D%7C">ἀφορμῇ</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29qesi%2Fan">ἀθεσίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpe">εἶπε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29xaristi%2Fan">ἀχαριστίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargos">Ἄργος</w> <w lemma="a%29podw%2Fsein">ἀποδώσειν</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fsesqai">βουλεύσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Ftou">Τίτου</w>.
<head>Philip's Answer to the Rhodians and Attalus</head>Upon Flamininus laughing at these words, Philip proceeded: "Well, enough said to the Aetolians! But to the Rhodians and Attalus I have to say that, in the eyes of a fair judge, it would be held more just that they should restore to me the ships captured, than I to them. For I did not begin the attack upon Attalus and the Rhodians, but they upon me, as everybody acknowledges. However, at your instance, Titus, I restore Peraea to the Rhodians, and to Attalus his ships and as many of the men as are still alive. As for the destruction of the Nicephorium and the grove of Aphrodite, I am not able to do anything else towards their restoration, but I will send plants and gardeners to attend to the place and the growth of the trees that have been cut down."<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note12">and the Achaeans,</note>Flamininus once more laughing at the king's sarcastic tone, Philip turned to the Achaeans, and first went through the list of benefactions received by them from Antigonus and himself; then quoted the extraordinary honours Antigonus and he had received from them; and concluded by reading their decree for abandoning him and joining <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>. Taking this for his text, he expatiated at great length on the fickleness and ingratitude of the Achaeans. Still he said he would restore <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> to them, and as to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> would consult with Flamininus.