<w lemma="%2Apa%2Fntwn">Πάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntwn">παρόντων</w> <w lemma="dusarestoume%2Fnwn">δυσαρεστουμένων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsei">διαλύσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fasko%2Fntwn">φασκόντων</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Ftagma">ἐπίταγμα</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> — <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fshs">ἁπάσης</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> — <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="ma%2Ftaia">μάταια</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>,
<w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbh%2Fthsin">ἀμφισβήτησιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dediw%5Cs">δεδιὼς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kathgori%2Fas">κατηγορίας</w>, <w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w> <w lemma="u%28perqe%2Fsqai">ὑπερθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29%2Frion">αὔριον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fran">ὥραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%29ye%5C">ὀψὲ</w> <w lemma="sugklei%2Fein:">συγκλείειν·</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fsein">πείσειν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="peisqh%2Fsesqai">πεισθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parakaloume%2Fnois">παρακαλουμένοις</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sugxwrh%2Fsantos">συγχωρήσαντος</w>, <w lemma="taca%2Fmenoi">ταξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="sumporeu%2Fesqai">συμπορεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqro%2Fnion">Θρόνιον</w> <w lemma="ai%29gialo%2Fn">αἰγιαλόν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29xwri%2Fsqhsan">ἐχωρίσθησαν</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28sterai%2Fa%7C">ὑστεραίᾳ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="taxqe%2Fnta">ταχθέντα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fra%7C">ὥρᾳ</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="dialexqei%5Cs">διαλεχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fton">Τίτον</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="diako%2Fyai">διακόψαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flusin">διάλυσιν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="sumbatikh%5Cn">συμβατικὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="h%29gme%2Fnwn">ἠγμένων</w>,
<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29nde%2Fxetai">ἐνδέχεται</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="sumfw%2Fnous">συμφώνους</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntilegome%2Fnwn:">ἀντιλεγομένων·</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="presbeu%2Fsein">πρεσβεύσειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w>, <w lemma="ka%29kei%2Fnhn">κἀκείνην</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fsein">πείσειν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtoume%2Fnwn">ἀμφισβητουμένων</w>, <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w>, <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29pita%2Ftth%7C">ἐπιτάττῃ</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fnontos">προτείνοντος</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flloi">ἄλλοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxein">προσέχειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29cioume%2Fnois">ἀξιουμένοις</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fs">εἰκός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsai">ποιῆσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parakaloume%2Fnwn">παρακαλουμένων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn:">οὐδέν·</w>
<w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpodi%2Fzein">ἐμποδίζειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fras">σφετέρας</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ai%29toume%2Fnhn">αἰτουμένην</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29kpoiei%3Dn">ἐκποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="xari%2Fzesqai">χαρίζεσθαι</w>.
<w lemma="kurwqh%3Dnai">κυρωθῆναι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%5Cs">ὣς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fneu">ἄνευ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuw%3Ds">εὐφυῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifero%2Fmenon">ἐπιφερόμενον</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn:">καιρόν·</w>
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%5Cs">ὣς</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnwn">δυναμένων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xeimw%3Dna">χειμῶνα</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29poqe%2Fsqai">ἀποθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prosanenegkei%3Dn">προσανενεγκεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prospipto%2Fntwn">προσπιπτόντων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fqeton">ἄθετον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%3Don">οἰκεῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w>.
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<head>They Agree to Send Envoys to the Roman Senate</head>All present expressed their dissatisfaction at these terms,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note15">Dissatisfaction of the Congress.</note>and alleged that it was necessary before all that he should perform the general injunction, that, namely, of evacuating all Greece: otherwise these particular concessions were vain and useless. Observing that there was an animated discussion going on among them, and fearing at the same time that they would indulge in accusations against himself, Philip requested Flamininus to adjourn the conference till next day, as the evening was closing in; and promised that he would then either persuade them to accept his terms or submit to theirs. Flamininus consenting, they separated, after appointing to meet next day on the beach near Thronium.Next day all came to the appointed place in good time.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note16">Third day's conference. A reference to the Senate agreed on.</note>Philip in a short speech called on all, and especially on Flamininus, "Not to break off the negotiation for peace now that by far the greater number were inclined to come to some arrangement; but, if possible, to come to an understanding by themselves on the points in dispute; or, if that could not be, to send envoys to the Senate, and either convince it as to this controversy, or submit to whatever it enjoined."On this proposition of the king, all the others declared that they preferred war to such a demand. But the Roman Consul<pb n="210" />said that "He was quite aware that it was improbable that Philip would submit to any of their demands, yet, as it did not in the least stand in the way of such action as they chose to take to grant the favour demanded by the king, he would concede it. For not one of the proposals actually made at present could be confirmed without the authority of the Senate; and besides the season now coming on was a favourable one for ascertaining its opinion; for, even as things were, the armies could do nothing owing to the winter: it was therefore against no one's interests, but, on the contrary, very convenient for them all, to devote this time to a reference to the Senate on the present state of affairs."
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