<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Flonto">ἐπεβάλοντο</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>. <w lemma="a%28%2Fper">ἅπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Frgws">παρέργως</w>,
<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pista%2Fsews">ἐπιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="qewrhte%2Fon">θεωρητέον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnois">βουλομένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28mete%2Fran">ἡμετέραν</w> <w lemma="sunqea%2Fsasqai">συνθεάσασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29%2Fchsin">αὔξησιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%5Cn">κατασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fgnwsan">ἔγνωσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diabai%2Fnein">διαβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29%2Fagrwn">Ἄγρων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cs">υἱὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Apleura%2Ftou">Πλευράτου</w>, <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pezh%5Cn">πεζὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nautikh%5Cn">ναυτικὴν</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="bebasileuko%2Ftwn">βεβασιλευκότων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illurioi%3Ds">Ἰλλυριοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmasin">χρήμασιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fsxeto">ὑπέσχετο</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsein">βοηθήσειν</w> <w lemma="%2Amediwni%2Fois">Μεδιωνίοις</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="poliorkoume%2Fnois">πολιορκουμένοις</w>.
<w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenoi">δυνάμενοι</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dsai">πεῖσαι</w> <w lemma="%2Amediwni%2Fous">Μεδιωνίους</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fxein">μετέχειν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29peba%2Flonto">ἐπεβάλοντο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="e%28lei%3Dn">ἑλεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>.
<w lemma="strateu%2Fsantes">στρατεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="pandhmei%5C">πανδημεὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peristratopedeu%2Fsantes">περιστρατοπεδεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29polio%2Frkoun">ἐπολιόρκουν</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fan">βίαν</w> <w lemma="prosfe%2Frontes">προσφέροντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mhxanh%2Fn">μηχανήν</w>.
<w lemma="suna%2Fyantos">συνάψαντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnou">χρόνου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxairesi%2Fwn">ἀρχαιρεσίων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="ai%28rei%3Dsqai">αἱρεῖσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="poliorkoume%2Fnwn">πολιορκουμένων</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnwn">διακειμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dokou%2Fntwn">δοκούντων</w> <w lemma="a%29n%27">ἀν᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsthn">ἑκάστην</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndw%2Fsein">ἐνδώσειν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%2Fs">ἑαυτούς</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxwn">προϋπάρχων</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="prosfe%2Frei">προσφέρει</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskwn">φάσκων</w>,
<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kakopaqei%2Fas">κακοπαθείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnous">κινδύνους</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29nade%2Fdektai">ἀναδέδεκται</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w>, <w lemma="di%2Fkaion">δίκαιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="lafu%2Frwn">λαφύρων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pa%5Cn">ἐπὰν</w> <w lemma="krath%2Fswsi">κρατήσωσι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pigrafh%5Cn">ἐπιγραφὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3D%7C">ἑαυτῷ</w> <w lemma="sugxwrei%3Dsqai">συγχωρεῖσθαι</w>. <w lemma="tinw%3Dn">τινῶν</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proi+o%2Fntwn">προϊόντων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>, <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtou%2Fntwn">ἀμφισβητούντων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmena">λεγόμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fntwn">παρακαλούντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="prodialamba%2Fnein">προδιαλαμβάνειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ke%2Fraion">ἀκέραιον</w> <w lemma="e%29a%3Dn">ἐᾶν</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh">τύχη</w> <w lemma="boulhqh%3D%7C">βουληθῇ</w> <w lemma="periqei%3Dnai">περιθεῖναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ste%2Ffanon">στέφανον</w>,
<w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikatastaqei%5Cs">ἐπικατασταθεὶς</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="krath%2Fsh%7C">κρατήσῃ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxonti">προϋπάρχοντι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w>
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<head>Situation in Illyria</head>It was at this same period that the Romans for the first<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note4">Illyricum.</note>time crossed to Illyricum and that part of Europe with an army. The history of this expedition must not be treated as immaterial; but must be carefully studied by those who wish to understand clearly the story I have undertaken to tell, and to trace the progress and consolidation of the Roman Empire.Agron, king of the Illyrians, was the son of Pleuratus, and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note5">B C. 233-232.</note>possessed the most powerful force, both by land and sea, of any of the kings who had reigned in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> before him. By a bribe received from Demetrius he was induced to promise help to the Medionians, who were at that time being besieged by the Aetolians, who, being unable to persuade the Medionians to join their league, had determined to reduce the city by force.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note6">Siege of Medion in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acarnania&groupId=270&placeId=527">Acarnania</a>.</note>They accordingly levied their full army, pitched their camp under the walls of the city, and kept up a continuous blockade, using every means to force their way in, and every kind of siege-machine. But when the time of the annual election of their Strategus drew near, the besieged being now in great distress, and seeming likely every day to surrender, the existing Strategus made an appeal to the Aetolians. He argued that as he had had during his term of office all the suffering and the danger, it was but fair that when they got possession of the town he should have the apportioning of the spoil, and the privilege of inscribing his name on such arms as should be preserved for dedication. This was resisted by some, and especially by those who were candidates for the office, who urged upon the Assembly not to prejudge this matter, but to leave it open for fortune to determine who was to be invested with this honour; and, finally, the Aetolians decided that whoever was general when the city was taken should share the apportioning of the spoils, and the honour of inscribing the arms, with his predecessor.
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