<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>. <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Ftas">προστάτας</w> <w lemma="a%29cio%2Fxrews">ἀξιόχρεως</w> <w lemma="eu%28%3Dren">εὗρεν</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3Ds">αὑτῆς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w> <w lemma="fanera%2Fn">φανεράν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pitelesame%2Fnh">ἐπιτελεσαμένη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ka%2Flliston">κάλλιστον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgon">ἔργον</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fwn">Πελοποννησίων</w> <w lemma="o%28mo%2Fnoian">ὁμόνοιαν</w>.
<w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxhgo%5Cn">ἀρχηγὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqhgemo%2Fna">καθηγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="nomiste%2Fon">νομιστέον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%2Fnion">Σικυώνιον</w>, <w lemma="a%29gwnisth%5Cn">ἀγωνιστὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="telesiourgo%5Cn">τελεσιουργὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopoi%2Fmena">Φιλοποίμενα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Fthn">Μεγαλοπολίτην</w>, <w lemma="bebaiwth%5Cn">βεβαιωτὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnimon">μόνιμον</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="poso%5Cn">ποσὸν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Frtan">Λυκόρταν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tau%29ta%5C">ταὐτὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="proelome%2Fnous">προελομένους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w>.
<w lemma="ti%2Fna">τίνα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="praxqe%2Fnta">πραχθέντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fous">ποίους</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="peiraso%2Fmeqa">πειρασόμεθα</w> <w lemma="dhlou%3Dn">δηλοῦν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fpon">πρέπον</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="grafh%3D%7C">γραφῇ</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fstasin">ἐπίστασιν</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fntoi">μέντοι</w> <w lemma="g%27">γ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftw%7C">Ἀράτῳ</w> <w lemma="diw%7Ckhme%2Fnwn">διῳκημένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikefalaiou%2Fmenoi">ἐπικεφαλαιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="mnhsqhso%2Fmeqa">μνησθησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinou%5Cs">ἀληθινοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="safei%3Ds">σαφεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="suntetaxe%2Fnai">συντεταχέναι</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="u%28pomnhmatismou%2Fs">ὑπομνηματισμούς</w>,
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="a%29kribeste%2Fran">ἀκριβεστέραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="diastolh%3Ds">διαστολῆς</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmeqa">ποιησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fghsin">ἐξήγησιν</w>. <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnw">ὑπολαμβάνω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2F%7Csthn">ῥᾴστην</w> <w lemma="e%29moi%2F">ἐμοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dih%2Fghsin">διήγησιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntugxa%2Fnousin">ἐντυγχάνουσιν</w> <w lemma="eu%29parakolou%2Fqhton">εὐπαρακολούθητον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fqhsin">μάθησιν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="poihsai%2Fmeqa">ποιησαίμεθα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fstasin">ἐπίστασιν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="dialuqe%2Fntos">διαλυθέντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnous">ἔθνους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5C">ἀρχὴ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnneusis">σύννευσις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flas">ἀλλήλας</w>.
<w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="au%29cano%2Fmenon">αὐξανόμενον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sunte%2Fleian">συντέλειαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%29rti%2Fws">ἀρτίως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpon">εἶπον</w>.
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<head>Unification of the Peloponnese</head>When at length, however, the country did obtain leaders of sufficient ability, it quickly manifested its intrinsic excellence by the accomplishment of that most glorious achievement,—the union of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>. The originator of this policy in the first instance was Aratus of Sicyon; its active promotion and consummation was due to Philopoemen of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>; while Lycortas and his party must be looked upon as the authors of the permanence which it enjoyed. The actual achievements of these several statesmen I shall narrate in their proper places: but while deferring a more detailed account of the other two, I think it will be right to briefly record here, as well as in a future portion of my work, the political measures of Aratus, because he has left a record of them himself in an admirably honest and lucid book of commentaries.I think the easiest method for myself, and most intelligible to my readers, will be to start from the period of the restoration of the Achaean league and federation, after its disintegration into separate states by the Macedonian kings: from which time it has enjoyed an unbroken progress towards the state of completion which now exists, and of which I have already spoken at some length.
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