<w lemma="%2Ati%2Fnos">Τίνος</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fdramon">ἀνέδραμον</w>; <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnhtai">γένηται</w> <w lemma="sumfane%5Cs">συμφανὲς</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="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnes">τίνες</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dtoi">πρῶτοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="susta%2Fsews">συστάσεως</w>,
<w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28mete%2Fras">ἡμετέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29pofa%2Fsews">ἀποφάσεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstews">πίστεως</w> <w lemma="tugxa%2Fnh%7C">τυγχάνῃ</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fa">μία</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresis">αἵρεσις</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxe">ὑπῆρχε</w>,
<w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fnontes">προτείνοντες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29shgori%2Fan">ἰσηγορίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parrhsi%2Fan">παρρησίαν</w>, <w lemma="polemou%3Dntes">πολεμοῦντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katagwnizo%2Fmenoi">καταγωνιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fras">σφετέρας</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdas">πατρίδας</w> <w lemma="katadouloume%2Fnous">καταδουλουμένους</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsei">προθέσει</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="tou%29%2Frgon">τοὔργον</w> <w lemma="e%29pete%2Flesan">ἐπετέλεσαν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="sunergh%2Fmata">συνεργήματα</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29noiste%2Fon">ἀνοιστέον</w>.
<w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="koinwnh%2Fsantes">κοινωνήσαντες</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalli%2Fstwn">καλλίστων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpote">οὐδέποτε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pequ%2Fmhsan">ἐπεθύμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="katorqwma%2Ftwn">κατορθωμάτων</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fa%7C">ἰδίᾳ</w> <w lemma="lusitelou%3Ds">λυσιτελοῦς</w>,
<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%5C">ἀντὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fas">φιλοτιμίας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="parei%2Fxonto">παρείχοντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29ntikathlla%2Fttonto">ἀντικατηλλάττοντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstwn">ἑκάστων</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fan">ἐλευθερίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28mo%2Fnoian">ὁμόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fwn">Πελοποννησίων</w>.
<w lemma="safe%2Fsteron">σαφέστερον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstai">ἔσται</w> <w lemma="dialamba%2Fnein">διαλαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="e%29nerghma%2Ftwn">ἐνεργημάτων</w>.
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<head>Policy of the Achaean League</head>My object in thus going back in point of time was, first, to show clearly at what epoch the Achaeans entered into the second league, which exists at this day, and which were the first members of the original league to do so; and, secondly, that the continuity of the policy pursued by the Achaeans might rest, not on my word only, but on the evidence of the actual facts. It was in virtue of this policy,—by holding out the bait of equality and freedom, and by invariably making war upon and crushing those who on their own account, or with the support of the kings, enslaved any of the states within their borders, that they finally accomplished the design which they had deliberately adopted, in some cases by their own unaided efforts, and in others by the help of their allies. For in fact whatever was effected in this direction, by the help of these allies in after times, must be put down to the credit of the deliberately adopted policy of the Achaeans themselves. They acted indeed jointly with others in many honourable undertakings, and in none more so than with the Romans: yet in no instance can they be said to have aimed at obtaining from their success any advantage for a particular state. In return for the zealous assistance rendered by them to their allies, they bargained for nothing but the freedom of each state and the union of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>. But this will be more clearly seen from the record of their actual proceedings.
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