Polybius, Histories

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Book 2 - Chapter 44

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<w lemma="diaire%2Fsews">διαιρέσεως</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="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqeme%2Fnwn">συνθεμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metasxo%2Fntwn">μετασχόντων</w> <w lemma="eu%29genw%3Ds">εὐγενῶς</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29llotrio%2Fthtos">ἀλλοτριότητος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusmenei%2Fas">δυσμενείας</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Frqh">ἤρθη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fn">παρόν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pege%2Fneto">ὑπεγένετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="koinwnikh%5C">κοινωνικὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filikh%2F">φιλική</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesis">διάθεσις</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fsantos">βασιλεύσαντος</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fth">ἔτη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</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="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto%2F">ἐγένετό</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Froia">εὔροια</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsw%7C">Πελοποννήσῳ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnarxoi">μόναρχοι</w> <w lemma="duselpisth%2Fsantes">δυσελπιστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="methllaxe%2Fnai">μετηλλαχέναι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%28onei%5C">οἱονεὶ</w> <w lemma="xorhgo%5Cs">χορηγὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqodo%2Fths">μισθοδότης</w>, <w lemma="e%29pikei%3Dsqai">ἐπικεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w>, <w lemma="oi%29o%2Fmenon">οἰόμενον</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29poti%2Fqesqai">ἀποτίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fdas">τυραννίδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peisqei%3Dsi">πεισθεῖσι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="dwrea%5Cs">δωρεὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tima%5Cs">τιμὰς</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fnonta">προτείνοντα</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxousin">προσέχουσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzous">μείζους</w> <w lemma="e%29panateino%2Fmenon">ἐπανατεινόμενον</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbous">φόβους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnous">κινδύνους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peisqe%2Fntes">πεισθέντες</w> <w lemma="a%29poqe%2Fsqai">ἀποθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fdas">τυραννίδας</w>, <w lemma="e%29leuqerw%3Dsai">ἐλευθερῶσαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdas">πατρίδας</w>, <w lemma="metasxei%3Dn">μετασχεῖν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Aludia%2Fdas">Λυδιάδας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Fths">Μεγαλοπολίτης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dntos">ζῶντος</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="pragmatikw%3Ds">πραγματικῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="froni%2Fmws">φρονίμως</w> <w lemma="proi+do%2Fmenos">προϊδόμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="a%29pete%2Fqeito">ἀπετέθειτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fda">τυραννίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metesxh%2Fkei">μετεσχήκει</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29qnikh%3Ds">ἐθνικῆς</w> <w lemma="sumpolitei%2Fas">συμπολιτείας</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29aristo%2Fmaxos">Ἀριστόμαχος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29argei%2Fwn">Ἀργείων</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannos">τύραννος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ace%2Fnwn">Ξένων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ermione%2Fwn">Ἑρμιονέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aklew%2Fnumos">Κλεώνυμος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afliasi%2Fwn">Φλιασίων</w> <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poqe%2Fmenoi">ἀποθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="monarxi%2Fas">μοναρχίας</w> <w lemma="e%29koinw%2Fnhsan">ἐκοινώνησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="dhmokrati%2Fas">δημοκρατίας</w>.
<head>Death of Demetrius</head>After the death of Antigonus, however, the Achaeans made terms with the Aetolians, and joined them energetically in the war against Demetrius; and, in place of the feelings of estrangement and hostility, there gradually grew up a sentiment of brotherhood and affection between the two peoples. Upon<pb n="140" />the death of Demetrius, after a reign of only ten years, just about the time of the first invasion of Illyricum by the Romans, the Achaeans had a most excellent opportunity of establishing the policy which they had all along maintained.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note103">Demetrius. B. C. 239-229.</note>For the despots in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> were in despair at the death of Demetrius. It was the loss to them of their chief supporter and paymaster. And now Aratus was for ever impressing upon them that they ought to abdicate, holding out rewards and honours for those of them who consented, and threatening those who refused with still greater vengeance from the Achaeans. There was therefore a general movement among them to voluntarily restore their several states to freedom and to join the league. I ought however to say that Ludiades of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>, in the lifetime of Demetrius, of his own deliberate choice, and foreseeing with great shrewdness and good sense what was going to happen, had abdicated his sovereignty and become a citizen of the national league. His example was followed by Aristomachus, tyrant of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>, Xeno of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hermione&groupId=629&placeId=1159">Hermione</a>, and Cleonymus of Phlius, who all likewise abdicated and joined the democratic league.