<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progo%2Fnwn">προγόνων</w> <w lemma="a%29sebh%2Fmata:">ἀσεβήματα·</w> <w lemma="makro%5Cn">μακρὸν</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w>. <w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tini">τινι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fwn">ὁμοίων</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fpese">περιέπεσε</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28ghte%2Fon">ἡγητέον</w>, <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="deino%2Fteron">δεινότερον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29qw%3D%7Cos">ἀθῷος</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqanen">ἀπέθανεν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnw%7C">Ἀντιγόνῳ</w> <w lemma="prosapte%2Fon">προσαπτέον</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftw%7C">Ἀράτῳ</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fan">παρανομίαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frion">ὑποχείριον</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannon">τύραννον</w> <w lemma="streblw%2Fsantes">στρεβλώσαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinan">ἀπέκτειναν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fn">ὅν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nelou%3Dsi">ἀνελοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="timwrhsame%2Fnois">τιμωρησαμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpainos">ἔπαινος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="timh%5C">τιμὴ</w> <w lemma="sunechkolou%2Fqei">συνεξηκολούθει</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="logizome%2Fnois">λογιζομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="parespo%2Fndhsen">παρεσπόνδησεν</w>, <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="paqei%3Dn">παθεῖν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcios">ἄξιος</w>;
<w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqeto">ἀπέθετο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fda">τυραννίδα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>, <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="sugkleio%2Fmenos">συγκλειόμενος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="qa%2Fnaton">θάνατον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nelpi%2Fstws">ἀνελπίστως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftuxe">ἔτυχε</w> <w lemma="peristalei%5Cs">περισταλεὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%7Co%2Fthtos">πρᾳότητος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaloka%29gaqi%2Fas:">καλοκἀγαθίας·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fdos">τυραννίδος</w> <w lemma="a%29sebhma%2Ftwn">ἀσεβημάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29zh%2Fmion">ἀζήμιον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proslabo%2Fntes">προσλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fan">πολιτείαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="timh%5Cn">τιμὴν</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fqesan">περιέθεσαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="katasth%2Fsantes">καταστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pilaqo%2Fmenos">ἐπιλαθόμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpwn">φιλανθρώπων</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikudeste%2Fras">ἐπικυδεστέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnei">Κλεομένει</w>, <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fda">πατρίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pospa%2Fsas">ἀποσπάσας</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkaiota%2Ftois">ἀναγκαιοτάτοις</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fneime">προσένειμε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqroi%3Ds">ἐχθροῖς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frion">ὑποχείριον</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenon">γενόμενον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Akegxreai%3Ds">Κεγχρεαῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nu%2Fkta">νύκτα</w> <w lemma="streblou%2Fmenon">στρεβλούμενον</w> <w lemma="a%29poqanei%3Dn">ἀποθανεῖν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="%2Afu%2Flarxo%2Fs">Φύλαρχός</w> <w lemma="fhsin">φησιν</w>, <w lemma="periago%2Fmenon">περιαγόμενον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="timwri%2Fas">τιμωρίας</w> <w lemma="paradeigmatizo%2Fmenon">παραδειγματιζόμενον</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29klipei%3Dn">ἐκλιπεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="zh%3Dn">ζῆν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dtos">τοιοῦτος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftuxe">ἔτυχε</w> <w lemma="deinou%3D">δεινοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="katapontisqh%3Dnai">καταποντισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akegxreai%3Ds">Κεγχρεαῖς</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnwn">τεταγμένων</w>.
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<head>Crimes of Aristomachus</head>But this shows that we ought not to be indignant if a man reaps as he has sown; but rather if he is allowed to end his days in peace, without experiencing such retribution at all. Nor ought we to accuse Antigonus or Aratus of crime, for having racked and put to death a tyrant whom they had captured in war: to have killed and wreaked vengeance on whom, even in time of peace, would have brought praise and honour to the doers from all right-minded persons.But when, in addition to these crimes, he was guilty also of treachery to the league, what shall we say that he deserved? The facts of the case are these. He abdicated his sovereignty of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> shortly before, finding himself in difficulties, owing to the state of affairs brought on by the death of Demetrius. He was, however, protected by the clemency and generosity of the league; and, much to his own surprise, was left unmolested. For the Achaean government not only secured him an indemnity for all crimes committed by him while despot, but<pb n="156" />admitted him as a member of the league, and invested him with the highest office in it,—that, namely, of Commander-in-Chief and Strategus.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note130"><foreign lang="greek">ἡγεμόνα καὶ στρατηγὸν.</foreign>It is not quite clear whether this is merely a description of the ordinary office of Strategus, or whether any special office is meant, such as that conferred on Antigonus. In<ref target="b4c11" targOrder="U">4, 11</ref><foreign lang="greek">ἡγεμόνες</foreign>includes the Strategus and other officers. See Freeman,<title>Federal Government,</title>p. 299.</note>All these favours he immediately forgot, as soon as his hopes were a little raised by the Cleomenic war; and at a crisis of the utmost importance he withdrew his native city, as well as his own personal adhesion, from the league, and attached them to its enemies. For such an act of treason what he deserved was not to be racked under cover of night at Cenchreae, and then put to death, as Phylarchus says: he ought to have been taken from city to city in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, and to have ended his life only after exemplary torture in each of them. And yet the only severity that this guilty wretch had to endure was to be drowned in the sea by order of the officers at Cenchreae.
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