<w lemma="%2Alabw%5Cn">Λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28rmo%2Fzonta">ἁρμόζοντα</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fgeto">διελέγετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>.
<w lemma="au%28%3Dtai">αὗται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="lu%2Ftrwn">λύτρων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29podw%2Fsei">ἀποδώσει</w>
<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fxon">Ἀντίχον</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frion:">ὑποχείριον·</w>
<w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimo%2Fs">ἕτοιμός</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%29podei%2Fch%7C">ἀποδείξῃ</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fan">χορηγίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="sunergh%2Fsh%7C">συνεργήσῃ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="proteinome%2Fnais">προτεινομέναις</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsesin">διαλύσεσιν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeli%2Fan">ἐπαγγελίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="de%2Fxesqai">δέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fcein">ἕξειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="bebaiw%2Fsh%7C">βεβαιώσῃ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fsxesin:">ὑπόσχεσιν·</w>
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parapai%2Fein">παραπαίειν</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Frou">σφετέρου</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frontos">συμφέροντος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrion">συνέδριον</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="%2Alusimaxei%2Fas">Λυσιμαχείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Axerro%2Fnhson">Χερρόνησον</w> <w lemma="ei%29so%2Fdou">εἰσόδου</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="prou%2Fteine">προύτεινε</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pituxei%3Dn">ἐπιτυχεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrh%2Fsas">ἐκχωρήσας</w> <w lemma="paragego%2Fnei">παραγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fsponton">Ἑλλήσποντον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dlos">δῆλος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fsei">κωλύσει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pre%2Fsbeue">ἐπρέσβευε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29fike%2Fsqai">ἐφικέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29cioume%2Fnwn">ἀξιουμένων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29a%2Fsas">ἐάσας</w> <w lemma="e%29pibh%3Dnai">ἐπιβῆναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="h%28mete%2Fras">ἡμετέρας</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenos">προσδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xalino%2Fn">χαλινόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29naba%2Fthn">ἀναβάτην</w> <w lemma="paragi%2Fnetai">παραγίνεται</w> <w lemma="presbeu%2Fwn">πρεσβεύων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fswn">ἴσων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29potugxa%2Fnein">ἀποτυγχάνειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dieyeu%3Dsqai">διεψεῦσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="parh%2F%7Cnei">παρῄνει</w> <w lemma="be%2Fltion">βέλτιον</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fesqai">βουλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fpein">βλέπειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w>.
<w lemma="a%29nti%5C">ἀντὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeli%2Fas">ἐπαγγελίας</w> <w lemma="u%28pisxnei%3Dto">ὑπισχνεῖτο</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsein">δώσειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="sumbouli%2Fan">συμβουλίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fan">ἀξίαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proteinome%2Fnhs">προτεινομένης</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fritos:">χάριτος·</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="sugkatabai%2Fnein">συγκαταβαίνειν</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Fxesqai">μάχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraklei%2Fdhs">Ἡρακλείδης</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w> <w lemma="diesa%2Ffei">διεσάφει</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros:">μέρος·</w>
<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsas">νομίσας</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="baru%2Fteron">βαρύτερον</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fstagma">πρόσταγμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitattome%2Fnwn">ἐπιταττομένων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="leifqei%2Fh">λειφθείη</w> <w lemma="maxo%2Fmenos">μαχόμενος</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="a%29sxoli%2Fas">ἀσχολίας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsth">ἀπέστη</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dna">ἀγῶνα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="h%28toi%2Fmazen">ἡτοίμαζεν</w>. —
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<head>Scipio Scorns Antiochus's Secret Proposal</head>Having at length got a suitable opportunity, he disclosed<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note29">The secret offers of Antiochus to Publius Scipio.</note>to him the offers with which he was charged. These were that the king would first restore his son without ransom, who had been taken prisoner in the early part of the war; and was prepared, secondly, to pay him any sum of money he might name, and thenceforth share with him the wealth of his kingdom, if he would only support the acceptance of the terms offered by the king. Publius replied that the promise as to his son he accepted, and would feel under an obligation to the king if he fulfilled it; but as to the rest he assured him that the king, among his other delusions, was under a complete mistake as to the course demanded by his own interests.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note30">Scipio's reply.</note>"For if he had made these offers while still master of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lysimacheia&groupId=719&placeId=1320">Lysimacheia</a> and the entrance into the Chersonese, he would at once have got what he asked: and so too, even after evacuating these places, if he had appeared with his army at the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hellespont&groupId=620&placeId=1141">Hellespont</a> and shown that he meant to prevent our crossing, and then had sent his envoys, he might even thus have obtained his demands. But when he comes with his proposals of equitable terms, after allowing our troops to set foot in Asia,<pb n="272" />and having so not only submitted to the bridle, but allowed the rider to mount, he must expect to fail and be disappointed of his hopes. Therefore, I advise him to adopt wiser measures, and look at the facts in their true light. In return for his promise in regard to my son, I will give him a hint which is well worth the favour he offers me: make any concession, do anything, rather than fight with the Romans." With this answer Heracleides returned and told the king everything. And Antiochus, considering that no severer terms could be imposed on him if he were beaten in the field, abandoned all idea of negotiation, and began making preparations of all sorts and in every direction for the battle. . . .<note anchored="yes" type="summary" place="inline" resp="ess" id="note31">Antiochus sent Scipio's son back. The decisive battle took place in the neighbourhood of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thyatira&groupId=1034&placeId=1822">Thyatira</a>, and proved a decisive victory for the Romans. This was in the late autumn of B. C. 190. See<bibl n="Liv. 37.38" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 37, 38-44</bibl>.</note>
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