<w lemma="katoligwrou%3Dntes">κατολιγωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>. <w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftou">ὅτου</w> <w lemma="de%2Foi">δέοι</w>, <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="paraxwrh%2Fsaimi">παραχωρήσαιμι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w> <w lemma="a%29filoni%2Fkws">ἀφιλονίκως</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28mete%2Fras">ὑμετέρας</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpot%27">οὐδέποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrh%2Fsaimi">ἐκχωρήσαιμι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>.
<w lemma="dokw%3D">δοκῶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pate%2Fra">πατέρα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fteron">ἡμέτερον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Fper">εἴπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fzh">ἔζη</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fsqai">προέσθαι</w> <w lemma="fwnh%5Cn">φωνὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29moi%2F">ἐμοί</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w>, <w lemma="prw%3Dtos">πρῶτος</w> <w lemma="metasxw%5Cn">μετασχὼν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28mete%2Fras">ὑμετέρας</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w>, <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> [<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w>] <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="nemome%2Fnwn">νεμομένων</w>, <w lemma="eu%29gene%2Fstata">εὐγενέστατα</w> <w lemma="diefu%2Flace">διεφύλαξε</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="teleutai%2Fas">τελευταίας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</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="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>.
<w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29koinw%2Fnhse">ἐκοινώνησε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmwn">πολέμων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstas">πλείστας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezika%5Cs">πεζικὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nautika%5Cs">ναυτικὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsxeto">παρέσχετο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fsthn">πλείστην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suneba%2Fleto">συνεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fan">χορηγίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstous">μεγίστους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmeine">ὑπέμεινε</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnous:">κινδύνους·</w>
<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w>, <w lemma="kate%2Fstreye">κατέστρεψε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgois">ἔργοις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilippiko%5Cn">Φιλιππικὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtou%5Cs">Βοιωτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28mete%2Fran">ὑμετέραν</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diadeca%2Fmenos">διαδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="diefu%2Flaca">διεφύλαξα</w> — <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fn">οἷόν</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="u%28perqe%2Fsqai">ὑπερθέσθαι</w> — <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pereqe%2Fmhn">ὑπερεθέμην</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kairoi%5C">καιροὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="puro%5Cs">πυρὸς</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fsanon">βάσανον</w> <w lemma="e%29moi%5C">ἐμοὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> '<w lemma="kei%2Fnw%7C">κείνῳ</w> <w lemma="prosh%3Dgon">προσῆγον</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzontos">σπουδάζοντος</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fra">θυγατέρα</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunoikeiwqh%3Dnai">συνοικειωθῆναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>, <w lemma="dido%2Fntos">διδόντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29phllotriwme%2Fnas">ἀπηλλοτριωμένας</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pisxnoume%2Fnou">ὑπισχνουμένου</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="meta%2Fsxoimen">μετάσχοιμεν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>,
<w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsxomen">ἀπέσχομεν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="prosde%2Fcasqai%2F">προσδέξασθαί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstais">πλείσταις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pezikai%3Ds">πεζικαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nautikai%3Ds">ναυτικαῖς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesin">δυνάμεσιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="h%29gwni%2Fsmeqa">ἠγωνίσμεθα</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28mw%3Dn">ὑμῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fstas">πλείστας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w> <w lemma="sumbeblh%2Fmeqa">συμβεβλήμεθα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28mete%2Fras">ὑμετέρας</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</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="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnous">κινδύνους</w> <w lemma="dedw%2Fkamen">δεδώκαμεν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29profasi%2Fstws">ἀπροφασίστως</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28mete%2Frwn">ὑμετέρων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="u%28pemei%2Fnamen">ὑπεμείναμεν</w> <w lemma="sugkleisqe%2Fntes">συγκλεισθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ape%2Frgamon">Πέργαμον</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dsqai">πολιορκεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fein">κινδυνεύειν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28me%2Fteron">ὑμέτερον</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmon">δῆμον</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w>.
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<head>Eumenes Has Always Been a Friend to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a></head>"For myself," he continued, "though in every other point I would yield, if it were necessary, to my neighbours, yet in the matter of your friendship and of my goodwill towards you I will never, if I can help it, yield to any one alive. And I think that my father, if he had been living, would have said the same: for as he was the first to become your friend and ally, so of all the inhabitants of Asia and Greece he was the most nobly loyal to you to the last day of his life, not only in heart but in deed. For he took his part in all your wars in Greece, and furnished the largest contingents of men and ships of all your allies; contributed the largest share of supplies; and faced the most serious dangers: and to sum up all,<pb n="276" />ended his life actually engaged in the war with Philip, while employed in urging the Boeotians to join your alliance. I, too, when I succeeded to his kingdom, while fully maintaining my father's views, for it was impossible to do more, have yet gone even beyond him in actual achievements: for the state of the times brought me to a more fiery test than they did him. Antiochus offered me his daughter and a share in his whole kingdom: offered me immediate restoration of all the cities that had been before wrested from me: and finally promised me any price I chose if I would join him in his war with you. But so far from accepting any one of these offers, I joined you in your struggle against Antiochus with the largest military and naval contingents of any of your allies; contributed the largest share of supplies at the time of your utmost need; and exposed myself unreservedly to every danger along with your generals. Finally, I submitted to being invested in Pergamos itself, and risked my life as well as my crown in my loyalty to your people.
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