<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="poliorkoume%2Fnwn">πολιορκουμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amfisse%2Fwn">Ἀμφισσέων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Amani%2Fou">Μανίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fwn">Ἀθηναίων</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmos">δῆμος</w>, <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amfisse%2Fwn">Ἀμφισσέων</w> <w lemma="talaipwri%2Fan">ταλαιπωρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fou">Ποπλίου</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29exe%2Fdhmon">Ἐχέδημον</w>,
<w lemma="e%29nteila%2Fmenos">ἐντειλάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29spa%2Fsasqai">ἀσπάσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkion">Λεύκιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katapeira%2Fzein">καταπειράζειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="a%29sme%2Fnws">ἀσμένως</w> <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenos">ἀποδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="e%29filanqrw%2Fpei">ἐφιλανθρώπει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fcontai">παρέξονται</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnas">προκειμένας</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="e%29bou%2Fleto">ἐβούλετο</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fsqai">θέσθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%2Fs:">Αἰτωλούς·</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sunupakou%2Foien">συνυπακούοιεν</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="dieilh%2Ffei">διειλήφει</w> <w lemma="paralipw%5Cn">παραλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diabai%2Fnein">διαβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w>,
<w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskwn">γινώσκων</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xeirw%2Fsasqai">χειρώσασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fsantas">νικήσαντας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="krath%3Dsai">κρατῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mnhsqh%3Dnai">μνησθῆναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fous">Ἀθηναίους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenos">προσδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuse">ἐκέλευσε</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="peira%2Fzein">πειράζειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29exe%2Fdhmon">Ἐχέδημον</w>, <w lemma="prodiapemya%2Fmenoi">προδιαπεμψάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="poreuqe%2Fntes">πορευθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28upa%2Ftan">Ὑπάταν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%2F">αὐτοί</w>, <w lemma="diele%2Fgonto">διελέγοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxousi">ἄρχουσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>.
<w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%2Fnwn">κἀκείνων</w> <w lemma="sunupakouo%2Fntwn">συνυπακουόντων</w> <w lemma="katesta%2Fqhsan">κατεστάθησαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcontes">συμμίξοντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois:">Ῥωμαίοις·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenoi">παραγενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w>, <w lemma="katalabo%2Fntes">καταλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fontas">στρατοπεδεύοντας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%2Fkonta">ἑξήκοντα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fois">σταδίοις</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amfi%2Fsshs">Ἀμφίσσης</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="dieti%2Fqento">διετίθεντο</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>, <w lemma="a%29namimnh%2Fskontes">ἀναμιμνήσκοντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpwn">φιλανθρώπων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%7Co%2Fteron">πρᾳότερον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filanqrwpo%2Fteron">φιλανθρωπότερον</w> <w lemma="o%28milh%2Fsantos">ὁμιλήσαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apopli%2Fou">Ποπλίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proferome%2Fnou">προφερομένου</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%3Dntos">διασαφοῦντος</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fna">τίνα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fxrhtai">κέχρηται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnous">ἐκείνους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fsasin">πιστεύσασιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="oi%29ome%2Fnou">οἰομένου</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fzein">ἐγχειρίζειν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fein">πιστεύειν</w>,
<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantes">ἅπαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntes">παρόντες</w> <w lemma="eu%29e%2Flpides">εὐέλπιδες</w> <w lemma="e%29genh%2Fqhsan">ἐγενήθησαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="au%29ti%2Fka">αὐτίκα</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fla">μάλα</w> <w lemma="telesiourghqhsome%2Fnhs">τελεσιουργηθησομένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews:">διαλύσεως·</w>
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w>, <w lemma="puqome%2Fnwn">πυθομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fsi">τίσι</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkios">Λεύκιος</w> <w lemma="diesa%2Ffhsen">διεσάφησεν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnwn">προκειμένων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresis">αἵρεσις</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxei">ὑπάρχει</w> —
<w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitroph%5Cn">ἐπιτροπὴν</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="xi%2Flia">χίλια</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29xqro%5Cn">ἐχθρὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%28rei%3Dsqai">αἱρεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flon">φίλον</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> —
<w lemma="e%29dusxrh%2Fsthsan">ἐδυσχρήστησαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntes">παρόντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fni">ἔνι</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Ffasin">ἀπόφασιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ko%2Flouqon">ἀκόλουθον</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="progenome%2Fnh%7C">προγενομένῃ</w> <w lemma="lalia%3D%7C">λαλιᾷ</w>, <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29panoi%2Fsein">ἐπανοίσειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitattome%2Fnwn">ἐπιταττομένων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>.
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<head>The Athenians Intercede for the Aetolians</head>While Amphissa was still being besieged by Manius<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note5">Spring of B. C. 190. Coss. L. Cornelius Scipio, C. Laelius.</note>Acilius, the Athenians, hearing at that time both of the distress of the Amphissians and of the arrival of Publius Scipio, despatched Echedemus and others on an embassy to him, with instructions to pay their respects to both Lucius and Publius Scipio, and at the same time to try what could be done to get peace for the Aetolians.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note6">P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus in Greece as legatus to his brother Lucius.(March.)</note>On their arrival, Publius welcomed them gladly and treated them with great courtesy; because he saw that they would be of assistance to him in carrying out his plans. For he was very desirous of effecting a settlement in Aetolia on good terms; but had resolved that, if the Aetolians refused to comply, he would at all hazards relinquish that business for the present, and cross to Asia: for he was well aware that the ultimate object of the war and of the entire expedition was not to reduce the Aetolian nation to obedience, but to conquer Antiochus and take possession of Asia. Therefore, directly the Athenians mentioned the pacification, he accepted their suggestion with eagerness, and bade them sound the Aetolians also. Accordingly, Echedemus and his colleagues, having sent a preliminary deputation to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hypata&groupId=637&placeId=1169">Hypata</a>, presently followed in person, and entered into a discussion with the Aetolian magistrates on the subject of a pacification.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note7">Aetolian envoys visit the consuls.</note>They, too, readily acquiesced in the suggestion, and certain envoys were appointed to meet the Romans. They found Publius and the army encamped sixty stades from Amphissa, and there discoursed at great length on their previous services to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>. Publius Scipio adopted in reply a still milder and more conciliatory style, quoting his own conduct in Iberia and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a>, and explaining how he had treated all who in those countries had<pb n="264" />confided to his honour: and finally expressing an opinion that they had better put themselves in his hands. At first, all who were present felt very sanguine that the pacification was about to be accomplished. But when, in answer to the Aetolian demand to know on what terms they were to make the peace, Lucius Scipio explained that they had two alternatives—to submit their entire case unconditionally to the arbitrament of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, or to pay a thousand talents down and to make an offensive and defensive alliance with her—the Aetolians present were thrown into the state of the most painful perplexity at the inconsistency of this announcement with the previous talk: but finally they said that they would consult the Aetolians on the terms imposed.
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