<w lemma="poihsame%2Fnwn">ποιησαμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="sugkataqe%2Fsews">συγκαταθέσεως</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dikaiologi%2Fan">δικαιολογίαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="didasko%2Fntwn">διδασκόντων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fdan">Ἀπολλωνίδαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%2Fnion">Σικυώνιον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29du%2Fnaton">ἀδύνατον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fmeinon">ἄμεινον</w> <w lemma="xeirisqh%3Dnai">χειρισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frthn">Σπάρτην</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="kexei%2Fristai">κεχείρισται</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopoi%2Fmenos">Φιλοποίμενος</w>,
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29are%2Fa">Ἀρέα</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="peirwme%2Fnwn">πειρωμένων</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fasko%2Fntwn">φασκόντων</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="katalelu%2Fsqai">καταλελύσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29chgme%2Fnou">ἐξηγμένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fas">βίας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dt%27">εἶτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfalh%3D">ἐπισφαλῆ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29parrhsi%2Faston">ἀπαρρησίαστον</w> <w lemma="katalei%2Fpesqai">καταλείπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fan">πολιτείαν</w>,
<w lemma="e%29pisfalh%3D">ἐπισφαλῆ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgois">ὀλίγοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsin">οὖσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="teixw%3Dn">τειχῶν</w> <w lemma="perih%7Crhme%2Fnwn">περιῃρημένων</w>, <w lemma="a%29parrhsi%2Faston">ἀπαρρησίαστον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="koinoi%3Ds">κοινοῖς</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgmasin">δόγμασιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="peiqarxei%3Dn">πειθαρχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28phretei%3Dn">ὑπηρετεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqistame%2Fnois">καθισταμένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxousin">ἄρχουσιν</w>,
<w lemma="diakou%2Fsasa">διακούσασα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrine">ἔκρινε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%3Ds">πρεσβευταῖς</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthsen">κατέστησεν</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w> <w lemma="%2Aklau%2Fdion">Κλαύδιον</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29apelogh%2Fqhsan">Ἀπελογήθησαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akaiki%2Flion">Καικίλιον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxo%2Fntwn">ἀρχόντων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w>, <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29qe%5Cn">οὐθὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29dikei%3Dn">ἀδικεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fous">ἀξίους</w> <w lemma="e%29gklh%2Fmatos">ἐγκλήματος</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fgein">συνάγειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan:">ἐκκλησίαν·</w>
<w lemma="no%2Fmon">νόμον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sugkalei%3Dn">συγκαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%2Fs">πολλούς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="de%2Fh%7C">δέῃ</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="diabou%2Flion">διαβούλιον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fgkh%7C">ἐνέγκῃ</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fmmata">γράμματα</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fws">δικαίως</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fsasqai">βουλεύσασθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontas">ἄρχοντας</w> <w lemma="sugkalei%3Dn">συγκαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan">ἐκκλησίαν</w>, <w lemma="kwlu%2Fesqai">κωλύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmwn">νόμων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fmmata">γράμματα</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frein">φέρειν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%5Cs">ἐντολὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ggra%2Fptous">ἐγγράπτους</w> <w lemma="e%29qe%2Flein">ἐθέλειν</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxousin">ἄρχουσιν</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntwn">ῥηθέντων</w> <w lemma="a%29nasta%5Cs">ἀναστὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Akaiki%2Flios">Καικίλιος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopoi%2Fmena">Φιλοποίμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Frtan">Λυκόρταν</w> <w lemma="kathgo%2Frhsen">κατηγόρησεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fas">οἰκονομίας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fxrhnto">ἐκέχρηντο</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsasa">διακούσασα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwke">ἔδωκε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fkrisin">ἀπόκρισιν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmona">Λακεδαίμονα</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyei">πέμψει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29piskeyome%2Fnous:">ἐπισκεψομένους·</w>
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%3Ds">πρεσβευταῖς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kpempome%2Fnois">ἐκπεμπομένοις</w> <w lemma="parh%2F%7Cnei">παρῄνει</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxein">προσέχειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katadoxh%5Cn">καταδοχὴν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28rmo%2Fzousan">ἁρμόζουσαν</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntai">ποιοῦνται</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paraginome%2Fnwn">παραγινομένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w>.
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<head>Offers of Eumenes and Seleucus Declined</head>The next subject introduced for debate was that of king Ptolemy. The ambassadors who had been on the mission<pb n="311" />to Ptolemy were called forward, and Lycortas, acting as spokesman, began by stating how they had interchanged oaths of alliance with the king; and next announced that they brought a present from the king to the Achaean league of six thousand stands of arms for peltasts, and two thousand talents in bronze coinage.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note34">Ptolemy. The speech of Lycortas.</note>He added a panegyric on the king, and finished his speech by a brief reference to the goodwill and active benevolence of the king towards the Achaeans.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note35">A mistake discovered.</note>Upon this the Strategus of the Achaeans, Aristaenus, stood up and asked Lycortas and his colleagues in the embassy to Ptolemy "which alliance it was that he had thus renewed?"No one answering the question, but all the assembly beginning to converse with each other, the Council chamber was filled with confusion. The cause of this absurd state of things was this. There had been several treaties of alliance formed between the Achaeans and Ptolemy's kingdom, as widely different in their provision as in the circumstances which gave rise to them: but neither had Ptolemy's envoy made any distinction when arranging for the renewal, merely speaking in general terms on the matter, nor had the ambassadors sent from Achaia; but they had interchanged the oaths on the assumption of there being but one treaty. The result was, that, on the Strategus quoting all the treaties, and pointing out in detail the differences between them, which turned out to be important, the assembly demanded to know which it was that it was renewing. And when no one was able to explain, not even Philopoemen himself, who had been in office when the renewal was made, nor Lycortas and his colleagues who had been on the mission to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>, these men all began to be regarded as careless in conducting the business of the league; while Aristaenus acquired great reputation as being the only man who knew what he was talking about; and finally, the assembly refused to allow the ratification, voting on account of this blunder that the business should be postponed.Then the ambassadors from Seleucus entered with their<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note36">Offer of Seleucus.</note>proposal. The Achaeans, however, voted to renew the friendship with Seleucus, but to decline for the present the gift of the ships.<pb n="312" />
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