<head lang="la">II. Res Macedoniae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="diapemyame%2Fnwn">διαπεμψαμένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhlou%2Fntwn">δηλούντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgkhn">ἀνάγκην</w> <w lemma="a%29pobai%2Fnein">ἀποβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2F%7Ckhs">Θρᾴκης</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w>,
<w lemma="puqo%2Fmenos">πυθόμενος</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fws">βαρέως</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frwn">φέρων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="perite%2Fmnesqai">περιτέμνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>, <w lemma="e%29naphrei%2Fsato">ἐναπηρείσατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%5Cn">ὀργὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="talaipw%2Frous">ταλαιπώρους</w> <w lemma="%2Amarwnei%2Ftas">Μαρωνείτας</w>.
<w lemma="metapemya%2Fmenos">μεταπεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ono%2Fmaston">Ὀνόμαστον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2F%7Ckhs">Θρᾴκης</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnon">τεταγμένον</w> <w lemma="e%29koinologh%2Fqh">ἐκοινολογήθη</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ono%2Fmastos">Ὀνόμαστος</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsas">ἀναχωρήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fssandron">Κάσσανδρον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amarw%2Fneian">Μαρώνειαν</w>, <w lemma="sunh%2Fqh">συνήθη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxonta">ὑπάρχοντα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fona">πλείονα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="diatribh%2Fn">διατριβήν</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29likou%5Cs">αὐλικοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29gkaqeiko%2Ftos">ἐγκαθεικότος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeis">συνήθεις</w> <w lemma="pepoihko%2Ftos">πεποιηκότος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29gxwri%2Fous">ἐγχωρίους</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="parepidhmi%2Fais">παρεπιδημίαις</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%28toimasqe%2Fntwn">ἑτοιμασθέντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%7Ckw%3Dn">Θρᾳκῶν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29peiselqo%2Fntwn">ἐπεισελθόντων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akassa%2Fndrou">Κασσάνδρου</w> <w lemma="nukto%2Fs">νυκτός</w>, <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flh">μεγάλη</w> <w lemma="sfagh%5C">σφαγὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polloi%5C">πολλοὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amarwneitw%3Dn">Μαρωνειτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqanon">ἀπέθανον</w>.
<w lemma="kolasa%2Fmenos">κολασάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftw%7C">τοιούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fttontas">ἀντιπράττοντας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fsas">πληρώσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdion">ἴδιον</w> <w lemma="qumo%2Fn">θυμόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkei">ἐκαραδόκει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> [<w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="tolmh%2Fsein">τολμήσειν</w> <w lemma="kathgorh%2Fsein">κατηγορήσειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w>].
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="puqome%2Fnwn">πυθομένων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amarw%2Fneian">Μαρώνειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pikrw%3Ds">πικρῶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="memyimoirou%2Fntwn">μεμψιμοιρούντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29bou%2Fleto">ἐβούλετο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pologei%3Dsqai">ἀπολογεῖσθαι</w>,
<w lemma="fa%2Fskwn">φάσκων</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kekoinwnhke%2Fnai">κεκοινωνηκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fas">παρανομίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="stasia%2Fzontas">στασιάζοντας</w> <w lemma="%2Amarwnei%2Ftas">Μαρωνείτας</w>, [<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w>] <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pokli%2Fnontas">ἀποκλίνοντας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28auto%2Fn">ἑαυτόν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeptwke%2Fnai">ἐμπεπτωκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxi%2Fan">ἀτυχίαν</w>.
<w lemma="kalei%3Dn">καλεῖν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleue">ἐκέλευε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kathgorei%3D">κατηγορεῖ</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="tolmh%2Fsein">τολμήσειν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="timwri%2Fan">τιμωρίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsesqai">ἔσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fcasin">ἀντιπράξασιν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fan">ἐπικουρίαν</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29festa%2Fnai">ἀφεστάναι</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%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="fasko%2Fntwn">φασκόντων</w> <w lemma="prosdei%3Dsqai">προσδεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="dikaiologi%2Fas">δικαιολογίας</w>, <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29de%2Fnai">εἰδέναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftion">αἴτιον</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fpipten">ἐνέπιπτεν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fxri">ἄχρι</w> <w lemma="tou%2F">τού</w>
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<head>Caecilius In the Achaean Assembly</head>Having thus finished their deliberations, the assembly<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note37">Winter of B. C. 185.</note>broke up and the people separated to their several cities. But subsequently, while the (Nemean) games were in course of celebration, Quintus Caecilius arrived from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, on his way back from the embassy which he had been conducting to Philip. Aristaenus having called a meeting of the league magistrates in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>, Quintus attended and upbraided them for having exceeded justice in the harshness and severity with which they had treated the Lacedaemonians, and urged them strongly to repair the error. Aristaenus said not a word, showing clearly by his silence that he disapproved of what had been done and agreed with the words of Caecilius. But Diophanes of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>, who was more of a soldier than a statesman, stood up to speak, and so far from offering any defence of the Achaeans, suggested to Caecilius, from hostility to Philopoemen, another charge that might be brought against them. For he said that "the Lacedaemonians were not the only people who had been badly treated; the Messenians had been so also." There were as a fact some controversies going on among the Messenians, in regard to the decree of Flamininus concerning the exiles, and the execution of it by Philopoemen: and Caecilius, thinking that he now had a party among the Achaeans themselves of the same opinion as himself, expressed still greater anger at the hesitation on the part of the assembled magistrates in obeying his orders. However, when Philopoemen, Lycortas, and Archon argued long and elaborately to prove that what had been done at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> was right, and advantageous to the Lacedaemonians themselves more than to any one else, and that it was impossible to disturb any existing arrangements without violating justice to man and piety to the gods, they came to the decision that they would maintain them, and give an answer to that effect to the Roman legate. Seeing what the disposition of the magistrates was, Caecilius demanded that the public assembly should be summoned, to which the Achaean magistrates demanded to see the instructions which he had from the Senate on these points: and when he gave no answer to this demand, they said that they would not summon the assembly for him, as their laws forbade them to do so unless a man<pb n="313" />brought written instructions from the Senate, stating the subject on which they were to summon it. Caecilius was so angry at this uncompromising opposition to his orders, that he refused to receive his answer from the magistrates, and so departed without any answer at all. The Achaeans laid the blame both of the former visit of Marcus Fulvius and the present one of Caecilius on Aristaenus and Diophanes, on the ground that they had invited them on account of their political opposition to Philopoemen; and accordingly the general public felt a certain suspicion of these two men. Such was the state of the—<a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>. . . .
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