<w lemma="tou">του</w> <w lemma="proba%2Fntes">προβάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flusan:">ἔλυσαν·</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%3Dsan">ἐπιοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Ftatton">ἐπέταττον</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ono%2Fmaston">Ὀνόμαστον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fssandron">Κάσσανδρον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> [<w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="pu%2Fqhtai">πύθηται</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w>].
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="diatrapei%5Cs">διατραπεὶς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fni">ἔνι</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29porh%2Fsas">ἀπορήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fssandron">Κάσσανδρον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyein">πέμψειν</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29qe%2Fnthn">αὐθέντην</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnoi%2F">ἐκεῖνοί</w> <w lemma="fasin">φασιν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="pu%2Fqhtai">πύθηται</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fas">ἀληθείας</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w>.
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ono%2Fmaston">Ὀνόμαστον</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%7Crei%3Dto">ἐξῃρεῖτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5C">αὐτὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%3Ds">πρεσβευταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntugxa%2Fnwn">ἐντυγχάνων</w>, <w lemma="a%29formh%3D%7C">ἀφορμῇ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos">χρώμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amarwnei%2Fa%7C">Μαρωνείᾳ</w> <w lemma="paragegone%2Fnai">παραγεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ono%2Fmaston">Ὀνόμαστον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sfagh%3Ds">σφαγῆς</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w>,
<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fa%7C">ἀληθείᾳ</w> <w lemma="dediw%5Cs">δεδιὼς</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="paragenhqei%5Cs">παραγενηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kekoinwnhkw%5Cs">κεκοινωνηκὼς</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amarwnei%2Ftas">Μαρωνείτας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="diasafh%2Fsh%7C">διασαφήσῃ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ono%2Fmaston">Ὀνόμαστον</w> <w lemma="e%29cei%2Fleto">ἐξείλετο</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fssandron">Κάσσανδρον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pelqei%3Dn">ἀπελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29postei%2Flas">ἀποστείλας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parape%2Fmyas">παραπέμψας</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpei%2Frou">Ἠπείρου</w> <w lemma="farma%2Fkw%7C">φαρμάκῳ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeiren">διέφθειρεν</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%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w>, <w lemma="kategnwko%2Ftes">κατεγνωκότες</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amarwnei%2Ftas">Μαρωνείτας</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fas">παρανομίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="a%29llotrio%2Fthtos">ἀλλοτριότητος</w>, <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="dialh%2Fyeis">διαλήψεις</w> <w lemma="e%29xwri%2Fsqhsan">ἐχωρίσθησαν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28auto%5Cn">ἑαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summetadou%5Cs">συμμεταδοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3D%7C">Ἀπελλῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afiloklei%3D">Φιλοκλεῖ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fgnw">ἔγνω</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="probebhkui%3Dan">προβεβηκυῖαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="diafora%2Fn">διαφοράν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="lan">λαν</w> <w lemma="qa%2Fnousan">θάνουσαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="katafanh%3D">καταφανῆ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstois">πλείστοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsan">οὖσαν</w>.
<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqumos">πρόθυμος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnasqai">ἀμύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metelqei%3Dn">μετελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs:">αὐτούς·</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnia">ἔνια</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pinooume%2Fnwn">ἐπινοουμένων</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fxeiros">ἀπόχειρος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnoito%2F">γένοιτό</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29nastrofh%5C">ἀναστροφὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="la%2Fboi">λάβοι</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fs">παρασκευάς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fdocen">ἔδοξεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="new%2Ftaton">νεώτατον</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pologhso%2Fmenon">ἀπολογησόμενον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkaloume%2Fnwn">ἐγκαλουμένων</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraithso%2Fmenon">παραιτησόμενον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoia%2F">ἄγνοιά</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gego%2Fnei">ἐγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>.
<w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fpeisto">ἐπέπειστο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proteqe%5Cn">προτεθὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29nu%2Fesqai">ἀνύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxh%5Cn">ὑπεροχὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnhn">γεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskou">νεανίσκου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28mhrei%2Fan">ὁμηρείαν</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dianohqei%5Cs">διανοηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kpomph%5Cn">ἐκπομπὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="sunecapostalhsome%2Fnwn">συνεξαποσταλησομένων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fois">Βυζαντίοις</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fsxeto">ὑπέσχετο</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsein">βοηθήσειν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="stoxazo%2Fmenos">στοχαζόμενος</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> '<w lemma="kei%2Fnwn">κείνων</w> <w lemma="profa%2Fsei">προφάσει</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="kataplh%2Fcasqai">καταπλήξασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%7Ckw%3Dn">Θρᾳκῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fstas">δυνάστας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aproponti%2Fda">Προποντίδα</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnhs">προκειμένης</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>.
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<head>Philopoemen on Archon</head>Philopoemen had a sharp difference in debate with Archon the Strategus. In course of time, however, Philopoemen was convinced by Archon's arguments, and, changing his mind, spoke in warm commendation of Archon as having managed his business with skill and address. But when I heard the speech at the time it did not seem to me right to praise a man and yet do him an injury, nor do I think so now in my maturer years. For I think that there is as wide a distinction in point of morality between practical ability and success secured by absence of scruples, as there is between skill and mere cunning. The former are in a manner the highest attainments possible, the latter the reverse. But owing to the lack of discernment so general in our day, these qualities, which have little in common, excite the same amount of commendation and emulation in the world. . . .
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