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Book 22 - Chapter 9

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<w lemma="%2A%29epi%5C">Ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%2Fxqh">εἰσήχθη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="diabou%2Flion:">διαβούλιον·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="proklhqe%2Fntwn">προκληθέντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29postale%2Fntwn">ἀποσταλέντων</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w>, <w lemma="proelqw%5Cn">προελθὼν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Frtas">Λυκόρτας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pelogi%2Fsato">ἀπελογίσατο</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fna">τίνα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="doi%3Den">δοῖεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="la%2Fboien">λάβοιεν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w>,
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<w lemma="ei%29%3Dta">εἶτα</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzoien">κομίζοιεν</w> <w lemma="dwrea%5Cn">δωρεὰν</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxi%2Flia">ἑξακισχίλια</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpla">ὅπλα</w> <w lemma="xalka%3D">χαλκᾶ</w> <w lemma="peltastika%2F">πελταστικά</w>, <w lemma="diako%2Fsia">διακόσια</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsmatos">νομίσματος</w> <w lemma="e%29pish%2Fmou">ἐπισήμου</w> <w lemma="xalkou%3D:">χαλκοῦ·</w>
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ph%2F%7Cnese">ἐπῄνεσε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w> <w lemma="ei%29pw%5Cn">εἰπὼν</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fstreye">κατέστρεψε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="a%29nasta%5Cs">ἀναστὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fstainos">Ἀρίσταινος</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freto">ἤρετο</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%5Cn">πρεσβευτὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29capestalme%2Fnous">ἐξαπεσταλμένους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nane%2Fwsin">ἀνανέωσιν</w>, <w lemma="poi%2Fan">ποίαν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nanewsa%2Fmenos">ἀνανεωσάμενος</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29pokrinome%2Fnou">ἀποκρινομένου</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dialalou%2Fntwn">διαλαλούντων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>, <w lemma="plh%3Dres">πλῆρες</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="bouleuth%2Frion">βουλευτήριον</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fas">ἀπορίας</w>.
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<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dn">ποιοῦν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29logi%2Fan">ἀλογίαν</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w>. <w lemma="ou%29sw%3Dn">οὐσῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="summaxiw%3Dn">συμμαχιῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29xousw%3Dn">ἐχουσῶν</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cs">διαφορὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fseis">περιστάσεις</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%29%2Fq%27">οὔθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%5Cs">πρεσβευτὴς</w> <w lemma="ou%29demi%2Fan">οὐδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="diastolh%2Fn">διαστολήν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ft%27">ὅτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29neneou%3Dto">ἀνενεοῦτο</w>, <w lemma="kaqolikw%3Ds">καθολικῶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Flhsen">ἐλάλησεν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fq%27">οὔθ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pemfqe%2Fntes">πεμφθέντες</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="mia%3Ds">μιᾶς</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%2F">αὐτοί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdosan">ἔδοσαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabon">ἔλαβον</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="proferome%2Fnou">προφερομένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsth%7C">ἑκάστῃ</w> <w lemma="diastellome%2Fnou">διαστελλομένου</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="diafora%3Ds">διαφορᾶς</w>, <w lemma="e%29zh%2Ftei">ἐζήτει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="ei%29de%2Fnai">εἰδέναι</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fan">ποίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29naneoi%3Dto">ἀνανεοῖτο</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnou">δυναμένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="u%28posxei%3Dn">ὑποσχεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopoi%2Fmenos">Φιλοποίμενος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3Dn">στρατηγῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nane%2Fwsin">ἀνανέωσιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Frtan">Λυκόρταν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeusa%2Fntwn">πρεσβευσάντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29sxediako%2Ftes">ἐσχεδιακότες</w> <w lemma="e%29fai%2Fnonto">ἐφαίνοντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="koinoi%3Ds">κοινοῖς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fstainos">Ἀρίσταινος</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29fei%2Flketo">ἐφείλκετο</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fan">φαντασίαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnos">μόνος</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgei">λέγει</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fase">εἴασε</w> <w lemma="kurwqh%3Dnai">κυρωθῆναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="diabou%2Flion">διαβούλιον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Frqesin">ὑπέρθεσιν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fgage">ἤγαγε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="a%29logi%2Fan">ἀλογίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbewn">πρέσβεων</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqo%2Fntwn">εἰσελθόντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nanew%2Fsasqai">ἀνανεώσασθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ase%2Fleukon">Σέλευκον</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="dwrea%5Cn">δωρεὰν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pei%2Fpasqai">ἀπείπασθαι</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="bouleusa%2Fmenoi">βουλευσάμενοι</w> <w lemma="die%2Flusan">διέλυσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>.
<head>The Senate Investigates Philip</head>About the same time ambassadors came to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> from<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note21">Complaints lodged against Philip at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, B. C. 185.</note>king Eumenes, informing the Senate of the encroachment of Philip upon the cities in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thrace&groupId=1030&placeId=509">Thrace</a>. There came also the exiles of the Maronitae denouncing Philip, and charging him with being the cause of their expulsion. These were followed by Athamanians, Perrhaebians, and Thessalians, demanding the restoration of their cities which Philip had taken from them during the war with Antiochus. Ambassadors also came from Philip to make answer to all accusers. After repeated debates between all these envoys and the ambassadors of Philip, the Senate decided to appoint a commission at once, to investigate the actions of Philip, and to protect all who chose to state their views and their complaints of the king to his face.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note22">A commission of investigation appointed.</note>The legates thus appointed were Quintus Caecilius, Marcus Baebius, and Tiberius Claudius.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note23">Livy<bibl n="Liv. 39.24" default="NO" valid="yes">(39, 24)</bibl>gives the names as Q. Caecilius Metellus, M. Baebius Tamphilus, Ti. Sempronius.</note>. . .There was again a war of parties among the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note24">Aenus in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thrace&groupId=1030&placeId=509">Thrace</a>.</note>Aenii, one side inclining to Eumenes, the other to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>. . . .<note anchored="yes" type="summary" place="inline" resp="ess" id="note25">The result of these embassies was the Congress of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tempe&groupId=1015&placeId=1786">Tempe</a>, at which no definite settlement was made.<bibl n="Liv. 39.25" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 39, 25-28</bibl>.</note>