<head lang="la">A. Olymp. 149, 1. I. Res Italiae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29na%2Fthn">ἐνάτην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tettarakosth%5Cn">τετταρακοστὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29lumpia%2Fda">ὀλυμπιάδα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="h%28qroi%2Fsqhsan">ἡθροίσθησαν</w> <w lemma="presbeiw%3Dn">πρεσβειῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="sugkleisqe%2Fntos">συγκλεισθέντος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmbolon">σύμβολον</w> <w lemma="dikaiodosi%2Fan">δικαιοδοσίαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29stugei%2Ftonas">ἀστυγείτονας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="gnwsqe%2Fntwn">γνωσθέντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="prosde%2Fxontai">προσδέχονται</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kathgori%2Fas">κατηγορίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntai">ποιοῦνται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtou%2Fntwn">ἀμφισβητούντων</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fpantes">ἅπαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="parakei%2Fmenoi">παρακείμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fa%7C">Μακεδονίᾳ</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dsan">παρῆσαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29qnika%5Cs">ἐθνικὰς</w> <w lemma="susta%2Fseis">συστάσεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29gkalou%3Dntes">ἐγκαλοῦντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w>.
<w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnous">Εὐμένους</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fm%27">ἅμ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fw%7C">Ἀθηναίῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="a%29delfw%3D%7C">ἀδελφῷ</w>, <w lemma="kathgorh%2Fsontes">κατηγορήσοντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</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="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29postalei%2Fshs">ἀποσταλείσης</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fa%7C">Προυσίᾳ</w> <w lemma="bohqei%2Fas">βοηθείας</w>.
<w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="a%29pologhso%2Fmenos">ἀπολογησόμενος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afiloklh%3D">Φιλοκλῆ</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntas">δοκοῦντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftous">πρώτους</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>.
<w lemma="parh%3Dsan">παρῆσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w>, <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstou">ἑκάστου</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnous">γένους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>.
<w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="ei%29sekale%2Fsato">εἰσεκαλέσατο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqh%2Fnaion">Ἀθήναιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="decame%2Fnh">δεξαμένη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ste%2Ffanon">στέφανον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="e%29ko%2Fmizen">ἐκόμιζεν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pentakisxili%2Fwn">πεντακισχιλίων</w> <w lemma="xrusw%3Dn">χρυσῶν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ph%2F%7Cnese%2F">ἐπῄνεσέ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="megalomerw%3Ds">μεγαλομερῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfou%5Cs">ἀδελφοὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fsews">ἀποκρίσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flese">παρεκάλεσε</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsews">αἱρέσεως</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="ei%29sagago%2Fntes">εἰσαγαγόντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="strathgoi%5C">στρατηγοὶ</w> <w lemma="parekale%2Fsanto">παρεκαλέσαντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kathgorou%3Dntas">κατηγοροῦντας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dgon">παρῆγον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan">πρεσβείαν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29sw%3Dn">οὐσῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeiw%3Dn">πρεσβειῶν</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29so%2Fdou">εἰσόδου</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fpipten">ἐνέπιπτεν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="xeirisqh%3Dnai">χειρισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>.
<w lemma="para%2F">παρά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalw%3Dn">Θετταλῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsths">ἑκάστης</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%2F">πρεσβευταί</w>, <w lemma="para%2F">παρά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Aperraibw%3Dn">Περραιβῶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqama%2Fnwn">Ἀθαμάνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirwtw%3Dn">Ἠπειρωτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn:">Ἰλλυριῶν·</w>
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="qremma%2Ftwn">θρεμμάτων</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtou%3Dntes">ἀμφισβητοῦντες</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fnioi">ἔνιοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="sumbolai%2Fwn">συμβολαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29dikhma%2Ftwn">ἀδικημάτων</w>,
<w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fou">δικαίου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmbolon">σύμβολον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29kko%2Fptein">ἐκκόπτειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dikaiodosi%2Fan">δικαιοδοσίαν</w>, <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gkalou%3Dntes">ἐγκαλοῦντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fmasin">κρίμασιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="parabebrabeume%2Fnoi">παραβεβραβευμένοι</w>, <w lemma="diafqei%2Frantos">διαφθείραντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="dikasta%2Fs">δικαστάς</w>.
<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flh">ποικίλη</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29krisi%2Fa">ἀκρισία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxw%2Frhtos">δυσχώρητος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kathgoroume%2Fnwn">κατηγορουμένων</w>.
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<head>Demetrius Before the Senate</head>IN the 149th Olympiad a greater number of embassies came to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> from Greece than were<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note1">149th Olympiad, B.C. 184-180.</note>almost ever seen before. For as Philip was compelled by treaty to submit disputes with his neighbours to arbitration, and as it was known that the Romans were willing to receive accusations against Philip, and would secure the safety of those who had controversies with him, all who lived near the frontier of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> came to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, some in their private capacity, some from cities, others from whole tribes, with complaints against Philip.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note2">Coss. P. Claudius Pulcher, L. Porcius Licinus, B.C. 184.</note>At the same time also came ambassadors from Eumenes, accompanied by his brother Athenaeus, to accuse Philip in regard to the Thracian cities and the aid sent to Prusias. Philip's son, Demetrius, also came to make answer to all these various envoys, accompanied by Apelles and Philocles, who were at that time considered the king's first friends. Ambassadors also came from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, representatives of each faction of the citizens.The first summoned to the Senate was Athenaeus, from whom<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note3">B.C. 183, Coss. M. Claudius Marcellus Q. Fabius Labeo.</note>the Senate accepted the compliments of fifteen thousand gold pieces, and passed a decree highly extolling Eumenes and his brothers for their answer, and exhorting them to continue in the same mind. Next the praetors called upon all the accusers of Philip, and brought them forward by one embassy at a time. But as they were numerous, and their entry occupied three days, the Senate became embarrassed as to the settlement to be made in each case. For from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> there were ambassadors from the whole nation, and also from each<pb n="321" />city separately; so also from the Perrhaebians, Athamanians, Epirotes, and Illyrians. And of these some brought cases of dispute as to territory, slaves, or cattle; and some about contracts or injuries sustained by themselves. Some alleged that they could not get their rights in accordance with the treaty, because Philip prevented the administration of justice; while others impeached the justice of the decisions given, on the ground that Philip had corrupted the arbitrators. And, in fact, there was an inextricable confusion and multiplicity of charges.
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