<head lang="la">III. Res Asiae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="%2Afarna%2Fkhs">Φαρνάκης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="o%29ligwrh%2Fsas">ὀλιγωρήσας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnhs">γεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="a%29nafora%3Ds">ἀναφορᾶς</w>, <w lemma="%2Alew%2Fkriton">Λεώκριτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="xeimw%3Dna">χειμῶνα</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="porqh%2Fsonta">πορθήσοντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalati%2Fan">Γαλατίαν</w>,
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29arinh%3Ds">ἐαρινῆς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fras">ὥρας</w> <w lemma="u%28pofainou%2Fshs">ὑποφαινούσης</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroize">ἥθροιζε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalw%3Dn">ἐμβαλῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akappadoki%2Fan">Καππαδοκίαν</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnhs">Εὐμένης</w> <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffere">ἔφερε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%3Dnon">συμβαῖνον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstews">πίστεως</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frous">ὅρους</w> <w lemma="u%28perbai%2Fnein">ὑπερβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afarna%2Fkhn">Φαρνάκην</w>, <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzeto">ἠναγκάζετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunhqroiko%2Ftos">συνηθροικότος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>, <w lemma="kate%2Fpleusan">κατέπλευσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinologhqe%2Fntes">κοινολογηθέντες</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeucan">ἀνέζευξαν</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratia%3Ds">στρατιᾶς</w>.
<w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenoi">ἀφικόμενοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalati%2Fan">Γαλατίαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Alew%2Fkriton">Λεώκριτον</w> <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="kate%2Flabon:">κατέλαβον·</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akassigna%2Ftou">Κασσιγνάτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agaizato%2Frigos">Γαιζατόριγος</w> <w lemma="diapempome%2Fnwn">διαπεμπομένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxanon">ἐτύγχανον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftei">ἔτει</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%28%7Crhme%2Fnoi">ᾑρημένοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afarna%2Fkou">Φαρνάκου</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pisxnoume%2Fnwn">ὑπισχνουμένων</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostatto%2Fmenon">προσταττόμενον</w>,
<w lemma="a%29peipa%2Fmenoi">ἀπειπάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhn">προγεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="a%29qesi%2Fan">ἀθεσίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ca%2Frantes">ἐξάραντες</w> <w lemma="panti%5C">παντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fmati">στρατεύματι</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afarna%2Fkhn">Φαρνάκην</w>.
<w lemma="parageno%2Fmenoi">παραγενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Akalpi%2Ftou">Καλπίτου</w> <w lemma="pemptai%3Doi">πεμπταῖοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Falun">Ἅλυν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28ktai%3Doi">ἑκταῖοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeucan">ἀνέζευξαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aparnasso%2Fn">Παρνασσόν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fnqa">ἔνθα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariara%2Fqhs">Ἀριαράθης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akappadokw%3Dn">Καππαδοκῶν</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fmicen">συνέμιξεν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fas">οἰκείας</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareish%3Dlqon">παρεισῆλθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amwkisse%2Fwn">Μωκισσέων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katestratopedeuko%2Ftwn">κατεστρατοπεδευκότων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fpese">προσέπεσε</w> <w lemma="paragene%2Fsqai">παραγενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnhs">Εὐμένης</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29kdeco%2Fmenon">ἐκδεξόμενον</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29diplasi%2Faze">ἐδιπλασίαζε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dieko%2Fsmei">διεκόσμει</w> <w lemma="filoti%2Fmws">φιλοτίμως</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozo%2Fmenos">ἁρμοζόμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqina%5Cs">ἀληθινὰς</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29ndei%2Fknusqai">ἐνδείκνυσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="dunato%2Fs">δυνατός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afarna%2Fkhn">Φαρνάκην</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnasqai">ἀμύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w>
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<head>Aristaenus's Attitude to Rome</head>Aristaenus used to defend his policy before the Achaeans<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note30">The view of Aristaenus on the right attitude towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>.</note>by some such arguments as these: "It was impossible to maintain the Roman friendship by holding out the spear and the herald's staff together. If we have the resolution to withstand them face<pb n="346" />to face, and can do so, well and good. But if Philopoemen himself does not venture to assert this,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note31">Something is lost from the text.</note>. . . why should we lose what is possible in striving for the impossible? There are but two marks that every policy must aim at—honour and expediency. Those to whom honour is a possible attainment should stick to that, if they have political wisdom; those to whom it is not must take refuge in expediency. To miss both is the surest proof of unwisdom: and the men to do that are clearly those who, while ostensibly consenting to obey orders, carry them out with reluctance and hesitation. Therefore we must either show that we are strong enough to refuse obedience, or, if we dare not venture even to suggest that, we must give a ready submission to orders."
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