<w lemma="nouqetei%3Dn">νουθετεῖν</w>. <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fous">αἰτίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="peiqarxei%3Dn">πειθαρχεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="parakou%2Fein">παρακούειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="grafome%2Fnwn">γραφομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paraggellome%2Fnwn">παραγγελλομένων</w>.
<w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29sw%3Dn">οὐσῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsewn">αἱρέσεων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsais">πάσαις</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="dhmokratikai%3Ds">δημοκρατικαῖς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fais">πολιτείαις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fasko%2Fntwn">φασκόντων</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29kolouqei%3Dn">ἀκολουθεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="grafome%2Fnois">γραφομένοις</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmon">νόμον</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flhn">στήλην</w> <w lemma="mh%2Ft%27">μήτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllo">ἄλλο</w> <w lemma="mhqe%5Cn">μηθὲν</w> <w lemma="prourgiai%2Fteron">προυργιαίτερον</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzein">νομίζειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>,
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w> <w lemma="proferome%2Fnwn">προφερομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flas">στήλας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fntwn">παρακαλούντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="parabai%2Fnein">παραβαίνειν</w>,
<w lemma="a%29xai+kwte%2Fran">ἀχαϊκωτέραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nikhtikwte%2Fran">νικητικωτέραν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ai%28roume%2Fnois">αἱρουμένοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="a%29doci%2Fan">ἀδοξίαν</w> <w lemma="sunecakolouqei%3Dn">συνεξακολουθεῖν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlois">ὄχλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diabolh%2Fn">διαβολήν</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fttousin">ἀντιπράττουσιν</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w>.
<w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnhtai%2F">γίνηταί</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29pishmasi%2Fa">ἐπισημασία</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="politeuome%2Fnous">πολιτευομένους</w> <w lemma="metaqe%2Fsqai">μεταθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pakolouqh%2Fsein">ἐπακολουθήσειν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parora%3Dtai">παρορᾶται</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="a%29poneu%2Fsein">ἀπονεύσειν</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnhn">ἐκείνην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin:">ὑπόθεσιν·</w> <w lemma="e%29ndocote%2Fran">ἐνδοξοτέραν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalli%2Fw">καλλίω</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlois">ὄχλοις</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="ou%29qe%5Cn">οὐθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="prosferome%2Fnous">προσφερομένους</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkaion">δίκαιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="filodoci%2Fan">φιλοδοξίαν</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstwn">μεγίστων</w> <w lemma="tugxa%2Fnein">τυγχάνειν</w> <w lemma="timw%3Dn">τιμῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fois">ἰδίοις</w> <w lemma="politeu%2Fmasin">πολιτεύμασιν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntile%2Fgein">ἀντιλέγειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28mw%3Dn">ὑμῶν</w> <w lemma="grafome%2Fnois">γραφομένοις</w>, <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diame%2Fnein">διαμένειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w> <w lemma="i%29sxurou%5Cs">ἰσχυροὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgmata">δόγματα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmena">γινόμενα</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29diafo%2Frws">ἀδιαφόρως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousin">ἔχουσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peiqarxei%3Dn">πειθαρχεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunupakou%2Fein">συνυπακούειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="grafome%2Fnois">γραφομένοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fgein">ἄγειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleue">ἐκέλευε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29gwgh%2Fn">ἀγωγήν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgousin:">ἄγουσιν·</w>
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flontai">βούλονται</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="paraggello%2Fmena">παραγγελλόμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mhqe%2Fna">μηθένα</w> <w lemma="katafronei%3Dn">καταφρονεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="grafome%2Fnwn">γραφομένων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pistrofh%5Cn">ἐπιστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndexome%2Fnhn">ἐνδεχομένην</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29de%2Fnai">εἰδέναι</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="sumbh%2Fsetai">συμβήσεται</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pinoi%2Fais">ἐπινοίαις</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn:">αὐτῶν·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w>.
<w lemma="prw%2F%7Chn">πρῴην</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshniakoi%3Ds">Μεσσηνιακοῖς</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsantos">ποιήσαντος</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi+%2Fntou">Κοΐντου</w> <w lemma="%2Amarki%2Fou">Μαρκίου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fsasqai">βουλεύσασθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fneu">ἄνευ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>,
<w lemma="parakou%2Fsantas">παρακούσαντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yhfisame%2Fnous">ψηφισαμένους</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="katafqei%3Drai">καταφθεῖραι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkws">ἀδίκως</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftous">ἐπιφανεστάτους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politw%3Dn">πολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fugadeu%3Dsai">φυγαδεῦσαι</w>, <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kdo%2Ftous">ἐκδότους</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntas">λαβόντας</w> <w lemma="ai%29kisame%2Fnous">αἰκισαμένους</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ki%2Fan">αἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29poktei%3Dnai">ἀποκτεῖναι</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="proekalou%3Dnto">προεκαλοῦντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtoume%2Fnwn">ἀμφισβητουμένων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>.
<w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fonos">πλείονος</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnou">χρόνου</w> <w lemma="grafo%2Fntwn">γραφόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Fdou">καθόδου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmonos">Λακεδαίμονος</w> <w lemma="fuga%2Fdwn">φυγάδων</w>, <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxein">ἀπέχειν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peiqarxei%3Dn">πειθαρχεῖν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flhn">στήλην</w> <w lemma="teqei%3Dsqai">τεθεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pepoih%3Dsqai">πεποιῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fxontas">κατέχοντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fpote">μηδέποτε</w> <w lemma="kateleu%2Fsesqai">κατελεύσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fuga%2Fdas">φυγάδας</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fpontas">βλέποντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Fou">ἠξίου</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w>.
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<head>Eumenes and Pharnaces</head>When the Roman legates arrived and urged the putting<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note21">The Roman legates arrive and undertake to negotiate.</note>an end to the war, Eumenes and Ariarathes professed to be ready to obey; but begged the Romans to bring them, if possible, to an interview with Pharnaces, that they might see fully from what was said in their own presence how faithless and cruel a man Pharnaces was; and, if this proved to be impossible, to take a fair and impartial view of the controversy and<pb n="341" />decide it themselves. The legates replied that they would do everything that was in their power and was consistent with honour; but they required the kings to remove their army from the country: for it was inconsistent that, when they were there with proposals for a peace, operations of war should be going on and mutual acts of hostility be committed. Eumenes and his ally yielded to this representation, and immediately marched off in the direction of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Galatia&groupId=596&placeId=385">Galatia</a>. The Roman legates then visited Pharnaces, and first demanded that he should meet Eumenes and Ariarathes in a conference, as that would be the surest way of settling the affair; but when he expressed repugnance to that measure, and absolutely refused to do so, the Romans at once perceived that he plainly thought himself in the wrong, and distrusted his own cause; but, being anxious in any and every way to put an end to the war, they continued to press him until he consented to send plenipotentiaries to the coast, to conclude a peace on such terms as the legates might command.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note22">The negotiation fails.</note>When these plenipotentiaries, the Roman legates, and Eumenes and Ariarathes met, the latter showed themselves ready to consent to any proposal for the sake of concluding a peace. But the envoys of Pharnaces disputed every point, and did not hold even to what they had once accepted, but continually brought forward some fresh demand, and altered their mind again and again. The Roman legates, therefore, quickly came to the conclusion that they were wasting their labour, as Pharnaces could not be induced to consent to the pacification. The conference accordingly having come to nothing, and the Roman legates having left Pergamum, and the envoys of Pharnaces having gone home, the war went on, Eumenes and his allies proceeding in their preparations for it.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note23">The Rhodians engaged in putting down a rising of the Lycians. See<ref target="b22c5" targOrder="U">Bk. 22, ch. 5</ref>.</note>Meanwhile, however, the Rhodians earnestly requested Eumenes to help them; and he accordingly set out in great haste to carry on a war against the Lycians. . . .
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