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Book 25 - Chapter 5

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<head lang="la">II Res Rhodiorum</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%2Fntwn">διασαφούντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dedogme%2Fna">δεδογμένα</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w>, <w lemma="qo%2Frubos">θόρυβος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdw%7C">Ῥόδῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollh%5C">πολλὴ</w> <w lemma="taraxh%5C">ταραχὴ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="politeuome%2Fnous">πολιτευομένους</w>, <w lemma="a%29ganaktou%2Fntwn">ἀγανακτούντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskein">φάσκειν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="dwrea%3D%7C">δωρεᾷ</w> <w lemma="dedo%2Fsqai">δεδόσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fous">Λυκίους</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntes">δοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="teqei%3Dsqai">τεθεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fous">Λυκίους</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28w%2Frwn">ἑώρων</w> <w lemma="fuome%2Fnhn">φυομένην</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn:">πραγμάτων·</w>
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<w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Alu%2Fkioi">Λύκιοι</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%2Fntwn">διασαφούντων</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29stasi%2Fazon">ἐστασίαζον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pome%2Fnein">ὑπομένειν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29tonomi%2Fas">αὐτονομίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdioi">Ῥόδιοι</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsantes">διακούσαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29chpath%3Dsqai">ἐξηπατῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fwn">Λυκίων</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthsan">κατέστησαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Ffrona">Λυκόφρονα</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</w>, <w lemma="dida%2Fcontas">διδάξοντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fpw">οὔπω</w> <w lemma="dokou%2Fntwn">δοκούντων</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29panasth%2Fsesqai">ἐπαναστήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fwn">Λυκίων</w>.
<head>Lycians Revolt Again</head>When the envoys from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> reached <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note12">Excitement at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>; and a fresh determination of the Lycians to assert independence.</note>announced the decrees of the Senate, there was a great excitement in the island, and much confused discussion among the leading politicians. They were much annoyed at the allegation that the Lycians had not been given them as a gift but as allies; for having just satisfied themselves that the Lycian war was successfully concluded, they saw the commencement of fresh trouble for themselves growing up. For no sooner had the Romans arrived and made this announcement to the Rhodians, than the Lycians began a fresh revolt, and showed a determination of fighting to the last extremity for autonomy and freedom. However, after hearing the Roman envoys, the Rhodians made up their minds that the Romans had been deceived by the Lycians, and forthwith appointed Lycophron to lead an embassy to offer an explanation to the Senate. And the state of affairs was such that there was momentary expectation of a fresh rising of the Lycians. . . .<pb n="352" />

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Overview
25.5.1 - 25.5.5
<p rend="Plain Text">Roman embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>: Rhodian reaction (177)</p> <p rend="Plain Text">This excerpt from de legat. gent. follows directly after ch. 4, and describes the arrival of the envoys promised in 4. 5; it forms part of res Asiae of Ol. 150, 3 = 178/7 (see p. 21), and probably falls in spring 177 (cf. 4. 1–10 n.).</p>
Specifics
25.5.1 - 25.5.1
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τὰ δεδογμένα τῇ συγκλήτῳ</w>:</emph> cf. 4. 5. </p>
25.5.2 - 25.5.2
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ἄρτι . . . καλῶς τεθεῖσθαι τὰ κατὰ Λυκίους</w>:</emph> cf. 4. 2, <w lang="el-GR">ἤδη καταπεπολεμημένων τῶν Λυκίων</w>. </p>
25.5.3 - 25.5.3
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">πάλιν ἐστασίαζον</w>:</emph> thus, after one war lasting from 187 to 178, a fresh war now broke out (cf. xxx. 31. 4, <w lang="el-GR">τριττοὺς πολέμους ἀναγκασθέντες πολεμεῖν</w>: one was against the Carians). </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ὑπὲρ τῆς αὐτονομίας καὶ τῆς ἐλευθερίας</w>:</emph> in Greek eyes <w lang="el-GR">φιλία καὶ συμμαχία</w> (4. 5) was a relationship capable of being easily terminated. </p>
25.5.4 - 25.5.4
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ἐξηπατῆσθαι . . . ὑπὸ τῶν Λυκίων</w>:</emph> since the Rhodians assumed that their interpretation of the original award was correct. </p>

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