<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fllogon">σύλλογον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkaia">δίκαια</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ftatten">κατέταττεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%5Cn">ἐπιστολὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frwn">ἑκατέρων</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntas">ῥηθέντας</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnwn">ὑπολαμβάνων</w> <w lemma="u%28perde%2Fcios">ὑπερδέξιος</w> <w lemma="fanh%2Fsesqai">φανήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fois">δικαίοις</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fpeiran">ἀπόπειραν</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstwn">ἑκάστων</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="grammatofo%2Frwn">γραμματοφόρων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpempe">ἔπεμπε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pistola%2Fs">ἐπιστολάς</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="sunape%2Fsteilen">συναπέστειλεν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anth%2Fnora">Ἀντήνορα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragenhqe%2Fntes">παραγενηθέντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gegramme%2Fna">γεγραμμένα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxousin">ἄρχουσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdwkan:">ἀπέδωκαν·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pelqo%2Fntes">ἐπελθόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="boulh%5Cn">βουλὴν</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29poqewrou%3Dntas">ἀποθεωροῦντας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon:">γινόμενον·</w>
<w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeirw%3Dsi">ἐγχειρῶσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Fllein">ἐπιβάλλειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apersei%3D">Περσεῖ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w>, <w lemma="peira%3Dsqai">πειρᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein">συμφέρειν</w>, <w lemma="pre%2Fpein">πρέπειν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fsw%7C">ὅσῳ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="o%29re%2Fgontai">ὀρέγονται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29shgori%2Fas">ἰσηγορίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parrhsi%2Fas">παρρησίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diatelou%3Dsi">διατελοῦσι</w> <w lemma="prostatou%3Dntes">προστατοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fmwn">Ἑλλήμων</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w>, <w lemma="tosou%2Ftw%7C">τοσούτῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="proora%3Dsqai">προορᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttesqai">φυλάττεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="dialexqe%2Fntwn">διαλεχθέντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbewn">πρέσβεων</w>, <w lemma="h%29%2Freske">ἤρεσκε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasi">ἅπασι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmena:">λεγόμενα·</w>
<w lemma="prokatexo%2Fmenoi">προκατεχόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fa%7C">εὐνοίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nikw%3Dntos">νικῶντος</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="belti%2Fonos">βελτίονος</w>, <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pede%2Fcanto">ἀπεδέξαντο</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</w>, <w lemma="h%29ci%2Foun">ἠξίουν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fsews">ἀποκρίσεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dn">παρακαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="fanh%2Fsontai">φανήσονται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fttontes">ἀντιπράττοντες</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flhsin">βούλησιν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anth%2Fnora">Ἀντήνορα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fkrisin">ἀπόκρισιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabon">ἔλαβον</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>*, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="filanqrwpi%2Fan">φιλανθρωπίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenoi">ἀποδεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpleusan">ἀπέπλευσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>. —
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<head>Perseus Sends a Statement to the Greeks</head>After the conferences had been held between the Roman<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note13">Perseus sends a circular despatch to the Greek States.</note>envoys and the Greeks, Perseus drew up a despatch containing a statement of his case, and the arguments employed on either side; partly from an idea that he would thus be shown to have the superiority of right on his side, and partly because he wished to test the feelings of the several states. Copies of this despatch he sent to the other states by his ordinary letter-carriers; but to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> he sent also Antenor and Philip as ambassadors, who, on their arrival in the island, handed over the document to the magistrates, and a few days afterwards entered the Council chamber and urged the Rhodians "To remain neutral for the present and watch what happened; and, if the Romans attacked Perseus in violation of the treaty, to endeavour to mediate. For this was the interest of all, and pre-eminently of the Rhodians, who more than most peoples desired equality and freedom of speech, and were ever the protectors, not only of their own liberty, but of that of the rest of Greece also; and therefore ought to be proportionally careful to provide and<pb n="360" />guard against a policy of an opposite tendency." These and similar arguments of the envoys found favour with the Rhodian people. But, as they were already pledged to an attitude of friendship to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, the influence of the upper classes so far prevailed that, though a friendly reception was given to the Macedonian envoys, they demanded in their formal answer that Perseus should not ask them to take any measure which would involve the appearance of hostility to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>. Antenor and his colleagues would not accept this reply, but with thanks for the kindness of their general reception, sailed back to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>. . . .
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