<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ni%2Fkhn">νίκην</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>, <w lemma="sunedri%2Fou">συνεδρίου</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apersei%3D">Περσεῖ</w> <w lemma="sunaxqe%2Fntos">συναχθέντος</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fdeica%2Fn">ὑπέδειξάν</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan">πρεσβείαν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyai">πέμψαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>,
<w lemma="e%29pidexo%2Fmenon">ἐπιδεχόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="fo%2Frous">φόρους</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsei">δώσει</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsous">ὅσους</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fsxeto">ὑπέσχετο</w> [<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w>] <w lemma="path%5Cr">πατὴρ</w> <w lemma="katapolemhqei%2Fs">καταπολεμηθείς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrh%2Fsei">ἐκχωρήσει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29a%2Fn">ἐάν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fcwntai">δέξωνται</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>, <w lemma="kalh%5Cn">καλὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsesqai">ἔσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cagwgh%5Cn">ἐξαγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>, <w lemma="peproterhko%2Fti">πεπροτερηκότι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrwn">ὑπαίθρων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="eu%29labeste%2Frous">εὐλαβεστέρους</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frcein">ὑπάρξειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29lhfo%2Ftas">εἰληφότας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrei%2Fas">ἀνδρείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fdikon">ἄδικον</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="baru%5C">βαρὺ</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Fttein">προστάττειν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29a%2Fn">ἐάν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fcwntai">δέξωνται</w> <w lemma="qumomaxou%3Dntes">θυμομαχοῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsin">γεγονόσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnois">ἐκείνοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fws">δικαίως</w> <w lemma="nemesh%2Fsein">νεμεσήσειν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="daimo%2Fnion">δαιμόνιον</w>, <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="metrio%2Fthta">μετριότητα</w> <w lemma="sunagwnista%5Cs">συναγωνιστὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frcein">ὑπάρξειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="qeou%5Cs">θεοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fosi">πλείοσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w>. <w lemma="sugkataqeme%2Fnou">συγκαταθεμένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fmponto">ἐπέμποντο</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%5C">πρεσβευταὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fntauxos">Πάνταυχος</w> <w lemma="%2Abala%2Fkrou">Βαλάκρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ami%2Fdwn">Μίδων</w> <w lemma="%2Aberoieu%2Fs">Βεροιεύς</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aliki%2Fnnion">Λικίννιον</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrion">συνέδριον</w>. <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbewn">πρέσβεων</w> <w lemma="diasafhsa%2Fntwn">διασαφησάντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>, <w lemma="metasthsa%2Fmenoi">μεταστησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fntauxon">Πάνταυχον</w> <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Fonto">ἐβουλεύοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prospeptwko%2Ftwn">προσπεπτωκότων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fdocen">ἔδοξεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28moqumado%5Cn">ὁμοθυμαδὸν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="baruta%2Fthn">βαρυτάτην</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fkrisin">ἀπόκρισιν</w>.
<w lemma="i%29%2Fdion">ἴδιον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnth%7C">πάντῃ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqos">ἔθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftrio%2Fn">πάτριόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lattw%2Fseis">ἐλαττώσεις</w> <w lemma="au%29qadesta%2Ftous">αὐθαδεστάτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="baruta%2Ftous">βαρυτάτους</w> <w lemma="fai%2Fnesqai">φαίνεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pituxi%2Fas">ἐπιτυχίας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="metriwta%2Ftous">μετριωτάτους</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kalo%5Cn">καλὸν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="o%28mologh%2Fseien:">ὁμολογήσειεν·</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fois">ἐνίοις</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w>, <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29paporh%2Fseien">ἐπαπορήσειεν</w>.
<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwkan">ἔδωκαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fkrisin:">ἀπόκρισιν·</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuon">ἐκέλευον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29pitre%2Fpein">ἐπιτρέπειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="dokh%3D%7C">δοκῇ</w>, <w lemma="bouleu%2Fesqai">βουλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</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="%2Apa%2Fntauxon">Πάνταυχον</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsantes">ἀκούσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqon">ἐπανῆλθον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diesa%2Ffoun">διεσάφουν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apersei%3D">Περσεῖ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="e%29kplhtto%2Fmenoi">ἐκπληττόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28perhfani%2Fan">ὑπερηφανίαν</w> <w lemma="parwcu%2Fnonto">παρωξύνοντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunebou%2Fleuon">συνεβούλευον</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apersei%3D">Περσεῖ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="diapresbeu%2Fesqai">διαπρεσβεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="mhke%2Fti">μηκέτι</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="diape%2Fmpesqai">διαπέμπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%2Fs">μηδενός</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dtos">τοιοῦτος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="prostiqei%5Cs">προστιθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="au%29%2Fcwn">αὔξων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmpeto">διεπέμπετο</w> <w lemma="pleona%2Fkis">πλεονάκις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aliki%2Fnnion">Λικίννιον</w>. <w lemma="proko%2Fptwn">προκόπτων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>,
<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="e%29pitimw%2Fntwn">ἐπιτιμώντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fasko%2Fntwn">φασκόντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="nikw%3Dn">νικῶν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3D">ποιεῖ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="leipome%2Fnou">λειπομένου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ptaiko%2Ftos">ἐπταικότος</w>,
<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fsqh">ἠναγκάσθη</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="diapresbei%2Fas">διαπρεσβείας</w> <w lemma="a%29pognou%5Cs">ἀπογνοὺς</w> <w lemma="metastratopedeu%3Dsai">μεταστρατοπεδεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Asuku%2Frion">Συκύριον</w>. <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>. —
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<head>Perseus Summons a Council</head>After the Macedonian victory Perseus summoned<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note24">After beating the Roman cavalry on the Peneus, and obliging Licinius to retire south of the river, Perseus endeavours to make terms.</note>his Council, when some of his friends expressed an opinion that he ought to send an embassy to the Roman general, to signify his readiness even now to pay the Romans the same amount of tribute as his father had formerly undertaken to pay when beaten in war, and to evacuate the same places. "For if," they argued, "the Romans accept the terms the war will be ended in a manner honourable to the king after his victory in the field; and the Romans, after this taste of Macedonian valour, will be much more careful in the future not to impose an unjust or harsh burden upon the Macedonians. And if, on the other hand, in spite of the past, they prove obstinate and refuse to accept them, the anger of heaven will with justice fall on them; while the king by his moderation will gain the support of Gods and men alike." The majority of his friends held this view, and Perseus expressing his assent to it, Pantauchus, son of Balacrus, and Midon of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Beroea&groupId=400&placeId=744">Beroea</a>, were forthwith sent as ambassadors to Licinius.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note25">The Romans are inexorable.</note>On their arrival, Licinius summoned his Council, and the ambassadors having stated their proposals in accordance with their instructions, Pantauchus and his colleague were requested to withdraw, and they deliberated on the proposition thus made to them. They decided unanimously to return as stern an answer as possible. For this is a peculiarity<pb n="364" />of the Romans, which they have inherited from their ancestors, and are continually displaying,—to show themselves most peremptory and imperious in the presence of defeat, and most moderate when successful: a very noble peculiarity, as every one will acknowledge; but whether it be feasible under certain circumstances may be doubted. However that may be, on the present occasion they made answer that Perseus must submit without reserve himself, and give the Senate full power to take whatever measures it might think good concerning <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> and all in it. On this being communicated to Pantauchus and Midon, they returned and informed Perseus and his friends; some of whom were roused to anger at this astonishing display of haughtiness, and advised Perseus to send no more embassies or messages about anything whatever. Perseus, however, was not the man to take such a line. He sent again and again to Licinius, with continually enhanced offers, and promising a larger and larger sum of money. But as nothing that he could do had any effect, and as his friends found fault with him, and told him that, though he had won a victory, he was acting like one who had been defeated and lost all, he was at length compelled to renounce the sending of embassies, and remove his camp back to Sicyrium.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note26">Perseus returns to Sicyrium.</note>Such was the position of the campaign. . . .
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