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Book 28 - Chapter 19

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paralabei%3Dn">παραλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgupton">Αἴγυπτον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akomano%5Cn">Κομανὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akine%2Fan">Κινέαν</w> <w lemma="sunedreu%2Fsasin">συνεδρεύσασιν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="koinobou%2Flion">κοινοβούλιον</w> <w lemma="katagra%2Ffein">καταγράφειν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftwn">ἐπιφανεστάτων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="bouleuso%2Fmenon">βουλευσόμενον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>.
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<w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fw%7C">συνεδρίῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="parepidhmh%2Fsantas">παρεπιδημήσαντας</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="koinologhsome%2Fnous">κοινολογησομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w>.
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<w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="koinou%3D">κοινοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="presbei%3Dai">πρεσβεῖαι</w> <w lemma="dittai%2F">διτταί</w>, <w lemma="mi%2Fa">μία</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpwn">φιλανθρώπων</w> <w lemma="a%29nanew%2Fsews">ἀνανεώσεως</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29pre%2Fsbeuon">ἐπρέσβευον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alki%2Fqos">Ἀλκίθος</w> <w lemma="%2Acenofw%3Dntos">Ξενοφῶντος</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gieu%5Cs">Αἰγιεὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apasia%2Fdas">Πασιάδας</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fllh">ἄλλη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigonei%2Fwn">Ἀντιγονείων</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dnos">ἀγῶνος</w>.
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<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fwn">Ἀθηναίων</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fa">πρεσβεία</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="dwrea%3Ds">δωρεᾶς</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="%2Adhma%2Fratos">Δημάρατος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewri%2Fai">θεωρίαι</w> <w lemma="dittai%2F">διτταί</w>, <w lemma="mi%2Fa">μία</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Apanaqhnai%2Fwn">Παναθηναίων</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="proeisth%2Fkei">προειστήκει</w> <w lemma="%2Akalli%2Fas">Καλλίας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="pagkratiasth%2Fs">παγκρατιαστής</w>, <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllh">ἄλλη</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="musthri%2Fwn">μυστηρίων</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="%2Akleo%2Fstratos">Κλεόστρατος</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xrhmatismo%5Cn">χρηματισμὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amilh%2Ftou">Μιλήτου</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dsan">παρῆσαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29%2Fdhmos">Εὔδημος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ike%2Fsios">Ἱκέσιος</w>, <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aklazomenw%3Dn">Κλαζομενῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fdhs">Ἀπολλωνίδης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollw%2Fnios">Ἀπολλώνιος</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Atlhpo%2Flemon">Τληπόλεμον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="r%28h%2Ftora">ῥήτορα</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpleon">ἔπλεον</w> <w lemma="a%29na%5C">ἀνὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pa%2Fnthsin">ἀπάντησιν</w>. —
<head>Envoys Sent to Antiochus</head>When Antiochus was actually in occupation of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a>,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note52">Comanus and Cineas, Physcon's ministers, determine to send embassies to Antiochus, B. C. 169.</note>Comanus and Cineas, after consultation with king Ptolemy Physcon, determined upon summoning a conference of the most distinguished Egyptian nobles to consult about the danger which threatened them. The first resolution the conference came to was to send the Greek envoys who were then at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> as envoys to Antiochus to conclude a pacification. There were at that time in the country two embassies from the Achaean league, one which had been sent to renew the alliance between the league and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a>, and which was composed of Alcithus of Aegium, son of Xenephon, and Pasiodes, and another sent to give notice of the festival of the Antigoneia.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note53">The Antigoneia was a festival established in honour of Antigonus Doson, who had been a benefactor of the Achaeans. In<ref target="b30c23" targOrder="U">30, 23</ref>, it is mentioned as being celebrated in Sicyon. The benefactions of this Macedonian king to the Achaeans are mentioned by Pausanias (<bibl n="Paus. 8.8.12" default="NO" valid="yes">8, 8, 12</bibl>).</note>There was also an embassy<pb n="386" />from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Athens&groupId=379&placeId=715">Athens</a> led by Demaratus on the subject of some present, and two sacred embassies, one in connexion with the Panathenaea under the presidency of Callias the pancratiast, and the other on the subject of the mysteries, of which Cleostratus was the active member and spokesman. There were also there Eudemus and Hicesius from Miletus, and Apollonides and Apollonius from Clazomenae. The king also sent with them Tlepolemus and Ptolemy the rhetorician as envoys. These men accordingly sailed up the river to meet Antiochus. . . .