<w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="sunaxqei%2Fshs">συναχθείσης</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fas">ἐκκλησίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqe%2Frmon">Θέρμον</w>, <w lemma="parelqo%2Fntes">παρελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="paraklhtikou%5Cs">παρακλητικοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpous">φιλανθρώπους</w> <w lemma="dieti%2Fqento">διετίθεντο</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxon">συνέχον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fas">ἐκκλησίας</w>, <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="doqh%3Dnai">δοθῆναι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kataba%2Fntwn">καταβάντων</w>, <w lemma="%2Apro%2Fandros">Πρόανδρος</w> <w lemma="e%29panasta%5Cs">ἐπαναστὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29bou%2Fleto%2F">ἐβούλετό</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="eu%29xrhsti%2Fas">εὐχρηστίας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnas">γεγενημένας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="profe%2Fresqai">προφέρεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kathgorei%3Dn">κατηγορεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diaballo%2Fntwn">διαβαλλόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn:">αὐτόν·</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fios">Γάιος</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29panasta%2Fs">ἐπαναστάς</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftrion">ἀλλότριον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="e%29ph%2F%7Cnese">ἐπῄνεσε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29nqwmologh%2Fsato">ἀνθωμολογήσατο</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="proelqw%5Cn">προελθὼν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fskos">Λυκίσκος</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29no%2Fmatos">ὀνόματος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="kathgori%2Fan">κατηγορίαν</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fnoian">ὑπόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="korufai%2Fwn">κορυφαίων</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="bebouleu%3Dsqai">βεβουλεῦσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="a%29pagago%2Fntas">ἀπαγαγόντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29po%2Flemon">Εὐπόλεμον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkandron">Νίκανδρον</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunagwnista%5Cs">συναγωνιστὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="parasta%2Ftas">παραστάτας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnois">ἐκείνοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pistrofh%3Ds">ἐπιστροφῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="prow%3Dntai">προῶνται</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fkna">τέκνα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%28mhrei%2Fan">ὁμηρείαν</w>.
<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxeda%2Fmou">Ἀρχεδάμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apantale%2Fontos">Πανταλέοντος</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29mfa%2Fseis">ἐμφάσεις</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraxwrh%2Fsantos">παραχωρήσαντος</w>, <w lemma="%2Apantale%2Fwn">Πανταλέων</w> <w lemma="a%29nasta%5Cs">ἀναστὰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fskon">Λυκίσκον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fwn">βραχέων</w> <w lemma="e%29loido%2Frhse">ἐλοιδόρησε</w>, <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29naisxu%2Fntws">ἀναισχύντως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29neleuqe%2Frws">ἀνελευθέρως</w> <w lemma="kolakeu%2Fein">κολακεύειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fxontas">ὑπερέχοντας</w>,
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqo%2Fanta">Θόαντα</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fbh">μετέβη</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnwn">ὑπολαμβάνων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29ciopi%2Fstws">ἀξιοπίστως</w> <w lemma="e%29nie%2Fnta">ἐνιέντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="diabola%5Cs">διαβολὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="mhdemi%2Fan">μηδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="diafora%2Fn">διαφοράν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pomnh%2Fsas">ὑπομνήσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29neidi%2Fsas">ὀνειδίσας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29xaristi%2Fan">ἀχαριστίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="doqei%5Cs">δοθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkdotos">ἔκδοτος</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>, <w lemma="presbeu%2Fsantos">πρεσβεύσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Anika%2Fndrou">Νικάνδρου</w>, <w lemma="tu%2Fxoi">τύχοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w> <w lemma="a%29nelpi%2Fstws">ἀνελπίστως</w>,
<w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29cekale%2Fsato">ἐξεκαλέσατο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlous">ὄχλους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="qorubei%3Dn">θορυβεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqo%2Fanq%27">Θόανθ᾽</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="boulhqei%2Fh">βουληθείη</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fllein">βάλλειν</w> <w lemma="o%28moqumado%2Fn">ὁμοθυμαδόν</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="katamemya%2Fmenos">καταμεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fios">Γάιος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fllein">βάλλειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqo%2Fanq%27">Θόανθ᾽</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sumpresbeutou%3D">συμπρεσβευτοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunaph%3Dren">συναπῆρεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarnani%2Fan">Ἀκαρνανίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ksiwphqei%5Cs">ἐκσιωπηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frwn:">ὁμήρων·</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="u%28poyi%2Fais">ὑποψίαις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taraxai%3Ds">ταραχαῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28losxere%2Fsin">ὁλοσχερέσιν</w>.
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<head>Discussion of the Aetolian Congress</head>The Aetolian congress being summoned to meet them<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note9">The legates in Aetolia.</note>at Thermum, they came before the assembled people, and again delivered a speech in which expressions of benevolence were mixed with exhortations.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note10">Various Aetolians accuse each other.</note>But the real cause of summoning the congress was to announce that the Aetolians must give hostages. On their leaving the speakers' platform, Proandrus stood forward and desired leave to mention certain services performed by himself to the Romans, and to denounce those who accused him.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note11">Proandrus.</note>Gaius thereupon rose; and, though he well knew that Proandrus was opposed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, he paid him some compliments, and acknowledged the truth of everything he had said.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note12">Lyciscus.</note>After this, Lyciscus stood forward, and, without accusing any one person by name,<pb n="374" />yet cast suspicion on a great many. For he said that "The Romans had been quite right to arrest the ringleaders and take them to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>" (whereby he meant Eupolemus, Nicander, and the rest): "but members of their party still remained in Aetolia, all of whom ought to meet with the same correction, unless they gave up their children as hostages to the Romans."<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note13">Pantaleon.</note>In these words he meant to point especially to Archedamus and Pantaleon; and, accordingly, when he retired, Pantaleon stood up, and, after a brief denunciation of Lyciscus for his shameless and despicable flattery of the stronger side, turned to Thoas, conceiving him to be the man whose accusations of himself obtained the greater credit from the fact that he had never been supposed to be at enmity with him. He reminded Thoas first of the events in the time of Antiochus; and then reproached him for ingratitude to himself, because, when he had been surrendered to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, he obtained an unexpected release at the intercession of Nicander and himself. He ended by calling upon the Aetolians, not only to hoot Thoas down if he tried to speak, but to join with one accord in stoning him.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note14">Thoas stoned.</note>This was done; and Gaius, after administering a brief reproof to the Aetolians for stoning Thoas, departed with his colleague to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acarnania&groupId=270&placeId=527">Acarnania</a>, without any more being said about hostages. Aetolia, however, was filled with mutual suspicions and violent factions.
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