Polybius, Histories

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Book 28 - Chapter 5

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<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarnani%2Fan">Ἀκαρνανίαν</w> <w lemma="sunaxqei%2Fshs">συναχθείσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fas">ἐκκλησίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqu%2Frreion">Θύρρειον</w>, <w lemma="%2Aai%29sxri%2Fwn">Αἰσχρίων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aglau%3Dkos">Γλαῦκος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Axre%2Fmas">Χρέμας</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fion">Γάιον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmfrouron">ἔμφρουρον</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsai">ποιῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarnani%2Fan:">Ἀκαρνανίαν·</w>
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<w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofe%2Frontas">ἀποφέροντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Adioge%2Fnhs">Διογένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="sumbouli%2Fan">συμβουλίαν</w>. <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cn">φρουρὰν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sa%2Fgein">εἰσάγειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ou%29demi%2Fan">οὐδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin:">πόλιν·</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnois">γενομένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katapolemhqei%3Dsin">καταπολεμηθεῖσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn:">Ῥωμαίων·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pepoihko%2Ftas">πεποιηκότας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarna%3Dnas">Ἀκαρνᾶνας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fous">ἀξίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cn">φρουρὰν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sde%2Fxesqai">εἰσδέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Axre%2Fman">Χρέμαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aglau%3Dkon">Γλαῦκον</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29qe%2Flontas">ἐθέλοντας</w> <w lemma="kataskeua%2Fzesqai">κατασκευάζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="diaba%2Fllein">διαβάλλειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipoliteuome%2Fnous">ἀντιπολιτευομένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qe%2Flein">θέλειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pispa%3Dsqai">ἐπισπᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cn">φρουρὰν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sunepisxu%2Fousan">συνεπισχύουσαν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="pleoneci%2Fais">πλεονεξίαις</w>.
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<w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntwn">ῥηθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fion">Γάιον</w> <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlous">ὄχλους</w> <w lemma="dusarestoume%2Fnous">δυσαρεστουμένους</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="frourai%3Ds">φρουραῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="stoixei%3Dn">στοιχεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsei">προθέσει</w>, <w lemma="sugkataqe%2Fmenoi">συγκαταθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Adioge%2Fnous">Διογένους</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmh%7C">γνώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunepaine%2Fsantes">συνεπαινέσαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%3Dran">ἀπῆραν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alari%2Fshs">Λαρίσης</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqu%2Fpaton">ἀνθύπατον</w>. —
<head>Lycortas Advises Neutrality</head>In <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acarnania&groupId=270&placeId=527">Acarnania</a> the assembly was held at Thurium, at<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note15">Acarnania.</note>which Aeschrion, Glaucus, and Chremes, who were all partisans of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, begged Gaius and Gnaeus to place a garrison in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Acarnania&groupId=270&placeId=527">Acarnania</a>; for they had among them certain persons who were for putting the country in the hands of Perseus and the Macedonians. The advice of Diogenes was the opposite. "A garrison," he said, "ought not to be put into any of their cities, for that was what was done to those who had been at war with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and had been beaten; whereas the Acarnanians had done no wrong, and did not deserve in any respect to have a garrison thrust upon them. Chremes and Glaucus and their partisans were slandering their political opponents, and desired to bring in a garrison which would support their selfseeking<pb n="375" />policy, in order to establish their own tyrannical power." After these speeches, Gaius and his colleague, seeing that the populace disliked the idea of having garrisons, and wishing to follow the line of policy marked out by the Senate, expressed their adherence to the view of Diogenes; and departed to join the Proconsul at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larisa&groupId=669&placeId=1225">Larisa</a>, after paying some compliments to the Acarnanians. . . .