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Book 28 - Chapter 6

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w> <w lemma="e%29pista%2Fsews">ἐπιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>.
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<w lemma="paralabo%2Fntes">παραλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fan">πολιτείαν</w> <w lemma="o%28mognwmonou%3Dntas:">ὁμογνωμονοῦντας·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arkesi%2Flaos">Ἀρκεσίλαος</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fstwn">Ἀρίστων</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%3Dtai">Μεγαλοπολῖται</w>, <w lemma="%2Astrati%2Fos">Στρατίος</w> <w lemma="%2Atritaieu%2Fs">Τριταιεύς</w>, <w lemma="%2Ace%2Fnwn">Ξένων</w> <w lemma="%2Apatreu%2Fs">Πατρεύς</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fdas">Ἀπολλωνίδας</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%2Fnios:">Σικυώνιος·</w> <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Fonto">ἐβουλεύοντο</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="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Frtas">Λυκόρτας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinen">ἔμεινεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>, <w lemma="kri%2Fnwn">κρίνων</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="%2Apersei%3D">Περσεῖ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="sunergei%3Dn">συνεργεῖν</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fn">μηδέν</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fttein">ἀντιπράττειν</w> <w lemma="mhdete%2Frois">μηδετέροις</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="sunergei%3Dn">συνεργεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29lusitele%5Cs">ἀλυσιτελὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29no%2Fmize">ἐνόμιζε</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsin">Ἕλλησιν</w>, <w lemma="proorw%2Fmenos">προορώμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnhs">ἐσομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fas">ἐξουσίας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="krath%2Fsantas">κρατήσαντας</w>,
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fttein">ἀντιπράττειν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfale%5Cs">ἐπισφαλὲς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftois">ἐπιφανεστάτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntwfqalmhke%2Fnai">ἀντωφθαλμηκέναι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="koinw%3Dn">κοινῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nw%2Fteron">ἀνώτερον</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fdas">Ἀπολλωνίδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Astrati%2Fos">Στρατίος</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fttein">ἀντιπράττειν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fthdes">ἐπίτηδες</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="w%29%2F%7Conto">ᾤοντο</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn:">δεῖν·</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28perkubistw%3Dntas">ὑπερκυβιστῶντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="koinw%3Dn">κοινῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="a%29potiqeme%2Fnous">ἀποτιθεμένους</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttontas">πράττοντας</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Fron">συμφέρον</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fein">κωλύειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="a%29ntofqalmei%3Dn">ἀντοφθαλμεῖν</w> <w lemma="eu%29genw%3Ds">εὐγενῶς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Farxwn">Ἄρχων</w> <w lemma="a%29kolouqei%3Dn">ἀκολουθεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqroi%3Ds">ἐχθροῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%5Cn">ἀφορμὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="diabolh%5Cn">διαβολὴν</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fsqai">προέσθαι</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lqei%3Dn">ἐλθεῖν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkandron">Νίκανδρον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w>, <w lemma="pri%5Cn">πρὶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fas">ἐξουσίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstais">μεγίσταις</w> <w lemma="ei%29si%5C">εἰσὶ</w> <w lemma="suntalaipwri%2Fais">συνταλαιπωρίαις</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fsxon">μετέσχον</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29arkesi%2Flaos">Ἀρκεσίλαος</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fstwn">Ἀρίστων</w>, <w lemma="%2Ace%2Fnwn">Ξένων</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Farxwna">Ἄρχωνα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="strathgi%2Fan">στρατηγίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdocen">ἔδοξεν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="proporeu%2Fesqai">προπορεύεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbion">Πολύβιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28pparxi%2Fan">ἱππαρχίαν</w>.
<head>Council of the Achaeans</head>The Greeks made up their minds that this embassy<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note16">Meeting of Achaean statesmen to consider their policy, B. C. 169</note>required much consideration on their part. They therefore called to council such men as were of one mind in other political questions,— Arcesilaus and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ariston&groupId=365&placeId=695">Ariston</a> of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>, Stratius of Tritaea, Xenon of Patrae and Apollonides of Sicyon.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note17">Lycortas is for complete neutrality.</note>But Lycortas stood firm to his original view: which was that they should send no help to either Perseus or <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> in any way, nor, on the other hand, take part against either. For he held that co-operation with either would be disadvantageous to the Greeks at large, because he foresaw the overwhelming power which the successful nation would possess; while active hostility, he thought, would be dangerous, because they had already in former times been in opposition to many of the most illustrious Romans in their state policy.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note18">Apollonides and Stratius for suppressing rash declarations for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and yet not openly opposing her.</note>Apollonides and Stratius did not recommend open and avowed hostility to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, but thought that "Those who were for plunging headlong into the contest, and wished to use the action of the nation to secure their own personal favour at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, ought to be put down and boldly resisted."<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note19">The Strategus Archon is for bending to the storm, and acting frankly for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>.</note>Archon said that "They must yield to circumstances, and not give their personal enemies a handle for accusations; nor allow themselves to fall into the same misfortune as Nicander, who, before he had learnt what the power of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> really was, had met with the gravest calamities." With this last view, Polyaenus, Arcesilaus, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ariston&groupId=365&placeId=695">Ariston</a>, and Xenon agreed. It was thereupon decided that Archon should go without delay to his duties as Strategus, and Polybius to those of Hipparch.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note20">Polybius Hipparch.</note><pb n="376" />