<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqion">Γένθιον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsteile">ἀπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Apleura%3Dto%2Fn">Πλευρᾶτόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illurio%2Fn">Ἰλλυριόν</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="fuga%2Fda">φυγάδα</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aberoiai%3Don">Βεροιαῖον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adai%3Don">Ἀδαῖον</w>, <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%5Cs">ἐντολὰς</w> <w lemma="diasafei%3Dn">διασαφεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fna">πεπραγμένα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Adardani%2Fous">Δαρδανίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirw%2Ftas">Ἠπειρώτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriou%5Cs">Ἰλλυριοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fn">παρόν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dn">παρακαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenoi">ποιησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aska%2Frdon">Σκάρδον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29erh%2Fmou">Ἐρήμου</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnhs">καλουμένης</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fdos">Ἰλλυρίδος</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="a%29nw%2Fteron">ἀνώτερον</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fstaton">ἀνάστατον</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="duse%2Frgous">δυσέργους</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsai">ποιῆσαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Adardaneu%3Dsi">Δαρδανεῦσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>
<w lemma="ei%29sbola%2Fs:">εἰσβολάς·</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adai%3Don">Ἀδαῖον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pollh%3Ds">πολλῆς</w> <w lemma="kakopaqei%2Fas">κακοπαθείας</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqon">ἦλθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asko%2Fdran">Σκόδραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="puqo%2Fmenoi">πυθόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqion">Γένθιον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fssw%7C">Λίσσῳ</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fbein">διατρίβειν</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmyanto">διεπέμψαντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="metapemyame%2Fnou">μεταπεμψαμένου</w>, <w lemma="summi%2Fcantes">συμμίξαντες</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fgonto">διελέγοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqios">Γένθιος</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftrios">ἀλλότριος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29skh%2Fpteto">ἐσκήπτετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="sugkatati%2Fqesqai">συγκατατίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29cioume%2Fnois">ἀξιουμένοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29xorhghsi%2Fan">ἀχορηγησίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29nade%2Fcasqai">ἀναδέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adai%3Don">Ἀδαῖον</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fseis">ἀποκρίσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dgon">ἐπανῆγον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Astu%2Fberran">Στύβερραν</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29lafuropw%2Flhsen">ἐλαφυροπώλησεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fpause">ἀνέπαυσε</w>, <w lemma="prosdexo%2Fmenos">προσδεχόμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apleura%3Dton">Πλευρᾶτον</w>.
<w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsas">ἀκούσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fou">Γενθίου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpempe">ἔπεμπε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adai%3Don">Ἀδαῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aglauki%2Fan">Γλαυκίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="swmatofula%2Fkwn">σωματοφυλάκων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illurio%5Cn">Ἰλλυριὸν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flekton">διάλεκτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29de%2Fnai">εἰδέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w>,
<w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%5Cs">ἐντολὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%2Fs">αὐτάς</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fsper">ὥσπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kuri%2Fws">κυρίως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fou">Γενθίου</w> <w lemma="diasesafhko%2Ftos">διασεσαφηκότος</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnos">τίνος</w> <w lemma="prosdei%3Dtai">προσδεῖται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnos">τίνος</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnatai">δύναται</w> <w lemma="sugkatabai%2Fnein">συγκαταβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fmena">παρακαλούμενα</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29formhsa%2Fntwn">ἀφορμησάντων</w>, <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fuskana">Ὕσκανα</w>. —
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<head>Perseus Sends Pleuratus to Genthius</head>Perseus sent Pleuratus the Illyrian, an exile living at his court, and Adaeus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Beroea&groupId=400&placeId=744">Beroea</a> on a mission to king Genthius, with instructions to inform him of what he had achieved in his war with the Romans, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Dardani&groupId=528&placeId=996">Dardani</a>, Epirotes, and Illyrians up to the present time; and to urge him to make a friendship and alliance with him in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>. These envoys journeyed beyond Mount Scardus, through <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> Deserta, as it is called,—a region a short time back depopulated by the Macedonians, in order to make an invasion of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> difficult for the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Dardani&groupId=528&placeId=996">Dardani</a>. Their journey through this region was accompanied by much suffering; but they reached Scodra, and being there informed that Genthius was at Lissus, they sent a message to him. He promptly responded: and having been admitted to an interview with him, they discussed the business to which their instructions referred.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note24">Genthius temporises.</note>Genthius had no wish to forfeit the friendship of Perseus;<pb n="378" />but he alleged want of means as an excuse for not complying with the request at once, and his inability to undertake a war with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> without money. With this answer, Adaeus and his colleagues returned home. Meanwhile Perseus arrived at Stubera, and sold the booty and gave his army a rest while waiting for the return of Pleuratus and Adaeus.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note25">A second mission to Genthius.</note>On their arrival with the answer from Genthius, he immediately sent another mission, consisting again of Adaeus, Glaucias, one of his body-guards, and the Illyrian (Pleuratus) also, because he knew the Illyrian language, with the same instructions as before: on the ground that Genthius had not stated distinctly what he wanted, and what would enable him to consent to the proposals.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note26">Perseus goes back to Hyscana in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a>.</note>When these envoys had started the king himself removed with his army to Hyscana.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note27">Hyscana, or Uscana, a town of the Illyrian tribe Penestae.</note>. . .
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