Polybius, Histories

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Book 29 - Chapter 11

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aparmeni%2Fwna">Παρμενίωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Frkon">Μόρκον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fou">Γενθίου</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amhtrodw%2Frou">Μητροδώρου</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunaxqei%2Fshs">συναχθείσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="boulh%3Ds">βουλῆς</w>,
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<w lemma="panta%2Fpasin">παντάπασιν</w> <w lemma="qorubw%2Fdhs">θορυβώδης</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fa">ἐκκλησία</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adei%2Fnwna">Δείνωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolua%2Fraton">Πολυάρατον</w> <w lemma="fanerw%3Ds">φανερῶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="tolmw%2Fntwn">τολμώντων</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeai%2Fdhton">Θεαίδητον</w> <w lemma="katapeplhgme%2Fnwn">καταπεπληγμένων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnonta:">συμβαίνοντα·</w>
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbwn">λέμβων</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fa">παρουσία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29polwlo%2Ftwn">ἀπολωλότων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fou">Γενθίου</w> <w lemma="meta%2Fqesis">μετάθεσις</w> <w lemma="sune%2Ftriben">συνέτριβεν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs">αὐτούς</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fras">πέρας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fas">ἐκκλησίας</w> <w lemma="a%29ko%2Flouqon">ἀκόλουθον</w> <w lemma="e%29genh%2Fqh">ἐγενήθη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois:">προειρημένοις·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="a%29pokriqh%3Dnai">ἀποκριθῆναι</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frois">ἀμφοτέροις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="basileu%3Dsi">βασιλεῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafei%3Dn">διασαφεῖν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="de%2Fdoktai">δέδοκται</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dn">παρακαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%2Fnous">κἀκείνους</w> <w lemma="eu%29dialu%2Ftous">εὐδιαλύτους</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29de%2Fcanto">ἐδέξαντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28sti%2Fan">ἑστίαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fou">Γενθίου</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pollh%3Ds">πολλῆς</w> <w lemma="filanqrwpi%2Fas">φιλανθρωπίας</w>. —
<head>Turbulent Assembly at Rhodes</head>When the embassy led by Parmenio and Morcus<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note17">The manner in which this vote of the Rhodians was carried, B. C. 168.</note>from Genthius, accompanied by those led by Metrodorus, arrived in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, the assembly summoned to meet them proved very turbulent, the party of Deinon venturing openly to plead the cause of Perseus, whilst that of Theaetetus was quite overpowered and dismayed. For the presence of the Illyrian galleys, the number of the Roman cavalry that had been killed, and the fact of Genthius having changed sides, quite crushed them. Thus it was that the result of the meeting of the assembly was as I have described it. For the Rhodians voted to return a favourable answer to both kings, to state that they had resolved to put an end to the war, and to<pb n="396" />exhort the kings themselves to make no difficulty about the terms. They also received the ambassadors of Genthius at the common altar-hearth or Prytaneum of the city with every mark of friendship. . . .