Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28tthqei%5Cs">ἡττηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="a%29nedi%2Fdrasken">ἀνεδίδρασκεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftas">παραγεγονότας</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="proskale%2Fsasqai">προσκαλέσασθαι</w>,

<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhs">τύχης</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fsper">ὥσπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fthdes">ἐπίτηδες</w> <w lemma="a%29nabibazou%2Fshs">ἀναβιβαζούσης</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="skhnh%5Cn">σκηνὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="xrh%5C">χρὴ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pipolasa%2Fntwn">ἐπιπολασάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w>.

<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28age%2Fpolin">Ἁγέπολιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sporeuqe%2Fntes">εἰσπορευθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29lqei%3Dn">ἐλθεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsontes">διαλύσοντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon:">πόλεμον·</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmon">δῆμον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w>, <w lemma="e%28lkome%2Fnou">ἑλκομένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>, <w lemma="qewrou%3Dnta">θεωροῦντα</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsin">Ἕλλησιν</w> <w lemma="a%29lusitelh%5Cs">ἀλυσιτελὴς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dapanhma%2Ftwn">δαπανημάτων</w>, <w lemma="e%29lqei%3Dn">ἐλθεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn:">γνώμην·</w>

<w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lelume%2Fnou">λελυμένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flhsin">βούλησιν</w> <w lemma="sugxai%2Frein">συγχαίρειν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>. <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28age%2Fpolin">Ἁγέπολιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntes">εἰπόντες</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fws">βραχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqon">ἐπανῆλθον</w>.

<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="xrwme%2Fnh">χρωμένη</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnh">βουλομένη</w> <w lemma="paradeigmati%2Fsai">παραδειγματίσαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fkrisin">ἀπόκρισιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalen">ἐξέβαλεν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxonta">συνέχοντα</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w>,

<w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan">πρεσβείαν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fneken">ἕνεκεν</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnousin">ὑπολαμβάνουσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29stalke%2Fnai">ἐσταλκέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fq%27">οὔθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w>.

<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="e%29pre%2Fsbeuon">ἐπρέσβευον</w>, <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="oi%29keio%2Fteron">οἰκειότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="e%29po%2Frqei">ἐπόρθει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fwn">στρατοπεδεύων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fa%7C">Θετταλίᾳ</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2F%27">δύ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29niautou%5Cs">ἐνιαυτοὺς</w> *

? <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fntas">παρέντας</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dnai">παρεῖναι</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzontas">σπουδάζοντας</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="parembeblhko%2Ftwn">παρεμβεβληκότων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28mete%2Frwn">ἡμετέρων</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w> <w lemma="sugkekleisme%2Fnos">συγκεκλεισμένος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgas">ὀλίγας</w> <w lemma="panta%2Fpasin">παντάπασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>,

<w lemma="profane%5Cs">προφανὲς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="skopoume%2Fnois">σκοπουμένοις</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemyan">ἐξέπεμψαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29qe%2Flontes">ἐθέλοντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29cele%2Fsqai">ἐξελέσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sw%3Dsai">σῶσαι</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ei%29si%5Cn">εἰσὶν</w> <w lemma="dunatoi%2F">δυνατοί</w>.

<w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergetei%3Dn">εὐεργετεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fnesqai">ἀποκρίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29fei%2Flein">ὀφείλειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w>.

<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="e%29xrhma%2Ftise">ἐχρημάτισε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%3Ds">πρεσβευταῖς</w>. —