<head lang="la">IV. Bellum Antiochi Iv Cum Ptolemaeis Fratribus.</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="xeimw%3Dna">χειμῶνα</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnhs">παραγενομένης</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> [<w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w>] <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="bohqei%2Fas">βοηθείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29genh%2Fqh">ἐγενήθη</w> <w lemma="diabou%2Flia">διαβούλια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w>, <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fan">φιλοτιμίαν</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akallikra%2Fthn">Καλλικράτην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adiofa%2Fnhn">Διοφάνην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%28upe%2Frbaton">Ὑπέρβατον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freske">ἤρεσκε</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="boh%2Fqeian">βοήθειαν</w>,
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Farxwna">Ἄρχωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Frtan">Λυκόρταν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbion">Πολύβιον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freske">ἤρεσκε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="basileu%3Dsi">βασιλεῦσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxousan">ὑπάρχουσαν</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="new%2Fteron">νεώτερον</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlwn">ὄχλων</w> <w lemma="a%29nadedei%3Dxqai">ἀναδεδεῖχθαι</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fstasin">περίστασιν</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="presbu%2Fteron">πρεσβύτερον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Ame%2Fmfews">Μέμφεως</w> <w lemma="katapeporeu%3Dsqai">καταπεπορεῦσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumbasileu%2Fein">συμβασιλεύειν</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfw%3D%7C">τἀδελφῷ</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fmenoi">δεόμενοι</w> <w lemma="pantodaph%3Ds">παντοδαπῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fas">ἐπικουρίας</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adionuso%2Fdwron">Διονυσόδωρον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%2Fs">Ἀχαιούς</w>, <w lemma="ai%29tou%3Dntes">αἰτοῦντες</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fous">διακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="%2Aluko%2Frtan">Λυκόρταν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbion">Πολύβιον</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeodwri%2Fdan">Θεοδωρίδαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%2Fnion">Σικυώνιον</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmyanto">διεπέμψαντο</w>, <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntes">παρακαλοῦντες</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="susth%2Fsasqai">συστήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="cenolo%2Fgion">ξενολόγιον</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fwn">χιλίων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>.
<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="su%2Fstasin">σύστασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnous">εἰρημένους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fkamen">εἰρήκαμεν</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="suno%2Fdou">συνόδου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqw%7C">Κορίνθῳ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="fila%2Fnqrwpa">φιλάνθρωπα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nanewsame%2Fnwn">ἀνανεωσαμένων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fstasin">περίστασιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyin">ὄψιν</w> <w lemma="a%29go%2Fntwn">ἀγόντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnwn">δεομένων</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimon">ἕτοιμον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frei">μέρει</w> <w lemma="tini%2F">τινί</w>,
<w lemma="pandhmei%5C">πανδημεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sugkinduneu%2Fein">συγκινδυνεύειν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%2Foi">δέοι</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="basileu%3Dsin:">βασιλεῦσιν·</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fteroi">ἀμφότεροι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdhma">διάδημα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</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="%2Akallikra%2Fthn">Καλλικράτην</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Flegon">ἀντέλεγον</w>,
<w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pragmatokopei%3Dn">πραγματοκοπεῖν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsi">παροῦσι</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29perispa%2Fstous">ἀπερισπάστους</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontas">ὑπάρχοντας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fxesqai">παρέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas:">χρείας·</w>
<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="prosdo%2Fkimos">προσδόκιμος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi+%2Fntou">Κοΐντου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w>
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<head>The Ptolemies Ask Help From Achaia</head>In the Peloponnesus a mission arrived before the end<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note39">Autumn of B.C. 169.</note>of the winter from the two kings, Ptolemy (Philometor) and Ptolemy (Physcon), asking for help. This gave rise to repeated and animated discussions. The party of Callicrates and Diophanes were against granting the help; while Archon, Lycortas, and Polybius were for sending it to the kings in accordance with the terms of their alliance. For by this time it had come to pass that the younger Ptolemy had been proclaimed king by the people (at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>), owing to the danger which threatened them; and that the elder had subsequently returned from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Memphis&groupId=752&placeId=1371">Memphis</a>, and was reigning jointly with his sister. As they stood in need of every kind of assistance, they sent Eumenes and Dionysodorus to the Achaeans, asking a thousand foot and two hundred horse, with Lycortas to command the foot and Polybius the horse. They sent a message also to Theodoridas of Sicyon, urging him to hire them a thousand mercenaries. For the kings chanced to have become intimately acquainted with these particular men, owing to the transactions I have related before. The ambassadors arrived when the Achaean congress was in session in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>. They therefore came forward, and after recalling the many evidences of friendship shown by the Achaeans to the kingdom of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a>, and describing to them the danger in which the kings then were, they entreated them to send help. The Achaeans generally were ready enough to go to the help of the kings (for both now wore the diadem and exercised regal functions), and not only with a detachment, but with their full levy.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note40">Winter of B.C. 169-168.</note>But Callicrates and his party spoke against it; alleging that they ought not to meddle in such affairs at all, and certainly not at that time, but should reserve their undivided<pb n="403" />forces for the service of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>. For there was a general expectation just then of a decisive battle being fought, as Q. Philippus was wintering in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>.
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