<head lang="la">II. Bellum Persicum</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xeimw%3Dnos">χειμῶνος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippi%2Fan">Ἱππίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="a%29pesta%2Flkei">ἀπεστάλκει</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperseu%5Cs">Περσεὺς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqion">Γένθιον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%2Fntwn">διασαφούντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqumos">πρόθυμος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nade%2Fxesqai">ἀναδέχεσθαι</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="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="doqh%3D%7C">δοθῇ</w> <w lemma="triako%2Fsia">τριακόσια</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Fkousai">προσήκουσαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w>,
<w lemma="puqo%2Fmenos">πυθόμενος</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnwn">κρίνων</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fan">ἀναγκαίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fou">Γενθίου</w> <w lemma="koinopragi%2Fan">κοινοπραγίαν</w> <w lemma="proexeiri%2Fsato">προεχειρίσατο</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fntauxon">Πάνταυχον</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftwn">πρώτων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w>, <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%5Cs">ἐντολὰς</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologh%2Fsanta">ὁμολογήσαντα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dta">εἶτα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%3Dnon">κἀκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="dokh%3D%7C">δοκῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Apantau%2Fxw%7C">Πανταύχῳ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%29pofh%2Fnh%7C">ἀποφήνῃ</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqios">Γένθιος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggra%2Fptwn">ἐγγράπτων</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="diata%2Fcasqai">διατάξασθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="komidh%3Ds">κομιδῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fwn">τριακοσίων</w> <w lemma="tala%2Fntwn">ταλάντων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fntauxos">Πάνταυχος</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amete%2Fwna">Μετέωνα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alabea%2Ftidos">Λαβεάτιδος</w> <w lemma="ka%29ntau%3Dqa">κἀνταῦθα</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Agenqi%2Fw%7C">Γενθίῳ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="paresth%2Fsato">παρεστήσατο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskon">νεανίσκον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="koinwnei%3Dn">κοινωνεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apersei%3D">Περσεῖ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w>.
<w lemma="tmhqe%2Fntwn">τμηθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28rki%2Fwn">ὁρκίων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katagrafe%2Fntwn">καταγραφέντων</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqios">Γένθιος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpempe">ἔπεμπε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apantau%2Fxou">Πανταύχου</w> <w lemma="katagrafe%2Fntas">καταγραφέντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29olumpi%2Fwna">Ὀλυμπίωνα</w> <w lemma="paralhyo%2Fmenon">παραληψόμενον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w>, <w lemma="e%28te%2Frous">ἑτέρους</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fcontas">ἕξοντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fleian">ἐπιμέλειαν</w>.
<w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeisen">ἔπεισεν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fntauxos">Πάνταυχος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqion">Γένθιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="sunecaposte%2Fllein">συνεξαποστέλλειν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w> <w lemma="pempome%2Fnois">πεμπομένοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="presbeu%2Fsousin">πρεσβεύσουσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="koinh%3Ds">κοινῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunemba%2Fntwn">συνεμβάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="eu%29katagwni%2Fstous">εὐκαταγωνίστους</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnous">ἐσομένους</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Ffaine">ἀπέφαινε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parakaloume%2Fnois">παρακαλουμένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proxeirisa%2Fmenos">προχειρισάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Aparmeni%2Fwna">Παρμενίωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Frkon">Μόρκον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w>, <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="la%2Fbwsin">λάβωσιν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mh%2Frous">ὁμήρους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnhtai">γένηται</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmfwnon">σύμφωνον</w>, <w lemma="presbeu%2Fein">πρεσβεύειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w>.
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<head>Genthius Forms an Alliance with Perseus</head>Hippias, and the other ambassadors sent by Perseus, to<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note3">Genthius joins Perseus on being supplied with 300 talents;</note>Genthius to make an alliance with him, returned before the winter, and reported that Genthius would undertake to join in the war with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> if he was paid three hundred talents and received proper securities. Thereupon Perseus sent Pantauchus, one of his chief friends, with the following instructions: He was to agree to pay Genthius the money; to interchange oaths of alliance; to take from Genthius such hostages as he himself<pb n="390" />might select, and send them at once to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>; and to allow Genthius to have such hostages from Perseus as he might name in the text of the treaty; further, he was to make arrangements for the transport of the three hundred talents. Pantauchus immediately started and met Genthius at Mebeōn, in the country of the Labeates, and quickly bought the young monarch over to join in the projects of Perseus. The treaty having been sworn to and reduced to writing, Genthius at once sent the hostages whose names Pantauchus had caused to be entered in the text of the treaty; and with them he despatched Olympion to receive the oaths and hostages from Perseus, with others who were to have charge of the money.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note4">and also consents to join in a mission to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>.</note>Pantauchus persuaded him to send also some ambassadors to join in a mission to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> with some sent by Perseus, in order to negotiate a mutual alliance between the three states. For if this were effected, and the Rodians consented to embark upon the war, he showed that they would be easily able to conquer the Romans. Genthius listened to the suggestion, and appointed Parmenio and Marcus to undertake the mission; with instructions that, as soon as they had received the oaths and hostages from Perseus, and the question of the money had been settled, they were to proceed on the embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>.
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