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Book 3 - Chapter 16

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<w lemma="%2Adio%5C">Διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozo%2Fmenoi">ἁρμοζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrinen">ἔκρινεν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfali%2Fsasqai">ἀσφαλίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w>, <w lemma="proorwme%2Fnh">προορωμένη</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgas">μέγας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstai">ἔσται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poluxro%2Fnios">πολυχρόνιος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fas">οἰκείας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemos">πόλεμος</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnous">ἐκείνους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Frion">Φάριον</w>, <w lemma="e%29pilelhsme%2Fnon">ἐπιλελησμένον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Ftwn">προγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergethma%2Ftwn">εὐεργετημάτων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="katapefronhko%2Fta">καταπεφρονηκότα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w> <w lemma="periestw%3Dta">περιεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>,
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<w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fa%7C">οἰκίᾳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumpepolemhke%2Fnai">συμπεπολεμηκέναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metesxhke%2Fnai">μετεσχηκέναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnh">Κλεομένη</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnwn">κινδύνων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnw%7C">Ἀντιγόνῳ</w>, <w lemma="porqei%3Dn">πορθεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katastre%2Ffesqai">καταστρέφεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnas">ταττομένας</w>, <w lemma="pepleuke%2Fnai">πεπλευκέναι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcw">ἔξω</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fssou">Λίσσου</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbois">λέμβοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peporqhke%2Fnai">πεπορθηκέναι</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akukla%2Fdwn">Κυκλάδων</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fswn">νήσων</w>.
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<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fpontes">βλέποντες</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nqou%3Dsan">ἀνθοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeudon">ἔσπευδον</w> <w lemma="a%29sfali%2Fsasqai">ἀσφαλίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fw">ἕω</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnoi">πεπεισμένοι</w> <w lemma="katataxh%2Fsein">καταταχήσειν</w> <w lemma="diorqwsa%2Fmenoi">διορθωσάμενοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pitimh%2Fsantes">ἐπιτιμήσαντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kola%2Fsantes">κολάσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29xaristi%2Fan">ἀχαριστίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prope%2Fteian">προπέτειαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w>.
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<w lemma="dieyeu%2Fsqhsan">διεψεύσθησαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="logismoi%3Ds:">λογισμοῖς·</w> <w lemma="kateta%2Fxhse">κατετάχησε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="e%29celw%5Cn">ἐξελὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Azakanqai%2Fwn">Ζακανθαίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fa%7C">Ἰβηρίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aou%29">Οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenoi">χρησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="dialogismoi%3Ds">διαλογισμοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28rai%2Fan">ὡραίαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkion">Λεύκιον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mi%2Flion">Αἰμίλιον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftos">ἔτος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka">ἑκα</w>
<head>War in Illyria</head>Wherefore the Senate, by way of preparing to undertake this business, and foreseeing that the war<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note32">Illyrian war, B. C. 219.</note>would be severe and protracted, and at a long distance from the mother country, determined to make <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> safe. For it happened that, just at this time, Demetrius of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharos&groupId=879&placeId=1586">Pharos</a> was sacking and subduing to his authority the cities of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> which were subject to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and had sailed beyond Lissus, in violation of the treaty, with fifty galleys, and had ravaged many of the Cyclades. For he had quite forgotten the former kindnesses done him by <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and had conceived a contempt for its power, when he saw it threatened first by the Gauls and then by <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>; and he now rested all his hopes on the royal family of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, because he had fought on the side of Antigonus, and shared with him the dangers of the war against Cleomenes. These transactions attracted the observation of the Romans; who, seeing that the royal house of Macedonia<pb n="180" />was in a flourishing condition, were very anxious to secure the country east of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>; feeling convinced that they would have ample time to correct the rash folly of the Illyrians, and rebuke and chastise the ingratitude and temerity of Demetrius. But they were deceived in their calculations. For Hannibal anticipated their measures by the capture of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Saguntum&groupId=938&placeId=1673">Saguntum</a>: the result of which was that the war took place not in Iberia, but close to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> itself, and in various parts throughout all <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note33">B. C. 219. Coss. M. Livius Salinator L. Aemilius Paullus.</note>However, with these ideas fixed in their minds, the Romans despatched Lucius Aemilius just before summer to conduct the Illyrian campaign in the first year of the 140th Olympiad.