Polybius, Histories

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Book 30 - Chapter 18

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fas">Προυσίας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="sugxarhso%2Fmenos">συγχαρησόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="strathgoi%3Ds">στρατηγοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsin">γεγονόσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fas">Προυσίας</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fgonen">γέγονεν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcios">ἄξιος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="prosxh%2Fmatos">προσχήματος</w>. <w lemma="tekmh%2Fraito">τεκμήραιτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%2Fs">ὅς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftwn">παραγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kw%3Dn">Ῥωμαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29curhme%2Fnos">ἐξυρημένος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kefalh%5Cn">κεφαλὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pili%2Fon">πιλίον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="leuko%5Cn">λευκὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%2Fbennan">τήβενναν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaliki%2Fous">καλικίους</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnta">ἀπήντα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fth%7C">τοιαύτῃ</w> <w lemma="diaskeuh%3D%7C">διασκευῇ</w> <w lemma="kexrhme%2Fnos">κεχρημένος</w> <w lemma="oi%28%2Fan">οἵαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousin">ἔχουσιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="h%29leuqerwme%2Fnoi">ἠλευθερωμένοι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="kalou%3Dsi">καλοῦσι</w> <w lemma="libe%2Frtous:">λιβέρτους·</w>
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deciwsa%2Fmenos">δεξιωσάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</w> "<w lemma="%2A%28ora%3Dt%27">Ὁρᾶτ᾽</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28me%2Fteron">ὑμέτερον</w> <w lemma="li%2Fberton">λίβερτον</w> <w lemma="e%29me%2F">ἐμέ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenon">βουλόμενον</w> <w lemma="xari%2Fzesqai">χαρίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mimei%3Dsqai">μιμεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w>." <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="a%29genneste%2Fran">ἀγεννεστέραν</w> <w lemma="fwnh%5Cn">φωνὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2F%7Cdion">ῥᾴδιον</w> <w lemma="eu%28rei%3Dn">εὑρεῖν</w>.
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?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fsodon">εἴσοδον</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w>, <w lemma="sta%5Cs">στὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qu%2Fretron">θύρετρον</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fos">ἀντίος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fou">συνεδρίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqei%5Cs">καθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Fras">ἀμφοτέρας</w> <w lemma="proseku%2Fnhse">προσεκύνησε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29do%5Cn">οὐδὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kaqhme%2Fnous">καθημένους</w>, <w lemma="e%29pifqegca%2Fmenos">ἐπιφθεγξάμενος</w> "<w lemma="%2Axai%2Frete">Χαίρετε</w>, <w lemma="qeoi%5C">θεοὶ</w> <w lemma="swth%3Dres">σωτῆρες</w>", <w lemma="u%28perbolh%5Cn">ὑπερβολὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="katalipw%5Cn">καταλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29nandri%2Fas">ἀνανδρίας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gunaikismou%3D">γυναικισμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kolakei%2Fas">κολακείας</w> <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29piginome%2Fnwn">ἐπιγινομένων</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29ko%2Flouqa">ἀκόλουθα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="koinologi%2Fan">κοινολογίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqw%5Cn">εἰσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29petele%2Fsato">ἐπετελέσατο</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffein">γράφειν</w> <w lemma="a%29prepe%5Cs">ἀπρεπὲς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>.
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<w lemma="fanei%5Cs">φανεὶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="eu%29katafro%2Fnhtos">εὐκαταφρόνητος</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fkrisin">ἀπόκρισιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="fila%2Fnqrwpon">φιλάνθρωπον</w>.
<head>Cotys, King of the Odrysae</head>At this period Cotys, king of the Odrysae, sent ambassadors to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, asking for the restoration<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note32">Cotys, king of the Odrysae, cp.<ref target="b27c12" targOrder="U">bk. 27, ch. 12</ref>.</note>of his son, and pleading his defence for having acted on the side of Perseus. The Romans, considering that they had effected their purpose by the successful issue of the war against Perseus, and that they had no need to press their quarrel with Cotys any further, allowed him to take his son back—who, having been sent as a hostage to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, had been captured with the children of Perseus, —wishing to display their clemency and magnanimity, and with the idea at the same time of binding Cotys to themselves by so great a favour. . . .