<w lemma="%2A%29%2Fhdh">Ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fseis">ἀποκρίσεις</w> <w lemma="ei%29lhfo%2Ftos">εἰληφότος</w>, <w lemma="prose%2Fpese">προσέπεσε</w> <w lemma="paragi%2Fnesqai">παραγίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dgma">πρᾶγμα</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsxe">παρέσχε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fw%7C:">συνεδρίῳ·</w> <w lemma="diabeblhme%2Fnoi">διαβεβλημένοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialh%2Fyeis">διαλήψεις</w> <w lemma="a%29metaqe%2Ftous">ἀμεταθέτους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29bou%2Flonto">ἐβούλοντο</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="e%29mfani%2Fzein">ἐμφανίζειν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs">αὑτούς</w>.
<w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29nadedeixo%2Ftes">ἀναδεδειχότες</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgiston">μέγιστον</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flon">φίλον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmellon">ἔμελλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyin">ὄψιν</w> <w lemma="e%29lqo%2Fntes">ἐλθόντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenoi">προσδεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="dikaiologi%2Fan">δικαιολογίαν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dn">δοκοῦν</w> <w lemma="a%29pokriqei%3Den">ἀποκριθεῖεν</w> <w lemma="a%29kolouqou%3Dntes">ἀκολουθοῦντες</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fais">ἰδίαις</w> <w lemma="dialh%2Fyesin">διαλήψεσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kqeatriei%3Dn">ἐκθεατριεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs">αὑτούς</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpon">ἄνθρωπον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29ceti%2Fmhsan">ἐξετίμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nw%2Fteron">ἀνώτερον</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w>,
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="douleu%2Fontes">δουλεύοντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fa%7C">φαντασίᾳ</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="a%29pokriqei%3Den">ἀποκριθεῖεν</w>, <w lemma="paro%2Fyesqai">παρόψεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdi">πατρίδι</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Fron">συμφέρον</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Fras">ἑκατέρας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofa%2Fsews">ἀποφάσεως</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="a%29piqa%2Fnou">ἀπιθάνου</w> <w lemma="tino%5Cs">τινὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29cakolouqh%2Fsein">ἐξακολουθήσειν</w>, <w lemma="eu%28%2Fronto">εὕροντο</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsin">λύσιν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="problh%2Fmatos">προβλήματος</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w>.
<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="dusarestou%2Fmenoi">δυσαρεστούμενοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="e%29pidhmi%2Fais">ἐπιδημίαις</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgma">δόγμα</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalon">ἐξέβαλον</w>, <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="paragi%2Fnesqai">παραγίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs">αὑτούς</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="puqo%2Fmenoi">πυθόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="katapepleuke%2Fnai">καταπεπλευκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Abrente%2Fsion">Βρεντέσιον</w> <w lemma="e%29pape%2Fsteilan">ἐπαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tami%2Fan">ταμίαν</w> <w lemma="fe%2Fronta">φέροντα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgma">δόγμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="keleu%2Fsonta">κελεύσοντα</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tugxa%2Fnei">τυγχάνει</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn:">ἔχων·</w>
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dtai">δεῖται</w>, <w lemma="paraggelou%3Dnta">παραγγελοῦντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="taxi%2Fsthn">ταχίστην</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="a%29palla%2Fttesqai">ἀπαλλάττεσθαι</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="summi%2Fcantos">συμμίξαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tami%2Fou">ταμίου</w>, <w lemma="gnou%5Cs">γνοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="a%29pesiw%2Fphsen">ἀπεσιώπησεν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="prosdei%3Dsqai">προσδεῖσθαι</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="kwluqh%3Dnai">κωλυθῆναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="a%29naba%2Fsews">ἀναβάσεως</w>.
<w lemma="sunhkolouqh%2Fkei">συνηκολουθήκει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftero%2Fn">ἕτερόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="pragmatiko%5Cn">πραγματικὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="diabouli%2Fw%7C">διαβουλίῳ</w>.
<w lemma="mega%2Flou">μεγάλου</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikremame%2Fnou">ἐπικρεμαμένου</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fa%7C">βασιλείᾳ</w>, <w lemma="profane%5Cs">προφανὲς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="skubalismo%5Cn">σκυβαλισμὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmmaxoi">σύμμαχοι</w> <w lemma="tapeinwqh%2Fsontai">ταπεινωθήσονται</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftai">Γαλάται</w> <w lemma="diplasi%2Fws">διπλασίως</w> <w lemma="e%29pirrwsqh%2Fsontai">ἐπιρρωσθήσονται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnth%7C">πάντῃ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tapeinou%3Dn">ταπεινοῦν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="kathne%2Fxqhsan">κατηνέχθησαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnwn">γινομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xeimw%3Dnos">χειμῶνος</w>, <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasin">ἅπασιν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Fsi">παραγεγονόσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan:">πρεσβείαν·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fsths">δυνάστης</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29pesta%2Flkei">ἀπεστάλκει</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fan">πρεσβείαν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sugxarhsome%2Fnhn">συγχαρησομένην</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsin:">γεγονόσιν·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasin">ἅπασιν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fws">οἰκείως</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnthse">ἀπήντησε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fpempe">παρέπεμπε</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flas">ποικίλας</w> <w lemma="e%29mfa%2Fseis">ἐμφάσεις</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dsa">ποιοῦσα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w>. <w lemma="e%29pei%2Fxeto">ἐπείχετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhnai%2Fous">Ἀθηναίους</w>. —
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<head>Prusias and Eumenes</head>About the same time king Prusias also came to Rome<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note33">The abject conduct of king Prusias.</note>to congratulate the Senate and the generals on their success. This Prusias was in no sense worthy of the royal title, as we may judge from the following facts: When the Roman envoys first appeared at his court, he met them with shorn head and wearing a cap, toga, and shoes, and in fact exactly in the garb worn by those recently manumitted at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, whom they call<foreign lang="la">liberti:</foreign>and greeting the envoys respectfully, he exclaimed, "Behold your freedman, who is willing to obey you in all things and to imitate your fashions!" than which a more contemptible speech it would be difficult to imagine. And now, again, when he reached the entrance of the Senate-house he stopped at the door facing the senators, and, dropping both his hands he paid reverence to the threshold and the seated Fathers, exclaiming, "Hail, ye gods my preservers!" seeming bent on surpassing all who might come after him in meanness of<pb n="421" />spirit, unmanliness, and servility. And his behaviour in the conference which he held when he had entered the Senatehouse was on a par with this; and was such as might make one blush even to write. However this contemptible display served in itself to secure him a favourable answer.
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