<w lemma="%2Atoiau%2Fths">Τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="diaqe%2Fsews">διαθέσεως</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w>, <w lemma="o%29tteusa%2Fmenos">ὀττευσάμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29pipe%2Fmpei">ἐπιπέμπει</w> <w lemma="%2Astrati%2Fon">Στρατίον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29atro%5Cn">ἰατρὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w>,
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28podei%2Fcas">ὑποδείξας</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29nteila%2Fmenos">ἐντειλάμενος</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sene%2Fgkasqai">εἰσενέγκασθαι</w> <w lemma="mhxanh%5Cn">μηχανὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="katakolouqh%3Dsai">κατακολουθῆσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnois">βουλομένοις</w> <w lemma="lumh%2Fnasqai">λυμήνασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flous">ποικίλους</w> <w lemma="die%2Fqeto">διέθετο</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous:">λόγους·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpos">ἄνθρωπος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="nounexe%5Cs">νουνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peistiko%2Fn:">πειστικόν·</w>
<w lemma="mo%2Fgis">μόγις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaqi%2Fketo">καθίκετο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meteka%2Flese">μετεκάλεσε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgou">ἀλόγου</w> <w lemma="fora%3Ds">φορᾶς</w>, <w lemma="qei%5Cs">θεὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyin">ὄψιν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="sumbasileu%2Fei">συμβασιλεύει</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfw%3D%7C">τἀδελφῷ</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frwn">διαφέρων</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdhma">διάδημα</w> <w lemma="periti%2Fqesqai">περιτίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="xrhmati%2Fzein">χρηματίζειν</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fshn">ἴσην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w>,
<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnws">ὁμολογουμένως</w> <w lemma="katalei%2Fpetai">καταλείπεται</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fdoxos">διάδοχος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="swmatikh%5Cn">σωματικὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29sqe%2Fneian">ἀσθένειαν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="prosdokw%3Dntos">προσδοκῶντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="meta%2Fstasin">μετάστασιν</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29paidi%2Fan">ἀπαιδίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="boulhqei%2Fh">βουληθείη</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnou">δυναμένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllw%7C">ἄλλῳ</w> <w lemma="katalipei%3Dn:">καταλιπεῖν·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpw">οὐδέπω</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29nadedeigme%2Fnos">ἀναδεδειγμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxanen">ἐτύγχανεν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cs">υἱὸς</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diadeca%2Fmenos">διαδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxon">συνέχον</w>, <w lemma="qauma%2Fzein">θαυμάζειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="po%2Fsa">πόσα</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fptei">βλάπτει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtas">ἐνεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>. <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w>,
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="sumpneu%2Fsantes">συμπνεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mia%3D%7C">μιᾷ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmh%7C">γνώμῃ</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenoi">χρώμενοι</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnainto">δύναιντο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w> <w lemma="a%29pw%2Fsasqai">ἀπώσασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29festw%3Dta">ἐφεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsin">στάσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cn">διαφορὰν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fcei">ἥξει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfo%2Fn">ἀδελφόν</w>, <w lemma="pro%2Fdhlon">πρόδηλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="katastre%2Fyei">καταστρέψει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sterh%2Fsei">στερήσει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parou%2Fshs">παρούσης</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fas">ἐξουσίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w>, <w lemma="sterh%2Fsei">στερήσει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfou%5Cs">ἀδελφοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftera">ἕτερα</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="diatiqe%2Fmenos">διατιθέμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Astrati%2Fos">Στρατίος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeise">ἔπεισε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w>.
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<head>Stratius Sent to Attalus</head>While Attalus was engaged on this intrigue, Eumenes,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note2">Stratius is sent to dissuade Attalus from his meditated treason.</note>fearing what would happen, sent his physician Stratius to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, putting him in possession of the facts, and charging him to employ every means to prevent Attalus from following the advice of those who wished to ruin their kingdom. On arriving at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and getting Attalus by himself, he used a great variety of arguments to him (and he was a man of great sense and powers of persuasion), and at length, with much trouble, succeeded in his object, and in recalling him from his mad project. He represented to him that "he was already practically joint-king with his brother, and only differed from him in the fact that he wore no diadem, and was not called king, though in everything else he possessed an equal and identical authority: that in the future he was the acknowledged heir to the crown, and with no very distant prospect of possession; as the king, from the weak state of his health, was in constant expectation of his departure, and being childless could not, even if he wished it, leave the crown to any one else." (For in fact that natural son of his, who afterwards succeeded to the crown, had not as yet been acknowledged.) "Above all, he was surprised at the hindrance Attalus was thus interposing to the measures necessary at that particular crisis. For they ought to thank heaven exceedingly if they proved able, even with hearty co-operation and unanimity, to repel the threatened attack of the Gauls; but if he should at such a time quarrel with and oppose his brother, it was quite clear that he would ruin the kingdom, and deprive himself both of his present power and his future expectations, and his other brothers also of the kingdom and the power they possessed in it." By these and similar arguments Stratius dissuaded Attalus from taking any revolutionary steps.
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