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Book 30 - Chapter 3

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<w lemma="%2Adio%2Fper">Διόπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqw%5Cn">εἰσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="sunexa%2Frh">συνεχάρη</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsin">γεγονόσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsxeto">παρέσχετο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="a%29pelogi%2Fsato:">ἀπελογίσατο·</w>
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<w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyai">πέμψαι</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="parakaqe%2Fcontas">παρακαθέξοντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fnoian">ἀπόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%2Fsontas">ἀποκαταστήσοντας</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flese">παρεκάλεσε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29ni%2Fwn">Αἰνίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amarwneitw%3Dn">Μαρωνειτῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciw%3Dn">ἀξιῶν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="doqh%3Dnai">δοθῆναι</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="dwrea%3D%7C">δωρεᾷ</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="merismou%3D">μερισμοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="paresiw%2Fphsen">παρεσιώπησεν</w>.
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<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnousa">ὑπολαμβάνουσα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fa%7C">ἰδίᾳ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29sporeu%2Fsesqai">εἰσπορεύσεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="sumpe%2Fmyein">συμπέμψειν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fsxeto">ὑπέσχετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29qisme%2Fnois">εἰθισμένοις</w> <w lemma="dw%2Frois">δώροις</w> <w lemma="e%29ti%2Fmhsen">ἐτίμησεν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="megalomerw%3Ds:">μεγαλομερῶς·</w> <w lemma="e%29phggei%2Flato">ἐπηγγείλατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnas">προειρημένας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsein">δώσειν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parauta%5C">παραυτὰ</w> <w lemma="tuxw%5Cn">τυχὼν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpwn">φιλανθρώπων</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsen">ὥρμησεν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prosdokwme%2Fnwn">προσδοκωμένων</w>, <w lemma="diayeusqei%3Dsa">διαψευσθεῖσα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllo">ἄλλο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntos">ὄντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%3Dnon">Αἶνον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amarw%2Fneian">Μαρώνειαν</w> <w lemma="h%29leuqe%2Frwsen">ἠλευθέρωσεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29qeth%2Fsasa">ἀθετήσασα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeli%2Fan">ἐπαγγελίαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplion">Πόπλιον</w> <w lemma="%2Aliki%2Fnnion">Λικίννιον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpemye">ἔπεμψε</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftas">Γαλάτας</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fas">ποίας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwken">ἔδωκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%5Cs">ἐντολὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2F%7Cdion">ῥᾴδιον</w>, <w lemma="stoxa%2Fzesqai">στοχάζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntwn">συμβάντων</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dusxere%2Fs">δυσχερές</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstai">ἔσται</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dlon">δῆλον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
<head>Attalus At Rome</head>Accordingly, when Attalus appeared before the Senate, he congratulated it on what had happened; expatiated on the loyalty and zeal shown by himself in the war with Perseus; and urged at some length that the Senate should send envoys to restrain the audacity of the Gauls, and compel them to confine themselves once more to their original boundaries. He also said something about the cities of Aeneus and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Maronea&groupId=734&placeId=1345">Maronea</a>, desiring<pb n="409" />that they might be given as a free gift to himself. But he said not a single word against the king, or about the partition of the kingdom. The senators, supposing that he would interview them privately on a future occasion upon these points, promised to send the envoys, and loaded him lavishly with the customary presents, and, moreover, promised him these cities. But when, after receiving these marks of favour, he at once left <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> without fulfilling any of its expectations, the Senate, though foiled in its hopes, had nothing else which it could do; but before he had got out of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> it declared Aeneus and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Maronea&groupId=734&placeId=1345">Maronea</a> free cities,—thus rescinding its promise,—and sent Publius Licinius at the head of a mission to the Gauls.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note3">Embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Galatia&groupId=596&placeId=385">Galatia</a>.</note>And what instructions these ambassadors had given to them it is not easy to say, but it may be guessed without difficulty from what subsequently happened. And this will be rendered clear from the transactions themselves.