<w lemma="%2Ath%5Cn">Τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fkrisin">ἀπόκρισιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilokra%2Fthn">Φιλοκράτην</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilo%2Ffrona">Φιλόφρονα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29astumh%2Fdhn">Ἀστυμήδην</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fqi">αὐτόθι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnontes">μένοντες</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fdreuon">παρήδρευον</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="lanqa%2Fnein">λανθάνειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prospipto%2Fntwn">προσπιπτόντων</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w>.
<w lemma="prospesou%2Fshs">προσπεσούσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fsews">ἀποκρίσεως</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w>, <w lemma="do%2Fcantes">δόξαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29polelu%2Fsqai">ἀπολελύσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstou">μεγίστου</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbou">φόβου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w> <w lemma="dusxerh%3D">δυσχερῆ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fferon">ἔφερον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prosdokwme%2Fnwn">προσδοκωμένων</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fqhn">λήθην</w> <w lemma="poiei%3D">ποιεῖ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29latto%2Fnwn">ἐλαττόνων</w> <w lemma="sumptwma%2Ftwn">συμπτωμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="yhfisa%2Fmenoi">ψηφισάμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="ste%2Ffanon">στέφανον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w> <w lemma="xrusw%3Dn">χρυσῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katasth%2Fsantes">καταστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%5Cn">πρεσβευτὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nau%2Farxon">ναύαρχον</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeai%2Fdhton">Θεαίδητον</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempon">ἐξέπεμπον</w> <w lemma="qerei%2Fas">θερείας</w> <w lemma="a%29rxome%2Fnhs">ἀρχομένης</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgonta">ἄγοντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ste%2Ffanon">στέφανον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodofw%3Dnta">Ῥοδοφῶντα</w>, <w lemma="peirasome%2Fnous">πειρασομένους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="sunqe%2Fsqai">συνθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="yhfi%2Fsmatos">ψηφίσματος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w> <w lemma="a%29potuxei%3Dn">ἀποτυχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllws">ἄλλως</w> <w lemma="do%2Fch%7C">δόξῃ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="naua%2Frxou">ναυάρχου</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fpeiran">κατάπειραν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai:">ποιήσασθαι·</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="nau%2Farxos">ναύαρχος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmwn">νόμων</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="pragmatiko%5Cn">πραγματικὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="poli%2Fteuma">πολίτευμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fth">ἔτη</w> <w lemma="tettara%2Fkonta">τετταράκοντα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="kekoinwnhkw%5Cs">κεκοινωνηκὼς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmos">δῆμος</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftwn">ἐπιφανεστάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalli%2Fstwn">καλλίστων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29pepoi%2Fhto">ἐπεποίητο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
<w lemma="ti%2Fnos">τίνος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29xei%2Frizon">ἐχείριζον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdioi">Ῥόδιοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w> <w lemma="paralipei%3Dn">παραλιπεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxai%3Ds">ὑπεροχαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fais">δυναστείαις</w> <w lemma="a%29pelpi%2Fzein">ἀπελπίζειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fan">ἐπικουρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29bou%2Flonto">ἐβούλοντο</w> <w lemma="sundua%2Fzein">συνδυάζειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="prokatalamba%2Fnein">προκαταλαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkois">ὅρκοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkais">συνθήκαις</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ke%2Fraioi">ἀκέραιοι</w> <w lemma="diame%2Fnontes">διαμένοντες</w> <w lemma="kerdai%2Fnein">κερδαίνειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstwn">ἑκάστων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>.
<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29poiou%3Dnto">ἐποιοῦντο</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fan">φιλοτιμίαν</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="timh%3Ds">τιμῆς</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="katepeigo%2Fmenoi">κατεπειγόμενοι</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29gwniw%3Dntes">ἀγωνιῶντες</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>,
<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Frqesin">ὑπέρθεσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29fairei%3Dsqai">ἀφαιρεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28ponoi%2Fas">ὑπονοίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dusxere%2Fs">δυσχερές</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="dianooume%2Fnwn">διανοουμένων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>. <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeai%2Fdhton">Θεαίδητον</w> <w lemma="katapepleuko%2Ftwn">καταπεπλευκότων</w>,
<w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="%2Akau%2Fnioi">Καύνιοι</w>, <w lemma="katela%2Fbonto">κατελάβοντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amulasei%3Ds">Μυλασεῖς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fmw%7C">Εὐρώμῳ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbale">ἐξέβαλε</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgma">δόγμα</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%3Dras">Κᾶρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fous">Λυκίους</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqe%2Frous">ἐλευθέρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsous">ὅσους</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fneime">προσένειμε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antioxiko%5Cn">Ἀντιοχικὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akauni%2Fous">Καυνίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rwmei%3Ds">Εὐρωμεῖς</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdioi">Ῥόδιοι</w> <w lemma="diwrqw%2Fsanto:">διωρθώσαντο·</w>
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Akauni%2Fous">Καυνίους</w> <w lemma="%2Alu%2Fkwna">Λύκωνα</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyantes">πέμψαντες</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkasan">ἠνάγκασαν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fttesqai">τάττεσθαι</w>,
<w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="%2Akiburatw%3Dn">Κιβυρατῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="parabohqhsa%2Fntwn">παραβοηθησάντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fmw%7C">Εὐρώμῳ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fsantes">στρατεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fkhsan">ἐνίκησαν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="%2Amulasei%3Ds">Μυλασεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alabandei%3Ds">Ἀλαβανδεῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="stratia%3Ds">στρατιᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orqwsi%2Fan">Ὀρθωσίαν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluki%2Fwn">Λυκίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarw%3Dn">Καρῶν</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgmatos">δόγματος</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pesobh%2Fqhsan">ἀπεσοβήθησαν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="dianoi%2Fais">διανοίαις</w>, <w lemma="dei%2Fsantes">δείσαντες</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="ma%2Ftaios">μάταιος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="stefa%2Fnou">στεφάνου</w> <w lemma="do%2Fsis">δόσις</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fgone">γέγονε</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Ftaioi">μάταιοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdes">ἐλπίδες</w>.
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<head>The Rhodians Try To Excuse Themselves</head>After receiving the above answer Philocrates and his<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note7">Dismayed by this answer the Rhodians endeavour to propitiate the Senate.<bibl n="Liv. 45.25" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 45, 25</bibl>.</note>colleagues immediately started home; but Astymedes and his fellows stayed where they were and kept on the watch, that no report or observation against their country might be made unknown to them. But when this answer of the Senate was reported at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, the people, considering<pb n="411" />themselves relieved of the worst fear—that, namely, of war— made light of the rest, though extremely unfavourable. So true it ever is that a dread of worse makes men forget lighter misfortunes. They immediately voted a complimentary crown worth ten thousand gold pieces<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note8">Livy says<foreign lang="la">viginti millia.</foreign>By<foreign lang="greek">χρυσοῦς</foreign>Polybius appears to mean "staters," worth about 20 drachmae (20 francs). This would give a rough value of the present as £8000, or on Livy's computation twice that amount.</note>to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and appointed Theaetetus at once envoy and navarch to convey it at the beginning of summer, accompanied by an embassy under Rhodophon, to attempt in every possible way to make an alliance with the Romans. They acted thus because they wished that, if the embassy failed by an adverse answer at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, the failure might take place without the people having passed a formal decree, the attempt being made solely on the initiative of the navarch, and the navarch having by the law power to act in such a case.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note9">The astuteness of the Rhodian policy.</note>For the fact was that the republic of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> had been administered with such consummate statesmanship, that, though it had for nearly a hundred and forty years been engaged in conjunction with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> in actions of the greatest importance and glory, it had never yet made an alliance with her. Nor ought I to omit stating the reason of this policy of the Rhodians. They wished that no ruler or prince should be entirely without hope of gaining their support or alliance; and they therefore did not choose to bind or hamper themselves beforehand with oaths and treaties; but, by remaining uncommitted, to be able to avail themselves of all advantages as they arose. But on this occasion they were much bent upon securing this mark of honour from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, not because they were anxious for the alliance, or because they were afraid of any one else at the time except the Romans, but because they wished, by giving an air of special importance to their design, to remove the suspicions of such as were inclined to entertain unfavourable thoughts of their state.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note10">Caunus, in Peraea, and Mylassa, in Caria, revolt.</note>For immediately after the return of the ambassadors under Theaetetus, the Caunians revolted and the Mylassians seized on the cities in Euromus. And about the same time the Roman Senate published a decree declaring all<pb n="412" />Carians and Lycians free who had been assigned to the Rhodians after the war with Antiochus.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note11">The Senate declare Caria and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lycia&groupId=711&placeId=1304">Lycia</a> free. See<ref target="b2c25" targOrder="U">2, 25</ref>.</note>The Caunian and Mylassian revolts were speedily put down by the Rhodians; for they compelled the Caunians, by sending Lycus with a body of soldiers, to return to their allegiance, though the people of Cibyra had come to their assistance; and in an expedition into Euromus they conquered the Mylassians and Alabandians in the field, these two peoples having combined their forces to attack Orthosia. But when the decree concerning the Lycians and Carians was announced they were once more in a state of dismay, fearing that their gift of the crown had proved in vain, as well as their hopes of an alliance. . . .
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