<head lang="la">II. Res Graeciae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="fhsi%5C">φησὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios:">Πολύβιος·</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsantes">ἐπιστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29naginw%2Fskontas">ἀναγινώσκοντας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adei%2Fnwnos">Δείνωνος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apoluara%2Ftou">Πολυαράτου</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flhyin:">διάληψιν·</w>
<w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsews">περιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fsais">ἁπάσαις</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fais">πολιτείαις</w>,
<w lemma="xrh%2Fsimon">χρήσιμον</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fseis">προαιρέσεις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="politeuome%2Fnwn">πολιτευομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29piske%2Fyasqai">ἐπισκέψασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gnw%3Dnai">γνῶναι</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnes">τίνες</w> <w lemma="fanh%2Fsontai">φανήσονται</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="pepoihko%2Ftes">πεποιηκότες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnes">τίνες</w> <w lemma="parapepaiko%2Ftes">παραπεπαικότες</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="e%29pigino%2Fmenoi">ἐπιγινόμενοι</w>,
<w lemma="w%28sanei%5C">ὡσανεὶ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fpwn">τύπων</w> <w lemma="e%29ktiqeme%2Fnwn">ἐκτιθεμένων</w>, <w lemma="du%2Fnwntai">δύνωνται</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fas">ὁμοίας</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fseis">περιστάσεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ai%28reta%5C">αἱρετὰ</w> <w lemma="diw%2Fkein">διώκειν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="feukta%5C">φευκτὰ</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxaton">ἔσχατον</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="zwh%3Ds">ζωῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29bleptou%3Dntes">ἀβλεπτοῦντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fpon">πρέπον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Fti">προγεγονότι</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="tau%29to%5Cn">ταὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fqwsin">πάθωσιν</w>.
<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="toigarou%3Dn">τοιγαροῦν</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cs">διαφορὰς</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeso%2Fntwn">ἐμπεσόντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</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="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fa">μία</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="h%28de%2Fws">ἡδέως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%2Fntwn">ὁρώντων</w> <w lemma="krino%2Fmena">κρινόμενα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fla">ὅλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhs">οἰκουμένης</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fptousan">πίπτουσαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunergou%2Fntwn">συνεργούντων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipratto%2Fntwn">ἀντιπραττόντων</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29pitetrafo%2Ftwn">ἐπιτετραφότων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh%7C">τύχῃ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pobhsome%2Fnwn:">ἀποβησομένων·</w>
<w lemma="e%28te%2Fra">ἑτέρα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28de%2Fws">ἡδέως</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%2Fntwn">ὁρώντων</w> <w lemma="krino%2Fmena">κρινόμενα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnwn">βουλομένων</w> <w lemma="nika%3Dn">νικᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnwn">δυναμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunepispa%3Dsqai">συνεπισπᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fous">ἰδίους</w> <w lemma="poli%2Ftas">πολίτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28moeqnei%3Ds">ὁμοεθνεῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn:">γνώμην·</w>
<w lemma="tri%2Fth">τρίτη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sunepispasame%2Fnwn">συνεπισπασαμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metarriya%2Fntwn">μεταρριψάντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="politeu%2Fmata">πολιτεύματα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w>
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<head>Greek States and the War With Perseus</head>I have already directed my readers' attention to the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note12">The three classes of men who in the various states got into trouble for their conduct during the Macedonian war.</note>policy of Deinon and Polyaratus. For <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> was not the only place which experienced grave danger and important changes. Nearly all the states suffered in the same way. It will therefore be instructive to take a review of the policy adopted by the statesmen in the several countries, and to ascertain which of them will be proved to have acted with wisdom, and which to have done otherwise: in order that posterity in similar circumstances of danger may, with these examples as models, so to speak, before their eyes, be able to choose the good and avoid the bad with a genuine insight; and may not in the last hour of their lives dishonour their previous character and achievements, from failing to perceive where the path of honour lies. There were, then, three different classes of persons who incurred blame for their conduct in the war with Perseus. One consisted of those who, while displeased at seeing the controversy brought to a decisive end, and the control of the world fall into the power of one government, nevertheless took absolutely no active steps for or against the Romans, but left the decision entirely to Fortune. A second consisted of those who were glad to see the question settled, and wished Perseus to win, but were unable to convert the citizens of their own states or the members of their race to their sentiments. And a third class consisted of those who actually succeeded in inducing their several states<pb n="413" />to change round and join the alliance of Perseus. Our present task is to examine how each of these conducted their respective policies.
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