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Book 30 - Chapter 7

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<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>. <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29xei%2Frisan">ἐχείρισαν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="skopei%3Dn">σκοπεῖν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Frestin">πάρεστιν</w>.
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<w lemma="mete%2Frriyan">μετέρριψαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amolottw%3Dn">Μολοττῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fnous">Ἀντίνους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdotos">Θεόδοτος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ake%2Ffalos">Κέφαλος</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn:">αὐτῶν·</w>
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<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipeso%2Fntwn">ἀντιπεσόντων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fntos">περιστάντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzontos">συνεγγίζοντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="deinou%3D">δεινοῦ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="o%28mo%2Fse">ὁμόσε</w> <w lemma="xwrh%2Fsantes">χωρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsin">παροῦσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqanon">ἀπέθανον</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w> <w lemma="e%29painei%3Dn">ἐπαινεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fsqai">προέσθαι</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="periidei%3Dn">περιιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29naci%2Fan">ἀναξίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeso%2Fntas">ἐμπεσόντας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Ftos">προγεγονότος</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+%2Fa%7C">Ἀχαΐᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettaloi%3Ds">Θετταλοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperraiboi%3Ds">Περραιβοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxon">ἔσχον</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fan">αἰτίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fan">ἡσυχίαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29fedreu%2Fontes">ἐφεδρεύοντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fronou%3Dntes">φρονοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsw%7C">μέσῳ</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalon">ἐξέβαλον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffontes">γράφοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="diapempo%2Fmenoi">διαπεμπόμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="e%29fwra%2Fqhsan">ἐφωράθησαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="diefu%2Flacan">διεφύλαξαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nepilh%2Fptous">ἀνεπιλήπτους</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%2Fs">ἑαυτούς</w>.
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<w lemma="toigarou%3Dn">τοιγαροῦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dikaiologi%2Fan">δικαιολογίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fsin">κρίσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmenon">ὑπέμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Flegxon">ἐξήλεγχον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas:">ἐλπίδας·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flatto%2Fn">ἔλαττόν</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="a%29genni%2Fas">ἀγεννίας</w> <w lemma="shmei%3Don">σημεῖον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="suneido%2Fta">συνειδότα</w> <w lemma="moxqhro%5Cn">μοχθηρὸν</w> <w lemma="proeca%2Fgein">προεξάγειν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="zh%3Dn">ζῆν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipoliteuome%2Fnwn">ἀντιπολιτευομένων</w> <w lemma="a%29nata%2Fseis">ἀνατάσεις</w> <w lemma="kataplage%2Fnta">καταπλαγέντα</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kratou%2Fntwn">κρατούντων</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%3Dkon">καθῆκον</w> <w lemma="filozwei%3Dn">φιλοζωεῖν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdw%7C">Ῥόδῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akw%3D%7C">Κῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fosin">πλείοσιν</w> <w lemma="e%28te%2Frais">ἑτέραις</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesin">πόλεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnonto%2F">ἐγένοντό</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="fronou%3Dntes">φρονοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frroun">ἐθάρρουν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fois">ἰδίοις</w> <w lemma="politeu%2Fmasi">πολιτεύμασι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kathgorei%3Dn">κατηγορεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="suni%2Fstasqai">συνίστασθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w> <w lemma="koinopragi%2Fan">κοινοπραγίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dunhqe%2Fntes">δυνηθέντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="metarri%3Dyai">μεταρρῖψαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="politeu%2Fmata">πολιτεύματα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%2Fstatoi">ἐπιφανέστατοι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Akw%2F%7Cois">Κῴοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippo%2Fkritos">Ἱππόκριτος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adiome%2Fdwn">Διομέδων</w> <w lemma="a%29del">ἀδελ</w>
<head>Examples of Three Classes of Statesmen</head>In the last class were Antinous, Theodotus, and Cephalus,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note13">Antinous, Theodotus, and Cephalus of the Molossi are instances of the third class.</note>who induced the Molossians to join Perseus. These men, when the results of the campaign went completely against them, and they found themselves in imminent danger of the worst consequences, put a bold face upon it and met an honourable death in the field. These men deserve our commendation for their self-respect, in refusing to allow themselves to lapse into a position unworthy of their previous life.Again, in Achaia and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Perrhaebia&groupId=870&placeId=1569">Perrhaebia</a> several<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note14">Several instances of the first class in Achaia Phiotis, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Perrhaebia&groupId=870&placeId=1569">Perrhaebia</a>.</note>persons incurred blame by remaining neutral, on the ground that they were watching their opportunity, and were in heart on the side of Perseus; and yet they never let a word to that effect get abroad, nor were ever detected in sending letter or message to Perseus on any subject whatever, but conducted themselves with unexceptionable discretion. Such men as these therefore very properly determined to face judicial inquiry and stand their judgment, and to make every effort to save themselves. For it is quite as great a sign of cowardice to abandon life voluntarily when a man is conscious of no crime, from fear of the threats of political opponents or of the power of the conquerors, as it is to cling to life to the loss of honour.Again, in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> and Cos, and several other cities, there<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note15">Instances of the second class in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, Cos, and other places.</note>were men who favoured the cause of Perseus, and who were bold enough to speak in behalf of the Macedonians in their own cities, and to inveigh against the Romans, and to actually advise active steps in alliance with Perseus, but who were not able to induce their states to transfer themselves to alliance with the king. The most conspicuous of such men were in Cos the two brothers Hippias and Diomedon, and in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> Deinon and Polyaratus.