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Book 30 - Chapter 9

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<w lemma="%2Apolu%5C">Πολὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29bouli%2Fan">ἀβουλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29genni%2Fan">ἀγεννίαν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolua%2Fratos">Πολυάρατος</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fqeto">ὑπερέθετο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adei%2Fnwna">Δείνωνα</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Apopili%2Fou">Ποπιλίου</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Fcantos">προστάξαντος</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fw%7C">Πτολεμαίῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolua%2Fraton">Πολυάρατον</w> <w lemma="a%29nape%2Fmpein">ἀναπέμπειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrine">ἔκρινε</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ntrepo%2Fmenos">ἐντρεπόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fda">πατρίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolua%2Fraton">Πολυάρατον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="a%29poste%2Fllein">ἀποστέλλειν</w> <w lemma="die%2Flabe">διέλαβε</w>, <w lemma="ka%29kei%2Fnou">κἀκείνου</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntos">παρακαλοῦντος</w>.
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<w lemma="parasth%2Fsas">παραστήσας</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbon">λέμβον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paradou%5Cs">παραδοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fw%7C">Δημητρίῳ</w> <w lemma="tini%5C">τινὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilen">ἐξαπέστειλεν</w>. <w lemma="e%29%2Fgrafe">ἔγραφε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kpomph%3Ds">ἐκπομπῆς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolua%2Fratos">Πολυάρατος</w> <w lemma="prossxw%5Cn">προσσχὼν</w> <w lemma="%2Afashli%2Fdi">Φασηλίδι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dianohqei%5Cs">διανοηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Ftta">ἅττα</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="qallou%5Cs">θαλλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffugen">κατέφυγεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28sti%2Fan">ἑστίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freto">ἤρετο</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="bou%2Fletai">βούλεται</w>, <w lemma="pe%2Fpeismai">πέπεισμαι</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w>. <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fda">πατρίδα</w> <w lemma="molei%3Dn">μολεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pequ%2Fmei">ἐπεθύμει</w>, <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="qallw%3Dn">θαλλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w>; <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="prou%2Fkeito%2F">προύκειτό</w> <w lemma="pou">που</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgousin">ἄγουσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>.
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<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</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="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnou">βουλομένου</w> '<w lemma="kei%2Fnou">κείνου</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgkhn">ἀνάγκην</w>. <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="katelei%2Fpeq%27">κατελείπεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w>; <w lemma="a%29%2Fllos">ἄλλος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="deco%2Fmenos">δεξόμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afashlitw%3Dn">Φασηλιτῶν</w> <w lemma="pemya%2Fntwn">πεμψάντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fntwn">παρακαλούντων</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzesqai">κομίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paralamba%2Fnein">παραλαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolua%2Fraton">Πολυάρατον</w>, <w lemma="nounexw%3Ds">νουνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdioi">Ῥόδιοι</w> <w lemma="dialabo%2Fntes">διαλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ffrakton">ἄφρακτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="parape%2Fmyon">παραπέμψον</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29nalabei%3Dn">ἀναλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29kw%2Flusan">ἐκώλυσαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxonta">ἄρχοντα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prosteta%2Fxqai">προστετάχθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alecandrei%2Fas">Ἀλεξανδρείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%3Dsai">ἀποκαταστῆσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpon">ἄνθρωπον</w>.
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<w lemma="paragenome%2Fnhs">παραγενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Afashli%2Fda">Φασηλίδα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epixa%2Frous">Ἐπιχάρους</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxwn">ἄρχων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%2Fs">νεώς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnou">βουλομένου</w> <w lemma="de%2Fxesqai">δέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fw%7C">πλοίῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpon">ἄνθρωπον</w>,
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proxeirisqe%2Fntos">προχειρισθέντος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29napomph%5Cn">ἀναπομπὴν</w> <w lemma="keleu%2Fontos">κελεύοντος</w> <w lemma="a%29ni%2Fstasqai">ἀνίστασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Afashlitw%3Dn">Φασηλιτῶν</w> <w lemma="sunepisxuo%2Fntwn">συνεπισχυόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dedie%2Fnai">δεδιέναι</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fmyis">μέμψις</w> <w lemma="e%29pakolouqh%2Fsh%7C">ἐπακολουθήσῃ</w>,
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<w lemma="kataplagei%5Cs">καταπλαγεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fstasin">περίστασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbh">ἐνέβη</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbon">λέμβον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w>. <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fploun">ἀπόπλουν</w> <w lemma="e%29pilabo%2Fmenos">ἐπιλαβόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%3Ds">ἀφορμῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29kai%2Frou">εὐκαίρου</w>,
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<w lemma="prosdramw%5Cn">προσδραμὼν</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffuge">κατέφυγε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Akau%3Dnon">Καῦνον</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%3D">κἀκεῖ</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="e%29dei%3Dto">ἐδεῖτο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akauni%2Fwn">Καυνίων</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29potribome%2Fnwn">ἀποτριβομένων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fttesqai">τάττεσθαι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w>, <w lemma="diepe%2Fmpeto">διεπέμπετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akibura%2Ftas">Κιβυράτας</w>, <w lemma="deo%2Fmenos">δεόμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="de%2Fcasqai">δέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmyai">πέμψαι</w> <w lemma="parapomph%2Fn">παραπομπήν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%5Cn">ἀφορμὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="teqra%2Ffqai">τεθράφθαι</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pai%3Ddas">παῖδας</w> <w lemma="%2Apagkra%2Ftous">Παγκράτους</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tura%2Fnnou">τυράννου</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peisqe%2Fntwn">πεισθέντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fntwn">ποιησάντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="parakalou%2Fmena">παρακαλούμενα</w>, <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akibu%2Fran">Κιβύραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalen">ἐνέβαλεν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akibura%2Ftas">Κιβυράτας</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Afashli%2Ftais">Φασηλίταις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frroun">ἐθάρρουν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dedie%2Fnai">δεδιέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nape%2Fmpein">ἀναπέμπειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="e%29du%2Fnanto">ἐδύναντο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29peiri%2Fan">ἀπειρίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="meso%2Fgaioi">μεσόγαιοι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontes">ὑπάρχοντες</w>.
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<w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzonto">ἠναγκάζοντο</w> <w lemma="presbeu%2Fein">πρεσβεύειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciou%3Dntes">ἀξιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="paralabei%3Dn">παραλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpon">ἄνθρωπον</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleuki%2Fou">Λευκίου</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fyantos">γράψαντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Akibura%2Ftais">Κιβυράταις</w> <w lemma="threi%3Dn">τηρεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolua%2Fraton">Πολυάρατον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzein">κομίζειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="fronti%2Fzein">φροντίζειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="parapomph%3Ds">παραπομπῆς</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="a%29nakomisqh%3D%7C">ἀνακομισθῇ</w>, <w lemma="peiqarxhsa%2Fntwn">πειθαρχησάντων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="grafome%2Fnois">γραφομένοις</w>,
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolua%2Fraton">Πολυάρατον</w> <w lemma="e%29lqei%3Dn">ἐλθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="e%29kqeatri%2Fsanta">ἐκθεατρίσαντα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29bouli%2Fan">ἀβουλίαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29genni%2Fan">ἀγεννίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fs">οἷός</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fkdoton">ἔκδοτον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenon">γενόμενον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afashlitw%3Dn">Φασηλιτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akiburatw%3Dn">Κιβυρατῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnoian">ἄνοιαν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fnos">Τίνος</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="pepoi%2Fhmai">πεποίημαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apoluara%2Ftou">Πολυαράτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adei%2Fnwnos">Δείνωνος</w>;
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<w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="sunepembai%2Fnein">συνεπεμβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcw">δόξω</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxi%2Fais">ἀτυχίαις</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ftopo%2Fn">ἄτοπόν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws:">τελέως·</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="fanera%5Cn">φανερὰν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="a%29bouli%2Fan">ἀβουλίαν</w> <w lemma="be%2Fltion">βέλτιον</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fsw">παρασκευάσω</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fesqai">βουλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fronei%3Dn">φρονεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fseis">περιστάσεις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fous">παραπλησίους</w> <w lemma="e%29mpi%2Fptontas">ἐμπίπτοντας</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>. —
<head>Polyaratus of Rhodes</head>But in respect to folly and baseness of spirit, Polyaratus<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note16">The vain attempts of Polyaratus to escape,</note>surpassed Deinon. For when Popilius Laenas charged king Ptolemy to send Polyaratus to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, the king, from a regard both to Polyaratus himself and his country, determined not to send him to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> but to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, this being also what Polyaratus himself asked him to do. Having therefore caused a galley to be prepared, the king handed him over to Demetrius, one of his own friends, and despatched him, and wrote a despatch to the Rhodians notifying the fact.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note17">at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phaselis&groupId=881&placeId=1589">Phaselis</a>,</note>But touching at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phaselis&groupId=881&placeId=1589">Phaselis</a> in the course of the voyage, Polyaratus, from some notion or another which he had conceived, took suppliant branches in his hand, and fled for safety to the city altar. If any one had asked him his intention in thus<pb n="415" />acting, I am persuaded that he could not have told it. For if he wanted to go to his own country, where was the need of suppliant branches? For his conductors were charged to take him there. But if he wished to go to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, that was sure to take place whether he wished it or no. What other alternative was there? Other place that could receive him with safety to himself there was none. However, on the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phaselis&groupId=881&placeId=1589">Phaselis</a> sending to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> to beg that they would receive Polyaratus, and take him away, the Rhodians came to the prudent resolution of sending an open vessel to convoy him; but forbade the captain of it to actually take him on board, on the ground that the officers from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> had it in charge to deliver the man in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>. When the vessel arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phaselis&groupId=881&placeId=1589">Phaselis</a>, and its captain, Epichares, refused to take the man on board, and Demetrius, who had been deputed by the king for that business, urged him to leave the altar and resume his voyage; and when the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phaselis&groupId=881&placeId=1589">Phaselis</a> supported his command, because they were afraid they would incur some blame from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> on that account, Polyaratus could no longer resist the pressure of circumstances, but once more went on board Demetrius's galley. But in the course of the voyage he seized an opportunity of doing the same again at Caunus, flying for safety there in the same way, and begging the Caunians to save him.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note18">at Caunus,</note>Upon the Caunians rejecting him, on the grounds of their being leagued with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, he sent messages to Cibyra, begging them to receive him in their city, and to send him an escort. He had some claim upon this city, because the sons of its tyrant, Pancrates, had been educated at his house; accordingly, they listened to his request, and did what he asked.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note19">and at Cibyra.</note>But when he got to Cibyra, he placed himself and the Cibyratae into a still greater difficulty than that which he caused before when at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phaselis&groupId=881&placeId=1589">Phaselis</a>. For they neither dared to retain him in their town for fear of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, nor had the power of sending him to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, because of their ignorance of the sea, being an entirely inland folk. Eventually they were reduced to send envoys to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> and the Roman proconsul in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, begging them to take over the man. Lucius Aemilius wrote to the Cibyratae, ordering<pb n="416" />them to keep Polyaratus in safe custody; and to the Rhodians to make provision for his conveyance by sea and his safe delivery upon Roman territory. Both peoples obeyed the despatch: and thus Polyaratus eventually came to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, after making a spectacle of his folly and cowardice to the best of his ability; and after having been, thanks to his own folly, four times surrendered—by king Ptolemy, the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phaselis&groupId=881&placeId=1589">Phaselis</a>, the Cibyratae, and the Rhodians.The reason of my having dwelt at some length on the story of Polyaratus and Deinon is not that I have any desire to trample upon their misfortunes, for that would be ungenerous in the last degree; but in order that, by clearly showing their folly, I might instruct those who fall into similar difficulties and dangers how to take a better and wiser course. . . .