Polybius, Histories

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Book 31 - Chapter 1

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<head lang="la">A. Olymp. 154, 1. I. Res Italiae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frios">Τεβέριος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akammanou%5Cs">Καμμανοὺς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="biasa%2Fmenos">βιασάμενος</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paralogisa%2Fmenos">παραλογισάμενος</w> <w lemma="u%28phko%2Fous">ὑπηκόους</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aei%29s">Εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftwn">παραγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29xrhma%2Ftisen">ἐχρημάτισεν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqh%2Fnaion">Ἀθήναιον</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fan">Προυσίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nergw%3Ds">ἐνεργῶς</w> <w lemma="kexrh%3Dsqai">κεχρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="diabolai%3Ds">διαβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftas">Γαλάτας</w> <w lemma="parwcuke%2Fnai">παρωξυκέναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="e%28te%2Frous">ἑτέρους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnhs">Εὐμένης</w> <w lemma="e%29capesta%2Flkei">ἐξαπεστάλκει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfou%2Fs">ἀδελφούς</w>, <w lemma="a%29pologhsome%2Fnous">ἀπολογησομένους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnas">ἐπιφερομένας</w> <w lemma="diabola%2Fs">διαβολάς</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parelqo%2Fntes">παρελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="e%29ndexome%2Fnws">ἐνδεχομένως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdocan">ἔδοξαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kathgorou%3Dntas">κατηγοροῦντας</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pologi%2Fan">ἀπολογίαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29potriya%2Fmenoi">ἀποτριψάμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnas">ἐπιφερομένας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="timhqe%2Fntes">τιμηθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqon">ἐπανῆλθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="u%28poyi%2Fas">ὑποψίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flhgen">ἔληγεν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fion">Γάιον</w> <w lemma="%2Asolpi%2Fkion">Σολπίκιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fnion">Μάνιον</w> <w lemma="%2Ase%2Frgion">Σέργιον</w> <w lemma="katasth%2Fsasa">καταστήσασα</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellen">ἐξαπέστελλεν</w>,
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<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29popteu%2Fsontas">ἐποπτεύσοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Ftais">Μεγαλοπολίταις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fois">Λακεδαιμονίοις</w> <w lemma="dieukrinh%2Fsontas">διευκρινήσοντας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntilegome%2Fnhs">ἀντιλεγομένης</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w>,
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<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polupragmonh%2Fsontas">πολυπραγμονήσοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w>, <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%5C">παρασκευὴ</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinopragi%2Fa">κοινοπραγία</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>. —
<head>War in Crete</head>AT this time the Cnosians, in alliance with the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note1">B. C. 165. War in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Crete&groupId=505&placeId=949">Crete</a> of Cnosus and Gortyn against Rhaucus.</note>Gortynians, made war upon the Rhaucians, and swore a mutual oath that they would not end the war until they had taken Rhaucus.But when the Rhodians received the decree regarding<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note2">The Rhodians are again refused an alliance.</note>Caunus, and saw that the anger of the Romans was not abating, after having scrupulously carried out the orders contained in the Senate's replies, they forthwith sent Aristotle at the head of an embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, with instructions to make another attempt to secure the alliance. They arrived in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> at the height of summer, and, having been admitted to the Senate, at once declared how their people had obeyed the Senate's orders, and pleaded for the alliance, using a great variety of arguments in a speech of considerable length. But the Senate returned them a reply in which, without a word about their friendship, they said that, as to the alliance, it was not proper for them to grant the Rhodians this favour at present. . . .