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Book 31 - Chapter 11

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="prospesou%2Fshs">προσπεσούσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fion">Γνάιον</w> <w lemma="peripetei%2Fas">περιπετείας</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%7Cre%2Fqh">ἀνῃρέθη</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="presbeuo%2Fntwn">πρεσβευόντων</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Alusi%2Fas">Λυσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpemye">ἔπεμψε</w>, <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftwn">παραγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="diaqeme%2Fnwn">διαθεμένων</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="kekoinwnhke%2Fnai">κεκοινωνηκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w>,
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<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fpempe">παρέπεμπε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%2Fs">πρεσβευτάς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnh">βουλομένη</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Ffasin">ἀπόφασιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29demi%2Fan">οὐδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kti%2Fqesqai">ἐκτίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3Ds">αὑτῆς</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w>,
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="ptohqei%5Cs">πτοηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29ggelme%2Fnois">ἠγγελμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="proseka%2Flei">προσεκάλει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbion">Πολύβιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosane%2Fferen">προσανέφερεν</w> <w lemma="diaporw%3Dn">διαπορῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ntuxei%3Dn">ἐντυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftw%7C">συγκλήτῳ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="di%5Cs">δὶς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fqon">λίθον</w> <w lemma="ptai%2Fein">πταίειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3D%7C">ἑαυτῷ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tolma%3Dn">τολμᾶν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion:">ἄξιον·</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28podeiknu%2Fein">ὑποδεικνύειν</w> <w lemma="a%29forma%5Cs">ἀφορμὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtas">ἐνεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="sunnoh%2Fsas">συννοήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pesiw%2Fphsen">ἀπεσιώπησεν</w>, <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tini">τινι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqwn">συνήθων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fw%7C">Ἀπολλωνίῳ</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fdwke">μετέδωκε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fkakos">ἄκακος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="komidh%3D%7C">κομιδῇ</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fos">νέος</w>, <w lemma="sunebou%2Fleue">συνεβούλευε</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou:">συγκλήτου·</w> <w lemma="pepei%3Dsqai">πεπεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgws">ἀλόγως</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ste%2Frhsen">ἐστέρησεν</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="g%27">γ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28mhrei%2Fas">ὁμηρείας</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29polu%2Fsein:">ἀπολύσειν·</w>
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<w lemma="a%29%2Ftopon">ἄτοπον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paido%5Cs">παιδὸς</w> <w lemma="diadedegme%2Fnou">διαδεδεγμένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fa%7C">Συρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="o%28mhreu%2Fein">ὁμηρεύειν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgois">λόγοις</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%3Dlqen">εἰσῆλθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28mhrei%2Fan">ὁμηρείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgkhs">ἀνάγκης</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29polu%2Fein">ἀπολύειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrinan">ἔκριναν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxw%7C">Ἀντιόχῳ</w> <w lemma="sugkataskeua%2Fzein">συγκατασκευάζειν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="dialexqe%2Fntos">διαλεχθέντος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinen">ἔμεινεν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsews">αἱρέσεως</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkaia">δίκαια</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrinen">ἔκρινεν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="paidi%5C">παιδὶ</w> <w lemma="sundiafula%2Fttein">συνδιαφυλάττειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein">συμφέρειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Frois">σφετέροις</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>,
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<w lemma="meno%2Fntwn">μενόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="diaqe%2Fsews">διαθέσεως</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugklh%2Ftou">συγκλήτου</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flhyin">διάληψιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>.
<head>Death of Antiochus Epiphanes</head>In <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a> king Antiochus, wishing to enrich himself,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note19">B. C. 164. Death of Antiochus Epiphanes on his return from Susiana. See<ref target="b26c1" targOrder="U">26, 1</ref>.</note>determined on an armed attack upon the temple of Artemis, in Elymais. But having arrived in this country and failed in his purpose, because the native barbarians resisted his lawless attempt, he died in the course of his return at Tabae, in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Persia&groupId=871&placeId=1571">Persia</a>, driven mad, as some say, by some manifestations of divine wrath in the course of his wicked attempt upon this temple. . . .<note anchored="yes" type="summary" place="inline" resp="ess" id="note20">Antiochus Epiphanes left a son and daughter; the former, nine years old, was called Antiochus Eupator, and succeeded to the kingdom, Lysias acting as his guardian. Demetrius, his cousin, son of Seleucus Philopator, being at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> as a hostage in place of the late Antiochus Epiphanes, endeavoured to persuade the Senate to make him king of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a> instead of the boy.</note>