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Book 31 - Chapter 15

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<w lemma="%2A%29en">Ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%3Dsan">ἐπιοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pizhth%2Fsein">ἐπιζητήσειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fgontas:">προάγοντας·</w>
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnontes">μένοντες</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aki%2Frkaion">Κίρκαιον</w> <w lemma="w%28rmhko%2Fta">ὡρμηκότα</w> <w lemma="diela%2Fmbanon">διελάμβανον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anagnei%2Fais">Ἀναγνείαις</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fntwn">ἀπήντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="pareso%2Fmenon">παρεσόμενον</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fshmon">ἄσημον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="drasmo%2Fn">δρασμόν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pai%2Fdwn">παίδων</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="memastigwme%2Fnos">μεμαστιγωμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anagnei%2Fais">Ἀναγνείαις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdramen">ἔδραμεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aki%2Frkaion">Κίρκαιον</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fw%7C">Δημητρίῳ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcwn:">συμμίξων·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="eu%28rw%5Cn">εὑρὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftrexen">ἔτρεχεν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29panth%2Fswn">ἀπαντήσων</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29damh%3D%7C">οὐδαμῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suntuxw%5Cn">συντυχὼν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="diesa%2Ffhsen">διεσάφησεν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kataleleimme%2Fnois">καταλελειμμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29pizhtoume%2Fnou">ἐπιζητουμένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="teta%2Frthn">τετάρτην</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsen">ὥρμησεν</w>, <w lemma="u%28penoh%2Fqh">ὑπενοήθη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>.
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<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpth%7C">πέμπτῃ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fgeto">συνήγετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="porqmou%3D">πορθμοῦ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="diw%2Fkein">διώκειν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fgnwsan">ἀπέγνωσαν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnontes">ὑπολαμβάνοντες</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="proeilhfe%2Fnai">προειληφέναι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="foro%5Cn">φορὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnemon">ἄνεμον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proorw%2Fmenoi">προορώμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="boulhqe%2Fntes">βουληθέντες</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fein">κωλύειν</w> <w lemma="a%29dunath%3Dsai:">ἀδυνατῆσαι·</w>
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<w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthsan">κατέστησαν</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frion">Τεβέριον</w> <w lemma="%2Agra%2Fkxon">Γράκχον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkion">Λεύκιον</w> <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fntlon">Λέντλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aseroui%2Flion">Σερουίλιον</w> <w lemma="%2Aglauki%2Fan">Γλαυκίαν</w>,
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<w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmellon">ἔμελλον</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29popteu%2Fsein">ἐποπτεύσειν</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="ei%29%3Dt%27">εἶτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalo%2Fntes">ἐπιβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="karadokh%2Fsein">καραδοκήσειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fseis">προαιρέσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29ceta%2Fsein">ἐξετάσειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftas">Γαλάτας</w> <w lemma="a%29ntilego%2Fmena">ἀντιλεγόμενα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="dieukrinh%2Fsein">διευκρινήσειν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frion">Τεβέριον</w> <w lemma="katesth%2Fsanto">κατεστήσαντο</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fpthn">αὐτόπτην</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="prosane%2Fxwn">προσανέχων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fa%7C">παρουσίᾳ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diapostalhsome%2Fnou">διαποσταλησομένου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>.
<head><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> Asks <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> for Calynda</head>Having somewhat recovered from their previous<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note32">The Rhodians ask for Calynda in Caria, and for the retention of private property in Caria and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lycia&groupId=711&placeId=1304">Lycia</a>.</note>disaster, the Rhodians sent Cleagoras with ambassadors to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> to ask that Calynda should be ceded to them, and to petition the Senate that those of their citizens who had properties in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lycia&groupId=711&placeId=1304">Lycia</a> and Caria might be allowed to retain them as before.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note33">A colossal statue of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>.</note>They had also voted to raise a colossal statue of the Roman people, thirty cubits high, to be set up in the temple of Athene. . . .