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Book 31 - Chapter 23

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<w lemma="%2Ath%3Ds">Τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dih%2Fghsin">διήγησιν</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29festako%2Ftwn">ἐφεστακότων</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>, <w lemma="bou%2Flomai">βούλομαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prote%2Fran">προτέραν</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblon">βύβλον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeli%2Fa%7C">ἐπαγγελίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kataleifqe%5Cn">καταλειφθὲν</w> <w lemma="sunekplhrw%3Dsai">συνεκπληρῶσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="filhko%2Fwn">φιληκόων</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fneka">ἕνεκα</w>.
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<w lemma="prou+pesxo%2Fmhn">προϋπεσχόμην</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dihgh%2Fsasqai">διηγήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dto">τοσοῦτο</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fkoye">προέκοψε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%3Dken">καθῆκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Flamyen">ἐξέλαμψεν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fca">δόξα</w>,
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<w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="au%29chqh%3Dnai">αὐξηθῆναι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolubi%2Fw%7C">Πολυβίῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeian">συνήθειαν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="e%29pidiatei%3Dnai">ἐπιδιατεῖναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmhn">φήμην</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="porrwte%2Frw">πορρωτέρω</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Frimon">γνώριμον</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumperifora%5Cn">συμπεριφορὰν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="katarxh%5C">καταρχὴ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="susta%2Fsews">συστάσεως</w> <w lemma="e%29genh%2Fqh">ἐγενήθη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fk">ἔκ</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsews">χρήσεως</w> <w lemma="bubli%2Fwn">βυβλίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="lalia%3Ds">λαλιᾶς</w> <w lemma="dedhlw%2Fkamen:">δεδηλώκαμεν·</w>
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<w lemma="probainou%2Fshs">προβαινούσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunhqei%2Fas">συνηθείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nakeklhme%2Fnwn">ἀνακεκλημένων</w> <w lemma="e%29kpempome%2Fnwn">ἐκπεμπομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="die%2Fspeusan">διέσπευσαν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbios">Φάβιος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwn">Σκιπίων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleuki%2Fou">Λευκίου</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskoi">νεανίσκοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="mei%3Dnai">μεῖναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbion">Πολύβιον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w>.
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<w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sumperifora%3Ds">συμπεριφορᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="prokoptou%2Fshs">προκοπτούσης</w>, <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="sugku%2Frhma%2F">συγκύρημά</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29kporeuome%2Fnwn">ἐκπορευομένων</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afabi%2Fou">Φαβίου</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Fbion">Φάβιον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29gora%5Cn">ἀγορὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29poneu%3Dsai">ἀπονεῦσαι</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbion">Πολύβιον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Ftera">θάτερα</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w>.
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<w lemma="proago%2Fntwn">προαγόντων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="h%28suxh%3D%7C">ἡσυχῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%2F%7Cws">πρᾴως</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fwnh%3D%7C">φωνῇ</w> <w lemma="fqegca%2Fmenos">φθεγξάμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmati">χρώματι</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29nereuqh%2Fs">ἐνερευθής</w>, "
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<w lemma="%2Ati%2F">Τί</w> <w lemma="dai%2F">δαί</w>" <w lemma="fhsi%2Fn">φησίν</w> "<w lemma="w%29%3D">ὦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbie">Πολύβιε</w>, <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="trw%2Fgomen">τρώγομεν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfoi%2F">ἀδελφοί</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diale%2Fgei">διαλέγει</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29rwth%2Fseis">ἐρωτήσεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofa%2Fseis">ἀποφάσεις</w> <w lemma="poiei%3D">ποιεῖ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w>, <w lemma="e%29me%5C">ἐμὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parape%2Fmpeis">παραπέμπεις</w>;
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<w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dlon">δῆλον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%5C">σὺ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29mou%3D">ἐμοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxeis">ἔχεις</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flhyin">διάληψιν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="poli%2Ftas">πολίτας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="punqa%2Fnomai">πυνθάνομαι</w>;
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<w lemma="dokw%3D">δοκῶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="h%28su%2Fxio%2Fs">ἡσύχιός</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nwqro%2Fs">νωθρός</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fw">ἀκούω</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="kexwrisme%2Fnos">κεχωρισμένος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kh%3Ds">Ῥωμαϊκῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsews">αἱρέσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fseis">κρίσεις</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="ai%28rou%3Dmai">αἱροῦμαι</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w>.
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<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2F">οὔ</w> <w lemma="fasi">φασι</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="zhtei%3Dn">ζητεῖν</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Fthn">προστάτην</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmw%3Dmai">ὁρμῶμαι</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fon:">ἐναντίον·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista%2F">μάλιστά</w> <w lemma="me">με</w> <w lemma="lupei%3D">λυπεῖ</w>."
<head>No One Notices Demetrius's Absence</head>At <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, during the whole of the following day, no one<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note57">The absence of Demetrius is not ascertained in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> until the fourth day.</note>was likely to make any inquiry for Demetrius or those who had gone with him. For those of his household who stayed in the city supposed him to have gone to Cerceii; and those at Anagnia were expecting him to come there too. The flight from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, therefore, was entirely unremarked; until one of his slaves, having been flogged at Anagnia, ran off to Cerceii, expecting to find Demetrius there; and not finding him, ran back again to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, hoping to meet him on the road. But as he failed to meet him anywhere, he went and informed his friends in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and the members of his household who had been left behind in his house. But it was not until the fourth day after his start that, Demetrius being looked for in vain, the truth was suspected.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note58">The Senate is summoned, but decides not to attempt pursuit.</note>On the fifth the Senate was hastily summoned to consider the matter, when Demetrius had already cleared the Straits of Messina. The Senate gave up all idea of pursuit: both because they imagined that he had got a long start on the voyage (for the wind was in his favour), and because they foresaw that, though they might wish to hinder him, they would be unable to do so.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note59">Commissioners appointed for Greece and Asia, B. C. 162.</note>But some few days afterwards they appointed Tiberius Gracchus, Lucius Lentulus, and Servilius Glaucia as commissioners: first to inspect the state of Greece; and, next, to cross to Asia and watch the result of Demetrius's attempt, and examine the policy adopted by the other kings, and arbitrate on their controversies with the Gauls. Such were the events in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> this year. . . .<pb n="444" />Demetrius expecting the arrival of the commissioner who was to be sent to him. . . .