<w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="diergasa%2Fmenoi">διεργασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="bohqw%3Dn">βοηθῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon:">Κόρινθον·</w> <w lemma="u%28sterh%2Fsas">ὑστερήσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="diape%2Fsteile">διαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="bibliafo%2Frous">βιβλιαφόρους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxous">συμμάχους</w>, <w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstous">ἑκάστους</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="bouleusome%2Fnous">βουλευσομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="sumfero%2Fntwn">συμφερόντων</w>.
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Atege%2Fas">Τεγέας</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w>, <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="sfaga%5Cs">σφαγὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taraxa%5Cs">ταραχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeptwke%2Fnai">ἐμπεπτωκέναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimo%2Fnioi">Λακεδαιμόνιοι</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeis">συνήθεις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fesqai">βασιλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dsi">προεστῶσι</w> <w lemma="peiqarxei%3Dn">πειθαρχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29leuqerwme%2Fnoi">ἠλευθερωμένοι</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w>, <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29stasi%2Fazon">ἐστασίαζον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnontes">ὑπολαμβάνοντες</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fson">ἴσον</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="metei%3Dnai">μετεῖναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Frwn">ἐφόρων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fdhlon">ἄδηλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29koinw%2Fnoun">ἐκοινώνουν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnoi">πεπεισμένοι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpw">οὐδέπω</w> <w lemma="dunh%2Fsesqai">δυνήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29parkei%3Dn">ἐπαρκεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="taxei%3Dan">ταχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnodon">ἐπάνοδον</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="qa%2Fttw">θάττω</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>,
<w lemma="a%29pistou%3Dntes">ἀπιστοῦντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ni%5C">ἑνὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adeima%2Fntw%7C">Ἀδειμάντῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="suneide%2Fnai">συνειδέναι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w> <w lemma="eu%29dokei%3Dn">εὐδοκεῖν</w>, <w lemma="h%29gwni%2Fwn">ἠγωνίων</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantos">συνεγγίσαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pratto%2Fmena">πραττόμενα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29chgh%2Fshtai">ἐξηγήσηται</w>.
<w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="sullalh%2Fsante%2Fs">συλλαλήσαντές</w> <w lemma="tisi">τισι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fwn">νέων</w> <w lemma="e%29kh%2Frutton">ἐκήρυττον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Axalkioi%2Fkou">Χαλκιοίκου</w> <w lemma="te%2Fmenos">τέμενος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="i%29e%2Fnai">ἰέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fais">ἡλικίαις</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="paraginome%2Fnwn">παραγινομένων</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="a%28qroisqe%2Fntwn">ἁθροισθέντων</w>, <w lemma="dusarestw%3Dn">δυσαρεστῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adei%2Fmantos">Ἀδείμαντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29peira%3Dto">ἐπειρᾶτο</w> <w lemma="proporeuqei%5Cs">προπορευθεὶς</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dn">παρακαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dida%2Fskein">διδάσκειν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> "
<w lemma="prw%2F%7Chn">πρῴην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="khru%2Fgmata">κηρύγματα</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%28qroismou%5Cs">ἁθροισμοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="paragge%2Fllein">παραγγέλλειν</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="h%29kou%2Fomen">ἠκούομεν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frous">ὅρους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzein">συνεγγίζειν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29erge%2Ftas">εὐεργέτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swth%3Dras">σωτῆρας</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmeqa">πυνθανόμεθα</w> <w lemma="plhsia%2Fzein">πλησιάζειν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>"
. <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nakrouome%2Fnou">ἀνακρουομένου</w>, <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntes">προσπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="parakeklhme%2Fnoi">παρακεκλημένοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fwn">νέων</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto%2Fn">τοῦτόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="suneke%2Fnthsan">συνεκέντησαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="%2Asqene%2Flaon">Σθενέλαον</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29alkame%2Fnh">Ἀλκαμένη</w>, <w lemma="%2Aque%2Fsthn">Θυέστην</w>, <w lemma="%2Abiwni%2Fdan">Βιωνίδαν</w>, <w lemma="e%28te%2Frous">ἑτέρους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politw%3Dn">πολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolufo%2Fntan">Πολυφόνταν</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29mfro%2Fnws">ἐμφρόνως</w> <w lemma="proi+do%2Fmenoi">προϊδόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w>,
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<head>Philip V. In the Peloponnese</head>To return from this digression. When the Aetolians<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note47">Philip V. comes to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>. B. C. 220.</note>had reached their homes in safety after this raid upon the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, Philip, coming to the aid of the Achaeans with an army, arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>. Finding that he was too late, he sent despatches to all the allies urging them to send deputies at once to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, to consult on the measures required for the common safety. Meanwhile he himself marched towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>, being informed that the Lacedaemonians were in a state of revolution, and were fallen to mutual slaughter.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note48">Advances toward <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>.</note>For being accustomed to have a king over them, and to be entirely submissive to their rulers, their sudden enfranchisement by means of Antigonus, and the absence of a king, produced a state of civil war; because they all imagined themselves to be on a footing of complete political equality. At first two of the five Ephors kept their views to themselves; while the other three threw in their lot with the Aetolians, because they were convinced that the youth of Philip would prevent him as yet from having a decisive influence in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>. But when, contrary to their expectations, the Aetolians retired quickly from the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, and Philip arrived still more quickly from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, the three Ephors became distrustful of Adeimantus,<pb n="299" />one of the other two, because he was privy to and disapproved of their plans; and were in a great state of anxiety lest he should tell Philip everything as soon as that monarch approached. After some consultation therefore with certain young men, they published a proclamation ordering all citizens of military age to assemble in arms in the sacred enclosure of Athene of the Brazenhouse, on the pretext that the Macedonians were advancing against the town.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note49">Adeimantus assassinated.</note>This startling announcement caused a rapid muster: when Adeimantus, who disapproved of the measure, came forward and endeavoured to show that "the proclamation and summons to assemble in arms should have been made some time before, when they were told that their enemies the Aetolians were approaching the frontier: not then, when they learnt that their benefactors and preservers the Macedonians were coming with their king." In the middle of this dissuasive speech the young men whose co-operation had been secured struck him dead, and with him Sthenelaus, Alcamenes, Thyestes, Bionidas, and several other citizens; whereupon Polyphontes and certain of his party, seeing clearly what was going to happen, went off to join Philip.
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