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Book 4 - Chapter 23

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<w lemma="a%29pexw%2Frhsan">ἀπεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>. <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcantes">πράξαντες</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpempon">ἔπεμπον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtes">προεστῶτες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fforoi">ἔφοροι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kathgorh%2Fsontas">κατηγορήσοντας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%7Crhme%2Fnwn">ἀνῃρημένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsontas">παρακαλέσοντας</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pisxei%3Dn">ἐπισχεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftos">γεγονότος</w> <w lemma="kinh%2Fmatos">κινήματος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pokata%2Fstasin">ἀποκατάστασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flqh%7C">ἔλθῃ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin:">πόλιν·</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskein">γινώσκειν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fkeitai">πρόκειται</w> <w lemma="diathrei%3Dn">διατηρεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkaia">δίκαια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fila%2Fnqrwpa">φιλάνθρωπα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas:">Μακεδόνας·</w>
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<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcantes">συμμίξαντες</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aparqe%2Fnion">Παρθένιον</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnti">ὄντι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fxqhsan">διελέχθησαν</w> <w lemma="a%29kolou%2Fqws">ἀκολούθως</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntolai%3Ds">ἐντολαῖς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flese">παρεκάλεσε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fkontas">ἥκοντας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dkon">οἶκον</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnodon">ἐπάνοδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhlou%3Dn">δηλοῦν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Frois">ἐφόροις</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="poreuqei%5Cs">πορευθεὶς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Atege%2Fa%7C">Τεγέᾳ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsetai">ποιήσεται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnous">ἐκείνους</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%29%2Fetai">οἴεται</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="taxi%2Fsthn">ταχίστην</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmpein">ἐκπέμπειν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="a%29cioxre%2Fous">ἀξιοχρέους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="koinologhsome%2Fnous">κοινολογησομένους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>.
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<w lemma="poihsa%2Fntwn">ποιησάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostaxqe%5Cn">προσταχθὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29panthsa%2Fntwn">ἀπαντησάντων</w>, <w lemma="diakou%2Fsantes">διακούσαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtes">προεστῶτες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w>
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<w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemyan">ἐξέπεμψαν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poreuqe%2Fntes">πορευθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Atege%2Fan">Τεγέαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parelqo%2Fntes">παρελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrion">συνέδριον</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29wmi%2Fou">Ὠμίου</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtos">προεστῶτος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="kathgo%2Frhsan">κατηγόρησαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adei%2Fmanton">Ἀδείμαντον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fwn">αἰτίων</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kinh%2Fsews">κινήσεως</w>,
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<w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pisxnou%3Dntai">ὑπισχνοῦνται</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="mhdeni%5C">μηδενὶ</w> <w lemma="fanh%2Fsesqai">φανήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="deu%2Fteroi">δεύτεροι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dokou%2Fntwn">δοκούντων</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Dn">ἀληθινῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimo%2Fnioi">Λακεδαιμόνιοι</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="dialexqe%2Fntes">διαλεχθέντες</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fsthsan">μετέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fxontes">μετέχοντες</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunedri%2Fou">συνεδρίου</w> <w lemma="diefe%2Fronto">διεφέροντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmais">γνώμαις</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29do%2Ftes">εἰδότες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kakopragmosu%2Fnhn">κακοπραγμοσύνην</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frth%7C">Σπάρτῃ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnoi">πεπεισμένοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adei%2Fmanton">Ἀδείμαντον</w> <w lemma="a%29polwle%2Fnai">ἀπολωλέναι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w> <w lemma="e%29pibeblh%3Dsqai">ἐπιβεβλῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="koinopragei%3Dn">κοινοπραγεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w>, <w lemma="sunebou%2Fleuon">συνεβούλευον</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdeigma">παράδειγμα</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsai">ποιῆσαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w>, <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenon">χρησάμενον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fnper">ὅνπερ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandros">Ἀλέξανδρος</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fois">Θηβαίοις</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn:">ἀρχήν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%28%2Fteroi">ἕτεροι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbute%2Frwn">πρεσβυτέρων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%5Cn">ὀργὴν</w> <w lemma="barute%2Fran">βαρυτέραν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Ffainon">ἀπέφαινον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pitimh%3Dsai">ἐπιτιμῆσαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fois">αἰτίοις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metasthsa%2Fmenon">μεταστησάμενον</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fsai">ἐγχειρίσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="poli%2Fteuma">πολίτευμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w>
<head>Differences of Opinion Among the Lacedaemonians</head>Immediately after the commission of this crime, the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note50">Philip summons Spartan deputies to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>.</note>Ephors who were then in power sent men to Philip, to accuse the victims of this massacre; and to beg him to delay his approach, until the affairs of the city had returned to their normal state after this commotion; and to be assured meanwhile that it was their purpose to be loyal and friendly to the Macedonians in every respect. These ambassadors found Philip near Mount Parthenius,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note51">A mountain on the frontier, on the pass over which the roads to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> converge.</note>and communicated to him their commission. Having listened, he bade the ambassadors make all haste home, and inform the Ephors that he was going to continue his march to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>, and expected that they would as quickly as possible send him men of credit to consult with him on the present position of affairs. After hearing this message from the king, the Lacedaemonian officers despatched<pb n="300" />ten commissioners headed by Omias to meet Philip; who, on arriving at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>, and entering the king's council chamber, accused Adeimantus of being the cause of the late commotion; and promised that they would perform all their obligations as allies to Philip, and show that they were second to none of those whom he looked upon as his most loyal friends, in their affection for his person. With these and similar asseverations the Lacedaemonian commissioners left the council chamber. The members of the council were divided in opinion: one party knowing the secret treachery of the Spartan magistrates, and feeling certain that Adeimantus had lost his life from his loyalty to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, while the Lacedaemonians had really determined upon an alliance with the Aetolians, advised Philip to make an example of the Lacedaemonians, by treating them precisely as Alexander had treated the Thebans, immediately after his assumption of his sovereignty. But another party, consisting of the older counsellors, sought to show that such severity was too great for the occasion, and that all that ought to be done was to rebuke the offenders, depose them, and put the management of the state and the chief offices in the hands of his own friends.