<w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Ds">Ἀπελλῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="kataleifqe%2Fntwn">καταλειφθέντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pitro%2Fpwn">ἐπιτρόπων</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paido%2Fs">παιδός</w>, <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxane">ἐτύγχανε</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenos">δυνάμενος</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w>, <w lemma="boulhqei%5Cs">βουληθεὶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w> <w lemma="a%29gagei%3Dn">ἀγαγεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fan">παραπλησίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalw%3Dn">Θετταλῶν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dgma">πρᾶγμα</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="moxqhro%2Fn">μοχθηρόν</w>.
<w lemma="%2Aqettaloi%5C">Θετταλοὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkoun">ἐδόκουν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w> <w lemma="politeu%2Fein">πολιτεύειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frein">διαφέρειν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>, <w lemma="die%2Fferon">διέφερον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpasxon">ἔπασχον</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsi">Μακεδόσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Foun">ἐποίουν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostatto%2Fmenon">προσταττόμενον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="basilikoi%3Ds">βασιλικοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozo%2Fmenos">ἁρμοζόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="katapeira%2Fzein">καταπειράζειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sustrateuome%2Fnwn">συστρατευομένων</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Ftreye">ἐπέτρεψε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29kbalei%3Dn">ἐκβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="staqmw%3Dn">σταθμῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prokate%2Fxontas">προκατέχοντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="katalu%2Fseis">καταλύσεις</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29fairei%3Dsqai:">ἀφαιρεῖσθαι·</w>
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ffere">προσέφερε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28phretw%3Dn">ὑπηρετῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tuxou%2Fsais">τυχούσαις</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fais">αἰτίαις</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunaganaktou%3Dntas">συναγανακτοῦντας</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="prosbohqou%3Dntas">προσβοηθοῦντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="mastigoume%2Fnois">μαστιγουμένοις</w> <w lemma="parw%5Cn">παρὼν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Flusin">ἅλυσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%3Dge">ἀπῆγε</w>,
<w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftou">τοιούτου</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpou">τρόπου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fsein">λήσειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeian">συνήθειαν</w> <w lemma="a%29gagw%5Cn">ἀγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dsqai">ἡγεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="deino%2Fn">δεινόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxh%7C">πάσχῃ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="mikroi%3Ds">μικροῖς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="sunestrateume%2Fnos">συνεστρατευμένος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="teqeame%2Fnos">τεθεαμένος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="deinou%3D">δεινοῦ</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmeinan">ὑπέμειναν</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnei">Κλεομένει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostatto%2Fmenon">προσταττόμενον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="sustrafe%2Fntwn">συστραφέντων</w> <w lemma="tinw%3Dn">τινῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+kw%3Dn">Ἀχαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskwn">νεανίσκων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proselqo%2Fntwn">προσελθόντων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafou%2Fntwn">διασαφούντων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellou%3D">Ἀπελλοῦ</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flhsin">βούλησιν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w>, <w lemma="kri%2Fnantes">κρίναντες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="dii%2Fstasqai">διίστασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="katame%2Fllein">καταμέλλειν</w>. <w lemma="e%29ntuxo%2Fntwn">ἐντυχόντων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>,
<w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskous">νεανίσκους</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="qarrei%3Dn">θαρρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="sumbhsome%2Fnou">συμβησομένου</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftou">τοιούτου</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3D%7C">Ἀπελλῇ</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pita%2Fttein">ἐπιτάττειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w>.
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<head>Popularity of Philip In the Peloponnese</head>But now a difficulty arose which was created by<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note152">Oppressive conduct of Apelles the Achaeans.</note>Apelles. Apelles was one of those who had been left by Antigonus as guardians of his son, and had, as it happened, more influence than any one else with the king. He conceived the wish to bring the Achaeans into the same position as the Thessalians; and adopted for that purpose a very offensive line of conduct. The Thessalians were supposed to enjoy their own constitution, and to have quite a different status to the Macedonians; but in fact they had exactly the same, and obeyed every order of the royal ministers. It was with the purpose of bringing about the same state of things, that this officer now set himself to test the subservience of the Achaean contingent. At first he confined himself to giving the Macedonian soldiers leave to eject Achaeans from their quarters, who on any occasion had taken possession of them first, as well as to wrest from them any booty they might have taken; but he afterwards treated them with actual violence, through the agency of his subordinates, on any trifling pretext; while such as complained of this treatment,<pb n="347" />or took the part of those who were being beaten, he personally arrested and put into confinement: being convinced that by this method he would gradually and imperceptibly bring them into the habit of submitting, without remonstrance, to any thing which the king might choose to inflict. And this opinion he deduced from his previous experience in the army of Antigonus, when he had seen the Achaeans willing to endure any hardship, on the one condition of escaping from the yoke of Cleomenes. However, certain young Achaeans held a meeting, and going to Aratus explained to him the policy which was being pursued by Apelles: whereupon Aratus at once went to Philip, feeling that a stand must be made on this point at once and without delay. He made his statement to the king; who, being informed of the facts, first of all encouraged the young men by a promise that nothing of the sort should happen to them again; and then commanded Apelles not to impose any orders upon the Achaeans without consulting their own Strategus.
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