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Book 5 - Chapter 102

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<w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ptaiko%2Ftwn">ἐπταικότων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>. <w lemma="toiou%2Ftois">τοιούτοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgois">λόγοις</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="parw%2Frmhse">παρώρμησε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w>, <w lemma="oi%29%3Dmai">οἶμαι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fon">νέον</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="e%29pituxh%3D">ἐπιτυχῆ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="tolmhro%5Cn">τολμηρὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dnta">δοκοῦντα</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="o%28rmw%2Fmenon">ὁρμώμενον</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista%2F">μάλιστά</w> <w lemma="pws">πως</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="e%29fi%2Fetai">ἐφίεται</w>. <w lemma="%2Aplh%5Cn">Πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpon">εἶπον</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fw%7C">Δημητρίῳ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="prospeptwko%2Fta">προσπεπτωκότα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pistolh%3Ds">ἐπιστολῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29dh%2Flwse">ἐδήλωσε</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diabou%2Flion">διαβούλιον</w> <w lemma="a%29nedi%2Fdou">ἀνεδίδου</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w>.
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<w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29llotri%2Fwn">ἀλλοτρίων</w> <w lemma="diecagwgh%3Ds">διεξαγωγῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fous">ὑπερδεξίους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flusin">διάλυσιν</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenos">προσδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="koinh%3D%7C">κοινῇ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttontas">πράττοντας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="%2Akleo%2Fnikon">Κλεόνικον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupa%2Fktion">Ναυπάκτιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmyato">διεπέμψατο</w> —
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<w lemma="kate%2Flabe">κατέλαβε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalwsi%2Fas">αἰχμαλωσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fnonta">ἐπιμένοντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w> — <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pezh%5Cn">πεζὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgion">Αἴγιον</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proelqw%5Cn">προελθὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alasiw%3Dna">Λασιῶνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aperippi%2Fois">Περιππίοις</w> <w lemma="pu%2Frgon">πύργον</w> <w lemma="paralabw%2Fn">παραλαβών</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunupokriqei%5Cs">συνυποκριθεὶς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalw%3Dn">ἐμβαλῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fan">Ἠλείαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimos">ἕτοιμος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kata%2Flusin">κατάλυσιν</w>,
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="di%5Cs">δὶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tri%5Cs">τρὶς</w> <w lemma="a%29naka%2Fmyantos">ἀνακάμψαντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleoni%2Fkou">Κλεονίκου</w>, <w lemma="deome%2Fnwn">δεομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="sunelqei%3Dn">συνελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29ph%2Fkouse">ἐπήκουσε</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnt%27">πάντ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29fei%5Cs">ἀφεὶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fdas">συμμαχίδας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="grammatofo%2Frous">γραμματοφόρους</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w>, <w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="sunedreu%2Fsontas">συνεδρεύσοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meqe%2Fcontas">μεθέξοντας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w> <w lemma="koinologi%2Fas">κοινολογίας</w>,
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<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katastratopedeu%2Fsas">καταστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fnormon">Πάνορμον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="limh%2Fn">λιμήν</w>, <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katantikru%5C">καταντικρὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupakti%2Fwn">Ναυπακτίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fmene">ἀνέμενε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fdrous">συνέδρους</w>.
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<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="sunaqroi%2Fzesqai">συναθροίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnous">προειρημένους</w>, <w lemma="pleu%2Fsas">πλεύσας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aza%2Fkunqon">Ζάκυνθον</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="katesth%2Fsato">κατεστήσατο</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w>
<head>Philip and the Aetolians Discuss Peace</head>By using such arguments he found no difficulty in firing Philip's ambition: as was natural, I think, considering that he was but a youthful monarch, who had as yet been successful in all his undertakings, and was in any case of a singularly daring character; and considering too that he was sprung from a family which above all families has somehow a tendency to aim at universal monarchy.At the moment then, as I said, Philip communicated the news conveyed by the letter to Demetrius alone; and afterwards summoning a council of his friends consulted them on the subject of making peace with the Aetolians. And when even Aratus professed no disinclination to the measure, on the ground that they would be making peace as conquerors, the king without waiting for the ambassadors, who were officially engaged in negotiating its terms, sent Cleonicus of Naupactus at once to Aetolia, whom he found still awaiting the meeting of the Achaean league after his captivity;<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note208">See<ref target="b5c95" targOrder="U">ch. 95</ref>.</note>while he himself, taking his ships and land force from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, came with it to Aegium. Thence he advanced as far as Lasion and took the Tower in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Perippia&groupId=869&placeId=1567">Perippia</a>, and pretended, in order to avoid appearing too eager for the conclusion of the war, that he was meditating an invasion of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note209">A peace congress summoned.</note>By this time Cleonicus had been backwards and forwards two or three times; and as the Aetolians begged that he would meet them personally in conference, he assented; and abandoning all warlike measures, he sent couriers to the allied cities, bidding their commissioners to sit in the conference with him and take part in the discussion of the terms of peace: and then crossed over with his army and encamped near Panormus, which is a harbour of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, and lies exactly opposite Naupactus.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note210">Zacynthus visited by Philip.</note>There he waited for the commissioners from the allies, and employed the time required for their assembling in sailing to Zacynthus, and settling on his own<pb n="450" />authority the affairs of the island; and having done so he sailed back to Panormus.