<w lemma="filotimi%2Fan">φιλοτιμίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29panei%2Fleto">ἐπανείλετο</w>. <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Axi%2Fwn">Χίων</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dkon">ἐπανῆκον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fas">Αἰτωλίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29noxa%2Fs">ἀνοχάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="pepoihme%2Fnoi">πεποιημένοι</w> <w lemma="triakonqhme%2Frous">τριακονθημέρους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%2Fs">Αἰτωλούς</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnoi">τεταγμένοι</w> <w lemma="r%28hth%5Cn">ῥητὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="h%29ci%2Foun">ἠξίουν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="a%29panth%3Dsai">ἀπαντῆσαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ri%2Fon">Ῥίον</w>, <w lemma="u%28pisxnou%2Fmenoi">ὑπισχνούμενοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsein">ποιήσειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="sunqe%2Fsqai">συνθέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>, <w lemma="deca%2Fmenos">δεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29noxa%2Fs">ἀνοχάς</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgraye">ἔγραψε</w>, <w lemma="diasafw%3Dn">διασαφῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Ftras">Πάτρας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="sunedreu%2Fsontas">συνεδρεύσοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bouleusome%2Fnous">βουλευσομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</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>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Alexai%2Fou">Λεχαίου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpleuse">κατέπλευσε</w> <w lemma="deuterai%3Dos">δευτεραῖος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Ftras">Πάτρας</w>.
<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="e%29pistolai%2F">ἐπιστολαί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="a%29nepe%2Fmfqhsan">ἀνεπέμφθησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Afwki%2Fda">Φωκίδα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fa">Μεγαλέα</w> <w lemma="diapempo%2Fmenai">διαπεμπόμεναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%2Fs">Αἰτωλούς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="para%2Fklhsi%2Fs">παράκλησίς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="qarrei%3Dn">θαρρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcw">ἔξω</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29xorhghsi%2Fan:">ἀχορηγησίαν·</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kathgori%2Fai">κατηγορίαι</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="loidori%2Fai">λοιδορίαι</w> <w lemma="filapexqei%3Ds">φιλαπεχθεῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29nagnou%5Cs">ἀναγνοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsas">νομίσας</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxhgo%5Cn">ἀρχηγὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="peristh%2Fsas">περιστήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3Ds">σπουδῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29rw%2Fmenon">ἐρώμενον</w>,
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpemye">ἔπεμψε</w>, <w lemma="prosta%2Fcas">προστάξας</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgein">ἄγειν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggu%2Fhn">ἐγγύην</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrou">Ἀλεξάνδρου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostaxqe%5Cn">προσταχθὲν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsantos">ποιήσαντος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmeine">ὑπέμεινε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fas">Μεγαλέας</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Fnegke">προσήνεγκε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w>.
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5Cs">αὐτὰς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcai">μεταλλάξαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29rw%2Fmenon">ἐρώμενον</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aou%28%3Dtoi">Οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fshs">ἁρμοζούσης</w> <w lemma="tuxo%2Fntes">τυχόντες</w> <w lemma="katastrofh%3Ds">καταστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Flipon">ἐξέλιπον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w>
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<head>Death of Megaleas</head>Presently the ambassadors of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a> and Chios<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note70">A thirty days' truce offered by the Aetolians through the Rhodian and Chian ambassadors.</note>returned from Aetolia. They had agreed to a truce of thirty days, and asserted that the Aetolians were ready to make peace: they had also arranged for a stated day on which they claimed that Philip should meet them at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhium&groupId=929&placeId=1662">Rhium</a>; undertaking that the Aetolians would be ready to do anything on condition of making peace. Philip accepted<pb n="384" />the truce and wrote letters to the allies, bidding them send assessors and commissioners to discuss the terms with the Aetolians; while he himself sailed from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lechaeum&groupId=675&placeId=1234">Lechaeum</a> and arrived on the second day at Patrae.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note71">Treason of Megaleas detected. His arrest and suicide.</note>Just then certain letters were sent to him from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a>, which Megaleas had written to the Aetolians, exhorting them not to be frightened, but to persist in the war, because Philip was in extremities through a lack of provisions. Besides this the letters contained some offensive and bitter abuse of the king. As soon as he had read these, the king feeling no doubt that Apelles was the ringleader of the mischief, placed him under a guard and despatched him in all haste to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, with his son and favourite boy; while he sent Alexander to Thebes to arrest Megaleas, with orders to bring him before the magistrates to answer to his bail. When Alexander had fulfilled his commission, Megaleas, not daring to await the issue, committed suicide: and about the same time Apelles, his son and favourite boy, ended their lives also.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note72">Death of Apelles.</note>Such was the end of these men, thoroughly deserved in every way, and especially for their outrageous conduct to Aratus.
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