<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhn">γενομένην</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Flgeian:">ἀσέλγειαν·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeudon">ἔσπευδον</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w>, <w lemma="piezo%2Fmenoi">πιεζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="proxwrou%2Fntwn">προχωρούντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> —
<w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsantes">ἐλπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="paidi%2Fw%7C">παιδίῳ</w> <w lemma="nhpi%2Fw%7C">νηπίῳ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsasqai">χρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29peiri%2Fan">ἀπειρίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="eu%28%3Dron">εὗρον</w> <w lemma="te%2Fleion">τέλειον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</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="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29fa%2Fnhsan">ἐφάνησαν</w> <w lemma="eu%29katafro%2Fnhtoi">εὐκαταφρόνητοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paidariw%2Fdeis">παιδαριώδεις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w> —
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prospiptou%2Fshs">προσπιπτούσης</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peltasta%5Cs">πελταστὰς</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="taraxh%3Ds">ταραχῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3Dn">Ἀπελλῆν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="a%29pwlei%2Fas">ἀπωλείας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsantes">ἐλπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="me%2Fga">μέγα</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxere%5Cs">δυσχερὲς</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fnhma">κίνημα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="parei%3Dlkon">παρεῖλκον</w> <w lemma="u%28pertiqe%2Fmenoi">ὑπερτιθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ri%2Fon">Ῥίον</w> <w lemma="taxqei%3Dsan">ταχθεῖσαν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>, <w lemma="a%29sme%2Fnws">ἀσμένως</w> <w lemma="e%29pilabo%2Fmenos">ἐπιλαβόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="profa%2Fsews">προφάσεως</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qarrei%3Dn">θαρρεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prodieilhfw%5Cs">προδιειληφὼς</w> <w lemma="a%29potri%2Fbesqai">ἀποτρίβεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29phnthko%2Ftas">ἀπηντηκότας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="a%29naxqei%5Cs">ἀναχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpleusen">ἀπέπλευσεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fas">Θετταλίας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fluse">ἀπέλυσε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w> <w lemma="paraxeima%2Fsontas">παραχειμάσοντας</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29naxqei%5Cs">ἀναχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Akegxrew%3Dn">Κεγχρεῶν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29attikh%5Cn">Ἀττικὴν</w> <w lemma="komisqei%5Cs">κομισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ri%2Fpou">Εὐρίπου</w>, <w lemma="kate%2Fpleusen">κατέπλευσεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtria%2Fda:">Δημητριάδα·</w>
<w lemma="ka%29kei%3D">κἀκεῖ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cs">λοιπὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="e%28tairei%2Fas">ἑταιρείας</w>, <w lemma="kri%2Fnas">κρίνας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteine">ἀπέκτεινε</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29mbeblhkw%5Cs">ἐμβεβληκὼς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntestratope%2Fdeue">ἀντεστρατοπέδευε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesi">δυνάμεσι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fdon">Πάδον</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>,
<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dsta">πλεῖστα</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhs">Κοίλης</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fas">Συρίας</w> <w lemma="katestramme%2Fnos">κατεστραμμένος</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fluse">ἀνέλυσε</w>, <w lemma="%2Alukou%3Drgos">Λυκοῦργος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffuge">ἔφυγε</w>, <w lemma="kataplagei%5Cs">καταπλαγεὶς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Frous">ἐφόρους</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fforoi">ἔφοροι</w>, <w lemma="prospesou%2Fshs">προσπεσούσης</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="yeudou%3Ds">ψευδοῦς</w> <w lemma="diabolh%3Ds">διαβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="newteri%2Fzein">νεωτερίζειν</w>, <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fsantes">ἁθροίσαντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fous">νέους</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqon">ἦλθον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan:">οἰκίαν·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proaisqo%2Fmenos">προαισθόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29cexw%2Frhse">ἐξεχώρησε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ketw%3Dn">οἰκετῶν</w>.
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<head>Disturbed State of Achaia</head>Now the Aetolians were at first very anxious for the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note73">Failure of the negotiations with the Aetolians.</note>ratification of a peace, because they found the war burdensome, and because things had not gone as they expected. For, looking to his tender years and lack of experience, they had expected to have a mere child to deal with in Philip; but had found him a full-grown man both in his designs and his manner of executing them: while they had themselves made a display of imbecility and childishness alike in the general conduct, and the particular actions, of the campaign. But as soon as they heard of the outbreak of the disturbance among the peltasts, and of the deaths of Apelles and Leontius, hoping that there was a serious and formidable disaffection at the court, they procrastinated until they had outstayed the day appointed for the meeting at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhium&groupId=929&placeId=1662">Rhium</a>. But Philip was delighted to seize the pretext: for he felt confident of success in the war, and had already resolved to avoid coming to terms. He therefore at once exhorted such of the allies as had come to meet him<pb n="385" />to make preparations, not for the peace, but for war; and putting to sea again sailed back to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>. He then dismissed his Macedonian soldiers to go home through <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> for the winter: while he himself putting to sea from Cenchreae, and coasting along <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Attica&groupId=383&placeId=721">Attica</a>, sailed through the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Euripus&groupId=586&placeId=1094">Euripus</a> to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a>, and there before a jury of Macedonians had Ptolemy tried and put to death, who was the last survivor of the conspiracy of Leontius.It was in this season that Hannibal, having succeeded in<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note74">B. C. 218. Review of the events of the year in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, Asia, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>.</note>entering <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, was lying encamped in presence of the Roman army in the valley of the Padus. Antiochus, after subduing the greater part of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>, had once more dismissed his army into winter quarters. The Spartan king Lycurgus fled to Aetolia in fear of the Ephors: for acting on a false charge that he was meditating a<foreign lang="fr">coup d'état,</foreign>they had collected the young men and come to his house at night. But getting previous intimation of what was impending, he had quitted the town accompanied by the members of his household.
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