<w lemma="%2Aplh%5Cn">Πλὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbewn">πρέσβεων</w> <w lemma="a%29fikome%2Fnwn">ἀφικομένων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbion">Σωσίβιον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimoi">ἕτοιμοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w>,
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fpac">καθάπαξ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fois">δικαίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fcewn">ἐντεύξεων</w> <w lemma="kataperiei%3Dnai">καταπεριεῖναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alecandrei%2Fas">Ἀλεξανδρείας</w>.
<w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkeian">Σελεύκειαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugkatabaino%2Fntwn">συγκαταβαινόντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbion">Σωσίβιον</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%2Fs">ἐντολάς</w>,
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29tu%2Fxhma">ἀτύχημα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="profane%5Cs">προφανὲς</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkhma">ἀδίκημα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Fshs">ἐνεστώσης</w> <w lemma="katalh%2Fyews">καταλήψεως</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29no%2Fmize">ἐνόμιζε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dikaiologi%2Fas">δικαιολογίας</w>,
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29dikh%2Fmati">ἀδικήματι</w>, <w lemma="kathriqmei%3Dto">κατηριθμεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="kaqhko%2Fntwn">καθηκόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tinwn">τινων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipepoihme%2Fnos">ἀντιπεποιημένος</w>,
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amonofqa%2Flmou">Μονοφθάλμου</w> <w lemma="kata%2Flhyin">κατάληψιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnas">ἐκείνας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kuriwta%2Ftas">κυριωτάτας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dikaiota%2Ftas">δικαιοτάτας</w> <w lemma="kth%2Fseis">κτήσεις</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fw%7C">Πτολεμαίῳ</w>, <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkein">καθήκειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan:">Συρίαν·</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="diapolemh%3Dsai">διαπολεμῆσαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w>, <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkw%7C">Σελεύκῳ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sugkataskeua%2Fzonta">συγκατασκευάζοντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>.
<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pie%2Fzei">ἐπιέζει</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w> <w lemma="sugxw%2Frhma">συγχώρημα</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fsantes">νικήσαντες</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bouleuo%2Fmenoi">βουλευόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="o%28mo%2Fse">ὁμόσε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w>, <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fssandros">Κάσσανδρος</w>, <w lemma="%2Alusi%2Fmaxos">Λυσίμαχος</w>, <w lemma="%2Ase%2Fleukos">Σέλευκος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrinan">ἔκριναν</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29peirw%3Dnto">ἐπειρῶντο</w> <w lemma="sunista%2Fnein:">συνιστάνειν·</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="hu%29%3Dcon">ηὖξον</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkhma">ἀδίκημα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Foun">ἐποίουν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="paraspo%2Fndhma">παρασπόνδημα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeodo%2Ftou">Θεοδότου</w> <w lemma="prodosi%2Fan">προδοσίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgontes">ἀνάγοντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w>,
<w lemma="proefe%2Fronto">προεφέροντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ala%2Fgou">Λάγου</w> <w lemma="kth%2Fseis">κτήσεις</w>, <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="sumpolemh%3Dsai">συμπολεμῆσαι</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkw%7C">Σελεύκῳ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkw%7C">Σελεύκῳ</w> <w lemma="periqei%3Dnai">περιθεῖναι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="katakth%2Fsasqai">κατακτήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afoini%2Fkhn">Φοινίκην</w>.
<w lemma="e%29le%2Fgeto">ἐλέγετο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="pleona%2Fkis">πλεονάκις</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="diapresbei%2Fas">διαπρεσβείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fceis">ἐντεύξεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29petelei%3Dto">ἐπετελεῖτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dikaiologi%2Fas">δικαιολογίας</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnhs">γινομένης</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="koinw%3Dn">κοινῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w>, <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dunhsome%2Fnou">δυνησομένου</w> <w lemma="parakatasxei%3Dn">παρακατασχεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kwlu%3Dsai">κωλῦσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntos">δοκοῦντος</w> <w lemma="a%29dikei%3Dn">ἀδικεῖν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fn">ὁρμήν</w>.
<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dxe">παρεῖχε</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fan">δυσχρηστίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frois">ἀμφοτέροις</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn:">Ἀχαιόν·</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29spou%2Fdaze">ἐσπούδαζε</w> <w lemma="perilabei%3Dn">περιλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkais">συνθήκαις</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>,
<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fpac">καθάπαξ</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="h%29nei%2Fxeto">ἠνείχετο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28gou%2Fmenos">ἡγούμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tolma%3Dn">τολμᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="periste%2Fllein">περιστέλλειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Ftas">ἀποστάτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhn">μνήμην</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w>.
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<head>Claims of Antiochus and Ptolemy</head>Meanwhile Antiochus was extremely anxious to have<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note129">Antiochus's case.</note>as much the advantage over the government of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> in diplomatic argument as he had in arms. Accordingly when the ambassadors arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Seleucia&groupId=233&placeId=484">Seleucia</a>, and both parties began, in accordance with the instructions of Sosibius, to discuss the clauses of the proposed arrangement in detail, the king made very light of the loss recently sustained by Ptolemy, and the injury which had been manifestly inflicted upon him by the existing occupation of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>; and in the pleadings on this subject he refused to look upon this transaction in the light of an injury at all, alleging that the places belonged to him of right.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note130">Ptolemy, son of Lagus, B. C. 323-285.</note>He asserted that the original occupation of the country by Antigonus the One-eyed, and the royal authority exercised over it by Seleucus,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note131">Seleucus I., B. C. 306-280. Antigonus, the One-eyed, in B. C. 318, occupied <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phoenicia&groupId=894&placeId=464">Phoenicia</a> after a victory over Perdiccas. Diodor. Sic. 18, 43.</note>constituted an absolutely decisive and equitable claim, in virtue of which <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a> belonged of right to himself and not to Ptolemy; for Ptolemy I. went to war with Antigonus with the view of annexing this country, not to his own government, but to that of Seleucus. But, above all, he<pb n="419" />pressed the convention entered into by the three kings, Cassander, Lysimachus, and Seleucus, when, after having conquered Antigonus,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note132">Battle of Ipsus, B. C. 301</note>they deliberated in common upon the arrangements to be made, and decided that the whole of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a> should belong to Seleucus. The commissioners of Ptolemy endeavoured to establish the opposite case.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note133">Ptolemy's case.</note>They magnified the existing injury, and dilated on its hardship; asserting that the treason of Theodotus and the invasion of Antiochus amounted to a breach of treaty-rights. They alleged the possession of these places in the reign of Ptolemy, son of Lagus; and tried to show that Ptolemy had joined Seleucus in the war on the understanding that he was to invest Seleucus with the government of the whole of Asia, but was to take <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phoenicia&groupId=894&placeId=464">Phoenicia</a> for himself.Such were the arguments brought forward by the two contracting parties in the course of the embassies and counterembassies and conferences. There was no prospect, however, of arriving at any result, because the controversy was conducted, not by the principals, but by the common friends of both; and there was no one to intervene authoritatively to check and control the caprice of the party which they might decide to be in the wrong. But what caused the most insuperable difficulty was the matter of Achaeus. For Ptolemy was eager that the terms of the treaty should include him: while Antiochus would not allow the subject to be so much as mentioned; and was indignant that Ptolemy should venture to protect rebels, or bring such a point into the discussion at all.
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