<w lemma="%2A%29egw%5C">Ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsas">ἐπιστήσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dih%2Fghsin">διήγησιν</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flomai">βούλομαι</w> <w lemma="dialexqh%3Dnai">διαλεχθῆναι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%29%2Fmpalin">τοὔμπαλιν</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dron">χεῖρον</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metaqe%2Fsews">μεταθέσεως</w>.
<w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="boulome%2Fnois">βουλομένοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragmatikw%3Dn">πραγματικῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="peripoiei%3Dsqai">περιποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fas">ἱστορίας</w> <w lemma="dio%2Frqwsin">διόρθωσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29narge%2Fstaton">ἐναργέστατον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdeigma">παράδειγμα</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%5Cs">ἐπιφανὲς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsews">φύσεως</w> <w lemma="lampro%5Cn">λαμπρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29kfanesta%2Ftas">ἐκφανεστάτας</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gnwrimwta%2Ftas">γνωριμωτάτας</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteron">ἑκάτερον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%5Cs">ὁρμὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w>, <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sunecakolouqh%2Fsanta">συνεξακολουθήσαντα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmai%3Ds">ὁρμαῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frais">ἑκατέραις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="paraqe%2Fsews">παραθέσεως</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paralabei%3Dn">παραλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullh%2Fbdhn">συλλήβδην</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="u%28pete%2Ftakto">ὑπετέτακτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fkline">συνέκλινε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fais">εὐνοίαις</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Ftoi">καίτοι</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fw%7C">νέῳ</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnti">ὄντι</w> <w lemma="paralabo%2Fnti">παραλαβόντι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w>, <w lemma="eu%29xere%5Cs">εὐχερὲς</w> <w lemma="katamaqei%3Dn">καταμαθεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>.
<w lemma="sunexe%2Fstata">συνεχέστατα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="perispasqe%2Fntos">περισπασθέντος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29stasi%2Fase%2F">ἐστασίασέ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="e%29qnw%3Dn">ἐθνῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="perioikou%2Fntwn">περιοικούντων</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flmhse">ἐτόλμησε</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fyasqai">ἅψασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrou">Ἀλεξάνδρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Axrusogo%2Fnou">Χρυσογόνου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnait%27">δύναιτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fws">ἀξίως</w>. <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fwn">Πελοποννησίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtw%3Dn">Βοιωτῶν</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirwtw%3Dn">Ἠπειρωτῶν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29akarna%2Fnwn">Ἀκαρνάνων</w>, <gap /><w lemma="o%28%2Fswn">ὅσων</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqw%3Dn">ἀγαθῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="braxei%3D">βραχεῖ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w> <w lemma="parai%2Ftios">παραίτιος</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w>.
<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fn">μήν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolikw%2Fteron">ὑπερβολικώτερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w>, <w lemma="oi%29keio%2Ftat%27">οἰκειότατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dmai">οἶμαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="r%28hqh%3Dnai">ῥηθῆναι</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="koino%2Fs">κοινός</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29rw%2Fmenos">ἐρώμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsews">αἱρέσεως</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergetiko%2Fn">εὐεργετικόν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29kfane%2Fstaton">ἐκφανέστατον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgiston">μέγιστον</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dgma">δεῖγμα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnatai">δύναται</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresis">προαίρεσις</w> <w lemma="kaloka%29gaqikh%5C">καλοκἀγαθικὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstis">πίστις</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtaiei%3Ds">Κρηταιεῖς</w> <w lemma="sumfronh%2Fsantas">συμφρονήσαντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="metasxo%2Fntas">μετασχόντας</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Fthn">προστάτην</w> <w lemma="e%28le%2Fsqai">ἑλέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fsou">νήσου</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="suntelesqh%3Dnai">συντελεσθῆναι</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnwn">κινδύνων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="eu%28%2Froi">εὕροι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>.
<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="toi%2Fnun">τοίνυν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelesqe%2Fntwn">ἐπιτελεσθέντων</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpanta">ἅπαντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fmbane">ἐλάμβανε</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C:">αὐτῷ·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon:">λόγον·</w>
<w lemma="trapei%5Cs">τραπεὶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntikeime%2Fnhn">ἀντικειμένην</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="prostiqei%5Cs">προστιθεὶς</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29ko%2Flouqon">τἀκόλουθον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="dialh%2Fyeis">διαλήψεις</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="tre%2Fyein">τρέψειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="suntelei%2Fais">συντελείαις</w> <w lemma="e%29gkurh%2Fsein">ἐγκυρήσειν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fais">ἐναντίαις</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w>. <w lemma="dh%3Dlon">δῆλον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstai">ἔσται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxousin">προσέχουσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelw%3Ds">ἐπιμελῶς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="r%28hqhsome%2Fnwn">ῥηθησομένων</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Exc. Peir. p. 13.</foreign>]
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<head>Philip Dissuaded from Taking Messene</head>Philip, king of the Macedonians, being desirous of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note28">Philip V. of Macedon at Messene, B. C. 215. See Plutarch,<bibl n="Plut. Arat. 49" default="NO" valid="yes"><title>Arat.</title>49-50</bibl>.</note>seizing the acropolis of Messene, told the leaders of the city that he wished to see it and to sacrifice to Zeus, and accordingly walked up thither with his attendants and joined in the sacrifice. When, according to custom, the entrails of the slaughtered victims were brought to him, he took them in his hands, and, turning round a little to one side, held them out to Aratus and asked him "what he thought the sacrifices indicated? To quit the citadel or hold it?" Thereupon Demetrius struck in on the spur of the moment by saying, "If you have the heart of an augur,—to quit it as quick as you can: but if of a gallant and wise king, to keep it, lest if you quit it now you may never have so good an opportunity again: for it is by thus holding the two horns that you can alone keep the ox under your control." By the "two horns" he meant Ithome and the Acrocorinthus, and by<pb n="518" />the "ox" the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>. Thereupon Philip turned to Aratus and said, "And do you give the same advice?" Aratus not making any answer at once, he urged him to speak his real opinion. After some hesitation he said, "If you can get possession of this place without treachery to the Messenians, I advise you to do so; but if, by the act of occupying this citadel with a guard, you shall ruin all the citadels, and the guard wherewith the allies were protected when they came into your hands from Antigonus" (meaning by that,<gloss>confidence</gloss>), "consider whether it is not better to take your men away and leave the confidence there, and with it guard the Messenians, and the other allies as well." As far as his own inclination was concerned, Philip was ready enough to commit an act of treachery, as his own subsequent conduct proved: but having been sharply rebuked a little while before by the younger Aratus for his destruction of human life; and seeing that, on the present occasion, the elder spoke with boldness and authority, and begged him not to neglect his advice, he gave in from sheer shame, and taking the latter by his right hand, said, "Then let us go back the same way we came."
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