<w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="diaporei%3Dn">διαπορεῖν</w>. <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnwn">ὁμολογουμένων</w> <w lemma="eu%29mare%5Cs">εὐμαρὲς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="sullogi%2Fsasqai">συλλογίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cn">διαφορὰν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>.
<w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="peisqei%5Cs">πεισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftw%7C">Ἀράτῳ</w> <w lemma="diefu%2Flace">διεφύλαξε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flw%7C">μεγάλῳ</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Flkei">ἕλκει</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Fti">προγεγονότι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sfaga%5Cs">σφαγὰς</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fama">ἴαμα</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fqhken">προσέθηκεν</w>,
<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fw%7C">Δημητρίῳ</w> <w lemma="katakolouqh%2Fsas">κατακολουθήσας</w> <w lemma="h%29se%2Fbei">ἠσέβει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="qeou%2Fs">θεούς</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kaqierwme%2Fna">καθιερωμένα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29naqhma%2Ftwn">ἀναθημάτων</w> <w lemma="diafqei%2Frwn">διαφθείρων</w>, <w lemma="h%28ma%2Frtane">ἡμάρτανε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w>, <w lemma="u%28perbai%2Fnwn">ὑπερβαίνων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w>, <w lemma="h%29sto%2Fxei">ἠστόχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fras">σφετέρας</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29parai%2Fthton">ἀπαραίτητον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pikro%5Cn">πικρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28auto%5Cn">ἑαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29podeiknu%2Fwn">ἀποδεικνύων</w> <w lemma="e%29xqro%5Cn">ἐχθρὸν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="diaferome%2Fnois">διαφερομένοις</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgos">λόγος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%2Fthn:">Κρήτην·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftw%7C">Ἀράτῳ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kaqhgemo%2Fni">καθηγεμόνι</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="a%29dikh%2Fsas">ἀδικήσας</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="luph%2Fsas">λυπήσας</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtaiei%3Ds">Κρηταιεῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28poxeiri%2Fous">ὑποχειρίους</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ph%2Fgeto">ἐπήγετο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="semno%2Fthta">σεμνότητα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pakolouqh%2Fsas">ἐπακολουθήσας</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fw%7C">Δημητρίῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parai%2Ftios">παραίτιος</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fois">Μεσσηνίοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntwn">ῥηθέντων</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxhma%2Ftwn">ἀτυχημάτων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsin">Ἕλλησιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbale">ἀπέβαλε</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w>.
<w lemma="thlikau%2Fthn">τηλικαύτην</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fois">νέοις</w> <w lemma="basileu%3Dsi">βασιλεῦσι</w> <w lemma="r%28oph%5Cn">ῥοπὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxi%2Fan">ἀτυχίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pano%2Frqwsin">ἐπανόρθωσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parepome%2Fnwn">παρεπομένων</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="e%29klogh%5C">ἐκλογὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fsis">κρίσις</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dd%27">οἶδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpws">ὅπως</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cqumou%3Dntes">ῥᾳθυμοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29laxi%2Fsthn">ἐλαχίστην</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntai">ποιοῦνται</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Exc. Peir. p. 17 et inde a 327, 20</foreign><w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fois">νέοις</w> <w lemma="b">β</w>. <foreign lang="la">Vat. p. 373 M. 26, 24 H.</foreign>]
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<head>Aratus a Moderating Influence on Philip</head>For as in this instance, under the influence of Aratus, Philip refrained from actually breaking faith with the Messenians in regard to the citadel; and thus, to use a common expression, poured a little balm into the wide wound which his slaughters had caused: so in the Aetolian war, when under the influence of Demetrius, he sinned against the gods by destroying the objects consecrated to them, and against man by transgressing the laws of war; and entirely deserted his original principles, by showing himself an implacable and bitter foe to all who opposed him. The same remark applies to the Cretan business.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note33">Plutarch,<bibl n="Plut. Arat. 48" default="NO" valid="yes"><title>Aratus,</title>ch. 48</bibl>.</note>As long as he employed Aratus as his chief director, not only without doing injustice to a single islander, but without even causing them any vexation, he kept the whole Cretan people under control; and led all the Greeks to regard him with favour, owing to the greatness of character which he displayed. So again, when under the guidance of Demetrius, he became the cause of the misfortunes I have described to the Messenians, he at once<pb n="521" />lost the good-will of the allies and his credit with the rest of Greece. Such a decisive influence for good or evil in the security of their government has the choice by youthful sovereigns of the friends who are to surround them; though it is a subject on which by some unaccountable carelessness they take not the smallest care. . . .
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