<w lemma="%2Aperi%2F">Περί</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fas">παρανομίας</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fa">χρεία</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w>;
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qei%3Don">θεῖον</w> <w lemma="a%29sebei%2Fas">ἀσεβείας</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fdeigm%27">ὑπόδειγμ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqe%2Frmw%7C">Θέρμῳ</w> <w lemma="naou%5Cs">ναοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbreis">ὕβρεις</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w> <w lemma="w%29mo%2Fthtos">ὠμότητος</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="a%29qesi%2Fa">ἀθεσία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraspo%2Fndhsis">παρασπόνδησις</w> <gap extent="4" /><w lemma=""></w>
<w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnoi">μόνοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntwfqa%2Flmhsan">ἀντωφθάλμησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fpatron">Ἀντίπατρον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkws">ἀδίκως</w> <w lemma="a%29klhrou%2Fntwn">ἀκληρούντων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w>, <w lemma="mo%2Fnoi">μόνοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Abre%2Fnnou">Βρέννου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Fsthsan">ἀντέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="mo%2Fnoi">μόνοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenoi">καλούμενοι</w> <w lemma="sunhgwni%2Fzonto">συνηγωνίζοντο</w>,
<w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftrion">πάτριον</w> <w lemma="h%28gemoni%2Fan">ἡγεμονίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="sugkataskeua%2Fzein">συγκατασκευάζειν</w>. <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w>.
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtos">ἐνεστῶτος</w> <w lemma="diabouli%2Fou">διαβουλίου</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffein">γράφειν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xeirotonei%3Dn">χειροτονεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%3Do%2Fn">ἀναγκαῖόν</w> <w lemma="pw%2Fs">πώς</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="bouleuome%2Fnois">βουλευομένοις</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fntoi">μέντοι</w> <w lemma="g%27">γ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fa%7C">ἀληθείᾳ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzein">νομίζειν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="dianohsome%2Fnous">διανοησομένους</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fptein">βλάπτειν</w> <w lemma="u%28mw%3Dn">ὑμῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fcein">ἕξειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnw">ὑπολαμβάνω</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnwntai">δύνωνται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="threi%3Dn">τηρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemos">πόλεμος</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="peristaqh%3D%7C">περισταθῇ</w>.
<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fpeismai">πέπεισμαι</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fcein">λήξειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="polemou%2Fmenon">πολεμούμενον</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w>.
<w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29marw%3Ds">εὐμαρῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="sullogi%2Fsasqai">συλλογίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnous">μόνους</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemw%3Dn">πολεμῶν</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fpote">μηδέποτε</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cs">δυνατὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="xeirw%2Fsasqai">χειρώσασθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3D">ἦ</w> <w lemma="pou">που</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Ftwn">συμβεβηκότων</w> <w lemma="a%29cio%2Fxrews">ἀξιόχρεως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>;
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<head>Impiety of Philip</head>"Again, what need to speak more on the wickedness of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note62">Philip V.</note>Philip? For of his impiety towards the gods his outrages on the temples at Thermus are a sufficient proof; and of his cruelty towards man, his perfidy and treachery to the Messenians."So much for the past. But as to the present resolution before you, it is in a way necessary to draft it, and vote on it, as though you were deciding on war, and yet in real truth not to regard it as a war. For it is impossible for the Achaeans, beaten as they are, to damage your territory: but I imagine that they will be only too thankful to heaven if they can but protect their own, when they find themselves surrounded by war with Eleans and Messenians as allied to us, and with ourselves at the same time. And Philip, I am persuaded, will soon desist from his attack, when involved in a war by land with Aetolians, and by sea with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and King Attalus. The future may be easily conjectured from the past. For if he always failed to subdue Aetolians when they were his only enemies, can we conceive that he will be able to support the war if all these combine?
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