ἱστορίαι Historiai
Liv. 33.16 The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim
Submission Acarnania.-Acarnania was the only Greek State that so/.. adhered to the Macedonian alliance. Before the battle of Cynoscephalae L. Quinctius had invited their chiefs to a conference at Corcyra, where he induced them to take the first step towards a change of policy. The two main reasons for their fidelity were their innate sense of loyalty and their fear and dislike of the Aetolians. A national council was convened at Leucas. It was by no means .generally attended, nor did those who were present agree as to the course to be pursued. The leaders, however, including the presiding magistrate.succeeded in getting a party motion carried in favour of an alliance with Rome. The cities which had not sent representatives resented this strongly, and amidst the national men, Androcles and }chedemus, excitement two of their leadingemissaries of Philip, had suf cithe cancelling of the decree, but ent influence not only to obtain even to secure the condemnation of its authors,Archelaus and Bianor, on a charge of treason and office of Zeuxidas, who as president had to be The condemned men took a hazardous but. as events turned out. a successful step. Their trienas aavisea tnem to DOW to circumstances ana go to the Romans at Corcyra, but they resolved td present themselves before the people and either calm the popular indignation or submit to whatever fortune might have in store for them. When they entered the crowded council chamber there were at first murmurs of astonishment, but soon the respect inspired by the high position they once held and the compassion felt for their present misfortunes evoked silent sympathy. Permission having been given them to speak, they at first adopted a suppliant tone, but when it came to meeting the charges against them they defended themselves with all the confidence of innocent men, and at last they ventured to complain mildly of the treatment they had received and remonstrated against the injustice and cruelty which had been meted out to them, The feelings of their audience were so stirred that all the decrees made against them were rescinded by a large majority. Nevertheless it was decided to go back to the alliance with Philip and renounce

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Filed here — the addresses this episode attests; counted by the house’s first pass
battle of Cynoscephalae — a candidate entry Philip — a candidate entry

The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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