§2.1ἡ μέντοι προαίρεσις, ἀφʼ ἧς ἐκτήσαντο τὴν ἀρχήν, ἄμεμπτος ἐπὶ τοῦ Δημητρίου, κρατεῖν καὶ βασιλεύειν ἀνθ ρώπων εἰθισμένων κρατεῖσθαι καὶ βασιλεύεσθαι ζητοῦντος, ἡ δʼ Ἀντωνίου χαλεπὴ καὶ τυραννική, καταδουλουμένου τὸν Ῥωμαίων δῆμον ἄρτι διαφυγόντα τὴν ὑπὸ Καίσαρι μοναρχίαν.
However, the underlying purpose from which they acquired their rule is blameless in the case of Demetrius, since he sought to rule and reign over men who were accustomed to being ruled and having kings, whereas that of Antony was harsh and tyrannical, since he was enslaving the Roman people who had only recently escaped the monarchy under Caesar.
§2.2ὃ δʼ οὖν μέγιστον αὐτῷ καὶ λαμπρότατόν ἐστι τῶν εἰργασμένων, ὁ πρὸς Κάσσιον καὶ Βροῦτον πόλεμος, ἐπὶ τῷ τὴν πατρίδα καὶ τοὺς πολίτας ἀφελέσθαι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἐπολεμήθη.
At any rate, that which is his greatest and most illustrious achievement, the war against Cassius and Brutus, was waged for the purpose of depriving his country and citizens of their liberty.
Δημήτριος δέ, καὶ πρὶν εἰς τύχας ἐλθεῖν ἀναγκαίας, ἐλευθερῶν τὴν Ἑλλάδα καὶ τῶν πόλεων ἐξελαύνων τὰς φρουρὰς διετέλεσεν, οὐχ ὥσπερ Ἀντώνιος, ὅτι τοὺς ἐλευθερώσαντας τὴν Ῥώμην ἀπέκτεινεν ἐν Μακεδονίᾳ, σεμνυνόμενος.
Demetrius, on the other hand, even before falling into forced misfortunes, continually liberated Greece and expelled garrisons from the cities—unlike Antony, who prided himself on having slain in Macedonia the men who had liberated Rome.
§2.3ἓν τοίνυν ἐστὶ τῶν ἐπαινουμένων Ἀντωνίου, τὸ φιλόδωρον καὶ μεγαλόδωρον, ἐν ᾧ τοσοῦτον ὑπεραίρει Δημήτριος ὥστε χαρίσασθαι τοῖς πολεμίοις ὅσα τοῖς φίλοις οὐκ ἔδωκεν Ἀντώνιος.
Now, one of the praised qualities of Antony is his generosity and liberality, in which Demetrius so far surpasses him that he bestowed as favors on his enemies as much as Antony did not give even to his friends.
καίτοι ταφῆναί γε καὶ περισταλῆναι κελεύσας Βροῦτον ἐκεῖνος εὐδοκίμησεν· οὗτος δὲ καὶ τοὺς ἀποθανόντας τῶν πολεμίων πάντας ἐκήδευσε καὶ τοὺς ἁλόντας Πτολεμαίῳ μετὰ χρημάτων καὶ δωρεῶν ἀπέπεμψεν.
To be sure, the former won high regard by ordering Brutus to be buried and wrapped in a shroud; but the latter gave honorable burial to all of his slain enemies, and sent those captured back to Ptolemy with money and gifts.