§21.2.1ὅτι τοῖς Ῥωμαίοις τῆς κατὰ τὴν ναυμαχίαν νίκης ἄρτι προσηγγελμένης, πρῶτον μὲν τῷ δήμῳ παρήγγειλαν ἐλινύας ἄγειν ἡμέρας ἐννέα — §21.2.2τοῦτο δʼ ἔστιν σχολάζειν πανδημεὶ καὶ θύειν τοῖς θεοῖς χαριστήρια τῶν εὐτυχημάτων — §21.2.3μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα τοὺς παρὰ τῶν Αἰτωλῶν πρέσβεις καὶ τοὺς παρὰ τοῦ Μανίου προσῆγον τῇ συγκλήτῳ.
ὅτι That when the news of the victory in the sea-fight had just been brought to the Romans, they first ordered the people to keep a period of rest for nine days — τοῦτο this means that the entire populace is at leisure and offers sacrifices of thanksgiving to the gods for their successes — μετὰ and after this, they brought the envoys from the Aetolians and those from Manius before the senate.
γενομένων δὲ πλειόνων παρʼ ἀμφοῖν λόγων, §21.2.4ἔδοξε τῷ συνεδρίῳ δύο προτείνειν γνώμας τοῖς Αἰτωλοῖς, ἢ διδόναι τὴν ἐπιτροπὴν περὶ πάντων τῶν καθʼ αὑτοὺς ἢ χίλια τάλαντα παραχρῆμα δοῦναι καὶ τὸν αὐτὸν ἐχθρὸν καὶ φίλον νομίζειν Ῥωμαίοις.
After many speeches had been made on both sides, ἔδοξε it seemed good to the council to propose two choices to the Aetolians: either to submit themselves unconditionally in all matters concerning themselves, or to pay a thousand talents immediately and to consider the same people as enemies and friends as the Romans did.
§21.2.5τῶν δʼ Αἰτωλῶν ἀξιούντων διασαφῆσαι ῥητῶς ἐπὶ τίσι δεῖ διδόναι τὴν ἐπιτροπήν, οὐ προσδέχεται τὴν διαστολὴν ἡ σύγκλητος.
τῶν But when the Aetolians demanded that it be explicitly clarified on what terms they were to submit themselves, the senate did not accept this distinction.
διὸ καὶ τούτοις γέγονε κατάμονος ὁ πόλεμος.
Therefore, for them too, the war remained ongoing.
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