§27.3.1ὅτι οἱ περὶ τὸν Τεβέριον καὶ Ποστόμιον καὶ Ἰούνιον κατὰ τοὺς αὐτοὺς καιροὺς ἐπιπορευόμενοι τὰς νήσους καὶ τὰς κατὰ τὴν Ἀσίαν πόλεις πλεῖστον δʼ ἐν τῇ Ῥόδῳ, §27.3.2καίπερ οὐ προσδεομένων τῶν Ῥοδίων κατὰ τοὺς τότε χρόνους.
That Tiberius, Postumius, and Junius with their colleagues, visiting the islands and the cities in Asia around the same time, spent the most time in Rhodes, although at that time the Rhodians had no need of this.
§27.3.3Ἁγησίλοχος γάρ, τότε πρυτανεύων, ἀνὴρ τῶν εὐδοκιμούντων, ὁ καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα πρεσβεύσας εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην, ἔτι πρότερον ἅμα τῷ φανερὸν γενέσθαι διότι μέλλουσι πολεμεῖν Ῥωμαῖοι τῷ Περσεῖ, τἄλλα τε παρακεκλήκει τοὺς πολλοὺς ὑπὲρ τοῦ κοινωνεῖν τῶν αὐτῶν ἐλπίδων καὶ τετταράκοντα ναῦς συμβουλεύσας τοῖς Ῥοδίοις ὑποζωννύειν, §27.3.4ἵνʼ, ἐάν τις ἐκ τῶν καιρῶν γένηται χρεία, μὴ τότε παρασκευάζωνται πρὸς τὸ παρακαλούμενον, ἀλλʼ ἑτοίμως διακείμενοι πράττωσι τὸ κριθὲν ἐξ αὐτῆς.
For Hagesilochus, who was then prytanis, an esteemed man who also later went as an ambassador to Rome, even prior to this, as soon as it became clear that the Romans were going to make war on Perseus, had not only exhorted the multitude in other respects to share the same hopes, but had also advised the Rhodians to equip forty ships, so that, if any need should arise from the circumstances, they might not then be preparing themselves for what was requested, but, being in a state of readiness, might execute the decision immediately.
§27.3.5ἃ τότε προφερόμενος τοῖς Ῥωμαίοις καὶ δεικνὺς ὑπὸ τὴν ὄψιν τὰς παρασκευάς, εὐδοκουμένους τῇ πόλει τοὺς πρεσβευτὰς ἐξαπέστειλεν.
Having at that time brought these things forward to the Romans and shown the preparations before their eyes, he sent the ambassadors away well pleased with the city.
οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Τεβέριον ἀποδεδεγμένοι τὴν τῶν Ῥοδίων εὔνοιαν ἐκομίζοντο εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην. —
And Tiberius and his colleagues, having accepted the goodwill of the Rhodians, returned to Rome.