§28.4.1καὶ πάλιν ἐκεῖ συναχθείσης αὐτοῖς τῆς ἐκκλησίας εἰς Θέρμον, παρελθόντες εἰς τοὺς πολλοὺς παρακλητικοὺς καὶ φιλανθρώπους διετίθεντο λόγους.
And when the assembly was again convened for them there at Thermus, they came forward before the multitude and delivered encouraging and friendly speeches.
§28.4.2τὸ δὲ συνέχον αὐτοῖς τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ὁμήρους ἔφασαν δεῖν δοθῆναι σφίσι παρὰ τῶν Αἰτωλῶν.
But the main point of the assembly for them was that they said hostages must be given to them by the Aetolians.
§28.4.3τούτων δὲ καταβάντων, Πρόανδρος ἐπαναστὰς ἐβούλετό τινας εὐχρηστίας πρὸς αὐτοῦ γεγενημένας εἰς τοὺς Ῥωμαίους προφέρεσθαι καὶ κατηγορεῖν τῶν διαβαλλόντων αὐτόν· ἐφʼ ὃν Γάιος πάλιν ἐπαναστάς, §28.4.4καὶ καλῶς εἰδὼς ἀλλότριον αὐτὸν ὄντα Ῥωμαίων, ὅμως ἐπῄνεσε καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς εἰρημένοις ἀνθωμολογήσατο.
When they had stepped down, Proandros rose up and wished to bring forward certain services rendered by him to the Romans, and to accuse those who were slandering him; against whom Gaius rose up in turn, and although he knew well that Proandros was estranged from the Romans, he nevertheless praised him and agreed with all that had been said.
§28.4.5μετὰ δὲ τοῦτον προελθὼν Λυκίσκος ἐπʼ ὀνόματος μὲν οὐδενὸς ἐποιήσατο κατηγορίαν, καθʼ ὑπόνοιαν δὲ πολλῶν.
After him, Lyciscus came forward and made an accusation, not against anyone by name, but by insinuation against many.
§28.4.6ἔφη γὰρ περὶ μὲν τῶν κορυφαίων καλῶς βεβουλεῦσθαι Ῥωμαίους, ἀπαγαγόντας αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην, λέγων τοὺς περὶ τὸν Εὐπόλεμον καὶ Νίκανδρον, §28.4.7τοὺς δὲ συναγωνιστὰς καὶ τοὺς παραστάτας τοὺς ἐκείνων ἔτι μένειν κατὰ τὴν Αἰτωλίαν, οὓς δεῖν ἅπαντας τῆς αὐτῆς τυχεῖν ἐκείνοις ἐπιστροφῆς, ἂν μὴ προῶνται τὰ τέκνα Ῥωμαίοις εἰς ὁμηρείαν.
For he said that regarding the leaders—meaning Eupolemus and Nicander and their party—the Romans had resolved well in carrying them off to Rome, but that their fellow-combatants and supporters still remained in Aetolia, all of whom ought to meet with the same treatment as those others, unless they surrendered their children to the Romans as hostages.
§28.4.8μάλιστα δὲ κατʼ Ἀρχεδάμου καὶ Πανταλέοντος ἐποίει τὰς ἐμφάσεις.
He made these insinuations especially against Archedamus and Pantaleon.
§28.4.9τούτου δὲ παραχωρήσαντος, Πανταλέων ἀναστὰς τὸν μὲν Λυκίσκον διὰ βραχέων ἐλοιδόρησε, φήσας αὐτὸν ἀναισχύντως καὶ ἀνελευθέρως κολακεύειν τοὺς ὑπερέχοντας, §28.4.10ἐπὶ δὲ τὸν Θόαντα μετέβη, τοῦτον ὑπολαμβάνων εἶναι τὸν ἀξιοπίστως ἐνιέντα τὰς κατʼ αὐτῶν διαβολὰς τῷ δοκεῖν μηδεμίαν ὑπάρχειν αὐτοῖς πρὸς τοῦτον διαφοράν.
When he had withdrawn, Pantaleon rose up and abused Lyciscus briefly, saying that he flattered those in power shamelessly and servilely, and then turned upon Thoas, whom he suspected of being the one who was credibly instigating the slanders against them, because there appeared to be no dispute between them and him.
§28.4.11καὶ τὰ μὲν ὑπομνήσας τῶν κατʼ Ἀντίοχον καιρῶν, τὰ δʼ ὀνειδίσας εἰς ἀχαριστίαν αὐτῷ, διότι δοθεὶς ἔκδοτος Ῥωμαίοις, πρεσβεύσαντος αὐτοῦ καὶ Νικάνδρου, τύχοι τῆς σωτηρίας ἀνελπίστως, §28.4.12ταχέως ἐξεκαλέσατο τοὺς ὄχλους εἰς τὸ μὴ μόνον θορυβεῖν τὸν Θόανθʼ, ὅτε βουληθείη τι λέγειν, ἀλλὰ καὶ βάλλειν ὁμοθυμαδόν.
And reminding him partly of the times of Antiochus, and partly reproaching him for his ingratitude, because when he had been given up to the Romans, through the embassy of himself and Nicander, he had unexpectedly obtained safety, he quickly incited the crowds not only to clamor against Thoas whenever he wished to say anything, but also to throw missiles at him with one accord.
§28.4.13γενομένων δὲ τούτων βραχέα καταμεμψάμενος ὁ Γάιος τοὺς Αἰτωλοὺς ἐπὶ τῷ βάλλειν τὸν Θόανθʼ, οὗτος μὲν εὐθέως μετὰ τοῦ συμπρεσβευτοῦ συναπῆρεν εἰς Ἀκαρνανίαν, ἐκσιωπηθεὶς περὶ τῶν ὁμήρων· τὰ δὲ κατὰ τὴν Αἰτωλίαν ἐν ὑποψίαις ἦν πρὸς ἀλλήλους καὶ ταραχαῖς ὁλοσχερέσιν.
When these things happened, Gaius, having slightly censured the Aetolians for throwing missiles at Thoas, immediately departed with his fellow-ambassador to Acarnania, the matter of the hostages having been passed over in silence; and the affairs of Aetolia were in a state of mutual suspicion and complete confusion.