§29.11.1ὅτι τῶν περὶ τὸν Παρμενίωνα καὶ Μόρκον, τῶν παρὰ τοῦ Γενθίου, καὶ σὺν τούτοις τοῦ Μητροδώρου παραγενομένων εἰς τὴν Ῥόδον, καὶ συναχθείσης τῆς βουλῆς, §29.11.2παντάπασιν θορυβώδης ἦν ἐκκλησία, τῶν μὲν περὶ τὸν Δείνωνα καὶ Πολυάρατον φανερῶς ἤδη τολμώντων λέγειν τὰ τοῦ Περσέως, τῶν δὲ περὶ Θεαίδητον καταπεπληγμένων τὰ συμβαίνοντα· §29.11.3καὶ γὰρ ἡ τῶν λέμβων παρουσία καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἀπολωλότων ἱππέων καὶ ἡ τοῦ Γενθίου μετάθεσις συνέτριβεν αὐτούς. §29.11.4διὸ καὶ τὸ πέρας τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἀκόλουθον ἐγενήθη τοῖς προειρημένοις· §29.11.5ἔδοξε γὰρ τοῖς Ῥοδίοις ἀποκριθῆναι φιλανθρώπως ἀμφοτέροις τοῖς βασιλεῦσι καὶ διασαφεῖν ὅτι δέδοκται διαλύειν αὐτοῖς τὸν πόλεμον καὶ παρακαλεῖν κἀκείνους εὐδιαλύτους ὑπάρχειν. §29.11.6ἐδέξαντο δὲ καὶ τοὺς πρεσβευτὰς ἐπὶ τὴν κοινὴν ἑστίαν τοὺς παρὰ τοῦ Γενθίου μετὰ πολλῆς φιλανθρωπίας. —
When Parmenion and Morcus, the envoys from Genthius, and with them Metrodorus, arrived in Rhodes, and the senate was assembled, the assembly was completely tumultuous, as Deinon and Polyaratus and their faction now dared to speak openly in favor of Perseus, while Theaidetus and his party were struck with consternation by what was happening. For the presence of the lemboi, the great number of lost cavalry, and the defection of Genthius were crushing them. Therefore, the outcome of the assembly also proved to be in accordance with the aforementioned circumstances. For the Rhodians resolved to reply friendly to both kings, and to make it clear that they had decided to mediate the war, and to exhort them also to be ready for a settlement. They also received the ambassadors from Genthius at the common hearth with great hospitality.