§30.19.1ἤδη δὲ τούτου τὰς ἀποκρίσεις εἰληφότος, προσέπεσε παραγίνεσθαι τὸν Εὐμένη.
And when Prusias had already received his answers, news arrived that Eumenes was coming.
§30.19.2τοῦτο δὲ τὸ πρᾶγμα πολλὴν ἀπορίαν παρέσχε τοῖς ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ· διαβεβλημένοι γὰρ πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ διαλήψεις ἀμεταθέτους ἔχοντες οὐκ ἐβούλοντο κατʼ οὐδένα τρόπον ἐμφανίζειν αὑτούς.
This matter caused great embarrassment to those in the senate; for being hostile towards him and holding unalterable views, they did not wish to show their feelings in any way.
§30.19.3πᾶσι γὰρ ἀναδεδειχότες πρῶτον καὶ μέγιστον φίλον τὸν βασιλέα τοῦτον ἔμελλον εἰς ὄψιν ἐλθόντες καὶ προσδεξάμενοι δικαιολογίαν, εἰ μὲν τὸ δοκοῦν ἀποκριθεῖεν ἀκολουθοῦντες ταῖς ἰδίαις διαλήψεσιν, ἐκθεατριεῖν αὑτούς, εἰ τοιοῦτον ἄνθρωπον ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον ἐξετίμησαν ἐν τοῖς ἀνώτερον χρόνοις, §30.19.4εἰ δὲ δουλεύοντες τῇ τῶν ἐκτὸς φαντασίᾳ φιλανθρώπως ἀποκριθεῖεν, παρόψεσθαι τὴν ἀλήθειαν καὶ τὸ τῇ πατρίδι συμφέρον.
For since they had declared this king to all to be their first and greatest friend, they were likely, if they came to an interview and heard his defense, on the one hand, if they should make such answer as seemed consistent with their own views, to expose themselves to public contempt, for having so highly honored such a man in former times, and on the other hand, if, serving the appearance in the eyes of the world, they should answer favorably, to neglect the truth and the interest of their country.
§30.19.5διόπερ ἐξ ἑκατέρας τῆς ἀποφάσεως μέλλοντος ἀπιθάνου τινὸς αὐτοῖς ἐξακολουθήσειν, εὕροντο λύσιν τοῦ προβλήματος τοιαύτην.
Therefore, since some unsatisfactory consequence was bound to follow from either decision, they found the following solution to the difficulty.
§30.19.6ὡς γὰρ καθόλου δυσαρεστούμενοι ταῖς τῶν βασιλέων ἐπιδημίαις δόγμα τι τοιοῦτον ἐξέβαλον, μηδένα βασιλέα παραγίνεσθαι πρὸς αὑτούς.
For, as if generally displeased with the visits of kings, they published a decree to the effect that no king should come to them.
§30.19.7μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα πυθόμενοι τὸν Εὐμένη καταπεπλευκέναι τῆς Ἰταλίας εἰς Βρεντέσιον ἐπαπέστειλαν τὸν ταμίαν φέροντα τὸ δόγμα καὶ κελεύσοντα λέγειν πρὸς αὑτόν, εἴ τι τυγχάνει τῆς συγκλήτου χρείαν ἔχων· §30.19.8εἰ δὲ μηδενὸς δεῖται, παραγγελοῦντα τὴν ταχίστην αὐτὸν ἐκ τῆς Ἰταλίας ἀπαλλάττεσθαι.
And after this, having learned that Eumenes had sailed into Brentesion in Italy, they dispatched the quaestor carrying the decree and bidding him ask Eumenes if he happened to have any need of the senate; and if he needed nothing, to command him to depart from Italy as quickly as possible.
§30.19.9ὁ δὲ βασιλεύς, συμμίξαντος αὐτῷ τοῦ ταμίου, γνοὺς τὴν τῆς συγκλήτου προαίρεσιν εἰς τέλος ἀπεσιώπησεν, οὐδενὸς φήσας προσδεῖσθαι.
But the king, when the quaestor met him, having understood the intention of the senate, remained silent to the end, saying that he had need of nothing.
§30.19.10καὶ δὴ τούτῳ τῷ τρόπῳ συνέβη τὸν Εὐμένη κωλυθῆναι τῆς εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην ἀναβάσεως.
And indeed in this manner it came about that Eumenes was prevented from going up to Rome.
§30.19.11συνηκολουθήκει δὲ καὶ ἕτερόν τι πραγματικὸν τούτῳ τῷ διαβουλίῳ.
And another practical consideration also accompanied this decision.
§30.19.12μεγάλου γὰρ ὑπὸ τῶν Γαλατῶν ἐπικρεμαμένου κινδύνου τῇ βασιλείᾳ, προφανὲς ἦν ὅτι διὰ τὸν σκυβαλισμὸν τοῦτον οἱ μὲν τοῦ βασιλέως σύμμαχοι ταπεινωθήσονται πάντες, οἱ δὲ Γαλάται διπλασίως ἐπιρρωσθήσονται πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον.
For since a great danger from the Galatians was hanging over his kingdom, it was obvious that by this slight all the allies of the king would be humbled, while the Galatians would be doubly encouraged for the war.
§30.19.13διὸ πάντῃ πάντως βουλόμενοι ταπεινοῦν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταύτην κατηνέχθησαν τὴν γνώμην.
Therefore, wishing by all means to humble him, they were led to this opinion.
§30.19.14τούτων δὲ γινομένων ἔτι κατʼ ἀρχὰς τοῦ χειμῶνος, λοιπὸν ἡ σύγκλητος ἅπασιν τοῖς παραγεγονόσι κατὰ πρεσβείαν· §30.19.15οὐ γὰρ ἦν οὔτε πόλις οὔτε δυνάστης οὔτε βασιλεὺς ὃς οὐκ ἀπεστάλκει πρεσβείαν κατʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν τὴν συγχαρησομένην ἐπὶ τοῖς γεγονόσιν· §30.19.16οἷς ἅπασιν οἰκείως ἀπήντησε καὶ φιλανθρώπως πλὴν τῶν Ῥοδίων.
While these things were still taking place at the beginning of winter, the senate, as for all those who had arrived on an embassy— for there was neither city, nor dynast, nor king who had not sent an embassy at that time to congratulate them on what had occurred— welcomed them all kindly and favorably, except the Rhodians.
§30.19.17τούτους δὲ παρέπεμπε ποικίλας ἐμφάσεις ποιοῦσα περὶ τοῦ μέλλοντος.
But these they dismissed, making various insinuations about the future.
ἐπείχετο δὲ καὶ τὰ κατὰ τοὺς Ἀθηναίους. —
And the affairs concerning the Athenians were also suspended.