§30.6.1ὅτι φησὶ Πολύβιος· πρότερον ἐπιστήσαντες τοὺς ἀναγινώσκοντας ἐπὶ τὴν περὶ Δείνωνος καὶ Πολυαράτου διάληψιν· §30.6.2μεγάλης γὰρ οὔσης τῆς περιστάσεως καὶ τῆς μεταβολῆς οὐ μόνον παρὰ τοῖς Ῥοδίοις, ἀλλὰ σχεδὸν ἁπάσαις ταῖς πολιτείαις, §30.6.3χρήσιμον ἂν εἴη τὸ τὰς προαιρέσεις τῶν παρʼ ἑκάστοις πολιτευομένων ἐπισκέψασθαι καὶ γνῶναι τίνες φανήσονται τὸ κατὰ λόγον πεποιηκότες καὶ τίνες παραπεπαικότες τοῦ καθήκοντος, ἵνα οἱ ἐπιγινόμενοι, §30.6.4ὡσανεὶ τύπων ἐκτιθεμένων, δύνωνται κατὰ τὰς ὁμοίας περιστάσεις τὰ μὲν αἱρετὰ διώκειν, τὰ δὲ φευκτὰ φεύγειν ἀληθινῶς, καὶ μὴ περὶ τὸν ἔσχατον καιρὸν τῆς ζωῆς ἀβλεπτοῦντες τὸ πρέπον καὶ τὰς ἐν τῷ προγεγονότι βίῳ πράξεις ταὐτὸν πάθωσιν.
Polybius says, having previously directed the readers' attention to the analysis concerning Deinon and Polyaratus: For, the situation and the change being great not only among the Rhodians, but among almost all states, it would be useful to examine the political decisions of those who held power in each place, and to know who will appear to have acted reasonably and who to have deviated from duty, so that succeeding generations, as if models were set before them, may be able in similar circumstances to pursue what is desirable and truly flee what is to be avoided, and not, by being blind to what is proper and to the actions in their past life at the final moment of their existence, suffer the same fate.
§30.6.5συνέβαινε τοιγαροῦν τρεῖς διαφορὰς γενέσθαι τῶν ἐμπεσόντων εἰς τὰς αἰτίας κατὰ τὸν πρὸς Περσέα πόλεμον.
Thus, it happened that there were three differences among those who fell under accusation during the war against Perseus.
§30.6.6ὧν μία μὲν ἦν τῶν οὐχ ἡδέως μὲν ὁρώντων κρινόμενα τὰ ὅλα καὶ τὴν τῆς οἰκουμένης ἐξουσίαν ὑπὸ μίαν ἀρχὴν πίπτουσαν, οὔτε δὲ συνεργούντων οὔτʼ ἀντιπραττόντων ἁπλῶς Ῥωμαίοις οὐδέν, ἀλλʼ οἷον ἐπιτετραφότων τῇ τύχῃ περὶ τῶν ἀποβησομένων· §30.6.7ἑτέρα δὲ τῶν ἡδέως ὁρώντων κρινόμενα τὰ πράγματα καὶ βουλομένων νικᾶν τὸν Περσέα, μὴ δυναμένων δὲ συνεπισπᾶσθαι τοὺς ἰδίους πολίτας καὶ τοὺς ὁμοεθνεῖς πρὸς τὴν αὑτῶν γνώμην· §30.6.8τρίτη δὲ καὶ τῶν συνεπισπασαμένων καὶ μεταρριψάντων τὰ πολιτεύματα πρὸς
Of these, one was of those who did not gladly see the whole issue decided and the power over the inhabited world fall under a single rule, yet neither cooperated with nor actively opposed the Romans in any way, but as it were left the outcome to fortune; another was of those who gladly saw the affairs decided and wished Perseus to win, but were unable to draw their own citizens and compatriots to their opinion; and the third was of those who did draw them along and turned the governments toward...