§33.18.1ὅτι πρέσβεων διαφόρων παραγενομένων εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην ἡ σύγκλητος πρῶτον μὲν εἰσεκαλέσατο τὸν Εὐμένους τοῦ βασιλέως υἱὸν Ἄτταλον·
That, when various ambassadors had arrived in Rome, the Senate first of all summoned Attalus, the son of King Eumenes.
§33.18.2παραγεγόνει γὰρ ἔτι παῖς ὢν κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον εἰς Ῥώμην χάριν τοῦ τῇ τε συγκλήτῳ συσταθῆναι καὶ τὰς πατρικὰς ἀνανεώσασθαι φιλίας καὶ ξενίας.
For he had come to Rome at this time, while still a boy, for the purpose of being introduced to the Senate and of renewing his father's friendships and guest-friendships.
§33.18.3οὗτος μὲν οὖν φιλανθρώπως ὑπό τε τῆς συγκλήτου καὶ τῶν πατρικῶν φίλων ἀποδεχθεὶς καὶ λαβὼν ἀποκρίσεις ἃς ἐβούλετο καὶ τιμὰς ἁρμοζούσας τῇ καθʼ αὑτὸν ἡλικίᾳ, μετά τινας ἡμέρας ἐπανῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκείαν, §33.18.4πασῶν αὐτὸν τῶν κατὰ τὴν Ἑλλάδα πόλεων ἐκτενῶς καὶ μεγαλοψύχως ἀποδεξαμένων κατὰ τὴν δίοδον.
Having therefore been kindly received both by the Senate and by his father's friends, and having obtained the answers he desired and honors appropriate to his age, after a few days he returned home, all the cities throughout Greece receiving him eagerly and generously on his passage.
§33.18.5ἧκε δὲ καὶ Δημήτριος κατὰ τὸν αὐτὸν καιρόν, τυχὼν δὲ μετρίας ἀποδοχῆς ὡς παῖς αὖθις ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὴν οἰκείαν.
Demetrius also arrived at the same time, but having met with only a moderate reception as being a boy, he returned again to his own country.
§33.18.6ὁ δʼ Ἡρακλείδης κεχρονικὼς ἐν τῇ Ῥώμῃ παρῆλθεν εἰς τὴν σύγκλητον, ἔχων μεθʼ ἑαυτοῦ τὴν Λαοδίκην καὶ τὸν Ἀλέξανδρον.
But Heracleides, having lingered in Rome, came before the Senate, having with him Laodice and Alexander.
§33.18.7πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὁ νεανίσκος ἐποιήσατό τινας μετρίους λόγους, ἠξίου δὲ Ῥωμαίους μνησθῆναι τῆς πρὸς τὸν Ἀντίοχον τὸν αὑτοῦ πατέρα φιλίας καὶ συμμαχίας, μάλιστα δὲ συγκατασκευάζειν αὑτῷ τὴν βασιλείαν· §33.18.8εἰ δὲ μή, συγχωρῆσαι τὴν κάθοδον καὶ μὴ κωλῦσαι τοὺς βουλομένους συμπράττειν αὐτῷ πρὸς τὸ καθικέσθαι τῆς πατρῴας ἀρχῆς.
First, then, the young man made a moderate speech, and requested the Romans to remember their friendship and alliance with his father Antiochus, and above all to assist him in securing his kingdom; or, if not, to permit his return and not to hinder those who wished to cooperate with him in recovering his paternal dominion.
§33.18.9ὁ δʼ Ἡρακλείδης παραλαβὼν τὸν λόγον καὶ πολλήν τινα ποιησάμενος Ἀντιόχου μὲν μνείαν ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ, Δημητρίου δὲ κατηγορίαν, εἰς τοῦτο κατήντησεν ὅτι δεῖ συγχωρεῖν τὴν κάθοδον τῷ τε νεανίσκῳ καὶ τῇ Λαοδίκῃ κατὰ τὸ δίκαιον, οὖσιν Ἀντιόχου τοῦ βασιλέως ἐκγόνοις κατὰ φύσιν.
Heracleides, taking up the discourse, and having made much honorable mention of Antiochus and accusation against Demetrius, came to this conclusion, that they ought in justice to permit the return of the young man and Laodice, who were by nature descendants of King Antiochus.
§33.18.10τοῖς μὲν οὖν μετρίοις τῶν ἀνθρώπων οὐδὲν ἤρεσκε τούτων, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν κατασκευὴν τοῦ δράματος ἐνενόουν καὶ τὸν Ἡρακλείδην ἐβδελύττοντο προφανῶς.
Now to the sensible among men none of these things was pleasing, but they even perceived the composition of the drama and openly detested Heracleides.
§33.18.11οἱ δὲ πολλοὶ τεθεραπευμένοι ταῖς Ἡρακλείδου γοητείαις συγκατηνέχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ γράφειν δόγμα τοιοῦτον· " §33.18.12Ἀλέξανδρος καὶ Λαοδίκη, βασιλέως υἱοί, φίλου καὶ συμμάχου ἡμετέρου γεγενημένου, ἐπελθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν σύγκλητον λόγους ἐποιήσαντο·
But the majority, won over by the deceits of Heracleides, were induced to draft a decree to this effect: "Alexander and Laodice, children of a king who was our friend and ally, having come before the Senate, made their speeches.
§33.18.13ἡ δὲ σύγκλητος αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν ἔδωκεν ἐπὶ τὴν πατρῴαν ἀρχὴν καταπορεύεσθαι, καὶ βοηθεῖν αὐτοῖς, ὡς ἠξίουν, ἔδοξεν. §33.18.14"ὁ δʼ Ἡρακλείδης ἐπιλαβόμενος τῆς ἀφορμῆς ταύτης εὐθέως ἐξενολόγει καὶ προσεκαλεῖτο τῶν ἐπιφανῶν ἀνδρῶν ἀφικόμενος δʼ εἰς τὴν Ἔφεσον ἐγίνετο περὶ τὴν παρασκευὴν τῆς προκειμένης ἐπιβολῆς.
The Senate has given them permission to return to their paternal dominion, and has resolved to assist them as they requested." Heracleides, seizing this opportunity, immediately began to enlist mercenaries and to call upon some of the distinguished men, and having arrived in Ephesus, he occupied himself with the preparation of the proposed enterprise.