§35.32.1huius orationem subsecutae multitudinis preces sunt; Eurylochus ex concilio itineribus occultis ad portam atque inde protinus in Aetoliam profugit.
The prayers of the multitude followed his speech; Eurylochus fled from the assembly by secret paths to the gate, and from there straight to Aetolia.
§35.32.2iam enim, et id magis in dies, Aetoli defectionem nudabant, eoque ipso tempore forte Thoas, princeps gentis, quem miserant ad Antiochum, redierat inde Menippumque secum adduxerat regis legatum.
For already, and more so day by day, the Aetolians were disclosing their defection, and at that very time, as it happened, Thoas, the leader of the nation whom they had sent to Antiochus, had returned from there and had brought with him Menippus, the envoy of the king.
§35.32.3qui, priusquam concilium iis daretur, impleverant omnium aures terrestris navalisque copias commemorando: §35.32.4ingentem vim peditum equitumque venire, ex India elephantos accitos, ante omnia, quo maxime credebant moveri multitudinis animos, tantum §35.32.5advehi auri, ut ipsos emere Romanos posset.
These men, before an assembly was granted to them, had filled the ears of all by boasting of the land and sea forces: that a huge force of infantry and cavalry was coming, that elephants had been summoned from India, and above all, by which they believed the minds of the multitude were especially moved, that so much gold was being brought that it could buy the Romans themselves.
apparebat, quid ea oratio in concilio motura esset; nam et venisse eos et, quae agerent, omnia legatis Romanis deferebantur;
It was clear what that speech would stir up in the assembly; for both that they had come and all that they were doing were reported to the Roman envoys.
§35.32.6et quamquam prope abscisa spes erat, tamen non ab re esse Quinctio visum est sociorum aliquos legatos interesse ei concilio, qui admonerent Romanae societatis Aetolos, qui vocem liberam mittere adversus regis legatum auderent.
And although hope was almost cut off, yet it seemed to Quinctius to be not without purpose that some envoys of the allies should be present at that assembly, who might remind the Aetolians of the Roman alliance and dare to utter a free voice against the king's envoy.
§35.32.7Athenienses maxime in eam rem idonei visi sunt et propter civitatis dignitatem et vetustam societatem cum Aetolis.
The Athenians seemed most suitable for this purpose, both on account of the dignity of their state and their ancient alliance with the Aetolians.
ab iis Quinctius petit, ut legatos ad Panaetolicum concilium mitterent.
Quinctius requested them to send envoys to the Panaetolic assembly.
§35.32.8Thoas primus in eo concilio renuntiavit legationem.
Thoas first in that assembly reported on his embassy.
Menippus post eum intromissus optimum fuisse omnibus, qui Graeciam Asiamque incolerent, ait, integris rebus Philippi potuisse intervenire Antiochum: §35.32.9sua quemque habiturum fuisse, neque omnia sub nutum dicionemque Romanam perventura.
Menippus, introduced after him, said that it would have been best for all who inhabited Greece and Asia if Antiochus could have intervened while the affairs of Philip were still unimpaired: for each would have kept his own property, and everything would not have come under the nod and sway of Rome.
§35.32.10“nunc quoque” inquit, “si modo vos quae inchoastis consilia constanter perducitis ad exitum, poterit diis iuvantibus et Aetolis sociis Antiochus quamvis inclinatas Graeciae res restituere in pristinam dignitatem.
"Even now," he said, "if only you constantly carry through to the end the plans which you have begun, Antiochus, with the help of the gods and with the Aetolians as allies, will be able to restore the affairs of Greece, however much inclined to fall, to their pristine dignity.
§35.32.11ea autem in libertate posita est, quae suis stat viribus, non ex alieno arbitrio pendet. ” §35.32.12Athenienses, quibus primis post regiam legationem dicendi quae vellent potestas facta est, mentione omni regis praetermissa Romanae societatis Aetolos meritorumque in universam Graeciam T. §35.32.13Quincti admonuerunt: ne temere eam nimia celeritate consiliorum everterent; consilia calida et audacia prima specie laeta, tractatu dura, eventu tristia esse.
Moreover, that dignity is situated in freedom, which stands by its own strength and does not depend on the judgment of another." The Athenians, to whom first after the royal embassy the power of saying what they wished was given, bypassing all mention of the king, reminded the Aetolians of the Roman alliance and of the merits toward the whole of Greece of Titus Quinctius: they urged them not to rashly overthrow it by too great haste in their counsels; that hot and daring counsels were pleasant at first sight, hard in the execution, and sad in the issue.
legatos Romanos, et in iis T. Quinctium, haud procul inde abesse; §35.32.14dum integra omnia essent, verbis potius de iis, quae ambigerentur, disceptarent quam Asiam Europamque ad funestum armarent bellum.
That the Roman envoys, and among them Titus Quinctius, were not far from there; while all things were still unimpaired, they should discuss by words rather concerning those matters which were in dispute, than arm Asia and Europe for a disastrous war.