# Epistulae 15

Philip II, King of Macedonia, Epistulae, β′.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philip-ii-king-of-macedonia/epistulae/15

(15) ταῦτα δέ μου πολλάκις ἀξιοῦντος ὑμεῖς μὲν οὐ προσείχετε, Πεπαρήθιοι δὲ τὴν νῆσον κατέλαβον. τί οὖν ἐχρῆν με ποιεῖν; οὐ δίκην λαβεῖν παρὰ τῶν ὑπερβεβηκότων τοὺς ὅρκους; οὐ τιμωρήσασθαι τοὺς οὕτως ὑπερηφάνως ἀσελγαίνοντας; καὶ γὰρ εἰ Πεπαρηθίων ἦν ἡ νῆσος, τί προσἦκεν ἀπαιτεῖν Ἀθηναίους; εἰ δὲ ὑμετέρα, πῶς οὐκ ἐκείνοις ὀργίζεσθε καταλαβοῦσι τὴν ἀλλοτρίαν;

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Philip II, King of Macedonia, Epistulae, ed. Rudolf Hercher. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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