# Epistulae 17

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philip-ii-king-of-macedonia/epistulae/17

(17) καίτοι σκοπεῖσθε, πότερον κάλλιόν ἐστιν ὅπλοις ἢ λόγοις διακοίνεσθαι, καὶ πότερον αὐτοὺς εἶναι βραβευτὰς ἢ πεῖσαί τινας ἑτέρους· καὶ λογίζεσθ’ ὡς ἄλογόν ἐστιν Ἀθηναίους Θασίους μὲν καὶ Μαρωνείτας ἀναγκάσαι περὶ Στρύμης διακριθῆναι λόγοις, αὐτοὺς δὲ πρὸς ἐμὲ μὴ διαλύσασθαι περὶ ὧν ἀμφισβητοῦμεν τὸν τρόπον τοῦτον, ἄλλως τε καὶ γιγνώσκοντας ὅτι νικηθέντες μὲν οὐδὲν ἀποβαλεῖτε, κρατήσαντες δὲ λήψεσθε τὰ νῦν ὑφ’ ἡμῖν ὄντα.

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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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