# Epistulae 21

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philip-ii-king-of-macedonia/epistulae/21

(21) εἴτε γὰρ τῶν ἐξ ἀρχῆς κρατησάντων γίγνεται, πῶς οὐ δικαίως ἡμεῖς αὐτὴν ἔχομεν, Ἀλεξάνδρου τοῦ προγόνου πρώτου κατασχόντος τὸν τόπον, ὅθεν καὶ τῶν αἰχμαλώτων Μήδων ἀπαρχὴν ἀνδριάντα χρυσοῦν ἀνέστησεν εἰς Δελφούς; εἴτε τούτων μὲν ἀμφισβητήσειέ τις, ἀξιοὶ δὲ γίγνεσθαι τῶν ὕστερον γενομένων κυρίων, ὑπάρχει μοι καὶ τοῦτο τὸ δίκαιον· ἐκπολιορκήσας γὰρ τοὺς ὑμᾶς μὲν ἐκβαλόντας ὑπὸ Λακεδαιμονίων δὲ κατοικισθέντας ἔλαβον τὸ χωρίον.

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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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