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Aratus Involves Megalopolis
It did not escape the observation of Aratus that the
people of Megalopolis would be more ready than others to seek
the protection of Antigonus, and the hopes of safety offered by
Macedonia; for their neighbourhood to Sparta exposed them
to attack before the other states; while they were unable to get
the help which they ought to have, because the Achaeans were
themselves hard pressed and in great difficulties. Besides
they had special reasons for entertaining feelings of affection
towards the royal family of Macedonia, founded
on the favours received in the time of Philip,
son of Amyntas. Philip II. in the Peloponnese, B. C. 338. He therefore imparted his
general design under pledge of secrecy to Nicophanes and
Cercidas of Megalopolis, who were family friends of his own
and of a character suited to the undertaking; and by their means
experienced no difficulty in inducing the people of Megalopolis
to send envoys to the league, to advise that an application
Conclusion of Book 2
My reason for writing about this war at such length,
was the advisability, or rather necessity, in view of the general
purpose of my history, of making clear the relations existing
between Macedonia and Greece at a time which coincides
with the period of which I am about to treat.
Just about the same time, by the death of Euergetes,B. C. 284-280. B. C. 224-220.
Ptolemy Philopator succeeded to the throne of Egypt. At the
same period died Seleucus, son of that Seleucus who h ust rest. I have shown when, how, and why the Romans,
after becoming supreme in Italy, began to aim at dominion
outside of it, and to dispute with the Carthaginians the dominion
of the sea. I have at the same time explained the state of
Greece, Macedonia, and Carthage at this epoch. I have now
arrived at the period which I originally marked out,—that
namely in which the Greeks were on the point of beginning
the Social, the Romans the Hannibalic war, and the kings in
Asia the war for the possess