Edward Augustus Freeman
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 340
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...wapaa/36res els rijv irlffTiv irpoijyov, K.t.x. For Roman "faith " cf. below chap. ix. p. 494. s See Thirlwall, viii. 140, note. vu INTERCOURSE WITH ROME 327 final conqueror of the Illyrian Queen, sent Ambassadors to the Roman two Leagues, who explained the causes of the war with Teuta, Embassies and of the appearance of Roman armies in a quarter where their? " presence might seem threatening to Greece.1 They then related D.c. 228. the events of the campaign, and read out the treaty which had just been concluded, the terms of which were so favourable to the interests of every Greek state. The Roman envoys were received, as they well deserved, with every honour in the Assemblies of both Confederations. The political embassy was followed Honorary by one, apparently of a religious or honorary character, to Embassies Corinth and to Athens. The Corinthians bestowed on thet0 Conntn Romans the right of sharing in the Greek national festival of the Athens. Isthmian Games.-This was equivalent to raising the Roman People from the rank of mere barbarians to the same quasiGreek position as the Epeirots and Macedonians.3 It shows also that the administration of the Isthmian Games was still in the hands of the State of Corinth, and had not been at all transferred to the general Achaian body. As administrators of those games, the Corinthians might lawfully receive and honour a Roman Embassy which was charged with no political object, but merely came on a pilgrimage to Corinth and its holy places. Such an Embassy in no way interfered with the Federal sovereignty in matters of foreign negociation; those had been already dealt with by the Federal Assembly.4 And truly Rome might just then seem worthy of any honours on the part of...