Roman senate and envoys

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Often appears with: war preparations · strategy and the aims of war · philip v of macedon · greek cities under macedonia · forms of government · diplomacy and embassies

Usually: speech or oration (1) · indignation (1)

The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 2 (of 2) primary

Polybius · 2nd century BCE (composition of the Histories); this volume contains Books X–XXXIX
Chapter 59 in Book VI.: > BOOK XVIII[77] (7/35)

Greek envoys in Rome argue that Philip’s control of Chalcis, Corinth, and Demetrias enslaves Greece, urges the Senate to force evacuation or prosecute war, and rebuffs Philip’s reply when his envoys lack instructions.

[Sidenote: The speeches of the Greek envoys in the Senate.] +11.+ Now these envoys arrived in Rome before the Senate had settled the provinces of the Consuls appointed for this year, and whether it would be necessary to send both to Gaul, or one of them against Philip. But the friends of Flamininus having assured themselves that both Consuls would remain in Italy owing to the threat of an attack from the Celts, all …