Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="kaqi%2Fkonto">καθίκοντο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="dh%2Fpot%27">δήποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftion">αἴτιον</w>, <w lemma="a%29porh%2Fsai">ἀπορήσαι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kekrathko%2Ftes">κεκρατηκότες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollaplasi%2Fan">πολλαπλασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxh%5Cn">ὑπεροχὴν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="plhrw%3Dsai">πληρῶσαι</w> <w lemma="tosau%2Ftas">τοσαύτας</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29napleu%3Dsai">ἀναπλεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="thlikou%2Ftois">τηλικούτοις</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flois">στόλοις</w> <w lemma="dunhqei%3Den">δυνηθεῖεν</w>;

<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fas">ἀπορίας</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fstai">ἐξέσται</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="katanoei%3Dn">κατανοεῖν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fghsin">ἐξήγησιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flqwmen:">ἔλθωμεν·</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fq%27">οὔθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Frgw%7C">παρέργῳ</w> <w lemma="r%28hte%2Fon">ῥητέον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fousin">ἀκούουσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29rgw%3Ds">ἀργῶς</w> <w lemma="prosekte%2Fon">προσεκτέον</w>.

<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fama">θέαμα</w> <w lemma="kalo%2Fn">καλόν</w>, <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpos">ἔπος</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnwston">ἄγνωστον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="suggegrafo%2Ftwn">συγγεγραφότων</w>.

<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29gnoh%2Fkasin">ἠγνοήκασιν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29safh%3D">ἀσαφῆ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="a%29nwfelh%3D">ἀνωφελῆ</w> <w lemma="pepoi%2Fhntai">πεποίηνται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fghsin">ἐξήγησιν</w>.

<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnw%7C">προειρημένῳ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politeuma%2Ftwn">πολιτευμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fseis">προαιρέσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29fami%2Fllous">ἐφαμίλλους</w> <w lemma="eu%28%2Froi">εὕροι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnas">γεγενημένας</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="megaloyuxi%2Fais">μεγαλοψυχίαις</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prwtei%2Fwn">πρωτείων</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fa%7C">φιλοτιμίᾳ</w>,

<w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mikrw%3D%7C">μικρῷ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3D%7C">πολλῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="gennaiote%2Frous">γενναιοτέρους</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="panti%5C">παντὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous:">Ῥωμαίους·</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmh%7C">γνώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flmh%7C">τόλμῃ</w> <w lemma="qete%2Fon">θετέον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Friston">ἄριστον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ami%2Flkan">Ἀμίλκαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aba%2Frkan">Βάρκαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikalou%2Fmenon">ἐπικαλούμενον</w>, <w lemma="pate%2Fra">πατέρα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbou">Ἀννίβου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="polemh%2Fsantos">πολεμήσαντος</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>.