Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnwn">ἡγεμόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeiri%2Fas">ἐμπειρίας</w>. <w lemma="prokataskeuasa%2Fmenos">προκατασκευασάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>, <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kinh%2Fseis">κινήσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29pete%2Flei">ἐπετέλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="xeirismo%5Cn">χειρισμὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29coplisi%2Fas">ἐξοπλισίας</w>,

<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prohgou%2Fmenos">προηγούμενος</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dsin">ποιοῦσιν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnes">ἡγεμόνες</w>, <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnontes">ὑπολαμβάνοντες</w> <w lemma="h%28gemonikh%5Cn">ἡγεμονικὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.

<w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29peiro%2Fteron">ἀπειρότερον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfale%2Fsteron">ἐπισφαλέστερον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontos">ἄρχοντος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="o%28ra%3Dtai">ὁρᾶται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28potetagme%2Fnwn">ὑποτεταγμένων</w>, <w lemma="o%28ra%3D%7C">ὁρᾷ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w>;

<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="stratiwtikh%3Ds">στρατιωτικῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fas">ἐξουσίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28gemonikh%3Ds">ἡγεμονικῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeiri%2Fas">ἐμπειρίας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dgma">δεῖγμα</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frein">φέρειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppa%2Frxhn">ἱππάρχην</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29coplisi%2Fais">ἐξοπλισίαις</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftois">πρώτοις</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%29sxa%2Ftois">ἐσχάτοις</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsous">μέσους</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>.

<w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w>, <w lemma="parippeu%2Fwn">παριππεύων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="e%29forw%3Dn">ἐφορῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fs">αὐτός</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosdiasafw%3Dn">προσδιασαφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29porou%3Dsi">ἀποροῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diorqw%3Dn">διορθῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="diamartano%2Fmenon">διαμαρτανόμενον</w>.

<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="spa%2Fnia">σπάνια</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="progegenhme%2Fnhn">προγεγενημένην</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fleian">ἐπιμέλειαν</w>.

<w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afalhreu%5Cs">Φαληρεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgou">λόγου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fdeice">ὑπέδειξε</w>, <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kodomi%2Fais">οἰκοδομίαις</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="pli%2Fnqon">πλίνθον</w> <w lemma="qh%3D%7Cs">θῇς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="do%2Fmon">δόμον</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelei%2Fas">ἐπιμελείας</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh%7C">τύχῃ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="parateqe%2Fn">παρατεθέν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdw%7C">στρατοπέδῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fxon">λόχον</w> <w lemma="a%29kribwqe%5Cn">ἀκριβωθὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="poiei%3D">ποιεῖ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="i%29sxura%2Fn">ἰσχυράν</w>. —