Polybius, Histories

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Book 11 - Chapter 18a

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<head lang="la">IV. Res Italiae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="fhsi%5Cn">φησὶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w>, <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Ffelo%2Fs">ὄφελός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29naginw%2Fskousi">ἀναγινώσκουσι</w> <w lemma="diecie%2Fnai">διεξιέναι</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmous">πολέμους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxas">μάχας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="e%29candrapodismou%5Cs">ἐξανδραποδισμοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fas">πολιορκίας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pignw%2Fsontai">ἐπιγνώσονται</w>, <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="katw%2Frqwsan">κατώρθωσαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29sfa%2Flhsan">ἐσφάλησαν</w>;
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<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flh">τέλη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="yugagwgei%3D">ψυγαγωγεῖ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fontas">ἀκούοντας</w>, <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="dialh%2Fyeis">διαλήψεις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29piballome%2Fnwn">ἐπιβαλλομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29cetazo%2Fmenai">ἐξεταζόμεναι</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w> <w lemma="w%29felou%3Dsi">ὠφελοῦσι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="filomaqou%3Dntas">φιλομαθοῦντας</w>.
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<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="xeirismo%5Cs">χειρισμὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstwn">ἑκάστων</w> <w lemma="e%29pideiknu%2Fmenos">ἐπιδεικνύμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29panorqoi%3D">ἐπανορθοῖ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="sunefista%2Fnontas">συνεφιστάνοντας</w>. —
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