Polybius, Histories

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Book 13 - Chapter 5

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<w lemma="%2Adiapistou%3Dntes">Διαπιστοῦντες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pruta%2Fneis">πρυτάνεις</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtika%5C">Κρητικὰ</w> <w lemma="kakopragmosu%2Fnhn">κακοπραγμοσύνην</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraklei%2Fdhn">Ἡρακλείδην</w> <w lemma="u%28pw%2Fpteuon">ὑπώπτευον</w> <w lemma="e%29gka%2Fqeton">ἐγκάθετον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>. — <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqw%5Cn">εἰσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29pelogi%2Fzeto">ἀπελογίζετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>,
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<w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="pefeugw%5Cs">πεφευγὼς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Apa%3Dn">Πᾶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="boulhqh%3Dnai">βουληθῆναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="a%29nade%2Fcasqai">ἀναδέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="katafanh%3D">καταφανῆ</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w>. <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraklei%2Fdhn">Ἡρακλείδην</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fluse">ἀπέλυσε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28poyi%2Fas">ὑποψίας</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Akai%2F">Καί</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="qeo%5Cn">θεὸν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsis">φύσις</w> <w lemma="a%29podei%3Dcai">ἀποδεῖξαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="prosqei%3Dnai">προσθεῖναι</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>.
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<w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="gou%3Dn">γοῦν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="katagwnizome%2Fnwn">καταγωνιζομένων</w>, <w lemma="e%29ni%2Fote">ἐνίοτε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pasw%3Dn">πασῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="piqanoth%2Ftwn">πιθανοτήτων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="yeu%2Fdous">ψεύδους</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnwn">ταττομένων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dd%27">οἶδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpws">ὅπως</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5C">αὐτὴ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3Ds">αὑτῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="yuxa%5Cs">ψυχὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sdu%2Fetai">εἰσδύεται</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="dei%2Fknusi">δείκνυσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3Ds">αὑτῆς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29piskotisqei%3Dsa">ἐπισκοτισθεῖσα</w>, <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5C">αὐτὴ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28auth%3Ds">ἑαυτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pikratei%3D">ἐπικρατεῖ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katagwni%2Fzetai">καταγωνίζεται</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="yeu%3Ddos">ψεῦδος</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraklei%2Fdhn">Ἡρακλείδην</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdon">Ῥόδον</w> <w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenon">ἀφικόμενον</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Adamoklh%3Ds">Δαμοκλῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Apuqi%2Fwnos">Πυθίωνος</w> <w lemma="pemfqei%5Cs">πεμφθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fskopos">κατάσκοπος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="u%28phretiko%5Cn">ὑπηρετικὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="skeu%3Dos">σκεῦος</w> <w lemma="eu%29fue%5Cs">εὐφυὲς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxon">ἔχον</w> <w lemma="a%29forma%5Cs">ἀφορμὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w>. —
The prytaneis of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, who already distrusted Philip owing to his treacherous conduct in the Cretan question, suspected that Heracleides also was involved. . . .
He appeared before them and offered an explanation of the reasons why he had deserted Philip.
"Philip," he says, "would put up with anything rather than that his design in this matter should be revealed to the Rhodians." By this means he also freed Heracleides from suspicion. . . .
In my opinion Nature has proclaimed to men that Truth is the greatest of gods and has invested her with the greatest power.
At least when all are trying to suppress her and all probabilities are on the side of falsehood, she somehow finds her own means of penetrating into the hearts of men and sometimes shows her power at once, sometimes after being darkened for years at last by her own force prevails and crushes falsehood, as happened in the case of Heracleides, King Philip\'s messenger to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>. . . .
Damocles, who was sent with Pythion as a spy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, was a handy tool, full of resources in the management of affairs.