Polybius, Histories

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Book 21 - Chapter 7

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<w lemma="%2Apurfo%2Fros">Πυρφόρος</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="%2Apausi%2Fstratos">Παυσίστρατος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="nau%2Farxos">ναύαρχος</w>.
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<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="khmo%2Fs:">κημός·</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Frras">πρώρρας</w> <w lemma="a%29gku%2Flai">ἀγκύλαι</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fkeinto">παρέκειντο</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%2Fxwn">τοίχων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="e%29nhrmo%2Fzonto">ἐνηρμόζοντο</w> <w lemma="kontoi%5C">κοντοὶ</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fnontes">προτείνοντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frasin">κέρασιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkron">ἄκρον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="khmo%5Cs">κημὸς</w> <w lemma="a%28lu%2Fsei">ἁλύσει</w> <w lemma="sidhra%3D%7C">σιδηρᾷ</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Frthto">προσήρτητο</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs">πλήρης</w> <w lemma="puro%2Fs">πυρός</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29mbola%5Cs">ἐμβολὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabola%5Cs">παραβολὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fan">πολεμίαν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29ktina%2Fttesqai">ἐκτινάττεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pu%3Dr">πῦρ</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fas">οἰκείας</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="a%29festa%2Fnai">ἀφεστάναι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgklisin">ἔγκλισιν</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Apamfili%2Fdas">Παμφιλίδας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="nau%2Farxos">ναύαρχος</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29armosto%2Fteros">εὐαρμοστότερος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apausistra%2Ftou">Παυσιστράτου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="baqu%2Fteros">βαθύτερος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stasimw%2Fteros">στασιμώτερος</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tolmhro%2Fteros">τολμηρότερος</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29gaqoi%5C">ἀγαθοὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="polloi%5C">πολλοὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sumbaino%2Fntwn">συμβαινόντων</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialh%2Fyeis">διαλήψεις</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="prokexeirisme%2Fnoi">προκεχειρισμένοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apausi%2Fstraton">Παυσίστρατον</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fpipton">μετέπιπτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmais">γνώμαις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peripe%2Fteian">περιπέτειαν</w>. —
<head>Naval Matters</head>The engine for throwing fire used by Pausistratus, the Rhodian admiral, was funnel-shaped.
On each side of the ship's prow noosed ropes were run along the inner side of the hull, into which were fitted poles stretching out seawards.
From the extremity of each hung by an iron chain the funnel-shaped vessel full of fire,
so that, in charging or passing, the fire was shot out of it into the enemy's ship, but was a long way from one's own ship owing to the inclination.
Pamphilidas, the Rhodian admiral, was considered more adequate to any occasion than Pausistratus because he was by nature rather wise and steadfast than venturesome.
For most men are good at judging of a situation rather from what happens to occur than by reasoning things out.
They had appointed Pausistratus for this very reason, that he was energetic and daring, but all of a sudden they entirely changed their minds owing to his disaster.