Polybius, Histories

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Book 29 - Chapter 16

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<w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios:">Πολύβιος·</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="selh%2Fnhs">σελήνης</w> <w lemma="e%29kleipou%2Fshs">ἐκλειπούσης</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnos">Μακεδόνος</w> <w lemma="e%29kra%2Fthsen">ἐκράτησεν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmh">φήμη</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkleiyin">ἔκλειψιν</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fnei">σημαίνει</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarseste%2Frous">εὐθαρσεστέρους</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="e%29tapei%2Fnwse">ἐταπείνωσε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqe%2Fs">ἀληθές</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="perifero%2Fmenon">περιφερόμενον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="kena%5C">κενὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>. —
When there was an eclipse of the moon in the time of Perseus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, the report gained popular credence that it portended the eclipse of a king.
This, while it lent fresh courage to the Romans, discouraged the Macedonians.
So true is the saying that "there are many empty things in war."