Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="%2A%28%2Fwste">Ὥστε</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="mnhmoneu%2Fein">μνημονεύειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afalhre%2Fws">Φαληρέως</w> <w lemma="fwnh%3Ds">φωνῆς</w>.

<w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhs">τύχης</w> <w lemma="u%28pomnh%2Fmati">ὑπομνήματι</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29nargw%3Ds">ἐναργῶς</w> <w lemma="u%28podeiknu%2Fnai">ὑποδεικνύναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="eu%29meta%2Fbolon">εὐμετάβολον</w>, <w lemma="e%29pista%5Cs">ἐπιστὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs">καιρούς</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fluse">κατέλυσε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apersw%3Dn">Περσῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgei">λέγει</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta:">ταῦτα·</w> "

<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="la%2Fboit%27">λάβοιτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="nw%3D%7C">νῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fpeiron">ἄπειρον</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="genea%5Cs">γενεὰς</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fs">πολλάς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fth">ἔτη</w> <w lemma="tauti%5C">ταυτὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w>, <w lemma="gnoi%2Fht%27">γνοίητ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhs">τύχης</w> <w lemma="xalepo%5Cn">χαλεπὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ntau%3Dqa">ἐνταῦθα</w>.

<w lemma="penthkostw%3D%7C">πεντηκοστῷ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftei">ἔτει</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="oi%29%2Fesq%27">οἴεσθ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="%2Ape%2Frsas">Πέρσας</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Apersw%3Dn">Περσῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="qew%3Dn">θεῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="prou%2Flege">προύλεγε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w>, <w lemma="pisteu%3Dsai%2F">πιστεῦσαί</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apersw%3Dn">Περσῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnoma">ὄνομα</w> <w lemma="leifqh%2Fsetai">λειφθήσεται</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhs">οἰκουμένης</w> <w lemma="e%29de%2Fspozon">ἐδέσποζον</w>, <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="krath%2Fsousin">κρατήσουσιν</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnoma">ὄνομα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Frimon">γνώριμον</w>

. <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29su%2Fnqetos">ἀσύνθετος</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh">τύχη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="logismo%5Cn">λογισμὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fteron">ἡμέτερον</w> <w lemma="kainopoiou%3Dsa">καινοποιοῦσα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3Ds">αὑτῆς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcois">παραδόξοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ndeikume%2Fnh">ἐνδεικυμένη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29moi%5C">ἐμοὶ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w>, <w lemma="dei%2Fknusi">δείκνυσι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w>,

<w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apersw%3Dn">Περσῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29daimoni%2Fan">εὐδαιμονίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29soiki%2Fsasa">εἰσοικίσασα</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ta%29gaqa%5C">τἀγαθὰ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fxrhken">κέχρηκεν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllo">ἄλλο</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fshtai">βουλεύσηται</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.

" <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fgone">γέγονε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fa">Περσέα</w>. <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="w%28sanei%5C">ὡσανεὶ</w> <w lemma="qei%2Fw%7C">θείῳ</w> <w lemma="tini%5C">τινὶ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Fmati">στόματι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="a%29popefoi%2Fbaken">ἀποπεφοίβακεν</w>.

<w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="grafh%5Cn">γραφὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pista%5Cs">ἐπιστὰς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="kataluqh%3Dnai">καταλυθῆναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrinon">ἔκρινον</w> <w lemma="a%29nepista%2Ftws">ἀνεπιστάτως</w> <w lemma="paradramei%3Dn">παραδραμεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="gegonw%5Cs">γεγονὼς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fpths">αὐτόπτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fs">αὐτός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fponta">πρέποντα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pifqe%2Fgcasqai">ἐπιφθέγξασθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="mnhsqh%3Dnai:">μνησθῆναι·</w>

<w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="qeiote%2Fran">θειοτέραν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpon">ἄνθρωπον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Ffasin">ἀπόφασιν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftesi">ἔτεσι</w> <w lemma="ta%29lhqe%5Cs">τἀληθὲς</w> <w lemma="a%29pefh%2Fnato">ἀπεφήνατο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeita">ἔπειτα</w> <w lemma="sumbhsome%2Fnwn">συμβησομένων</w>.