Polybius, Histories

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Book 29 - Chapter 5

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<w lemma="%2A%28upe%5Cr">Ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgwge">ἔγωγε</w> <w lemma="dihpo%2Frhka">διηπόρηκα</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn:">ποιεῖν·</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffein">γράφειν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29kribologou%2Fmenon">ἀκριβολογούμενον</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29porrh%2Ftwn">ἀπορρήτων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpratton">ἔπραττον</w> <w lemma="eu%29epi%2Flhpton">εὐεπίληπτον</w> <w lemma="e%29fai%2Fneto">ἐφαίνετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfale%2Fs">ἐπισφαλές</w>,
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<w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="parasiwph%3Dsai">παρασιωπῆσαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dn">δοκοῦν</w> <w lemma="pragmatikw%2Ftaton">πραγματικώτατον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fsteron">ὕστερον</w> <w lemma="a%29poroume%2Fnwn">ἀπορουμένων</w> <w lemma="gnwri%2Fmous">γνωρίμους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>, <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="tino%5Cs">τινὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29rgi%2Fas">ἀργίας</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="shmei%3Don">σημεῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="a%29tolmi%2Fas:">ἀτολμίας·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kathne%2Fxqhn">κατηνέχθην</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffein">γράφειν</w> <w lemma="kefalaiwdw%3Ds">κεφαλαιωδῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dn">δοκοῦν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftwn">εἰκότων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="shmei%2Fwn">σημείων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="e%29geno%2Fmhn">ἐγενόμην</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w>, <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="e%28te%2Frwn">ἑτέρων</w> <w lemma="e%29kplhtto%2Fmenos">ἐκπληττόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkasta">ἕκαστα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w>.
<head>Intrigues of Perseus and Eumenes</head>About this I was quite at a loss what to do. For to write in detail and with precision about matters which the kings managed between themselves and secretly, seemed to me to be open to criticism and exceedingly hazardous;
but to pass over in complete silence matters which seem to have had more practical effect than any others in the war, matters which enable us to detect the causes of much that was afterwards difficult to explain, appeared to me to be decidedly indicative of indolence and entire lack of enterprise.
However, I persuaded myself to state in a summary fashion my own opinion and the indications and probabilities which led me to form this opinion, living as I did at the time and having been more impressed by everything that happened than anyone else.