<w lemma="%2Atou%2Ftwn">Τούτων</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="throume%2Fnwn">τηρουμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sunqhkw%3Dn">συνθηκῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="xalkw%2Fmasi">χαλκώμασι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adi%2Fa">Δία</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akapetw%2Flion">Καπετώλιον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29gorano%2Fmwn">ἀγορανόμων</w> <w lemma="tamiei%2Fw%7C">ταμιείῳ</w>,
<w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fseien">θαυμάσειεν</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fnou">Φιλίνου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="suggrafe%2Fws">συγγραφέως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29gno%2Fei">ἠγνόει</w> — <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="qaumasto%2Fn">θαυμαστόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="presbu%2Ftatoi">πρεσβύτατοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntes">δοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="koina%5C">κοινὰ</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzein">σπουδάζειν</w> <w lemma="h%29gno%2Foun">ἠγνόουν</w> —
<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fqen">πόθεν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frrhse">ἐθάρρησε</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fyai">γράψαι</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxoien">ὑπάρχοιεν</w> <w lemma="sunqh%3Dkai">συνθῆκαι</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxesqai">ἀπέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fshs">ἁπάσης</w>,
<w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fbainon">ὑπερέβαινον</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w>, <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftos">γεγονότος</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fq%27">μήθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggra%2Ffou">ἐγγράφου</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftou">τοιούτου</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%2Fs">μηδενός</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="deute%2Fra%7C">δευτέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgei">λέγει</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w> <w lemma="diarrh%2Fdhn">διαρρήδην</w>. <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3D%7C">παρασκευῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="pragmatei%2Fas">πραγματείας</w> <w lemma="mnhsqe%2Fntes">μνησθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="u%28pereqe%2Fmeqa">ὑπερεθέμεθα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29cerga%2Fsasqai">ἐξεργάσασθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="dieyeu%3Dsqai">διεψεῦσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fas">ἀληθείας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="pisteu%2Fsantas">πιστεύσαντας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fnou">Φιλίνου</w> <w lemma="grafh%3D%7C">γραφῇ</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto%2F">τοῦτό</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29pilamba%2Fnetai">ἐπιλαμβάνεται</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="diaba%2Fsews">διαβάσεως</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="%2Amamerti%2Fnous">Μαμερτίνους</w> <w lemma="prose%2Flabon">προσέλαβον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnois">δεομένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqhsan">ἐβοήθησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rhgi%2Fnwn">Ῥηγίνων</w> <w lemma="parespo%2Fndhsan">παρεσπόνδησαν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="do%2Fceien">δόξειεν</w> <w lemma="dusarestei%3Dn">δυσαρεστεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnei">ὑπολαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="pepoih%3Dsqai">πεποιῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3D">ἀγνοεῖ</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w>.
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The treaties being such, and preserved as they are on bronze tablets beside the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus in the treasury of the Quaestors, who can fail to be surprised at Philinus the historian, not indeed for his ignorance of them, for that is by no means surprising, since still in my time, the most aged among the Romans and Carthaginians and those best versed in public affairs were ignorant of them; but how did he venture and on what authority to state just the opposite, to wit that there was a treaty between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a> by which the Romans were obliged to keep away from the whole of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> and the Carthaginians from the whole of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, and that the Romans broke the treaty and their oath by their first crossing to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>? There is, as a fact, no such document at all, nor ever was there; yet in his Second Book he states thus in so many words. I mentioned the subject in the introductory part of this work, but deferred until the present occasion the detailed treatment it deserves, in view of the fact that many people, relying on Philinus\' work, have false notions on the subject. True, if as regards the crossing of the Romans to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> anyone chooses to blame them for having ever consented to received into their friendship and afterwards to help those Mamertines who seized treacherously not only Messene but <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhegium&groupId=927&placeId=1659">Rhegium</a>, he would have good reason for his disapproval, but if he supposes that they crossed contrary to treaty and to their oath he is obviously ignorant of the true facts.
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