<w lemma="%2A%28hmei%3Ds">Ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dih%2Fghsin">διήγησιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnas">ἡγεμόνας</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="h%29ga%2Fgomen">ἠγάγομεν</w>, <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%2Fnwn">ἀγώνων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frcasqai">ἄρξασθαι</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmeqa">βουλόμεθα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozo%2Fntwn">ἁρμοζόντων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pragmatei%2Fa%7C">πραγματείᾳ</w> <w lemma="dielqei%3Dn">διελθεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="e%29pizhth%2Fsousi">ἐπιζητήσουσι</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="pepoihme%2Fnoi">πεποιημένοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hrakle%2Fous">Ἡρακλέους</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flas">στήλας</w> <w lemma="sto%2Fmatos">στόματος</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fkamen">εἰρήκαμεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcw">ἔξω</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="sumbaino%2Fntwn">συμβαινόντων</w> <w lemma="i%29diwma%2Ftwn">ἰδιωμάτων</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Abrettanikw%3Dn">Βρεττανικῶν</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fswn">νήσων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kattite%2Frou">καττιτέρου</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3Ds">κατασκευῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rgurei%2Fwn">ἀργυρείων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xrusei%2Fwn">χρυσείων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="suggrafei%3Ds">συγγραφεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtou%3Dntes">ἀμφισβητοῦντες</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="diati%2Fqentai">διατίθενται</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.
<w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29xi%5C">οὐχὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftrion">ἀλλότριον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fas">ἱστορίας</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="parelei%2Fpomen">παρελείπομεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkasta">ἕκαστα</w> <w lemma="diaspa%3Dn">διασπᾶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dih%2Fghsin">διήγησιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poplana%3Dn">ἀποπλανᾶν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pragmatikh%3Ds">πραγματικῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28poqe%2Fsews">ὑποθέσεως</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="filhkoou%3Dntas">φιληκοοῦντας</w>,
<w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnontes">κρίνοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dierrimme%2Fnhn">διερριμμένην</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Frgw%7C">παρέργῳ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhn">μνήμην</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29ponei%2Fmantes">ἀπονείμαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frei">μέρει</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29sme%2Fn">ἐσμέν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29chgh%2Fsasqai">ἐξηγήσασθαι</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="xrh%5C">χρὴ</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fzein">θαυμάζειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="e%29rxo%2Fmenoi">ἐρχόμενοι</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftous">τοιούτους</w> <w lemma="paralei%2Fpwmen">παραλείπωμεν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnas">προειρημένας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="e%29pizhtou%3Dsi">ἐπιζητοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fein">ἀκούειν</w>, <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoou%3Dsi">ἀγνοοῦσι</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsio%2Fn">παραπλήσιόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxontes">πάσχοντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="li%2Fxnois">λίχνοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="deipnhtw%3Dn">δειπνητῶν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnoi">ἐκεῖνοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29pogeuo%2Fmenoi">ἀπογευόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnwn">παρακειμένων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29polau%2Fousi">ἀπολαύουσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="brwma%2Ftwn">βρωμάτων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="w%29fe%2Flimon">ὠφέλιμον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fdosin">ἀνάδοσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trofh%5Cn">τροφὴν</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzontai">κομίζονται</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon:">τοὐναντίον·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgnwsin">ἀνάγνωσιν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntes">ποιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="diagwgh%3Ds">διαγωγῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w> <w lemma="stoxa%2Fzontai">στοχάζονται</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w>.
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Now that I have brought my narrative and the war the two generals into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, desire, before entering upon the struggle, to say a few words on what I think proper to my method in this work. Some readers will perhaps ask themselves why, since most of what I have said relates to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Africa&groupId=300&placeId=294">Africa</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a>, I have not said a word more about the mouth of the Mediterranean at the Pillars of Hercules, or about the Outer Sea and its peculiarities, or about the British Isles and the method of obtaining tin, and the gold and silver mines in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Spain&groupId=983&placeId=1735">Spain</a> itself, all matters concerning which authors dispute with each other at great length. I have omitted these subjects not because I think they are foreign to my history, but in the first place because I did not wish to be constantly interrupting the narrative and distracting readers from the actual subject, and next because I decided not to make scattered and casual allusions to such matters, but assigning the proper place and time to their special treatment to give as true an account of all as is in my power. No one then need be surprised when in the course of my history I reach such localities, if I avoid for the reason here stated any description of them. But if there be any who insist on such descriptions of each place that may be mentioned, they are perhaps unaware that they are much in the case of gourmands at a supper party who taste everything on the table and neither truly enjoy any dish at the moment nor digest any enough to derive beneficial nourishment from it in the future. So those who act in the same way about reading do not properly attain either present entertainment or future benefit.
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