Polybius, Histories

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Book 6 - Chapter 1

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<head lang="la">I. Ex Prooemio</head><w lemma="%2Asth%2Fsantes">Στήσαντες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> [<foreign lang="la">quae sunt V, 111</foreign>] <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dih%2Fghsin">διήγησιν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="susthso%2Fmeqa">συστησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="u%28podei%2Fcomen">ὑποδείξομεν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgista">μέγιστα</w> <w lemma="suneba%2Flet%27">συνεβάλετ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="politeu%2Fmatos">πολιτεύματος</w> <w lemma="i%29dio%2Fths">ἰδιότης</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29nakth%2Fsasqai">ἀνακτήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29italiwtw%3Dn">Ἰταλιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeliwtw%3Dn">Σικελιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibh%2Frwn">Ἰβήρων</w> <w lemma="proslabei%3Dn">προσλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akeltw%3Dn">Κελτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="krath%2Fsantas">κρατήσαντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnnoian">ἔννοιαν</w> <w lemma="sxei%3Dn">σχεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Polyb. III, 2, 6</foreign>]<w lemma=""></w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fotan">Ὅταν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhnika%5Cs">Ἑλληνικὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29lumpia%2Fda">ὀλυμπιάδα</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnas">γενομένας</w> [<foreign lang="la">Ol. 140</foreign>] <w lemma="diecio%2Fntes">διεξιόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pistw%3Dmen">ἐπιστῶμεν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenoi">προθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="yilw%3Ds">ψιλῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmeqa">ποιησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>,
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<w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fas">ἱστορίας</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntacin">σύνταξιν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fghsin">ἐξήγησιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politeuma%2Ftwn">πολιτευμάτων</w> <w lemma="diorqw%2Fseis">διορθώσεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataskeua%5Cs">κατασκευὰς</w> <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fllesqai">συμβάλλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="filomaqou%3Dsi">φιλομαθοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pragmatikoi%3Ds">πραγματικοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> [<foreign lang="la">Idem III, 118, 11</foreign>]<w lemma=""></w>. <w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="dh%2Fpot%27">δήποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftion">αἴτιον</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29porh%2Fsai">ἀπορήσαι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kekrathko%2Ftes">κεκρατηκότες</w> [<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w>] <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollaplasi%2Fan">πολλαπλασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxh%5Cn">ὑπεροχὴν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="plhrw%3Dsai">πληρῶσαι</w> <w lemma="tosau%2Ftas">τοσαύτας</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29napleu%3Dsai">ἀναπλεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="thlikou%2Ftois">τηλικούτοις</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flois">στόλοις</w> <w lemma="dunhqei%3Den">δυνηθεῖεν</w>;
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fas">ἀπορίας</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fstai">ἐξέσται</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="katanoei%3Dn">κατανοεῖν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fghsin">ἐξήγησιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flqwmen">ἔλθωμεν</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Idem I, 64, 1</foreign>]<w lemma=""></w>. <w lemma="%2A%28upe%5Cr">Ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> [
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<w lemma=""></w> <foreign lang="la">rei militaris partes quasdam attigerat</foreign>] <w lemma="ei%29%2Frhtai">εἴρηται</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Idem X, 16, 7</foreign>]<w lemma=""></w>. <w lemma="%2Atou%3Dto">Τοῦτο</w> [
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<w lemma=""></w> <foreign lang="la">Salii</foreign>] <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Frhtai">εἴρηται</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="triw%3Dn">τριῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28%5Cn">ἓν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fsthma">σύστημα</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftas">ἐπιφανεστάτας</w> <w lemma="qusi%2Fas">θυσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="suntelei%3Dsqai">συντελεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Idem XXI, 1013, 11</foreign>]<w lemma=""></w>.
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