Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fous">παραπλησίους</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeso%2Fntes">ἐμπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="dusxerei%2Fas">δυσχερείας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>.

<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29posth%2Fmati">ἀποστήματι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="petrobo%2Flois">πετροβόλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katape%2Fltais">καταπέλταις</w> <w lemma="tupto%2Fmenoi">τυπτόμενοι</w> <w lemma="diefqei%2Fronto">διεφθείροντο</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fsion">θαυμάσιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="belw%3Dn">βελῶν</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%5Cn">κατασκευὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Frgeian">ἐνέργειαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ie%2Frwnos">Ἱέρωνος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xorhgou%3D">χορηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftos">γεγονότος</w>, <w lemma="a%29rxite%2Fktonos">ἀρχιτέκτονος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhmiourgou%3D">δημιουργοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pinohma%2Ftwn">ἐπινοημάτων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arximh%2Fdous">Ἀρχιμήδους</w>.

<w lemma="suneggi%2Fzonte%2Fs">συνεγγίζοντές</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxous">τείχους</w> <w lemma="toco%2Ftisin">τοξότισιν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpon">προεῖπον</w>, <w lemma="kakou%2Fmenoi">κακούμενοι</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Frgonto">εἴργοντο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proso%2Fdou:">προσόδου·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Frrwn">γέρρων</w> <w lemma="biazo%2Fmenoi">βιαζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="korufh%5Cn">κορυφὴν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fqwn">λίθων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dokw%3Dn">δοκῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29mbolai%3Ds">ἐμβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="diefqei%2Fronto">διεφθείροντο</w>.

<w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fga">ὀλίγα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="xersi%5C">χερσὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="mhxanw%3Dn">μηχανῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kakopoi%2Foun">ἐκακοποίουν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpa:">εἶπα·</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="e%29cairou%3Dntes">ἐξαιροῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%29rri%2Fptoun">ἐρρίπτουν</w>.

<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fras">πέρας</w>, <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsantes">ἀναχωρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%5Cn">παρεμβολὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunedreu%2Fsantes">συνεδρεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w>, <w lemma="o%28moqumado%5Cn">ὁμοθυμαδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Fsanto">ἐβουλεύσαντο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fas">πολιορκίας</w> <w lemma="e%28lei%3Dn">ἑλεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakou%2Fsas">Συρακούσας</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan:">ἐποίησαν·</w>

<w lemma="o%29ktw%5C">ὀκτὼ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dnas">μῆνας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="proskaqezo%2Fmenoi">προσκαθεζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="strathghma%2Ftwn">στρατηγημάτων</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tolmhma%2Ftwn">τολμημάτων</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpote">οὐδέποτε</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frrhsan">ἐθάρρησαν</w>.

<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fa">μία</w> <w lemma="yuxh%5C">ψυχὴ</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w> <w lemma="h%28rmosme%2Fnh">ἡρμοσμένη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnia">ἔνια</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="me%2Fga">μέγα</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dma">χρῆμα</w> <w lemma="fai%2Fnetai">φαίνεται</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fsion">θαυμάσιον</w>.

<w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnoi">ἐκεῖνοι</w> <w lemma="gou%3Dn">γοῦν</w> <w lemma="thlikau%2Ftas">τηλικαύτας</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29fe%2Floi">ἀφέλοι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="presbu%2Fthn">πρεσβύτην</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakosi%2Fwn">Συρακοσίων</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="kurieu%2Fsein">κυριεύσειν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Flpizon">ἤλπιζον</w>,

<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumparo%2Fntos">συμπαρόντος</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frroun">ἐθάρρουν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pibale%2Fsqai">ἐπιβαλέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnasqai">ἀμύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cs">δυνατὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arximh%2Fdhs">Ἀρχιμήδης</w>.

<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flist%27">μάλιστ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fwn">ἀναγκαίων</w> <w lemma="e%29ndei%2Fas">ἐνδείας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fndon">ἔνδον</w> <w lemma="u%28poxeiri%2Fous">ὑποχειρίους</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="a%29ntei%2Fxonto">ἀντείχοντο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos:">ἐλπίδος·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="nausi%5C">ναυσὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fas">ἐπικουρίας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kw%2Fluon">ἐκώλυον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pezw%3D%7C">πεζῷ</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fmati">στρατεύματι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w>. <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fprakton">ἄπρακτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>,

<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="prosedreu%2Fousi">προσεδρεύουσι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakou%2Fsais">Συρακούσαις</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="xrhsi%2Fmwn">χρησίμων</w> <w lemma="kataskeua%2Fzesqai">κατασκευάζεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="diei%3Dlon">διεῖλον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="strathgoi%5C">στρατηγοὶ</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>,

<w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fappion">Ἄππιον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="proskaqh%3Dsqai">προσκαθῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabo%2Fnta">ἀναλαβόντα</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkon">Μάρκον</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeu%2Fesqai">ἐπιπορεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="ai%28roume%2Fnous">αἱρουμένους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w>. [<foreign lang="la">3, 1 — 6, 4</foreign><w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <foreign lang="la">et 7, 6</foreign><w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> — <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frrhsan">ἐθάρρησαν</w> <foreign lang="la">cod. Wescheri Poliorcétique des Grecs. Paris. 1867 p. 321 et eiusdem fragments inédits de Polybe, Paris 1869 p. 9; 3, 2</foreign><w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Askutikh%5Cn">Σκυτικὴν</w> — <foreign lang="la">7, 9</foreign><w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frroun">ἐθάρρουν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pibale%2Fsqai">ἐπιβαλέσθαι</w> <foreign lang="la">Hero de repell. obsid. p. 326 Thevenot; 4, 1 — 7, 12</foreign><w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <foreign lang="la">cod. Urb. fol. 104 exc. ant. p. 197.</foreign>]