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Book 11 - Chapter 10

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<w lemma="%2Aou%28%2Ftws">Οὕτως</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgos">λόγος</w> <w lemma="eu%29kai%2Frws">εὐκαίρως</w> <w lemma="r%28hqei%5Cs">ῥηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ndro%5Cs">ἀνδρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29ciopi%2Fstou">ἀξιοπίστου</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29potre%2Fpei">ἀποτρέπει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xeiri%2Fstwn">χειρίστων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parorma%3D%7C">παρορμᾷ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ka%2Fllista">κάλλιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdion">ἴδιον</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="a%29ko%2Flouqon">ἀκόλουθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29sfe%2Frhtai">εἰσφέρηται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgkh">ἀνάγκη</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parai%2Fnesin">παραίνεσιν</w>. <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flist%27">μάλιστ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdoi">ἴδοι</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>.
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<w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29sqh%3Dta">ἐσθῆτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="si%2Fthsin">σίτησιν</w> <w lemma="a%29felh%5Cs">ἀφελὴς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lito%5Cs">λιτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sw%2Fmatos">σώματος</w> <w lemma="qerapei%2Fas">θεραπείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fceis">ἐντεύξεις</w>, <w lemma="eu%29peri%2Fkoptos">εὐπερίκοπτος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29nepi%2Ffqonos:">ἀνεπίφθονος·</w>
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<w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqeu%2Fein">ἀληθεύειν</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="spoudh%2Fn">σπουδήν</w>. <w lemma="toiga%2Frtoi">τοιγάρτοι</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tuxo%2Fnt%27">τυχόντ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29pofaino%2Fmenos">ἀποφαινόμενος</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29gkate%2Fleipe">ἐγκατέλειπε</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fousi:">ἀκούουσι·</w>
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<w lemma="para%2Fdeigma">παράδειγμα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fdion">ἴδιον</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="ei%29sfero%2Fmenos">εἰσφερόμενος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="prosdei%3Dsqai">προσδεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgwn">λόγων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fontas">ἀκούοντας</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="makrou%5Cs">μακροὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntas">δοκοῦντας</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipoliteuome%2Fnwn">ἀντιπολιτευομένων</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%3Dsqai">εἰρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgwn">ὀλίγων</w> <w lemma="r%28hma%2Ftwn">ῥημάτων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstei">πίστει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29nnoi%2Fais">ἐννοίαις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbale">ἐξέβαλε</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aplh%5Cn">Πλὴν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="suntelesqe%2Fntos">συντελεσθέντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diabouli%2Fou">διαβουλίου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dgon">ἐπανῆγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fnta">ῥηθέντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="a%29podedegme%2Fnoi">ἀποδεδεγμένοι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="paqei%3Dn">παθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtos">προεστῶτος</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopoi%2Fmhn">Φιλοποίμην</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29peporeu%2Feto">ἐπεπορεύετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29nergw%3Ds">ἐνεργῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3Ds">σπουδῆς</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w>.
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<w lemma="ka%29%2Fpeita">κἄπειτα</w> <w lemma="sunagagw%5Cn">συναγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlous">ὄχλους</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29gu%2Fmnazen">ἐγύμναζεν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Ftatte">συνέταττε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flous">ὅλους</w> <w lemma="o%29ktw%5C">ὀκτὼ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dnas">μῆνας</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fth%7C">τοιαύτῃ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3D%7C">παρασκευῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mele%2Fth%7C">μελέτῃ</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amanti%2Fneian">Μαντίνειαν</w>, <w lemma="diagwniou%2Fmenos">διαγωνιούμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannon">τύραννον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fwn">Πελοποννησίων</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fas">ἐλευθερίας</w>.
<head>Philopoemen and Machanidas</head>So true it is that a single word spoken by a man of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note12">Philopoemen's own example.</note>credit is often sufficient not only to turn men from the worst courses, but even to incite them to the noblest. But when such a speaker can appeal to his own life as in harmony with his words, then indeed his exhortation carries a weight which nothing can exceed. And this was above all others the case<pb n="57" />with Philopoemen. For in his dress and eating, as well as in all that concerned his bodily wants, he was plain and simple; in his manners to others without ceremony or pretence; and throughout his life he made it his chief aim to be absolutely sincere. Consequently a few unstudied words from him were sufficient to raise a firm conviction in the minds of his hearers; for as he could point to his own life as an example, they wanted little more to convince them. Thus it happened on several occasions, that the confidence he inspired, and the consciousness of his achievements, enabled him in a few words to overthrow long and, as his opponents thought, skilfully argued speeches.So on this occasion, as soon as the council of the league separated, all returned to their cities deeply impressed both by the words and the man himself, and convinced that no harm could happen to them with him at their head. Immediately afterwards Philopoemen set out on a visitation of the cities, which he performed with great energy and speed. He then summoned a levy of citizens and began forming them into companies and drilling them; and at last, after eight months of this preparation and training, he mustered his forces at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a>, prepared to fight the tyrant Machanidas in behalf of the freedom of all the Peloponnesians.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note13">War against Machanidas, tyrant of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>. B. C. 208-207.</note>