Polybius, Histories

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Book 11 - Chapter 25

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsews">στάσεως</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="tinw%3Dn">τινῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdw%7C">στρατοπέδῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kw%3D%7C">Ῥωμαϊκῷ</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29lhfw%5Cs">εἰληφὼς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%2Fn">ἱκανόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpote">οὐδέποτε</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pori%2Fan">ἀπορίαν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fan">δυσχρηστίαν</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpasxe">ἔπασχε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon:">λόγον·</w>
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<w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fptein">βλάπτειν</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgw">λέγω</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="yu%2Fxous">ψύχους</w>, <w lemma="kau%2Fmatos">καύματος</w>, <w lemma="ko%2Fpou">κόπου</w>, <w lemma="trauma%2Ftwn">τραυμάτων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pri%5Cn">πρὶν</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fcasqai">φυλάξασθαι</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnais">γενομέναις</w> <w lemma="eu%29mare%5Cs">εὐμαρὲς</w> <w lemma="bohqh%3Dsai">βοηθῆσαι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmena">γινόμενα</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fmata">φύματα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="no%2Fsous">νόσους</w> <w lemma="dusxere%5Cs">δυσχερὲς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="proi+de%2Fsqai">προϊδέσθαι</w>, <w lemma="dusxere%5Cs">δυσχερὲς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnois">γενομένοις</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w>,
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<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="dialhpte%2Fon">διαληπτέον</w>.
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29piboula%5Cs">ἐπιβουλὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmous">πολέμους</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fxeiros">πρόχειρος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpos">τρόπος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3Ds">παρασκευῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bohqei%2Fas">βοηθείας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29fista%2Fnousi">ἐφιστάνουσι</w>,
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnas">γενομένας</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipolitei%2Fas">ἀντιπολιτείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fseis">στάσεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taraxa%5Cs">ταραχὰς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fsxrhstos">δύσχρηστος</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="boh%2Fqeia">βοήθεια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="e%29pidecio%2Fthtos">ἐπιδεξιότητος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaferou%2Fshs">διαφερούσης</w> <w lemma="a%29gxinoi%2Fas">ἀγχινοίας</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnh:">δεομένη·</w>
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<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28no%5Cs">ἑνὸς</w> <w lemma="paragge%2Flmatos">παραγγέλματος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="a%28rmo%2Fsei">ἁρμόσει</w>, <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesi">πόλεσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sw%2Fmasin">σώμασιν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29mh%5C">ἐμὴ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fca">δόξα</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fpot%27">μηδέποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29a%3Dn">ἐᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cqumei%3Dn">ῥᾳθυμεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sxola%2Fzein">σχολάζειν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Fkista">ἥκιστα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29roi%2Fais">εὐροίαις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="dayilei%2Fais">δαψιλείαις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdei%2Fwn">ἐπιτηδείων</w>.
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<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="e%29pimelh%5Cs">ἐπιμελὴς</w> <w lemma="w%29%2Fn">ὤν</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpon">εἶπον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29gxi%2Fnous">ἀγχίνους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="praktiko%2Fs">πρακτικός</w>, <w lemma="sunaqroi%2Fsas">συναθροίσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxous">χιλιάρχους</w> <w lemma="toia%2Fnde">τοιάνδε</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29shgei%3Dto">εἰσηγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsin">λύσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29nade%2Fcasqai">ἀναδέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftais">στρατιώταις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29ywni%2Fwn">ὀψωνίων</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fdosin:">ἀπόδοσιν·</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fesqai">πιστεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeli%2Fan">ἐπαγγελίαν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pitetagme%2Fnas">ἐπιτεταγμένας</w> <w lemma="ei%29sfora%5Cs">εἰσφορὰς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesi">πόλεσι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdou">στρατοπέδου</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fan">χορηγίαν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fzein">ἁθροίζειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanw%3Ds">ἐπιφανῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3Ds">σπουδῆς</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Frqwsin">διόρθωσιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29ywni%2Fwn">ὀψωνίων</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnhs">γινομένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3Ds:">παρασκευῆς·</w>
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxous">χιλιάρχους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="poreuqe%2Fntas">πορευθέντας</w> <w lemma="a%29ciou%3Dn">ἀξιοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dn">παρακαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="metati%2Fqesqai">μετατίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzesqai">κομίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sitarxi%2Fas">σιταρχίας</w>, <w lemma="paraginome%2Fnous">παραγινομένους</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flwntai">βούλωνται</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="q%27">θ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w>.
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<w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fesqai">βουλεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w>.
<head>Scipio Suppresses A Mutiny in Spain</head>When a mutiny broke out among part of the troops<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note36">Scipio appeases a mutiny in the Roman camp, at Sucro.<bibl n="Liv. 28.24" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 28, 24</bibl>. In the autumn of B. C. 206.</note>in the Roman camp, Scipio, though he had now had a very adequate experience of the difficulties of administration, never felt himself more at a loss how to act or in greater embarrassment. And naturally so. For as in the case of the body, causes of mischief, such as cold, heat, fatigue, or wounds, may be avoided by precautions, or easily relieved when they occur; while those which arise from within the body itself, such as tumours or diseases, are difficult to foresee and difficult to relieve when they do exist, so it is, we must believe, with political and military administration. Against plots from without, and the attacks of enemies, the precautions to be taken and the measures for relief may readily be learned by those who pay the requisite attention; but to decide on the right method of resisting intestine factions, revolutions, and disturbances is difficult, and requires great tact and extreme acuteness; and, moreover, the observation of one maxim suitable in my opinion to all armies, states, and bodies alike, which is this: never in such cases to allow any lengthened idleness or repose, and least of all at a time of success and when provisions are abundant.Being, then, as I have all along said, a man eminently careful, acute, and prompt, Scipio summoned a meeting of the military tribunes and proposed a solution of the existing troubles as follows. He said that "he must promise the soldiers the settlement of their pay; and, in order to create a belief in his promise, he must now take public steps to exact with all speed the contributions which had been already imposed upon the cities for the support of the whole army, with the distinct understanding that the object of that measure was the settlement of the pay: and these same tribunes should return to the army and urge and entreat the men to abandon their rebellious spirit, and come to him to receive their pay, either singly or, if they preferred it, in a body. And<pb n="71" />when this was done he would consider, as circumstances arose, what measures it was necessary to take."