Polybius, Histories

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Book 11 - Chapter 7

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<w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="katoimw%2Fcas">κατοιμώξας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flqoi">ἔλθοι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frion">ὑποχείριον</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="poreuqei%5Cs">πορευθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Atrixwni%2Fda">Τριχωνίδα</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhn">λίμνην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqe%2Frmon">Θέρμον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fnq%27">ἔνθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%5Cn">ἱερὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apo%2Fllwnos">Ἀπόλλωνος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsa">ὅσα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flipe">ἀπέλιπε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29naqhma%2Ftwn">ἀναθημάτων</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpanta">ἅπαντα</w> <w lemma="dielwbh%2Fsato">διελωβήσατο</w>, <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w>, <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos">χρώμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="qumw%3D%7C:">θυμῷ·</w>
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="o%29rgizo%2Fmenon">ὀργιζόμενον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qei%3Don">θεῖον</w> <w lemma="a%29sebei%3Dn">ἀσεβεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="a%29logisti%2Fas">ἀλογιστίας</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="shmei%3Don">σημεῖον</w>. — <w lemma="%2A%29ello%2Fpion">Ἐλλόπιον</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fas">Αἰτωλίας</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <num>ια#</num>. <w lemma="%2Afu%2Ftaion">Φύταιον</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fas">Αἰτωλίας</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="e%28ndeka%2Ftw%7C">ἑνδεκάτῳ</w>.
<head>Philip Vandalizes Thermus</head>Philip loudly lamented his ill-fortune in having so<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note8">Attalus eludes Philip.<bibl n="Liv. 28.7" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 28, 7, 8</bibl>, B. C. 207.</note>narrowly missed getting Attalus into his hands. . . .On his way to the lake Trichonis Philip arrived<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note9">Philip at Thermus See<ref target="b5c6" targOrder="U">5, 6-18</ref>.</note>at Thermus, where there was a temple of Apollo; and there he once more defaced all the sacred buildings which he had spared on his former occupation of the town. In both instances it was an ill-advised indulgence of temper: for it is a mark of utter unreasonableness to commit an act of impiety against heaven in order to gratify one's wrath against man. . . .