<head lang="la">VI. De Timaeo Historico</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29efo%2Frou">Ἐφόρου</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fmaios">Τίμαιος</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fsthn">πλείστην</w> <w lemma="pepoi%2Fhtai">πεποίηται</w> <w lemma="katadromh%2Fn">καταδρομήν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="dusi%5Cn">δυσὶν</w> <w lemma="a%28marth%2Fmasin">ἁμαρτήμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnoxos">ἔνοχος</w>,
<w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pikrw%3Ds">πικρῶς</w> <w lemma="kathgorei%3D">κατηγορεῖ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnoxo%2Fs">ἔνοχός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqartai">διέφθαρται</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="yuxh%3D%7C">ψυχῇ</w>, <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="a%29pofa%2Fseis">ἀποφάσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29ktiqe%2Fmenos">ἐκτιθέμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pomnh%2Fmasi">ὑπομνήμασι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="e%29nti%2Fktwn">ἐντίκτων</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcas">δόξας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ntugxa%2Fnousi">ἐντυγχάνουσι</w>.
<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akallisqe%2Fnhn">Καλλισθένην</w> <w lemma="qete%2Fon">θετέον</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="kolasqe%2Fnta">κολασθέντα</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcai">μεταλλάξαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="xrh%5C">χρὴ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxein">πάσχειν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fmaion">Τίμαιον</w>; <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="dikaio%2Fteron">δικαιότερον</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="nemesh%2Fsai">νεμεσήσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="daimo%2Fnion">δαιμόνιον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="%2Akallisqe%2Fnei">Καλλισθένει</w>.
<w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29poqeou%3Dn">ἀποθεοῦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ale%2Fcandron">Ἀλέξανδρον</w> <w lemma="e%29boulh%2Fqh">ἐβουλήθη</w>, <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fmaios">Τίμαιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="poiei%3D">ποιεῖ</w> <w lemma="%2Atimole%2Fonta">Τιμολέοντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftwn">ἐπιφανεστάτων</w> <w lemma="qew%3Dn">θεῶν</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akallisqe%2Fnhs">Καλλισθένης</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="megalofue%2Fsteron">μεγαλοφυέστερον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpon">ἄνθρωπον</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="yuxh%3D%7C">ψυχῇ</w> <w lemma="sugxwrou%3Dsin">συγχωροῦσιν</w>,
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Atimole%2Fonta">Τιμολέοντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcanta%2F">δόξαντά</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="pepraxe%2Fnai">πεπραχέναι</w> <w lemma="megalei%3Don">μεγαλεῖον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalo%2Fmenon">ἐπιβαλόμενον</w>, <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w> <w lemma="grammh%5Cn">γραμμὴν</w> <w lemma="dianu%2Fsanta">διανύσαντα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="spoudai%2Fan">σπουδαίαν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhs">οἰκουμένης</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgw">λέγω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakou%2Fsas">Συρακούσας</w>.
<w lemma="a%29lla%2F">ἀλλά</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="peisqh%3Dnai">πεισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fmaios">Τίμαιος</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w>, <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="%2Atimole%2Fwn">Τιμολέων</w>, <w lemma="pefilodochkw%5Cs">πεφιλοδοξηκὼς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fa%7C">Σικελίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="o%29cuba%2Ffw%7C">ὀξυβάφῳ</w>, <w lemma="su%2Fgkritos">σύγκριτος</w> <w lemma="fanh%3D%7C">φανῇ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftois">ἐπιφανεστάτοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28rw%2Fwn">ἡρώων</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%5Cn">κἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="pragmateuo%2Fmenos">πραγματευόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="parabolh%3Ds">παραβολῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ciwqh%3Dnai">ἀξιωθῆναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhs">οἰκουμένης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="pepoihme%2Fnois">πεποιημένοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunta%2Fceis">συντάξεις</w>.
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aristote%2Flous">Ἀριστοτέλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeofra%2Fstou">Θεοφράστου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akallisqe%2Fnous">Καλλισθένους</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29efo%2Frou">Ἐφόρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmoxa%2Frous">Δημοχάρους</w>, <w lemma="i%28kana%5C">ἱκανὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dq%27">ταῦθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Atimai%2Fou">Τιμαίου</w> <w lemma="katadromh%2Fn">καταδρομήν</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29filoti%2Fmws">ἀφιλοτίμως</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnous">πεπεισμένους</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqeu%2Fein">ἀληθεύειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="suggrafe%2Fa">συγγραφέα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>. —
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<head>Timaeus Exalts Timoleon To Excess</head>Timaeus attacks Ephorus with great severity, though he<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note37">Timaeus's over-estimate of Timoleon.</note>is himself liable to two grave charges—bitterness in attacking others for faults of which he is himself guilty, and complete demoralisation, shown by the opinions which he expresses in his memoirs, and which he endeavours to implant in the minds of his readers. If we are to lay it down that Callisthenes deserved his death, what<pb n="100" />ought to happen to Timaeus? Surely there is much more reason for Providence to be wroth with him than with Callisthenes. The latter wished to deify Alexander; but Timaeus exalts Timoleon above the most venerable gods. The hero of Callisthenes, again, was a man by universal consent of a superhuman elevation of spirit; while Timoleon, far from having accomplished any action of first-rate importance, never even undertook one. The one expedition which he achieved in the course of his life took him no farther than from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syracuse&groupId=994&placeId=1753">Syracuse</a>; and how paltry is such a distance when compared with the extent of the world! I presume that Timaeus believed that if Timoleon, by gaining glory in such a mere saucer of a place as <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, should be thought comparable to the most illustrious heroes, he too himself, as the historian of only <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, might properly be considered on a par with the writers of universal history. This will be sufficient defence of Aristotle, Theophrastus, Callisthenes, Ephorus, and Demochares against the attacks of Timaeus: and it is addressed to those who believe that this historian is impartial and truthful. . . .
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