<head lang="la">II. Timaei De Africa Et Corsica Errores</head><w lemma="%2Ath%5Cn">Τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="a%29reth%5Cn">ἀρετὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fseie">θαυμάσειε</w>,
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fmaion">Τίμαιον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fpoi">εἴποι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29nisto%2Frhton">ἀνιστόρητον</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paidariw%2Fdh">παιδαριώδη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="a%29sullo%2Fgiston">ἀσυλλόγιστον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%2Fais">ἀρχαίαις</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmais">φήμαις</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndedeme%2Fnon">ἐνδεδεμένον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="pareilh%2Ffamen">παρειλήφαμεν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29mmw%2Fdous">ἀμμώδους</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="chra%3Ds">ξηρᾶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29ka%2Frpou">ἀκάρπου</w> <w lemma="kaquparxou%2Fshs">καθυπαρχούσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhs">Λιβύης</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgos">λόγος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="zw%2F%7Cwn">ζῴων</w>. <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppwn">ἵππων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bow%3Dn">βοῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proba%2Ftwn">προβάτων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="ai%29gw%3Dn">αἰγῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dto%2Fn">τοσοῦτόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dd%27">οἶδ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnait%27">δύναιτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="eu%28reqh%3Dnai">εὑρεθῆναι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhn">οἰκουμένην</w>,
<w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w> <w lemma="e%29qnw%3Dn">ἐθνῶν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frois">ἡμέροις</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dsqai">χρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="karpoi%3Ds">καρποῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qremma%2Ftwn">θρεμμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qre%2Fmmasin">θρέμμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29lefa%2Fntwn">ἐλεφάντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="leo%2Fntwn">λεόντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parda%2Flewn">παρδάλεων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lkh%2Fn">ἀλκήν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="bouba%2Flwn">βουβάλων</w> <w lemma="ka%2Fllos">κάλλος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="strouqw%3Dn">στρουθῶν</w> <w lemma="mege%2Fqh">μεγέθη</w>, <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="i%28sto%2Frhsen">ἱστόρησεν</w>; <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphn">Εὐρώπην</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w>, <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fh">Λιβύη</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs">πλήρης</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w>.
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="i%28storh%2Fsas">ἱστορήσας</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fmaios">Τίμαιος</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fsper">ὥσπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fthdes">ἐπίτηδες</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxousin">ὑπάρχουσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29chgei%3Dtai">ἐξηγεῖται</w>.
<w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w> <w lemma="a%29pesxedi%2Faken">ἀπεσχεδίακεν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhn">προσαγορευομένην</w> <w lemma="%2Aku%2Frnon">Κύρνον</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnhs">ἐκείνης</w> <w lemma="mnhmoneu%2Fwn">μνημονεύων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="deute%2Fra%7C">δευτέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w> <w lemma="fhsi%5Cn">φησὶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29%3Dgas">αἶγας</w> <w lemma="a%29gri%2Fas">ἀγρίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fbata">πρόβατα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bou%3Ds">βοῦς</w> <w lemma="a%29gri%2Fous">ἀγρίους</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="pollou%2Fs">πολλούς</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Ffous">ἐλάφους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lagw%5Cs">λαγὼς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fkous">λύκους</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="zw%2F%7Cwn">ζῴων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fbein">διατρίβειν</w> <w lemma="kunhgetou%3Dntas">κυνηγετοῦντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="diagwgh%5Cn">διαγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="ai%29%5Cc">αἲξ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgrios">ἄγριος</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="bou%3Ds">βοῦς</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="lagw%5Cs">λαγὼς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fkos">λύκος</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flafos">ἔλαφος</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllo">ἄλλο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="zw%2F%7Cwn">ζῴων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w>, <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lwpe%2Fkwn">ἀλωπέκων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kuni%2Fklwn">κυνίκλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proba%2Ftwn">προβάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29gri%2Fwn">ἀγρίων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ku%2Fniklos">κύνικλος</w> <w lemma="po%2Frrwqen">πόρρωθεν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%2Fmenos">ὁρώμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="lagw%5Cs">λαγὼς</w> <w lemma="mikro%2Fs">μικρός</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="la%2Fbh%7C">λάβῃ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w>, <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cn">διαφορὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="brw%3Dsin:">βρῶσιν·</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w>
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<head>Timaeus Wrong about Libya</head>The excellence of the soil of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a> must excite our<pb n="80" />admiration.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note2">Misstatements of Timaeus about <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a>,</note>But one would feel inclined to say of Timaeus, not merely that he had never studied the country, but that he was childish and entirely unintelligent in his notions; completely enslaved to those old traditional stories of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a> being wholly sandy, parched, and barren. The same too holds good about its animals. The supply of horses, oxen, sheep, and goats in it is beyond anything to be found in any other part of the world; because many of the tribes in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a> do not use cultivated crops, but live on and with their flocks and herds. Again what writer has failed to mention the vast number and strength of its elephants, lions, and panthers, or the beauty of its buffalos, or the size of its ostriches? Of these not one is to be found in Europe, while <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a> is full of them. But Timaeus, by passing them over without a word, gives, as though purposely, an impression exactly the reverse of the truth.And just in the same random way in which he has spoken<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note3">and Corsica,</note>about <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a>, he has also done about the island called Cyrnus. For, when mentioning it in his second book, he says that wild goats, sheep, wild oxen, stags, hares, wolves, and some other animals are plentiful in it; and that the inhabitants employ themselves in hunting them, and in fact spend most of their time in that pursuit. Whereas in this island there are not only no wild goats or wild oxen, but not even hare, wolf, or stag, or any animal of the sort, except some foxes, rabbits, and wild sheep. The rabbit indeed at a distance looks like a small hare; but when taken in the hand, it is found to be widely different both in appearance and in the taste of its flesh; and it also lives generally underground.
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