Polybius, Histories

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Book 13 - Chapter 2

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Asko%2Fpas">Σκόπας</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29potuxw%5Cn">ἀποτυχὼν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="e%29to%2Flma">ἐτόλμα</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffein">γράφειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w>, <w lemma="mete%2Fwros">μετέωρος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w>, <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dqen">ἐκεῖθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsi">ἐλπίσι</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="a%29naplhrw%2Fsein">ἀναπληρώσειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fponta">λείποντα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="yuxh%3Ds">ψυχῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="e%29piqumi%2Fan">ἐπιθυμίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w>,
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<w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28drwpikw%3Dn">ὑδρωπικῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpote">οὐδέποτε</w> <w lemma="poiei%3D">ποιεῖ</w> <w lemma="pau%3Dlan">παῦλαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="ko%2Fron">κόρον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29piqumi%2Fas">ἐπιθυμίας</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="u%28grw%3Dn">ὑγρῶν</w> <w lemma="para%2Fqesis">παράθεσις</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sw%2Fmati">σώματι</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28gia%2Fsh%7C">ὑγιάσῃ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="e%29piqumi%2Fan">ἐπιθυμίαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fn">οἷόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kore%2Fsai">κορέσαι</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="yuxh%3D%7C">ψυχῇ</w> <w lemma="kaki%2Fan">κακίαν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgw%7C">λόγῳ</w> <w lemma="tini%5C">τινὶ</w> <w lemma="diorqwsa%2Fmenon">διορθωσάμενον</w>. <w lemma="e%29mfane%2Fstaton">ἐμφανέστατον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgos">λόγος</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w> <w lemma="a%29fikome%2Fnw%7C">ἀφικομένῳ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrwn">ὑπαίθρων</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fais">ὠφελείαις</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fesqai">πιστεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsths">ἑκάστης</w> <w lemma="o%29yw%2Fnion">ὀψώνιον</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fqhken">ἐξέθηκεν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dekamnaiai%3Don">δεκαμναιαῖον</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="h%28gemoni%2Fas">ἡγεμονίας</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnois">τεταγμένοις</w> <w lemma="mnaiai%3Don">μναιαῖον</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29rkei%3Dto">ἠρκεῖτο</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="proskarterw%3Dn">προσκαρτερῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Foni">πλείονι</w> <w lemma="diete%2Flese">διετέλεσε</w>,
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<w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29plhsti%2Fan">ἀπληστίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="didou%3Dsi">διδοῦσι</w> <w lemma="fqonhqei%5Cs">φθονηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pneu%3Dma">πνεῦμα</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fqhke">προσέθηκε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xrusi%2Fw%7C">χρυσίῳ</w>. —
<head>Scopas Goes to Egypt</head>Having failed to obtain the office, for the sake of which<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note2">Scopas goes to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a>. See<ref target="b16c18" targOrder="U">16. 18-19</ref>;<ref target="b18c53" targOrder="U">18, 53</ref>.</note>he had had the boldness to draw up these laws, Scopas turned his hopes to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>, in the expectation of finding means there of restoring his broken fortunes, and satisfying to a fuller extent his grasping spirit. He little knew that it is impossible to assuage the ever-rising desires of the soul without correcting this passion by reason, any more than it is to stay or quench<pb n="118" />the thirst of the dropsical body by supplying it with drink, without radically restoring its healthy condition. Scopas, indeed, is a conspicuous example of this truth; for though on his arrival at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>, in addition to his military pay, which he possessed independently as commander-in-chief, the king assigned him ten minae a day, and one mina a day to those next him in rank, still he was not satisfied; but continued to demand more, until he disgusted his paymasters by his cupidity, and lost his life and his gold together.