<head lang="la">III. Res Aegypti</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Atlhpo%2Flemos">Τληπόλεμος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gupti%2Fwn">Αἰγυπτίων</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="metaxeirizo%2Fmenos">μεταχειριζόμενος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fos">νέος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="stratiwtikw%3D%7C">στρατιωτικῷ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w> <w lemma="diegego%2Fnei">διεγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fas">φαντασίας</w>,
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fwros">μετέωρος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filo%2Fdocos">φιλόδοξος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqa%5C">ἀγαθὰ</w> <w lemma="prosefe%2Freto">προσεφέρετο</w>, <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaka%2F">κακά</w>.
<w lemma="strathgei%3Dn">στρατηγεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xeiri%2Fzein">χειρίζειν</w> <w lemma="polemika%5Cs">πολεμικὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cs">δυνατὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="a%29ndrw%2Fdhs">ἀνδρώδης</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxe">ὑπῆρχε</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="stratiwtika%5Cs">στρατιωτικὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28mili%2Fas">ὁμιλίας</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuw%3Ds">εὐφυῶς</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkeito:">διέκειτο·</w>
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flwn">ποικίλων</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="xeirismo%2Fn">χειρισμόν</w>, <w lemma="deo%2Fmenon">δεόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29pista%2Fsews">ἐπιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fyews">νήψεως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="lusitele%5Cs">λυσιτελὲς</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29fue%2Fstatos">ἀφυέστατος</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxe">ὑπῆρχε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w>.
<w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsfhlen">ἔσφηλεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="h%29la%2Fttwse">ἠλάττωσε</w>.
<w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ftribe">κατέτριβε</w> <w lemma="sfairomaxw%3Dn">σφαιρομαχῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="meira%2Fkia">μειράκια</w> <w lemma="diamillw%2Fmenos">διαμιλλώμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplois">ὅπλοις</w>,
<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenos">γινόμενος</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="po%2Ftous">πότους</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="diatribh%2Fn">διατριβήν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29peme%2Frize">ἀπεμέριζε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fceis">ἐντεύξεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="diedi%2Fdou">διεδίδου</w>, <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="faino%2Fmenon">φαινόμενον</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w>, <w lemma="dierri%2Fptei">διερρίπτει</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="basilika%5C">βασιλικὰ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata">χρήματα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Fsi">παραγεγονόσι</w> <w lemma="presbeutai%3Ds">πρεσβευταῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adio%2Fnuson">Διόνυσον</w> <w lemma="texni%2Ftais">τεχνίταις</w>, <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fsi">ἡγεμόσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftais">στρατιώταις</w>.
<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29naneu%2Fein">ἀνανεύειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2F%7Cdei">ᾔδει</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="o%28milh%2Fsanti">ὁμιλήσαντι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmou">ἑτοίμου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="fane%5Cn">φανὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29di%2Fdou">ἐδίδου</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="hu%29ca%2Fneto">ηὐξάνετο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kako%2Fn">κακόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnon">λαμβάνον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fdosin">ἐπίδοσιν</w>.
<w lemma="pa%3Ds">πᾶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="paqw%5Cn">παθὼν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftos">γεγονότος</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="u%28pereba%2Flleto">ὑπερεβάλλετο</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgwn">λόγων</w> <w lemma="eu%29xaristi%2Fais:">εὐχαριστίαις·</w>
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpainon">ἔπαινον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="po%2Ftois">πότοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pixu%2Fseis">ἐπιχύσεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigrafa%5Cs">ἐπιγραφὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29kroama%2Ftwn">ἀκροαμάτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%7Cdo%2Fmena">ᾀδόμενα</w> <w lemma="pai%2Fgnia">παίγνια</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29xaunou%3Dto">ἐχαυνοῦτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29cetufou%3Dto">ἐξετυφοῦτο</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proxeiro%2Fteros">προχειρότερος</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w>
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<head><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a> — Character of Tlepolemus</head>Tlepolemus,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note29">See<ref target="b15c25" targOrder="U">15, 25</ref>.</note>the chief minister in the kingdom of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note30">Character and extravagance of Tlepolemus.</note><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a>, was a young man, but one who had spent all his life in the camp, and with reputation. By nature aspiring and ambitious, he had done much that was glorious in the service of his country, but much that was evil also. As a general in a campaign, and as an administrator of military expeditions, he was a man of<pb n="188" />great ability, high natural courage, and extremely well fitted to deal personally with soldiers. But on the other hand, for the management of complicated affairs, he was deficient in diligence and sobriety, and had the least faculty in the world for the keeping of money or the economical administration of finance. And it was this that before long not only caused his own fall, but seriously damaged the kingdom as well. For though he had complete control of the exchequer, he spent the greater part of the day in playing ball and in matches in martial exercises with the young men; and directly he left these sports he collected drinking parties, and spent the greater part of his life in these amusements and with these associates. But that part of his day which he devoted to business, he employed in distributing, or, I might rather say, in throwing away the royal treasures among the envoys from Greece and the Dionysian actors, and, more than all, among the officers and soldiers of the palace guard. He was utterly incapable of saying no, and bestowed anything there was at hand on any one who said anything to please him. The evil which he himself thus began continually increased. For every one who had received a favour expressed his gratitude in extravagant language, both for the sake of what he had got and of what he hoped to get in the future. And thus being informed of the universal praise which was bestowed on him, of the toasts proposed in his honour at banquets, of complimentary inscriptions, and songs sung in his praise by the public singers all through the town, he became entirely befooled, and grew daily more and more puffed up with conceit, and more reckless in squandering favours upon foreigners and soldiers.
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