<w lemma="a%29pe%2Flusen">ἀπέλυσεν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w>. <w lemma="%2Asko%2Fpa">Σκόπα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dntos">ζῶντος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fshmos">ἐπίσημος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="filarguri%2Fa">φιλαργυρία</w> — <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fqeto">ὑπερέθετο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pleoneci%2Fan">πλεονεξίαν</w> — <w lemma="a%29poqano%2Fntos">ἀποθανόντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29genh%2Fqh">ἐγενήθη</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xrusi%2Fou">χρυσίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3Ds">κατασκευῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%28rhme%2Fnhs">εὑρημένης</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>.
<w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="sunergo%5Cn">συνεργὸν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29grio%2Fthta">ἀγριότητα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Axarimo%2Frtou">Χαριμόρτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fqhn">μέθην</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Frdhn">ἄρδην</w> <w lemma="e%29cetoixwru%2Fxhse">ἐξετοιχωρύχησε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29epeidh%5C">Ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqento">ἔθεντο</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%2Fn">αὐλήν</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anaklhth%2Fria">Ἀνακλητήρια</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpw">οὐδέπω</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fas">ἡλικίας</w> <w lemma="katepeigou%2Fshs">κατεπειγούσης</w>, <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fyesqai%2F">λήψεσθαί</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fstasin">κατάστασιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="be%2Fltion">βέλτιον</w> <w lemma="prokoph%3Ds">προκοπῆς</w>, <w lemma="do%2Fcantos">δόξαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tokra%2Ftoros">αὐτοκράτορος</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w>.
<w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenoi">χρησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="paraskeuai%3Ds">παρασκευαῖς</w> <w lemma="megalomerw%3Ds">μεγαλομερῶς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pete%2Floun">ἐπετέλουν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fws">ἀξίως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="prosxh%2Fmatos">προσχήματος</w>, <w lemma="plei%3Dsta">πλεῖστα</w> <w lemma="%2Apolukra%2Ftous">Πολυκράτους</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntos">δοκοῦντος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="sunhrghke%2Fnai">συνηργηκέναι</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pate%2Fra">πατέρα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fos">νέος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="deutereu%2Fein">δευτερεύειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>.
<w lemma="pisteuqei%5Cs">πιστευθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aku%2Fprou">Κύπρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="proso%2Fdwn">προσόδων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfale%2Fsi">ἐπισφαλέσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flois">ποικίλοις</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="diefu%2Flace">διεφύλαξε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="paidi%5C">παιδὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroise">ἥθροισε</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="paragego%2Fnei">παραγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzwn">κομίζων</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w>, <w lemma="paradedwkw%5Cs">παραδεδωκὼς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aku%2Fprou">Κύπρου</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fw%7C">Πτολεμαίῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Fth%7C">Μεγαλοπολίτῃ</w>.
<w lemma="tuxw%5Cn">τυχὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="a%29podoxh%3Ds">ἀποδοχῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="periousi%2Fas">περιουσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="probainou%2Fshs">προβαινούσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fas">ἡλικίας</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Flgeian">ἀσέλγειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29cw%2Fkeile">ἐξώκειλε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="a%29surh%3D">ἀσυρῆ</w>.
<w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fan">παραπλησίαν</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmhn">φήμην</w> <w lemma="e%29klhrono%2Fmhsen">ἐκληρονόμησεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="gh%2Frws">γήρως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aghsa%2Frxou">Ἀγησάρχου</w>.
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flqwmen">ἔλθωμεν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="o%29knh%2Fsomen">ὀκνήσομεν</w> <w lemma="diasafei%3Dn">διασαφεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="parakolouqh%2Fsanta">παρακολουθήσαντα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fais">ἐξουσίαις</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29preph%3D">ἀπρεπῆ</w>.
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<head>Anacleteria of Ptolemy Epiphanes</head>As in the lifetime of Scopas his love of money had<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note106">Enormous wealth collected by Scopas.</note>been notorious, for his avarice did in fact surpass that of any man in the world, so after his death was it made still more conspicuous by the enormous amount of gold and other property found in his house; for by the assistance of the coarse manners and drunken habits of Charimortus he had absolutely pillaged the kingdom.<pb n="249" />Having thus settled the Aetolian business to their liking,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note107">The anacleteria of Ptolemy Epiphanes, B. C. 176. Aet. 14.</note>the courtiers turned their attention to the ceremony of instituting the king into the management of his office, called the<term>Anacleteria.</term>His age was not indeed yet so far advanced as to make this necessary; but they thought that the kingdom would gain a certain degree of firmness and a fresh impulse towards prosperity, if it were known that the king had assumed the independent direction of the government. They then made the preparations for the ceremony with great splendour, and carried it out in a manner worthy of the greatness of the kingdom, Polycrates being considered to have contributed very largely to the accomplishment of their efforts. For this man had enjoyed even during his youth, in the reign of the late king, a reputation second to no one in the court for fidelity and practical ability; and this reputation he had maintained during the present reign also. For having been entrusted with the management of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyprus&groupId=119&placeId=356">Cyprus</a> and its revenues, when its affairs were in a critical and complicate state, he not only preserved the island for the young king, but collected a very considerable sum of money, with which he had just arrived and had paid to the king, after handing over the government of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyprus&groupId=119&placeId=356">Cyprus</a> to Ptolemy of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>. But though he obtained great applause by this, and a large fortune immediately afterwards, yet, as he grew older, he drifted into extravagant debauchery and scandalous indulgence. Nor was the reputation of Ptolemy, son of Agesarchus very different in the later part of his life. But in regard to these men, when we come to the proper time, I shall not shrink from stating the circumstances which disgraced their official life. . . .<pb />
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