<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w>. <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29reth%3Ds">ἀρετῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2F%7Cdion">ῥᾴδιον</w>. <w lemma="si%2Ftou">σίτου</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tosau%2Fthn">τοσαύτην</w> <w lemma="a%29fqoni%2Fan">ἀφθονίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fst%27">ὥστ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="tetta%2Frwn">τεττάρων</w> <w lemma="o%29bolw%3Dn">ὀβολῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="purw%3Dn">πυρῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeliko%5Cn">Σικελικὸν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fdimnon">μέδιμνον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kriqw%3Dn">κριθῶν</w> <w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%29%2Fnou">οἴνου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="metrhth%5Cn">μετρητὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29so%2Fkriqon">ἰσόκριθον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29lu%2Fmou">ἐλύμου</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fgxrou">κέγχρου</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="u%28perba%2Fllousa">ὑπερβάλλουσα</w> <w lemma="dayi%2Fleia">δαψίλεια</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>. <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bala%2Fnwn">βαλάνων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fsthma">διάστημα</w> <w lemma="drumw%3Dn">δρυμῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fois">πεδίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="tekmh%2Fraito:">τεκμήραιτο·</w>
<w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28i+kw%3Dn">ὑϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28erei%2Fwn">ἱερείων</w> <w lemma="koptome%2Fnwn">κοπτομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fa%7C">Ἰταλίᾳ</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fous">ἰδίους</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fous">βίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="paraqe%2Fseis">παραθέσεις</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28losxeresta%2Fthn">ὁλοσχερεστάτην</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fan">χορηγίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fwn">πεδίων</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>.
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="eu%29wni%2Fas">εὐωνίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dayilei%2Fas">δαψιλείας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="trofh%5Cn">τροφὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nhko%2Fntwn">ἀνηκόντων</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29kribe%2Fstata">ἀκριβέστατα</w> <w lemma="katanoh%2Fseien:">κατανοήσειεν·</w>
<w lemma="poiou%3Dntai">ποιοῦνται</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="katalu%2Fseis">καταλύσεις</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="diodeu%2Fontes">διοδεύοντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pandokei%2Fois">πανδοκείοις</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="sumfwnou%3Dntes">συμφωνοῦντες</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdei%2Fwn">ἐπιτηδείων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29rwtw%3Dntes">ἐρωτῶντες</w> <w lemma="po%2Fsou">πόσου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="de%2Fxetai">δέχεται</w>.
<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="pari%2Fentai">παρίενται</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="katalu%2Ftas">καταλύτας</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pandokei%3Ds">πανδοκεῖς</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="i%28kana%5C">ἱκανὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnt%27">πάντ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28miassari%2Fou:">ἡμιασσαρίου·</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="te%2Ftarton">τέταρτον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="o%29bolou%3D:">ὀβολοῦ·</w> <w lemma="spani%2Fws">σπανίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dq%27">τοῦθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28perbai%2Fnousi">ὑπερβαίνουσι</w>.
<w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ka%2Fllos">κάλλος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmois">πολέμοις</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstai">ἔσται</w> <w lemma="katamaqei%3Dn">καταμαθεῖν</w>. <w lemma="%2Atw%3Dn">Τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Falpewn">Ἄλπεων</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Fras">ἑκατέρας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pleura%3Ds">πλευρᾶς</w>,
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodano%5Cn">Ῥοδανὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w> <w lemma="neuou%2Fshs">νευούσης</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="bounw%2Fdeis">βουνώδεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gew%2Fdeis">γεώδεις</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="katoikou%3Dsi">κατοικοῦσι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodano%5Cn">Ῥοδανὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frktous">ἄρκτους</w> <w lemma="e%29stramme%2Fnous">ἐστραμμένους</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftai">Γαλάται</w> <w lemma="%2Atransalpi%3Dnoi">Τρανσαλπῖνοι</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuo%2Fmenoi">προσαγορευόμενοι</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fa">πεδία</w> <w lemma="%2Atauri%2Fskoi">Ταυρίσκοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fagwnes">Ἄγωνες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnh">γένη</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftera">ἕτερα</w>.
<w lemma="%2Atransalpi%3Dnoi%2F">Τρανσαλπῖνοί</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnous">γένους</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="diafora%5Cn">διαφορὰν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreu%2Fontai:">προσαγορεύονται·</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tra%5Cns">τρὰνς</w> <w lemma="e%29cermhneuo%2Fmeno%2Fn">ἐξερμηνευόμενόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fran">πέραν</w>, <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fkeina">ἐπέκεινα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Falpewn">Ἄλπεων</w> <w lemma="%2Atransalpi%2Fnous">Τρανσαλπίνους</w> <w lemma="kalou%3Dsi">καλοῦσι</w>.
<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkra">ἄκρα</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="traxu%2Fthta">τραχύτητα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi">ἐπι</w>
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<head>Grain Production in Cisalpine Gaul</head>The yield of corn in this district is so abundant that<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note39">Gallia Cis-Alpina.</note>wheat is often sold at four obols a Sicilian medimnus, barley at two, or a metretes of wine for an equal measure of barley. The quantity of panic and millet produced is extraordinary; and the amount of acorns grown in the oak forests scattered about the country may be gathered from the fact that, though nowhere are more<pb n="113" />pigs slaughtered than in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, for sacrifices as well as for family use, and for feeding the army, by far the most important supply is form these plains. The cheapness and abundance of all articles of food may also be clearly shown from the fact that travellers in these parts, when stopping at inns, do not bargain for particular articles, but simply ask what the charge is per head for board. And for the most part the innkeepers are content to supply their guests with every necessary at a charge rarely exceeding half an as (that is, the fourth part of an obol)<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note40">Really 3/16; for 16 ases = 6 obols (one drachma or denarius) see 34, 8. The Sicilian medimnus is about a bushel and a half; the metretes 81/2 gallons.</note>a day each. Of the numbers, stature, and personal beauty of the inhabitants, and still more of their bravery in war, we shall be able to satisfy ourselves from the facts of their history.
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