<w lemma="%2Atou%2Ftwn">Τούτων</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="throume%2Fnwn">τηρουμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sunqhkw%3Dn">συνθηκῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="xalkw%2Fmasi">χαλκώμασι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adi%2Fa">Δία</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akapetw%2Flion">Καπετώλιον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29gorano%2Fmwn">ἀγορανόμων</w> <w lemma="tamiei%2Fw%7C">ταμιείῳ</w>,
<w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fseien">θαυμάσειεν</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fnou">Φιλίνου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="suggrafe%2Fws">συγγραφέως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29gno%2Fei">ἠγνόει</w> — <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="qaumasto%2Fn">θαυμαστόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28ma%3Ds">ἡμᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="presbu%2Ftatoi">πρεσβύτατοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dntes">δοκοῦντες</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="koina%5C">κοινὰ</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzein">σπουδάζειν</w> <w lemma="h%29gno%2Foun">ἠγνόουν</w> —
<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fqen">πόθεν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frrhse">ἐθάρρησε</w> <w lemma="gra%2Fyai">γράψαι</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fois">Καρχηδονίοις</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxoien">ὑπάρχοιεν</w> <w lemma="sunqh%3Dkai">συνθῆκαι</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxesqai">ἀπέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fshs">ἁπάσης</w>,
<w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fbainon">ὑπερέβαινον</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w>, <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftos">γεγονότος</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fq%27">μήθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggra%2Ffou">ἐγγράφου</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftou">τοιούτου</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%2Fs">μηδενός</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="deute%2Fra%7C">δευτέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgei">λέγει</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w> <w lemma="diarrh%2Fdhn">διαρρήδην</w>. <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3D%7C">παρασκευῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="pragmatei%2Fas">πραγματείας</w> <w lemma="mnhsqe%2Fntes">μνησθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="u%28pereqe%2Fmeqa">ὑπερεθέμεθα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29cerga%2Fsasqai">ἐξεργάσασθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="dieyeu%3Dsqai">διεψεῦσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fas">ἀληθείας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="pisteu%2Fsantas">πιστεύσαντας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fnou">Φιλίνου</w> <w lemma="grafh%3D%7C">γραφῇ</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto%2F">τοῦτό</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29pilamba%2Fnetai">ἐπιλαμβάνεται</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="diaba%2Fsews">διαβάσεως</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="%2Amamerti%2Fnous">Μαμερτίνους</w> <w lemma="prose%2Flabon">προσέλαβον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnois">δεομένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqhsan">ἐβοήθησαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rhgi%2Fnwn">Ῥηγίνων</w> <w lemma="parespo%2Fndhsan">παρεσπόνδησαν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="do%2Fceien">δόξειεν</w> <w lemma="dusarestei%3Dn">δυσαρεστεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frkous">ὅρκους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnei">ὑπολαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="pepoih%3Dsqai">πεποιῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3D">ἀγνοεῖ</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w>.
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<head>Treaties Between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and Carthage</head>Seeing that such treaties exist and are preserved to<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note46">Misstatement of Philinus.</note>this day, engraved on brass in the treasury of the Aediles in the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, the historian Philinus certainly does give us some reason to be surprised at him. Not at his ignorance of their existence: for even in our own day those Romans and Carthaginians, whose age placed them nearest to the times, and who had the reputation of taking the greatest interest in public affairs, were unaware of it. But what is surprising is, that he should have ventured on a statement exactly opposite: "That there was a treaty between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, in virtue of which the Romans were bound to keep away from the whole of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, the Carthaginians from the whole of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>; and that the Romans broke the treaty and their oath when they first crossed over to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>." Whereas there does not exist, nor ever has existed, any such written compact at all. Yet<pb n="189" />this assertion he makes in so many words in his second book. I referred to this in the preface of my work, but reserved a more detailed discussion of it to this place; which was necessary, because the assertion of Philinus has misled a considerable number of people on this point. I have nothing to say if a man chooses to attack the Romans for crossing into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, on the grounds of their having taken the Mamertines into alliance at all; or in having thus acted in answer to their request, after these men's treachery to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhegium&groupId=927&placeId=1659">Rhegium</a> as well as Messene: but if any one supposes that in so crossing they broke oaths or treaties, he is manifestly ignorant of the truth.
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