<w lemma="%2A%28hmei%3Ds">Ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dih%2Fghsin">διήγησιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnas">ἡγεμόνας</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="h%29ga%2Fgomen">ἠγάγομεν</w>, <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%2Fnwn">ἀγώνων</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frcasqai">ἄρξασθαι</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmeqa">βουλόμεθα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozo%2Fntwn">ἁρμοζόντων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pragmatei%2Fa%7C">πραγματείᾳ</w> <w lemma="dielqei%3Dn">διελθεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="e%29pizhth%2Fsousi">ἐπιζητήσουσι</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="pepoihme%2Fnoi">πεποιημένοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hrakle%2Fous">Ἡρακλέους</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flas">στήλας</w> <w lemma="sto%2Fmatos">στόματος</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fkamen">εἰρήκαμεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcw">ἔξω</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</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="sumbaino%2Fntwn">συμβαινόντων</w> <w lemma="i%29diwma%2Ftwn">ἰδιωμάτων</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Abrettanikw%3Dn">Βρεττανικῶν</w> <w lemma="nh%2Fswn">νήσων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kattite%2Frou">καττιτέρου</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3Ds">κατασκευῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rgurei%2Fwn">ἀργυρείων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xrusei%2Fwn">χρυσείων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="suggrafei%3Ds">συγγραφεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtou%3Dntes">ἀμφισβητοῦντες</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="diati%2Fqentai">διατίθενται</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.
<w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29xi%5C">οὐχὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftrion">ἀλλότριον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fas">ἱστορίας</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="parelei%2Fpomen">παρελείπομεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkasta">ἕκαστα</w> <w lemma="diaspa%3Dn">διασπᾶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dih%2Fghsin">διήγησιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poplana%3Dn">ἀποπλανᾶν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pragmatikh%3Ds">πραγματικῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28poqe%2Fsews">ὑποθέσεως</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="filhkoou%3Dntas">φιληκοοῦντας</w>,
<w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnontes">κρίνοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dierrimme%2Fnhn">διερριμμένην</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Frgw%7C">παρέργῳ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhn">μνήμην</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29ponei%2Fmantes">ἀπονείμαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frei">μέρει</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29sme%2Fn">ἐσμέν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lh%2Fqeian">ἀλήθειαν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29chgh%2Fsasqai">ἐξηγήσασθαι</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="xrh%5C">χρὴ</w> <w lemma="qauma%2Fzein">θαυμάζειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="e%29rxo%2Fmenoi">ἐρχόμενοι</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftous">τοιούτους</w> <w lemma="paralei%2Fpwmen">παραλείπωμεν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnas">προειρημένας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntws">πάντως</w> <w lemma="e%29pizhtou%3Dsi">ἐπιζητοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fein">ἀκούειν</w>, <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoou%3Dsi">ἀγνοοῦσι</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsio%2Fn">παραπλήσιόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxontes">πάσχοντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="li%2Fxnois">λίχνοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="deipnhtw%3Dn">δειπνητῶν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnoi">ἐκεῖνοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29pogeuo%2Fmenoi">ἀπογευόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnwn">παρακειμένων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29polau%2Fousi">ἀπολαύουσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="brwma%2Ftwn">βρωμάτων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="w%29fe%2Flimon">ὠφέλιμον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fdosin">ἀνάδοσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trofh%5Cn">τροφὴν</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzontai">κομίζονται</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon:">τοὐναντίον·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgnwsin">ἀνάγνωσιν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntes">ποιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="diagwgh%3Ds">διαγωγῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w> <w lemma="stoxa%2Fzontai">στοχάζονται</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w>.
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<head>The Limits of History</head>Having thus brought the generals of the two nations<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note94">Digression on the limits of history.</note>and the war itself into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, before beginning the campaign, I wish to say a few words about what I conceive to be germane or not to my history.I can conceive some readers complaining that, while devoting a great deal of space to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a> and Iberia, I have said little or nothing about the strait of the Pillars of Hercules, the Mare Externum, or the British Isles, and the manufacture of<pb n="217" />tin in them, or even of the silver and gold mines in Iberia itself, of which historians give long and contradictory accounts. It was not, let me say, because I thought these subjects out of place in history that I passed them over; but because, in the first place, I did not wish to be diffuse, or distract the attention of students from the main current of my narrative; and, in the next place, because I was determined not to treat of them in scattered notices or casual allusions, but to assign them a distinct time and place, and at these, to the best of my ability, to give a trustworthy account of them. On the same principle I must deprecate any feeling of surprise if, in the succeeding portions of my history, I pass over other similar topics, which might seem naturally in place, for the same reasons. Those who ask for dissertations in history on every possible subject, are somewhat like greedy guests at a banquet, who, by tasting every dish on the table, fail to really enjoy any one of them at the time, or to digest and feel any benefit from them afterwards. Such omnivorous readers get no real pleasure in the present, and no adequate instruction for the future.
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