<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="cenisqei%5Cs">ξενισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="meiraki%2Fou">μειρακίου</w> <w lemma="katarxh%3D%7C">καταρχῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgwn:">λόγων·</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="ple%2Fon">πλέον</w> <w lemma="e%29tw%3Dn">ἐτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29ktwkai%2Fdeka">ὀκτωκαίδεκα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte:">τότε·</w> "
<w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="qew%3Dn">θεῶν</w>, <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwn">Σκιπίων</w>," <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w>, "<w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fge">λέγε</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="nw%3D%7C">νῷ</w> <w lemma="la%2Fmbane">λάμβανε</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fpan">παράπαν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kataginw%2Fskwn">καταγινώσκων</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="parape%2Fmpwn">παραπέμπων</w> <w lemma="e%29gw%2F">ἐγώ</w> <w lemma="se">σε</w> <w lemma="poiw%3D">ποιῶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w>, <w lemma="pollou%3D">πολλοῦ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="presbu%2Fteron">πρεσβύτερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfo%5Cn">ἀδελφὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28mili%2Fais">ὁμιλίαις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxomai%2F">ἄρχομαί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fgw">λήγω</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofa%2Fsesi">ἀποφάσεσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumbouli%2Fais">συμβουλίαις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="a%29perei%2Fdomai">ἀπερείδομαι</w>, <w lemma="dokw%3Dn">δοκῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="se%5C">σὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fxein">μετέχειν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnw%7C">ἐκείνῳ</w>.
<w lemma="sou%3D">σοῦ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgamai">ἄγαμαι</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fwn">ἀκούων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="soi">σοι</w> <w lemma="luphro%5Cn">λυπηρὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prau+%2Fteron">πραΰτερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="o%28rmwme%2Fnois:">ὁρμωμένοις·</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dlos">δῆλος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3D">εἶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="me%2Fga">μέγα</w> <w lemma="fronw%3Dn">φρονῶν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ka%29%5Cn">κἂν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28de%2Fws">ἡδέως</w> <w lemma="soi">σοι</w> <w lemma="sunepidoi%2Fhn">συνεπιδοίην</w> <w lemma="e%29mauto%5Cn">ἐμαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunergo%5Cs">συνεργὸς</w> <w lemma="genoi%2Fmhn">γενοίμην</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progo%2Fnwn">προγόνων</w>.
<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="maqh%2Fmata">μαθήματα</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%3D">ὁρῶ</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzontas">σπουδάζοντας</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filotimoume%2Fnous">φιλοτιμουμένους</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29porh%2Fsete">ἀπορήσετε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sunerghso%2Fntwn">συνεργησόντων</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="soi%5C">σοὶ</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%2Fnw%7C:">κἀκείνῳ·</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="fu%3Dlon">φῦλον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="e%29pirre%2Fon">ἐπιρρέον</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%3D">ὁρῶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lupou%3Dnta%2F">λυποῦντά</w> <w lemma="se">σε</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w>, <w lemma="kaqw%5Cs">καθὼς</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fs">φής</w>, <w lemma="dokw%3D">δοκῶ</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="sunagwnisth%5Cn">συναγωνιστὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunergo%5Cn">συνεργὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllon">ἄλλον</w> <w lemma="eu%28rei%3Dn">εὑρεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeio%2Fteron">ἐπιτηδειότερον</w>.
" <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgontos">λέγοντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolubi%2Fou">Πολυβίου</w>, <w lemma="labo%2Fmenos">λαβόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frais">ἀμφοτέραις</w> <w lemma="xersi%5C">χερσὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="decia%3Ds">δεξιᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pie%2Fsas">πιέσας</w> <w lemma="e%29mpaqw%3Ds">ἐμπαθῶς</w> "<w lemma="%2Aei%29">Εἰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>," <w lemma="fhsi%2Fn">φησίν</w>, "<w lemma="i%29%2Fdoimi">ἴδοιμι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="su%5C">σὺ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="deu%2Ftera">δεύτερα</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fmenos">θέμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29moi%5C">ἐμοὶ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fceis">προσέξεις</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29mou%3D">ἐμοῦ</w> <w lemma="sumbiw%2Fseis:">συμβιώσεις·</w>
<w lemma="do%2Fcw">δόξω</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fqen">αὐτόθεν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29mautw%3D%7C">ἐμαυτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcios">ἄξιος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progo%2Fnwn">προγόνων</w>.
" <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxaire">ἔχαιρε</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29podoxh%5Cn">ἀποδοχὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="meiraki%2Fou">μειρακίου</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dihporei%3Dto">διηπορεῖτο</w>, <w lemma="lamba%2Fnwn">λαμβάνων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="nw%3D%7C">νῷ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxh%5Cn">ὑπεροχὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fan">εὐκαιρίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w>.
<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2F">ἀπό</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqomologh%2Fsews">ἀνθομολογήσεως</w> <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="meira%2Fkion">μειράκιον</w> <w lemma="e%29xwri%2Fsqh">ἐχωρίσθη</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolubi%2Fou">Πολυβίου</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="deu%2Ftera">δεύτερα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="sumperifora%3Ds">συμπεριφορᾶς</w>.
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<head>Decadence at Rome</head>The dissoluteness of the young men in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> had<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note60">Cato on the growth of luxury.</note>grown to such a height, and broke out in such extravagances, that there were many instances of men purchasing a jar of Pontic salt-fish for three hundred drachmae.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note61">About £12.</note>In reference to which Marcus Porcius Cato once said to the people in indignation, that no better proof could be shown of the degeneracy of the state than that good-looking slaves<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note62">In his Censorship (B. C. 184) Cato imposed a tax on slaves under twenty sold for more than ten sestertia (about £70.)<bibl n="Liv. 39.44" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 39, 44</bibl>.</note>should fetch more than a farm, and a jar of salt-fish more than a carter. . . .
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