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Book 31 - Chapter 25

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<w lemma="%2A%29apo%5C">Ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fntes">διδόντες</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="patrikh%5Cn">πατρικὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suggenikh%5Cn">συγγενικὴν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqon">ἦλθον</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filostorgi%2Fan">φιλοστοργίαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>.
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<w lemma="prw%2Fth">πρώτη</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fpesen">ἐνέπεσεν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5C">ὁρμὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zh%3Dlos">ζῆλος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Dn">καλῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="swfrosu%2Fnh%7C">σωφροσύνῃ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabei%3Dn">ἀναλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paradramei%3Dn">παραδραμεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frei">μέρει</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontas">ὑπάρχοντας</w>.
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<w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgas">μέγας</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duse%2Ffiktos">δυσέφικτος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ste%2Ffanos">στέφανος</w> <w lemma="eu%29qh%2Fratos">εὐθήρατος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dron">χεῖρον</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29rwme%2Fnous">ἐρωμένους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fwn">νέων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28tai%2Fras">ἑταίρας</w> <w lemma="e%29ceke%2Fxunto">ἐξεκέχυντο</w>, <w lemma="polloi%5C">πολλοὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29kroa%2Fmata">ἀκροάματα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Ftous">πότους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="polute%2Fleian">πολυτέλειαν</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="h%28rpako%2Ftes">ἡρπακότες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Apersikw%3D%7C">Περσικῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="eu%29xe%2Freian">εὐχέρειαν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="thlikau%2Fth">τηλικαύτη</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29nepeptw%2Fkei">ἐνεπεπτώκει</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="toiau%3Dta">τοιαῦτα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w> <w lemma="a%29krasi%2Fa">ἀκρασία</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ne%2Fois">νέοις</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29rw%2Fmenon">ἐρώμενον</w> <w lemma="h%29gorake%2Fnai">ἠγορακέναι</w> <w lemma="tala%2Fntou">ταλάντου</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tari%2Fxou">ταρίχου</w> <w lemma="%2Apontikou%3D">Ποντικοῦ</w> <w lemma="kera%2Fmion">κεράμιον</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fwn">τριακοσίων</w> <w lemma="draxmw%3Dn">δραχμῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="a%29ganaktw%3Dn">ἀγανακτῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpe%2F">εἶπέ</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmon">δῆμον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flist%27">μάλιστ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="kati%2Fdoien">κατίδοιεν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dron">χεῖρον</w> <w lemma="prokoph%5Cn">προκοπὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="pwlou%2Fmenoi">πωλούμενοι</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="eu%28ri%2Fskwsin">εὑρίσκωσιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29prepei%3Ds">εὐπρεπεῖς</w> <w lemma="pai%3Ddes">παῖδες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29grw%3Dn">ἀγρῶν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kera%2Fmia">κεράμια</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tari%2Fxou">ταρίχου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="zeughlatw%3Dn">ζευγηλατῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsan">παροῦσαν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29kla%2Fmyai">ἐκλάμψαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnous">λεγομένους</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kataluqei%2Fshs">καταλυθείσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fa%7C">Μακεδονίᾳ</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29dh%2Friton">ἀδήριτον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fpeita">ἔπειτα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Ffasin">ἐπίφασιν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29daimoni%2Fas">εὐδαιμονίας</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fous">βίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="koina%2F">κοινά</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="metakomisqe%2Fntwn">μετακομισθέντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fwn">χορηγίων</w>.
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<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwn">Σκιπίων</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsas">ὁρμήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29gwgh%5Cn">ἀγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsais">πάσαις</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29piqumi%2Fais">ἐπιθυμίαις</w> <w lemma="a%29ntitaca%2Fmenos">ἀντιταξάμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="o%28mologou%2Fmenon">ὁμολογούμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmfwnon">σύμφωνον</w> <w lemma="e%28auto%5Cn">ἑαυτὸν</w> <w lemma="kataskeua%2Fsas">κατασκευάσας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftois">πρώτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftesi">ἔτεσι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fndhmon">πάνδημον</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29taci%2Fa%7C">εὐταξίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swfrosu%2Fnh%7C">σωφροσύνῃ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ameta%5C">Μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsen">ὥρμησεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata">χρήματα</w> <w lemma="megaloyuxi%2Fa%7C">μεγαλοψυχίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqaro%2Fthti">καθαρότητι</w> <w lemma="dienegkei%3Dn">διενεγκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w>.
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="kalh%5Cn">καλὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28podoxh%5Cn">ὑποδοχὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="sumbi%2Fwsin">συμβίωσιν</w>, <w lemma="kala%5Cs">καλὰς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsews">φύσεως</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%5Cs">ὁρμὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon:">δέον·</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%29to%2Fmaton">ταὐτόματον</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Frghse">συνήργησε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>.
<head>The Rhodians Lapse in Dignity</head>The Rhodians, though in other respects maintaining<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note63">The Rhodians accept money to pay their school masters, B. C. 162.</note>the dignity of their state, made in my opinion a slight lapse at this period. They had received two hundred and eighty thousand medimni of corn from Eumenes, that its value might be invested and the interest devoted to pay the fees of the tutors and schoolmasters of their sons. One might accept this from friends in a case of financial embarrassment, as one might in private life, rather than allow children to remain uneducated for want of means; but where means are abundant a man would rather do anything than allow the schoolmaster's fee to be supplied by a joint contribution from his friends. And in proportion as a state should hold higher notions than an individual, so ought governments to be more jealous of their dignity than private men, and above all a Rhodian government, considering the wealth of the country and its high pretensions. . . .