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Book 31 - Chapter 26

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<w lemma="%2Aprw%2Fth">Πρώτη</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fsin">θέσιν</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fthr">μήτηρ</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Ftis">ἥτις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfh%5C">ἀδελφὴ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</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="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleuki%2Fou">Λευκίου</w>, <w lemma="gunh%5C">γυνὴ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fsin">θέσιν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fppou">πάππου</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flou">μεγάλου</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuqe%2Fntos">προσαγορευθέντος</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="a%29polipou%2Fshs">ἀπολιπούσης</w> <w lemma="ou%29si%2Fan">οὐσίαν</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="klhrono%2Fmos">κληρονόμος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsein">δώσειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mili%2Fan">Αἰμιλίαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnoma">ὄνομα</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnh%7C">προειρημένῃ</w> <w lemma="gunaiki%2F">γυναικί</w>, <w lemma="megalomerh%3D">μεγαλομερῆ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fstasin">περίστασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="gunaikei%2Fais">γυναικείαις</w> <w lemma="e%29co%2Fdois">ἐξόδοις</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="sunhkmakui%3Dan">συνηκμακυῖαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh%7C">τύχῃ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos:">Σκιπίωνος·</w>
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<w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sw%3Dma">σῶμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnhn">ἀπήνην</w> <w lemma="ko%2Fsmou">κόσμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kana%3D">κανᾶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="poth%2Fria">ποτήρια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="qusi%2Fan">θυσίαν</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rgura%3D">ἀργυρᾶ</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xrusa%3D">χρυσᾶ</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="sunechkolou%2Fqei">συνεξηκολούθει</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%3Ds">ἐπιφανεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29co%2Fdous">ἐξόδους</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w>,
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<w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paidiskw%3Dn">παιδισκῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ketw%3Dn">οἰκετῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="parepome%2Fnwn">παρεπομένων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="a%29ko%2Flouqon">ἀκόλουθον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="perikoph%5Cn">περικοπὴν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasan">ἅπασαν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mili%2Fas">Αἰμιλίας</w> <w lemma="ta%2Ffon">τάφον</w> <w lemma="e%29dwrh%2Fsato">ἐδωρήσατο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="mhtri%2F">μητρί</w>, ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="kexwri%2Fsqai">κεχωρίσθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleuki%2Fou">Λευκίου</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fan">χορηγίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29llipeste%2Fran">ἐλλιπεστέραν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29ge%2Fneian">εὐγένειαν</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fas">φαντασίας</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29nakexwrhkui%2Fas">ἀνακεχωρηκυίας</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pish%2Fmwn">ἐπισήμων</w> <w lemma="e%29co%2Fdwn">ἐξόδων</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhn">τύχην</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanou%3Ds">ἐπιφανοῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pandh%2Fmou">πανδήμου</w> <w lemma="qusi%2Fas">θυσίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29kporeuome%2Fnhs">ἐκπορευομένης</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mili%2Fas">Αἰμιλίας</w> <w lemma="perikoph%3D%7C">περικοπῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fa%7C">χορηγίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29reoko%2Fmwn">ὀρεοκόμων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="zeu%2Fgous">ζεύγους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnhs">ἀπήνης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w>,
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dkas">γυναῖκας</w> <w lemma="qewme%2Fnas">θεωμένας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29kplh%2Fttesqai">ἐκπλήττεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w> <w lemma="xrhsto%2Fthta">χρηστότητα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="megaloyuxi%2Fan">μεγαλοψυχίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="proteinou%2Fsas">προτεινούσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fxesqai">εὔχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnw%7C">προειρημένῳ</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="ka%29gaqa%2F">κἀγαθά</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pantaxh%3D%7C">πανταχῇ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="fai%2Fnoito">φαίνοιτο</w> <w lemma="kalo%2Fn">καλόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qaumasto%2Fn:">θαυμαστόν·</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29dei%5Cs">οὐδεὶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="di%2Fdwsi">δίδωσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w> <w lemma="e%28kw%5Cn">ἑκὼν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>.
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<w lemma="prw%2Fth">πρώτη</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="au%28%2Fth">αὕτη</w> <w lemma="katarxh%5C">καταρχὴ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="kaloka%29gaqi%2Fa%7C">καλοκἀγαθίᾳ</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmhs">φήμης</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="suneku%2Frhse">συνεκύρησε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w> <w lemma="prokoph%2Fn">προκοπήν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gunaikw%3Dn">γυναικῶν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnous">γένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="la%2Flou">λάλου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katakorou%3Ds">κατακοροῦς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntos">ὄντος</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsh%7C">ὁρμήσῃ</w>.
<head>The Two Ptolemies</head>After this the younger Ptolemy arrived in Greece with<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note64">Ptolemy Physcon returning with the commissioners, collects mercenaries in Greece, but is persuaded to disband them, B. C. 162.</note>the Roman commissioners, and began collecting a formidable army of mercenaries, among whom he enlisted Damasippus the Macedonian, who, after murdering the members of the council at Phacus, fled with his wife and children from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, and after reaching Peraea, opposite <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, and being entertained by the people there, determined to sail to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyprus&groupId=119&placeId=356">Cyprus</a>. But when Torquatus and his<pb n="445" />colleagues saw that Ptolemy had collected a formidable corps of mercenaries, they reminded him of their commission, which was to restore him "without a war," and at last persuaded him to go as far as <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Side&groupId=976&placeId=1729">Side</a> (in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pamphylia&groupId=833&placeId=1505">Pamphylia</a>), and there disband his mercenaries, give up his idea of invading <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyprus&groupId=119&placeId=356">Cyprus</a>, and meet them on the frontiers of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyrene&groupId=521&placeId=985">Cyrene</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note65">He, however, takes about 100 Cretans back with him to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Africa&groupId=300&placeId=294">Africa</a>.</note>Meanwhile, they said that they would sail to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>, and induce the king to consent to their demands, and would meet him on the frontiers, bringing the other king with them.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note66"><ref target="b31c18" targOrder="U">ch. 18</ref>.</note>The younger Ptolemy was persuaded by these arguments, gave up the attack upon <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyprus&groupId=119&placeId=356">Cyprus</a>, dismissed the mercenaries, and first sailed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Crete&groupId=505&placeId=949">Crete</a>, accompanied by Damasippus and Gnaeus Merula, one of the commissioners; and, after enlisting about a thousand soldiers in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Crete&groupId=505&placeId=949">Crete</a>, put to sea and crossed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a>, landing at Apis.