<w lemma="%2Ameta%5C">Μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flou">μεγάλου</w> <w lemma="qugatra%2Fsin">θυγατράσιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29delfai%3Ds">ἀδελφαῖς</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="patro%2Fs">πατρός</w>, ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="labo%2Fntos">λαβόντος</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%2Fseian">ἡμίσειαν</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%3Dnai">ἀποδοῦναι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fernh%3Ds">φερνῆς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="path%5Cr">πατὴρ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fqeto">συνέθετο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Fra%7C">ἑκατέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Frwn">θυγατέρων</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fsein">δώσειν</w>,
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fmisu">ἥμισυ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndra%2Fsin">ἀνδράσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwken">ἔδωκεν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fthr">μήτηρ</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fmisu">ἥμισυ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fleipen">κατέλειπεν</w> <w lemma="a%29poqnh%2Fskousa">ἀποθνήσκουσα</w> <w lemma="prosofeilo%2Fmenon">προσοφειλόμενον</w>,
<w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwna">Σκιπίωνα</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xre%2Fos">χρέος</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfai%3Ds">ἀδελφαῖς</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="trisi%5Cn">τρισὶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftesin">ἔτεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%3Dnai">ἀποδοῦναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="prosofeilo%2Fmena">προσοφειλόμενα</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata">χρήματα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fernh%3Ds">φερνῆς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="gunaici%2F">γυναιξί</w>, <w lemma="prodoqe%2Fntwn">προδοθέντων</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftwn">πρώτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fplwn">ἐπίπλων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dnas">μῆνας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnois">ἐκείνοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqos">ἔθος</w>,
<w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwn">Σκιπίων</w> <w lemma="sune%2Ftace">συνέταξε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="trapezi%2Fth%7C">τραπεζίτῃ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="tala%2Fntwn">ταλάντων</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Fra%7C">ἑκατέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntapo%2Fdosin">ἀνταπόδοσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="mhsi%2F">μησί</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ateberi%2Fou">Τεβερίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anasika%3D">Νασικᾶ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndres">ἄνδρες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="gunaikw%3Dn">γυναικῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dielqei%3Dn">διελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dnas">μῆνας</w> <w lemma="prosporeuome%2Fnwn">προσπορευομένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="trapezi%2Fthn">τραπεζίτην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="punqanome%2Fnwn">πυνθανομένων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="sunete%2Ftakto">συνετέτακτο</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwn">Σκιπίων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w>, <w lemma="ka%29kei%2Fnou">κἀκείνου</w> <w lemma="keleu%2Fontos">κελεύοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzesqai">κομίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntos">ποιοῦντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="diagrafh%5Cn">διαγραφὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frw%7C">ἑκατέρῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="tala%2Fntwn">ταλάντων</w>, <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan:">ἔφασαν·</w>
<w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fn">παρόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzesqai">κομίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskontos">φάσκοντος</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="suntetaxe%2Fnai">συντεταχέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwna">Σκιπίωνα</w>, <w lemma="diapisth%2Fsantes">διαπιστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskon">νεανίσκον</w>, <w lemma="dieilhfo%2Ftes">διειληφότες</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnon">ἐκεῖνον</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpasxon">ἔπασχον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgws:">ἀλόγως·</w>
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="doi%2Fh">δοίη</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="triw%3Dn">τριῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29tw%3Dn">ἐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanton">τάλαντον</w> <w lemma="e%28%5Cn">ἓν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnhs">τεταγμένης</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras:">ἡμέρας·</w>
<w lemma="toiau%2Fth">τοιαύτη</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="thlikau%2Fth">τηλικαύτη</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29kri%2Fbeia">ἀκρίβεια</w>. <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fforon">διάφορον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lusite%2Fleia">λυσιτέλεια</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="prosporeuqe%2Fntwn">προσπορευθέντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="punqanome%2Fnwn">πυνθανομένων</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="trapezi%2Fth%7C">τραπεζίτῃ</w> <w lemma="sunte%2Ftaxe">συντέταχε</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntos">εἰπόντος</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%3Dnai">ἀποδοῦναι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dma">χρῆμα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfai%3Ds">ἀδελφαῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="khdemoniko%5Cn">κηδεμονικὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29mfani%2Fzontes:">ἐμφανίζοντες·</w>
<w lemma="e%29cei%3Dnai">ἐξεῖναι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dsqai">χρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="diafo%2Frois">διαφόροις</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwn">Σκιπίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffhsen">ἔφησεν</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29llotri%2Fous">ἀλλοτρίους</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmwn">νόμων</w> <w lemma="a%29kri%2Fbeian">ἀκρίβειαν</w> <w lemma="threi%3Dn">τηρεῖν</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suggene%2Fsi">συγγενέσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flois">φίλοις</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dsqai">χρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="paralamba%2Fnein">παραλαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleue">ἐκέλευε</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dma">χρῆμα</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="trapezi%2Ftou">τραπεζίτου</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atebe%2Frion">Τεβέριον</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsantes">ἀκούσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dgon">ἐπανῆγον</w> <w lemma="siwpw%3Dntes">σιωπῶντες</w>, <w lemma="katapeplhgme%2Fnoi">καταπεπληγμένοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Askipi%2Fwnos">Σκιπίωνος</w> <w lemma="megaloyuxi%2Fan">μεγαλοψυχίαν</w>, <w lemma="kategnwko%2Ftes">κατεγνωκότες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="mikrologi%2Fas">μικρολογίας</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="deu%2Fteroi">δεύτεροι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>.
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<head>Ptolemy Physcon Invades Cyrene</head>Meanwhile Torquatus had crossed to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note67">Ptolemy Physcon invades the dominions of his brother.</note>was trying to induce the elder Ptolemy to be reconciled to his brother, and yield <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyprus&groupId=119&placeId=356">Cyprus</a> to him. But Ptolemy, by alternate promises and refusals and the like, managed to waste the time, while the younger king lay encamped with his thousand Cretans at Apis in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Libya&groupId=686&placeId=427">Libya</a>, according to his agreement. Becoming thoroughly irritated at receiving no intelligence, he first sent Gnaeus Merula to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>, hoping by this means to bring Torquatus and those with him to the place of meeting. But Merula was like the others in protracting the business: forty days passed without a word of intelligence, and the king was in despair. The fact was that the elder king, by using every kind of flattery, had won the commissioners over, and was keeping them by him, rather against their will than with it. Moreover, at this time the younger Ptolemy was informed that the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyrene&groupId=521&placeId=985">Cyrene</a> had revolted, that the cities were conspiring with them, and that Ptolemy Sympetesis had also taken their side. This man was an Egyptian by birth, and had been left by the king in charge of his whole kingdom when he was going on his journey to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>. When the king was informed of this, and learned presently that the Cyreneans were encamped in the open country, afraid lest, in his desire to add<pb n="446" />Cyprus to his dominions, he might lose <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyrene&groupId=521&placeId=985">Cyrene</a> also, he threw everything else aside and marched towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyrene&groupId=521&placeId=985">Cyrene</a>. When he came to what is called the Great Slope, he found the Libyans and Cyreneans occupying the pass. Ptolemy was alarmed at this: but, putting half his forces on board boats, he ordered them to sail beyond the difficult ground, and show themselves on the rear of the enemy; while with the other half he marched up in their front and tried to carry the pass. The Libyans being panic-stricken at this double attack on front and rear, and abandoning their position, Ptolemy not only got possession of the pass, but also of Tetrapyrgia, which lay immediately below it, in which there was an abundant supply of water. Thence he crossed the desert in seven days, the forces under Mochyrinus coasting along parallel to his line of march. The Cyreneans were encamped eight thousand five hundred strong, eight thousand infantry and five hundred cavalry: for having satisfied themselves as to the character of Ptolemy from his conduct at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>, and seeing that his government and policy generally were those of a tyrant rather than a king, they could not endure the idea of becoming his subjects, but were determined to venture everything in their desire for freedom. And at last he was beaten. . . .
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