<head lang="la">II. Prusiae Bellum Cum Attalo</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fas">Προυσίας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="nikh%3Dsai">νικῆσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="parelqei%3Dn">παρελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Ape%2Frgamon">Πέργαμον</w> <w lemma="paraskeuasa%2Fmenos">παρασκευασάμενος</w> <w lemma="qusi%2Fan">θυσίαν</w> <w lemma="polutelh%3D">πολυτελῆ</w> <w lemma="prosh%2Fgage">προσήγαγε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fmenos">τέμενος</w> <w lemma="t%2A%29asklhpiou%3D">τἈσκληπιοῦ</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bouquth%2Fsas">βουθυτήσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kallierh%2Fsas">καλλιερήσας</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqen">ἐπανῆλθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>,
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%3Dsan">ἐπιοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="katasth%2Fsas">καταστήσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikhfo%2Frion">Νικηφόριον</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="teme%2Fnh">τεμένη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="qew%3Dn">θεῶν</w>, <w lemma="e%29su%2Flhse">ἐσύλησε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndria%2Fntas">ἀνδριάντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fqina">λίθινα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29galma%2Ftwn">ἀγαλμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="t%2A%29asklhpiou%3D">τἈσκληπιοῦ</w> <w lemma="basta%2Fsas">βαστάσας</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgalma">ἄγαλμα</w>, <w lemma="perittw%3Ds">περιττῶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Afuroma%2Fxou">Φυρομάχου</w> <w lemma="kateskeuasme%2Fnon">κατεσκευασμένον</w>,
<w lemma="a%29ph%2Fnegken">ἀπήνεγκεν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn">αὑτόν</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fra%7C">ἡμέρᾳ</w> <w lemma="kataspe%2Fndwn">κατασπένδων</w> <w lemma="e%29bouqu%2Ftei">ἐβουθύτει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kathu%2Fxeto">κατηύχετο</w>, <w lemma="deo%2Fmenos">δεόμενος</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fs">εἰκός</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Flewn">ἵλεων</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="eu%29menh%3D">εὐμενῆ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="diaqe%2Fseis">διαθέσεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Frhka%2F">εἴρηκά</w> <w lemma="pou">που</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>, <w lemma="manika%2Fs">μανικάς</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="qu%2Fein">θύειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29cila%2Fskesqai">ἐξιλάσκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qei%3Don">θεῖον</w>, <w lemma="proskunou%3Dnta">προσκυνοῦντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="liparou%3Dnta">λιπαροῦντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="trape%2Fzas">τραπέζας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="bwmou%5Cs">βωμοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ca%2Fllws">ἐξάλλως</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fas">Προυσίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fqisto">εἴθιστο</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="gonupetw%3Dn">γονυπετῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gunaikizo%2Fmenos">γυναικιζόμενος</w>,
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lumai%2Fnesqai">λυμαίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="katafqora%3Ds">καταφθορᾶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="qei%3Don">θεῖον</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbrin">ὕβριν</w> <w lemma="diati%2Fqesqai">διατίθεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fpoi">εἴποι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="qumou%3D">θυμοῦ</w> <w lemma="luttw%3Dntos">λυττῶντος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frga">ἔργα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yuxh%3Ds">ψυχῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29cesthkui%2Fas">ἐξεστηκυίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="logismw%3Dn">λογισμῶν</w>;
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fan">Προυσίαν</w>. <w lemma="a%29ndro%5Cs">ἀνδρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgon">ἔργον</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelesa%2Fmenos">ἐπιτελεσάμενος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="prosbola%2Fs">προσβολάς</w>, <w lemma="a%29gennw%3Ds">ἀγεννῶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gunaikoqu%2Fmws">γυναικοθύμως</w> <w lemma="xeiri%2Fsas">χειρίσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="qeou%5Cs">θεοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpous">ἀνθρώπους</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fgage">μετήγαγε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="stra%2Fteuma">στράτευμα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29elai%2Fan:">Ἐλαίαν·</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katapeira%2Fsas">καταπειράσας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29elai%2Fas">Ἐλαίας</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="prosbola%5Cs">προσβολὰς</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenos">δυνάμενος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Asw%2Fsandron">Σώσανδρον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="su%2Fntrofon">σύντροφον</w> <w lemma="ei%29selhluqo%2Fta">εἰσεληλυθότα</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Frgein">εἴργειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>, <w lemma="a%29ph%3Dren">ἀπῆρεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aquatei%2Frwn">Θυατείρων</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnodon">ἐπάνοδον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arte%2Fmidos">Ἀρτέμιδος</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%5Cn">ἱερὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28iera%3D%7C">Ἱερᾷ</w> <w lemma="kw%2Fmh%7C">κώμῃ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fas">βίας</w> <w lemma="e%29su%2Flhsen">ἐσύλησεν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akunnei%2Fou">Κυννείου</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apo%2Fllwnos">Ἀπόλλωνος</w> <w lemma="te%2Fmenos">τέμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ath%3Dmnon">Τῆμνον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29su%2Flhsen">ἐσύλησεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="puri%5C">πυρὶ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeiren">διέφθειρεν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diapraca%2Fmenos">διαπραξάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqen">ἐπανῆλθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w> <w lemma="pepolemhkw%2Fs">πεπολεμηκώς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29talaipw%2Frhse">ἐταλαιπώρησε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peziko%5Cn">πεζικὸν</w> <w lemma="stra%2Fteuma">στράτευμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fa%7C">Προυσίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnodon">ἐπάνοδον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="limou%3D">λιμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dusenteri%2Fas">δυσεντερίας</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="qeope%2Fmptou">θεοπέμπτου</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29phnth%3Dsqai">ἀπηντῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dnin">μῆνιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>*. —
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<head>Scipio's Courage</head>Courage, however, is the most important element of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note38">Scipio's physical strength and courage were confirmed by the exercise of hunting in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, and his taste continued after his return to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and was encouraged by Polybius.</note>character for public life in every country, but especially in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>: and he therefore was bound to give all his most serious attention to it. In this he was well seconded by Fortune also. For as the Macedonian kings were especially eager about hunting, and the Macedonians devoted the most suitable districts to the preservation of game, these places were carefully guarded during all the war time, as they had been before, and yet had not been hunted the whole of the four years owing to the public disturbances: the consequence was that they were full of every kind of animal. But when the war was decided, Lucius Aemilius, thinking that hunting was the best training for body and courage his young soldiers could have, put the royal huntsmen under the charge of Scipio, and gave him entire authority over all matters connected with the hunting. Scipio accepted the duty, and, looking upon himself as in a quasi-royal position, devoted his whole time to this business, as long as the army remained in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> after the battle of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pydna&groupId=919&placeId=1647">Pydna</a>. Having then ample opportunity for following this kind of pursuit, and being in the very prime of his youth and naturally disposed to it, the taste for hunting which he acquired became permanent. Accordingly when he returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, and found his taste supported by a corresponding enthusiasm on the part of Polybius, the time that other young men spent in law courts and formal visits,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note39">That is, the morning from daybreak till about ten or eleven. The<foreign lang="la">salutationes</foreign>came first, and the law business in the third hour.</note>haunting the Forum and endeavouring thereby to ingratiate themselves with the people, Scipio devoted to hunting; and, by continually displaying brilliant and memorable acts of prowess, won a greater<pb n="460" />reputation than others, whose only chance of gaining credit was by inflicting some damage on one of their fellow-citizens,—for that was the usual result of these law proceedings. Scipio, on the other hand, without inflicting annoyance on any one, gained a popular reputation for manly courage, rivalling eloquence by action. The result was that in a short time he obtained a more decided superiority of position over his contemporaries, than any Roman is remembered to have done; although he struck out a path for his ambition which, with a view to Roman customs and ideas, was quite different from that of others.
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