<head lang="la">IV. Res Ariarathis</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprihnei%3Ds">Πριηνεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fpeson">ἐνέπεσον</w> <w lemma="paralo%2Fgw%7C">παραλόγῳ</w> <w lemma="sumfora%3D%7C">συμφορᾷ</w>.
<w lemma="deca%2Fmenoi">δεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orofe%2Frnous">Ὀροφέρνους</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ft%27">ὅτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kra%2Fthse">ἐκράτησε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="paraqh%2Fkh%7C">παραθήκῃ</w> <w lemma="tetrako%2Fsia">τετρακόσια</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%7Ctou%3Dnto">ἀπῃτοῦντο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariara%2Fqou">Ἀριαράθου</w> *
?<w lemma=""></w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="mete%2Flabe">μετέλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>. <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aprihnei%3Ds">Πριηνεῖς</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29moi%5C">ἐμοὶ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w>, <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fstanto">ἵσταντο</w>, <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="mhdeni%5C">μηδενὶ</w> <w lemma="proh%2Fsesqai">προήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata">χρήματα</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dntos">ζῶντος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orofe%2Frnous">Ὀροφέρνους</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="paraqeme%2Fnw%7C:">παραθεμένῳ·</w>
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariara%2Fqhs">Ἀριαράθης</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="parapi%2Fptein">παραπίπτειν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w>, <w lemma="a%29paitw%3Dn">ἀπαιτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29llotri%2Fan">ἀλλοτρίαν</w> <w lemma="paraqh%2Fkhn">παραθήκην</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fx%27">τάχ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxoi">ἔχοι</w> <w lemma="suggnw%2Fmhn">συγγνώμην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="katapeira%2Fzonti">καταπειράζοντι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata:">χρήματα·</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="porrwte%2Frw">πορρωτέρω</w> <w lemma="probai%2Fnein">προβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%3Ds">ὀργῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filotimi%2Fas">φιλοτιμίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29do%2Fkei">ἐδόκει</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</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="e%29papostei%2Flas">ἐπαποστείλας</w> <w lemma="e%29lehla%2Ftei">ἐλεηλάτει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aprihne%2Fwn">Πριηνέων</w>, <w lemma="sunergou%3Dntos">συνεργοῦντος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parocu%2Fnontos">παροξύνοντος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="diafora%2Fn">διαφοράν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aprihnei%3Ds">Πριηνεῖς</w>.
<w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qremma%2Ftwn">θρεμμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29polome%2Fnwn">ἀπολομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="ptwma%2Ftwn">πτωμάτων</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w>, <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnasqai">ἀμύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Doi%2F">οἷοί</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprihnei%3Ds">Πριηνεῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pre%2Fsbeuon">ἐπρέσβευον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffugon">κατέφυγον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prosei%3Dxon">προσεῖχον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnois">λεγομένοις</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprihnei%3Ds">Πριηνεῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fois">ἐναντίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29neku%2Frhsan:">ἐνεκύρησαν·</w>
<w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orofe%2Frnei">Ὀροφέρνει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraqh%2Fkhn">παραθήκην</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdwkan">ἀπέδωκαν</w>, <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariara%2Fqou">Ἀριαράθου</w> <w lemma="i%28kanai%3Ds">ἱκαναῖς</w> <w lemma="tisi">τισι</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fbais">βλάβαις</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fpeson">περιέπεσον</w> <w lemma="a%29di%2Fkws">ἀδίκως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraqh%2Fkhn">παραθήκην</w>.
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<head>The Prienians Refuse to Give Orophernes' Funds to Ariarathes</head>About this time an unexpected misfortune befell the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note8">Honesty of the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Priene&groupId=1093&placeId=1917">Priene</a> (in Caria) in preserving the money deposited by Orophernes.</note>people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Priene&groupId=1093&placeId=1917">Priene</a>. They had received a deposit of four hundred talents from Orophernes when he got possession of the kingdom; and subsequently when Ariarathes recovered his dominion he demanded the money of them. But they acted like honest men, in my opinion, in declaring that they would deliver it to no one as long as Orophernes was alive, except to the person who deposited it with them; while Ariarathes was thought by many to be committing a breach of equity in demanding a deposit made by another.<pb n="472" />However, up to this point, one might perhaps pardon his making the attempt, because he looked upon the money as belonging to his own kingdom; but to push his anger and imperious determination as much farther as he did seems utterly unjustifiable. At the period I refer to, then, he sent troops to pillage the territory of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Priene&groupId=1093&placeId=1917">Priene</a>, Attalus assisting and urging him on from the private grudge which he entertained towards the Prienians. After losing many slaves and cattle, some of them being slaughtered close to the city itself, the Prienians, unable to defend themselves, first sent an embassy to the Rhodians, and eventually appealed for protection to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>. . . .But he would not listen to the proposal. So it came about that the Prienians, who had great hopes from the possession of so large a sum of money, found themselves entirely disappointed. For they repaid Orophernes his deposit, and, thanks to this same deposit, were unjustly exposed to severe damage at the hands of Ariarathes. . . .
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