Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="%2A%28ech%3Ds">Ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eratosqe%2Fnous">Ἐρατοσθένους</w> <w lemma="e%29panorqoi%3D">ἐπανορθοῖ</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dron">χεῖρον</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w>.

<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29iqa%2Fkhs">Ἰθάκης</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frkuran">Κόρκυραν</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fous">τριακοσίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntos">εἰπόντος</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="fhsi%5Cn">φησὶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nakosi%2Fwn">ἐνακοσίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epida%2Fmnou">Ἐπιδάμνου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqessaloni%2Fkeian">Θεσσαλονίκειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29nakosi%2Fous">ἐνακοσίους</w> <w lemma="a%29podo%2Fntos">ἀποδόντος</w>, <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fwn">δισχιλίων</w> <w lemma="fhsi%2F">φησί</w>. <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w>,

<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amassali%2Fas">Μασσαλίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flas">στήλας</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgontos">λέγοντος</w> <w lemma="e%28ptakisxili%2Fous">ἑπτακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apurh%2Fnhs">Πυρήνης</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fous">ἑξακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgei">λέγει</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dron">χεῖρον</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="e%29nakisxili%2Fous">ἐνακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Amassali%2Fas">Μασσαλίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apurh%2Fnhs">Πυρήνης</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="o%29ktakisxili%2Fous:">ὀκτακισχιλίους·</w> <w lemma="e%29ggute%2Frw">ἐγγυτέρω</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqei%2Fas">ἀληθείας</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Frhken">εἴρηκεν</w>.

<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologou%3Dsin">ὁμολογοῦσιν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28dw%3Dn">ὁδῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nwmali%2Fas">ἀνωμαλίας</w> <w lemma="u%28pote%2Fmnoito">ὑποτέμνοιτο</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fwn">ἑξακισχιλίων</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpasan">σύμπασαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fan">Ἰβηρίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Apurh%2Fnhs">Πυρήνης</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28speri%2Fou">ἑσπερίου</w> <w lemma="pleura%3Ds">πλευρᾶς</w>.

<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Fgon">Τάγον</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="o%29ktakisxili%2Fwn">ὀκτακισχιλίων</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fqhsi">τίθησι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="phgh%3Ds">πηγῆς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kbolw%3Dn">ἐκβολῶν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dh%2Fpou">δήπου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="skoliw%2Fmasin">σκολιώμασιν</w> — <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="gewgrafiko%5Cn">γεωγραφικὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> — <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%2Fas">εὐθείας</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgwn:">λέγων·</w> <w lemma="kai%2Ftoi">καίτοι</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Apurh%2Fnhs">Πυρήνης</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Fgou">Τάγου</w> <w lemma="phgai%5C">πηγαὶ</w> <w lemma="ple%2Fon">πλέον</w> <w lemma="die%2Fxousin">διέχουσιν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w>.

<w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29pofai%2Fnetai">ἀποφαίνεται</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3D">ἀγνοεῖ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhrika%5C">Ἰβηρικὰ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eratosqe%2Fnhs">Ἐρατοσθένης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsq%27">ἔσθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fpou">ὅπου</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="maxo%2Fmena">μαχόμενα</w> <w lemma="a%29pofai%2Fnetai">ἀποφαίνεται</w>,

<w lemma="o%28%2Fs">ὅς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="%2Agadei%2Frwn">Γαδείρων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="perioikei%3Dsqai">περιοικεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2F">εἴ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fsin">δύσιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="%2Agadei%2Frwn">Γαδείρων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousin">ἔχουσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnoi">ἐκεῖνοι</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29klaqo%2Fmenos">ἐκλαθόμενος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fas">Ἰβηρίας</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fodon">περίοδον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29damou%3D">οὐδαμοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fmnhtai">μέμνηται</w>.

<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flatto%2Fn">ἔλαττόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fmfw">συνάμφω</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhs">Λιβύης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29kqei%2Fs">ἐκθείς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgkrisin">σύγκρισιν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dtai">ποιεῖται</w>.

<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Fma">στόμα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flas">στήλας</w> <w lemma="fhsi%5Cn">φησὶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29shmerinh%5Cn">ἰσημερινὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fsin">δύσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%2Fn">ἐστίν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Fnai+s">Τάναϊς</w> <w lemma="r%28ei%3D">ῥεῖ</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="qerinh%3Ds">θερινῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29natolh%3Ds:">ἀνατολῆς·</w>

<w lemma="e%29lattou%3Dtai">ἐλαττοῦται</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fmfw">συνάμφω</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fkous">μήκους</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qerinh%3Ds">θερινῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29natolh%3Ds">ἀνατολῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29shmerinh%3Ds:">ἰσημερινῆς·</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fa">Ἀσία</w> <w lemma="prolamba%2Fnei">προλαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29shmerinh%5Cn">ἰσημερινὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29natolh%5Cn">ἀνατολὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frktous">ἄρκτους</w> <w lemma="h%28mikukli%2Fou">ἡμικυκλίου</w>. — <w lemma="%2Apropeptwkui%2Fas">Προπεπτωκυίας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrais">ἄκραις</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fosi">πλείοσι</w>,

<w lemma="be%2Fltion">βέλτιον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Frhke">εἴρηκε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eratosqe%2Fnous">Ἐρατοσθένους</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fpw">οὔπω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="i%28kanw%3Ds">ἱκανῶς</w>.

<w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sth%2Flas">στήλας</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkousan">καθήκουσαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ibhri%2Fa">Ἰβηρία</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="porqmo%2Fn">πορθμόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fa">Ἰταλία</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fthn">τρίτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Amale%2Fas">Μαλέας</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29adri%2Fou">Ἀδρίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29cei%2Fnou">Εὐξείνου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnt%27">πάντ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnh">ἔθνη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atana%2Fidos:">Τανάιδος·</w>

<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftas">πρώτας</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="e%29kti%2Fqetai">ἐκτίθεται</w>, <w lemma="tri%2Fthn">τρίτην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Amale%2Fas">Μαλέας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asou%2Fnion">Σούνιον</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%5Cs">Ἑλλὰς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsa">πᾶσα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%5Cs">Ἰλλυρὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2F%7Ckhs">Θρᾴκης</w> <w lemma="tina%2F">τινά</w>,

<w lemma="teta%2Frthn">τετάρτην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%7Cki%2Fan">Θρᾳκίαν</w> <w lemma="xerro%2Fnhson">χερρόνησον</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Ashsto%5Cn">Σηστὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fabudon">Ἄβυδον</w> <w lemma="stena%2F">στενά</w> — <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousi">ἔχουσι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%3D%7Ckes">Θρᾷκες</w> — <w lemma="pe%2Fmpthn">πέμπτην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akimmeriko%5Cn">Κιμμερικὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abo%2Fsporon">Βόσπορον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Fma">στόμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amaiw%2Ftidos">Μαιώτιδος</w>.