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Book 39 - Chapter 3

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxousan">προϋπάρχουσαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopoi%2Fmena">Φιλοποίμενα</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kaqei%3Dlon">καθεῖλον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fnas">εἰκόνας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesi%2F">πόλεσί</w> <w lemma="tisin">τισιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fsas:">οὔσας·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%3Ds">ἀληθινῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29nerga%2Fzesqai%2F">ἐνεργάζεσθαί</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="duseca%2Fleipton">δυσεξάλειπτον</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w> <w lemma="paqou%3Dsi">παθοῦσι</w>. — <w lemma="%2Adio%5C">Διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fws">δικαίως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fpoi">εἴποι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="perifero%2Fmenon">περιφερόμενον</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="qu%2Fra%7C">θύρᾳ</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mfo%2Fdw%7C">ἀμφόδῳ</w> <w lemma="die%2Fyeustai">διέψευσται</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aou%29sw%3Dn">Οὐσῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fnwn">εἰκόνων</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flwn">μεγάλων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="timw%3Dn">τιμῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29yhfi%2Fsanto">ἐψηφίσαντο</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Dos">Ῥωμαῖος</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxh%2Fmasi">ἀτυχήμασι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="e%29pexei%2Frhsen">ἐπεχείρησεν</w> <w lemma="a%29nelei%3Dn">ἀνελεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fsas">ἁπάσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diw%2Fkein">διώκειν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ndeiknu%2Fmenos">ἐνδεικνύμενος</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fsper">ὥσπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="zw%3Dnta">ζῶντα</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmion">πολέμιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kako%2Fnoun">κακόνουν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w>. <w lemma="lo%2Fgwn">λόγων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lexqe%2Fntwn">λεχθέντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolubi%2Fou">Πολυβίου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="sukofa%2Fnthn">συκοφάντην</w> <w lemma="a%29nteipo%2Fntos">ἀντειπόντος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fq%27">οὔθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Fmmios">Μόμμιος</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmeinan">ὑπέμειναν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndro%5Cs">ἀνδρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29ndo%2Fcou">ἐνδόξου</w> <w lemma="tima%5Cs">τιμὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29fani%2Fsai">ἀφανίσαι</w>. —
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<w lemma=""></w> ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="dida%2Fskein">διδάσκειν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="a%29kolou%2Fqws">ἀκολούθως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29ndro%2Fs">τἀνδρός</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Froito">διαφέροιτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitattome%2Fnwn">ἐπιταττομένων</w>, <w lemma="diafe%2Froito">διαφέροιτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="dida%2Fskein">διδάσκειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqein">πείθειν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtoume%2Fnwn">ἀμφισβητουμένων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29kh%3D%7C">εἰκῇ</w>.
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<w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsews">προαιρέσεως</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinh%5Cn">ἀληθινὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="puro%5Cs">πυρὸς</w> <w lemma="paresxh%3Dsqai">παρεσχῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Afilippikou%5Cs">Φιλιππικοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antioxikou%5Cs">Ἀντιοχικοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%2Fs:">καιρούς·</w>
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<w lemma="plei%2Fsthn">πλείστην</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="r%28oph%5Cn">ῥοπὴν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinw%2Ftata">ἀληθινώτατα</w> <w lemma="diatethrhke%2Fnai">διατετηρηκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w>,
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<w lemma="metasxo%2Fnta">μετασχόντα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgmatos">δόγματος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="tetramh%2Fnw%7C">τετραμήνῳ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="diaba%2Fsews">διαβάσεως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxw%7C">Ἀντιόχῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fnegkan">ἐξήνεγκαν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29phllotriwme%2Fnwn">ἀπηλλοτριωμένων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsantes">διακούσαντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenoi">ἀποδεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgontos">λέγοντος</w> <w lemma="sunexw%2Frhsan">συνεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="katamo%2Fnous">καταμόνους</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tima%5Cs">τιμὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsais">πάσαις</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesi">πόλεσι</w>.
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<w lemma="labo%2Fmenos">λαβόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%3Ds">ἀφορμῆς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fnas">εἰκόνας</w> <w lemma="h%29%7Cth%2Fsato">ᾐτήσατο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%2Fn">στρατηγόν</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="metakekomisme%2Fnas">μετακεκομισμένας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akarnani%2Fan">Ἀκαρνανίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgw">λέγω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%3D">Ἀχαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftou">Ἀράτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopoi%2Fmenos">Φιλοποίμενος</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="a%29gasqe%5Cn">ἀγασθὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsthsen">ἔστησεν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="liqi%2Fnhn">λιθίνην</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fna">εἰκόνα</w>. —
<head>Scipio Intends to Fight</head>Having got within the walls, while the Carthaginians<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note3">The fall of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, B. C. 146 (spring). Scipio within the walls of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>.</note>still held out on the citadel, Scipio found that the arm of the sea which intervened was not at all deep; and upon Polybius advising him to set it with iron spikes or drive sharp wooden stakes into it, to prevent the enemy crossing it and attacking the mole,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note4"><foreign lang="greek">τά χώματα,</foreign>that is, apparently, the mole of huge stones constructed by the Romans to block up the mouth of the harbour.</note>he said that, having taken the walls and got inside the city, it would be ridiculous to take measures to avoid fighting the enemy. . . .