<head lang="la">B. Olymp. 158, 4. Ex Epilogo</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbio%2Fs">Πολύβιός</w> <w lemma="fhsi">φησι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="suggrafh%3Ds:">συγγραφῆς·</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="katapra%2Fcantes">καταπράξαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%2Flqomen">ἐπανήλθομεν</w>, <w lemma="w%28sanei%5C">ὡσανεὶ</w> <w lemma="kefa%2Flaia%2F">κεφάλαιά</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="propepoliteume%2Fnwn">προπεπολιτευμένων</w> <w lemma="kateirgasme%2Fnoi">κατειργασμένοι</w>, <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fan">ἀξίαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29xa%5Cs">εὐχὰς</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmeqa">ποιούμεθα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="zwh%3Ds">ζωῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="diamei%3Dnai">διαμεῖναι</w>, <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhn">τύχην</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstin">ἔστιν</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqh%5C">ἀγαθὴ</w> <w lemma="fqonh%3Dsai">φθονῆσαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="i%29sxu%2Fei">ἰσχύει</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="dokh%3D%7C">δοκῇ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="makari%2Fzesqai">μακαρίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katorqou%3Dn">κατορθοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w>. <w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fpesen:">συνέπεσεν·</w>
<w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftes">παραγεγονότες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Frma">τέρμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="pragmatei%2Fas">πραγματείας</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmeqa">βουλόμεθα</w>, <w lemma="prosanamnh%2Fsantes">προσαναμνήσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proekqe%2Fsews">προεκθέσεως</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="e%29poihsa%2Fmeqa">ἐποιησάμεθα</w> <w lemma="katabalo%2Fmenoi">καταβαλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fan">ἱστορίαν</w>, <w lemma="sugkefalaiw%2Fsasqai">συγκεφαλαιώσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w>, <w lemma="oi%29keiw%2Fsantes">οἰκειώσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flei">τέλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>.
<w lemma="e%29ceqe%2Fmeqa">ἐξεθέμεθα</w> <w lemma="toigarou%3Dn">τοιγαροῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prokataskeuh%3Ds">προκατασκευῆς</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmeqa">ποιησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fmaios">Τίμαιος</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flipen:">ἀπέλιπεν·</w>
<w lemma="e%29pidramo%2Fntes">ἐπιδραμόντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kefalaiwdw%3Ds">κεφαλαιωδῶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhn">Λιβύην</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnwn">μόνων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%3Dnos">κἀκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="pepoi%2Fhtai">πεποίηται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fan">ἱστορίαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ft%27">ὅτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Flqomen">ἀνήλθομεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnos">Καρχηδόνος</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fa%7C">Μακεδονίᾳ</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aspartia%2Fths">Σπαρτιάτης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffugen">ἔφυγεν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fa%7C">Συρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="diede%2Fdekto">διεδέδεκτο</w>, <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgupton">Αἴγυπτον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="klhqei%5Cs">κληθεὶς</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopa%2Ftwr">Φιλοπάτωρ</w>,
<w lemma="e%29phggeila%2Fmeqa">ἐπηγγειλάμεθα</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rca%2Fmenoi">ἀρξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="o%29lumpia%5Cs">ὀλυμπιὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29na%2Fth">ἐνάτη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="triakosth%5C">τριακοστὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn">ἑκατόν</w>, <w lemma="die%2Fcimen">διέξιμεν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="koina%5Cs">κοινὰς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhs">οἰκουμένης</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>, <w lemma="perigra%2Ffontes">περιγράφοντες</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29lumpia%2Fdas">ὀλυμπιάδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diairou%3Dntes">διαιροῦντες</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftos">ἔτος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugkri%2Fnontes">συγκρίνοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="parabolh%3Ds">παραβολῆς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="katallh%2Flous">καταλλήλους</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdo%2Fnos">Καρχηδόνος</w> <w lemma="a%28lw%2Fsews">ἁλώσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29isqmo%5Cn">Ἰσθμὸν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasta%2Fsews">ἀποκαταστάσεως</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ka%2Flliston">κάλλιστον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffamen">ἔφαμεν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%29felimw%2Ftaton">ὠφελιμώτατον</w> <w lemma="perigene%2Fsqai">περιγενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="filomaqou%3Dsi:">φιλομαθοῦσι·</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gnw%3Dnai">γνῶναι</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fni">τίνι</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnei">γένει</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="e%29pikrathqe%2Fnta">ἐπικρατηθέντα</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpanta">ἅπαντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhn">οἰκουμένην</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpese">ἔπεσε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="eu%28ri%2Fsketai">εὑρίσκεται</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitetelesme%2Fnwn">ἐπιτετελεσμένων</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fpetai">λείπεται</w> <w lemma="diasafh%3Dsai">διασαφῆσαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="perieilhmme%2Fnous">περιειλημμένους</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fas">ἱστορίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblwn">βύβλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29riqmo%5Cn">ἀριθμὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="pragmatei%2Fas">πραγματείας</w>.
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<head>Diaeus Becomes Strategus</head>Critolaus the Achaean Strategus being dead, and the law<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note11">On the death of Critolaus (spring of B. C. 146) Diaeus succeeds as Strategus.</note>providing that, in case of such an event befalling the existing Strategus, the Strategus of the previous year should succeed to the office until the regular congress of the league should meet, it fell to Diaeus to conduct the business of the league and take the head of affairs. Accordingly, after sending forward some troops to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megara&groupId=746&placeId=1361">Megara</a>,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note12">4000 under Alcamenes,<bibl n="Paus. 7.15.8" default="NO" valid="yes">Pausan. 7.15.8</bibl>.</note>he went himself to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>; and from that place sent a circular letter to all the towns ordering them to set free their slaves who were of military age, and who had been born and brought up in their houses, and send them furnished with arms to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note13">He orders the arming of 10,000 slaves,</note>He assigned the numbers to be furnished by the several towns quite at random and without any regard to equality, just as he did everything else. Those who had not the requisite number of home-bred slaves were to fill up the quota imposed on each town from other slaves.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note14">a special contribution by the rich,</note>But seeing that the public poverty was very great, owing to the war with the Lacedaemonians, he compelled the richer classes, men and women alike, to make promises of money and furnish separate contributions.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note15">and a general levy of the freemen of military age.</note>At the same time he ordered a levy<foreign lang="fr">en masse</foreign>at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> of all men of military age. The result of these measures was that every city was full of confusion, commotion, and despair: they deemed those fortunate who had already perished in the war, and pitied those who were now starting to take part in it; and everybody was in tears as though they foresaw only too well what was going to happen. They were especially annoyed at the insolent demeanour and neglect of their duties on the part of the slaves,—airs which they assumed as having been recently liberated, or, in the case of others, because they were excited<pb n="532" />by the prospect of freedom. Moreover the men were compelled to make their contribution contrary to their own views, according to the property they were reputed to possess; while the women had to do so, by taking the ornaments of their own persons or of their children, to what seemed deliberately meant for their destruction.
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