<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="logogra%2Ffwn">λογογράφων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="katastrofh%3Ds">καταστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ierwnu%2Fmou">Ἱερωνύμου</w> <w lemma="gegrafo%2Ftwn">γεγραφότων</w> <w lemma="polu%2Fn">πολύν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="pepoi%2Fhntai">πεποίηνται</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollh%2Fn">πολλήν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="diate%2Fqeintai">διατέθεινται</w> <w lemma="teratei%2Fan">τερατείαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29chgou%2Fmenoi">ἐξηγούμενοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmena">γενόμενα</w> <w lemma="shmei%3Da">σημεῖα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29tuxi%2Fas">ἀτυχίας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakosi%2Fwn">Συρακοσίων</w>,
<w lemma="tragw%7Cdou%3Dntes">τραγῳδοῦντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="w%29mo%2Fthta">ὠμότητα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpwn">τρόπων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Fbeian">ἀσέβειαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Flogon">παράλογον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="katastrofh%5Cn">καταστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntwn">συμβάντων</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Flarin">Φάλαριν</w> <w lemma="mh%2Ft%27">μήτ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollo%2Fdwron">Ἀπολλόδωρον</w> <w lemma="mh%2Ft%27">μήτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllon">ἄλλον</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannon">τύραννον</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="pikro%2Fteron">πικρότερον</w>.
<w lemma="kai%2Ftoi">καίτοι</w> <w lemma="pai%3Ds">παῖς</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dta">εἶτα</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dnas">μῆνας</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="triw%3Dn">τριῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="biw%2Fsas">βιώσας</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="e%29streblw%3Dsqai">ἐστρεβλῶσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="%2Asurakosi%2Fwn">Συρακοσίων</w> <w lemma="a%29pekta%2Fnqai">ἀπεκτάνθαι</w> <w lemma="dunato%2Fn">δυνατόν</w>, <w lemma="u%28perbolh%5Cn">ὑπερβολὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fas">παρανομίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parhllagme%2Fnhn">παρηλλαγμένην</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Fbeian">ἀσέβειαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Fs">εἰκός</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="ei%29kai%3Don">εἰκαῖον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fnomon">παράνομον</w> <w lemma="fate%2Fon">φατέον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgkrisin">σύγκρισιν</w> <w lemma="a%29kte%2Fon">ἀκτέον</w> <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="tura%2Fnnwn">τυράννων</w>.
<w lemma="a%29lla%2F">ἀλλά</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dsin">δοκοῦσιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffontes">γράφοντες</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="u%28poqe%2Fseis">ὑποθέσεις</w> <w lemma="eu%29perilh%2Fptous">εὐπεριλήπτους</w> <w lemma="u%28posth%2Fswntai">ὑποστήσωνται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stena%2Fs">στενάς</w>, <w lemma="ptwxeu%2Fontes">πτωχεύοντες</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29nagka%2Fzesqai">ἀναγκάζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="mikra%5C">μικρὰ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="mhde%5C">μηδὲ</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhs">μνήμης</w> <w lemma="a%29ci%2Fwn">ἀξίων</w> <w lemma="pollou%2Fs">πολλούς</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="diati%2Fqesqai">διατίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>. <w lemma="e%29%2Fnioi">ἔνιοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29krisi%2Fan">ἀκρισίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29mpi%2Fptousin">ἐμπίπτουσιν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%2Fsw%7C">ὅσῳ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="eu%29logw%2Fteron">εὐλογώτερον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29naplhrou%3Dnta">ἀναπληροῦντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblous">βύβλους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pimetrou%3Dnta">ἐπιμετροῦντα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dihgh%2Fsews">διηγήσεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ie%2Frwna">Ἱέρωνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Flwna">Γέλωνα</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqoito">διάθοιτο</w>, <w lemma="parei%5Cs">παρεὶς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ierw%2Fnumon">Ἱερώνυμον</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="filhko%2Fois">φιληκόοις</w> <w lemma="h%28di%2Fwn">ἡδίων</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="filomaqou%3Dsi">φιλομαθοῦσι</w>
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<head>Fall of Heronymus</head>Some of the historians who have described the fall of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note10">Fall of Hieronymus, B. C. 214.</note>Hieronymus have written at great length and in terms of mysterious solemnity. They tell us of prodigies preceding his coming to the throne, and of the misfortunes of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syracuse&groupId=994&placeId=1753">Syracuse</a>. They describe in dramatic language the cruelty of his character and the impiety of his actions; and crown all with the sudden and terrible nature of the circumstances attending his fall. One would think from their description that neither Phalaris, nor Apollodorus, nor any other tyrant was ever fiercer than he. Yet he was a mere boy when he succeeded to power, and only lived thirteen months after. In this space of time it is possible that one or two men may have been put to the rack, or certain of his friends, or other Syracusan citizens, put to death; but it is improbable that his tyranny could have been extravagantly wicked, or his impiety outrageous. It must be confessed that he was reckless and unscrupulous in disposition; still we cannot compare him with either of the tyrants I have named. The fact is that those who write the histories of particular episodes,<pb n="514" />having undertaken limited and narrow themes, appear to me to be compelled from poverty of matter to exaggerate insignificant incidents, and to speak at inordinate length on subjects that scarcely deserve to be recorded at all. There are some, too, who fall into a similar mistake from mere want of judgment. With how much more reason might the space employed on these descriptions,—which they use merely to fill up and spin out their books,—have been devoted to Hiero and Gelo, without mentioning Hieronymus at all! It would have given greater pleasure to readers and more instruction to students.
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