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Book 8 - Chapter 24

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<head lang="la">V. Res Italiae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Ataranti%3Dnoi">Ταραντῖνοι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29daimoni%2Fas">εὐδαιμονίας</w> <w lemma="u%28perh%2Ffanon">ὑπερήφανον</w> <w lemma="e%29pekale%2Fsanto">ἐπεκαλέσαντο</w> <w lemma="%2Apu%2Frron">Πύρρον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirw%2Fthn:">Ἠπειρώτην·</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsa">πᾶσα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fa">ἐλευθερία</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fas">ἐξουσίας</w> <w lemma="poluxroni%2Fou">πολυχρονίου</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="ko%2Fron">κόρον</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%2Fpeita">κἄπειτα</w> <w lemma="zhtei%3D">ζητεῖ</w> <w lemma="despo%2Fthn:">δεσπότην·</w> <w lemma="tuxou%3Dsa%2F">τυχοῦσά</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="misei%3D">μισεῖ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="fai%2Fnesqai">φαίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dron">χεῖρον</w> <w lemma="metabolh%2Fn:">μεταβολήν·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Ataranti%2Fnois">Ταραντίνοις</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Exc. Vat. p. 374 M. 27, 2 H. 23.</foreign><w lemma="pa%3Dsa">πᾶσα</w> — <foreign lang="la">26.</foreign><w lemma="misei%3D">μισεῖ</w> <foreign lang="la">etiam cod. Urb. fol. 114 extr. margo.</foreign>]
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="krei%3Dtton">κρεῖττον</w> <w lemma="fai%2Fnetai">φαίνεται</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntos">παρόντος</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Exc. Vat. p. 375 M. 27, 8 H.</foreign>]
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aprospeso%2Fntwn">Προσπεσόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Franta">Τάραντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqouri%2Fous">Θουρίους</w>, <w lemma="h%29gana%2Fktei">ἠγανάκτει</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w>. [<foreign lang="la">Suidas v.</foreign><w lemma="%2Aprospeso%2Fntwn">Προσπεσόντων</w>.]
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ato%5C">Τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29codei%2Fan">ἐξοδείαν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsantes">ὁρμήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantes">συνεγγίσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3D%7C">παρεμβολῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="nukto%2Fs">νυκτός</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Flloi">ἄλλοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="sugkaqe%2Fntes">συγκαθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="u%28lw%2Fdh">ὑλώδη</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28do%5Cn">ὁδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinan">ἔμειναν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilh%2Fmenos">Φιλήμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkwn">Νίκων</w> <w lemma="prosh%3Dlqon">προσῆλθον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fkwn">φυλάκων</w> <w lemma="e%29pilabome%2Fnwn">ἐπιλαβομένων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fgonto">ἀνήγοντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntes">εἰπόντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="po%2Fqen">πόθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnes">τίνες</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="dhlou%3Dntes">δηλοῦντες</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="qe%2Flousi">θέλουσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3D%7C">στρατηγῷ</w> <w lemma="summi%3Dcai">συμμῖξαι</w>.
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<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="e%29panaxqe%2Fntes">ἐπαναχθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flesqai">βούλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dialexqh%3Dnai">διαλεχθῆναι</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="prosdecame%2Fnou">προσδεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29pelogi%2Fzonto">ἀπελογίζοντο</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fda">πατρίδα</w>, <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flas">ποικίλας</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="kathgori%2Fas">κατηγορίας</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3Dn">δοκεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29lo%2Fgws">ἀλόγως</w> <w lemma="e%29mbai%2Fnein">ἐμβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnhn">ὑποκειμένην</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w>.
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<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="e%29paine%2Fsas">ἐπαινέσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenos">ἀποδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w>, <w lemma="suntaca%2Fmenos">συνταξάμενος</w> <w lemma="paragi%2Fnesqai">παραγίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summignu%2Fnai">συμμιγνύναι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fxos">τάχος</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuse">ἐκέλευσε</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dta">πρῶτα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29celasqe%2Fntwn">ἐξελασθέντων</w> <w lemma="prwi+%5C">πρωῒ</w> <w lemma="qremma%2Ftwn">θρεμμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w>, <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fsxwsi">ἀπόσχωσι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="perielasame%2Fnous">περιελασαμένους</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarsw%3Ds">εὐθαρσῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29palla%2Fttesqai:">ἀπαλλάττεσθαι·</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="melh%2Fsein">μελήσειν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29nastrofh%5Cn">ἀναστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polupragmonh%3Dsai">πολυπραγμονῆσαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskous">νεανίσκους</w>, <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnois">ἐκείνοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fzein">παρασκευάζειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="poli%2Ftas">πολίτας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="krati%2Fstou">κρατίστου</w> <w lemma="poioume%2Fnois">ποιουμένοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="lh%7Cstei%2Fas">λῃστείας</w> <w lemma="e%29co%2Fdous">ἐξόδους</w>.
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<w lemma="praca%2Fntwn">πραξάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkwna">Νίκωνα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraggelqe%2Fn">παραγγελθέν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="perixarh%5Cs">περιχαρὴς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%3Ds">ἀφορμῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29peilh%3Dfqai">ἐπειλῆφθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnhn">προκειμένην</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%2Fn">ἐπιβολήν</w>,
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilh%2Fmenon">Φιλήμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="parw%2Frmhnto">παρώρμηντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fban">Ἀννίβαν</w> <w lemma="hu%28rhke%2Fnai">ηὑρηκέναι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqumon">πρόθυμον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w> <w lemma="dayi%2Fleian">δαψίλειαν</w> <w lemma="i%28kanh%5Cn">ἱκανὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="pareskeuake%2Fnai">παρεσκευακέναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fous">ἰδίους</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29podo%2Fmenoi">ἀποδόμενοι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29wxou%2Fmenoi">εὐωχούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29pisteu%2Fonto">ἐπιστεύοντο</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Ataranti%2Fnois">Ταραντίνοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zhlwta%5Cs">ζηλωτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxon">ἔσχον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgous">ὀλίγους</w>.
<head>The Gallic King, Cauarus</head>Cauarus, king of the Gauls in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thrace&groupId=1030&placeId=509">Thrace</a>, was of a truly<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note37">Cauarus, king of the Gauls, settled on the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hellespont&groupId=620&placeId=1141">Hellespont</a>. See<ref target="b4c46" targOrder="U">4, 46</ref>and<ref target="b4c52" targOrder="U">52</ref>.</note>royal and high-minded disposition, and gave the merchants sailing into the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pontus&groupId=910&placeId=1634">Pontus</a> great protection, and rendered the Byzantines important services in their wars with the Thracians and Bithynians. . . .This king, so excellent in other respects, was corrupted by a flatterer named Sostratus, who was a Chalchedonian by birth. . . .