<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnhn">Μεσσήνην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffqeire">ἔφθειρε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="dusmenikw%3Ds">δυσμενικῶς</w>, <w lemma="qumw%3D%7C">θυμῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="logismw%3D%7C">λογισμῷ</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos:">χρώμενος·</w>
<w lemma="h%29%2Flpize">ἤλπιζε</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29moi%5C">ἐμοὶ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w>, <w lemma="bla%2Fptwn">βλάπτων</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpot%27">οὐδέποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ganakth%2Fsein">ἀγανακτήσειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="mish%2Fsein">μισήσειν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxontas">πάσχοντας</w>.
<w lemma="proh%2Fxqhn">προήχθην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prote%2Fras">προτέρας</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblou">βύβλου</w> <w lemma="safe%2Fsteron">σαφέστερον</w> <w lemma="e%29chgh%2Fsasqai">ἐξηγήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnas">εἰρημένας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="suggrafe%2Fwn">συγγραφέων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w> <w lemma="paraleloipe%2Fnai">παραλελοιπέναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="mona%2Frxous">μονάρχους</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%28marti%2Fa%7C">ἁμαρτίᾳ</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Fbeian">ἀσέβειαν</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fan">παρανομίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon">τοὐναντίον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%29pai%2Fnw%7C">ἐπαίνῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katorqw%2Fmati">κατορθώματι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fna">πεπραγμένα</w> <w lemma="diasafei%3Dn">διασαφεῖν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pepoihko%2Ftas">πεποιηκότας</w> <w lemma="i%29dei%3Dn">ἰδεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffontas">γράφοντας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fas">ἱστορίας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunta%2Fceis">συντάξεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29gkwmi%2Fou">ἐγκωμίου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29gw%5C">ἐγὼ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="loidorei%3Dn">λοιδορεῖν</w> <w lemma="yeudw%3Ds">ψευδῶς</w> <w lemma="fhmi">φημι</w> <w lemma="dei%3Dn">δεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="mona%2Frxous">μονάρχους</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gkwmia%2Fzein">ἐγκωμιάζειν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="sumbe%2Fbhke">συμβέβηκε</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29ko%2Flouqon">ἀκόλουθον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="progegramme%2Fnois">προγεγραμμένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fponta">πρέποντα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstwn">ἑκάστων</w> <w lemma="proaire%2Fsesi">προαιρέσεσι</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="e%29farmo%2Fzein">ἐφαρμόζειν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="eu%29mare%2Fs">εὐμαρές</w>, <w lemma="pra%3Dcai">πρᾶξαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="dusxere%5Cs">δυσχερὲς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flas">ποικίλας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="diaqe%2Fseis">διαθέσεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fseis">περιστάσεις</w>, <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkontes">εἴκοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpoi">ἄνθρωποι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffein">γράφειν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnantai">δύνανται</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="faino%2Fmenon">φαινόμενον</w>. <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tisi%5C">τισὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="suggnw%2Fmhn">συγγνώμην</w> <w lemma="dote%2Fon">δοτέον</w>,
<w lemma="e%29ni%2Fois">ἐνίοις</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dote%2Fon">δοτέον</w>.
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<head>Other Inventions of Archimedes</head>Other machines which he invented were directed against storming parties, who, advancing under the protection of penthouses, were secured by them from being hurt by missiles shot through the walls. Against these he either shot stones big enough to drive the marines from the prow; or let down an iron hand swung on a chain, by which the man who guided the crane, having fastened on some part of the prow where he could get a hold, pressed down the lever of the machine inside the wall; and when he had thus lifted the prow and made the vessel rest upright on its stern, he fastened the lever of his machine so that it could not be moved; and then suddenly slackened the hand and chain by means of a rope and pulley. The result was that many of the vessels heeled over and fell on their sides: some completely capsized; while the greater number, by their prows coming down suddenly from a height, dipped low in the sea, shipped a great quantity of water, and became a scene of the utmost confusion. Though reduced almost to despair by these baffling inventions of Archimedes, and though he saw that all his attempts were repulsed by the garrison with mockery on their part and loss to himself, Marcellus could not yet refrain from making a joke at his own expense, saying that "Archimedes was using his ships to ladle out the sea-water, but that his 'harps' not having been invited to the party were buffeted and turned out with disgrace." Such was the end of the attempt at storming <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syracuse&groupId=994&placeId=1753">Syracuse</a> by sea.
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