<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qaumazo%2Fntwn">θαυμαζόντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w>. <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akraganti%2Fnwn">Ἀκραγαντίνων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frei">διαφέρει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthta">ὀχυρότητα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ka%2Fllos">κάλλος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%2Fn">κατασκευήν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fktistai">ἔκτισται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="o%29ktwkai%2Fdeka">ὀκτωκαίδεκα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fois">σταδίοις</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mhdeno%5Cs">μηδενὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29moi%2Frous">ἀμοίρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="xrhsi%2Fmwn:">χρησίμων·</w>
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fbolos">περίβολος</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsei">φύσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3D%7C">κατασκευῇ</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="h%29sfa%2Flistai">ἠσφάλισται</w>.
<w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Ftras">πέτρας</w> <w lemma="a%29kroto%2Fmou">ἀκροτόμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perirrw%3Dgos">περιρρῶγος</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tofuou%3Ds">αὐτοφυοῦς</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xeiropoih%2Ftou">χειροποιήτου</w>, <w lemma="perie%2Fxetai">περιέχεται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="potamoi%3Ds:">ποταμοῖς·</w>
<w lemma="r%28ei%3D">ῥεῖ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="no%2Ftion">νότιον</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="sunw%2Fnumos">συνώνυμος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fseis">δύσεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fba">λίβα</w> <w lemma="tetramme%2Fnhn">τετραμμένην</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuo%2Fmenos">προσαγορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fuyas">Ὕψας</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkra">ἄκρα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Frkeitai">ὑπέρκειται</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5Cs">αὐτὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="qerina%5Cs">θερινὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29natola%2Fs">ἀνατολάς</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcwqen">ἔξωθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="a%29prosi%2Ftw%7C">ἀπροσίτῳ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fraggi">φάραγγι</w> <w lemma="periexome%2Fnh">περιεχομένη</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousa">ἔχουσα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsodon">πρόσοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="korufh%3Ds">κορυφῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhna%3Ds">Ἀθηνᾶς</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%5Cn">ἱερὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fktistai">ἔκτισται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adio%5Cs">Διὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ataburi%2Fou">Ἀταβυρίου</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois:">Ῥοδίοις·</w>
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akra%2Fgantos">Ἀκράγαντος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="a%29pw%7Ckisme%2Fnhs">ἀπῳκισμένης</w>, <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="qeo%5Cs">θεὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="proshgori%2Fan">προσηγορίαν</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w>.
<w lemma="keko%2Fsmhtai">κεκόσμηται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="megaloprepw%3Ds">μεγαλοπρεπῶς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="naoi%3Ds">ναοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stoai%3Ds">στοαῖς</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Adio%5Cs">Διὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29olumpi%2Fou">Ὀλυμπίου</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="pante%2Fleian">παντέλειαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Flhfe">εἴληφε</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28poi%2Fou">ὁποίου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fpesqai">λείπεσθαι</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="w%29noma%2Fsqai">ὠνομάσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akra%2Fghs">Ἀκράγης</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fgewn">εὔγεων</w>. <w lemma="%2A%29aga%2Fqurna">Ἀγάθυρνα</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fas">Σικελίας</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fth%7C">ἀνάτῃ</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkos">Μάρκος</w> <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeisen">ἔπεισεν</w> <w lemma="e%29kxwrei%3Dn">ἐκχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnontas">λαμβάνοντας</w> <w lemma="me%2Ftrhma">μέτρημα</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rhgi%2Fnwn">Ῥηγίνων</w> <w lemma="porqei%3Dn">πορθεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Abrettianh%2Fn">Βρεττιανήν</w>, <w lemma="kuri%2Fous">κυρίους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fas">πολεμίας</w> <w lemma="w%29felhqw%3Dsi">ὠφεληθῶσι</w>.
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<head>Agrigentum</head>The city of Agrigentum is not only superior to most<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note55">Agrigentum taken by Marcus Valerius Laevinus, late in the year B. C. 210,<cit><quote lang="la">jam magna parte anni circumacta.</quote><bibl n="Liv. 26.40" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 26, 40</bibl></cit>.</note>cities in the particulars I have mentioned, but above all in beauty and elaborate ornamentation. It stands within eighteen stades of the sea, so that it participates in every advantage from that quarter; while its circuit of fortification is particularly strong both by nature and art. For its wall is placed on a rock, steep and precipitous, on one side naturally; on the other made so artificially. And it is enclosed by rivers: for along the south side runs the river of the same name as the town, and along the west and south-west side the river called Hypsas. The citadel overlooks the city exactly at the south-east, girt on the outside by an impassable ravine, and on the inside with only one approach from the town. On the top of it is a temple of Athene and of Zeus Atabyrius as at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>: for as Agrigentum was founded by the Rhodians, it is natural that this deity should have the same appellation as at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>. The city is sumptuously adorned in other respects also with temples and colonnades. The temple of Zeus Olympius is still unfinished, but in its plan and dimensions it seems to be inferior to no temple whatever in all Greece. . . .Marcus Valerius persuaded these refugees,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note56">The treatment of the refugees and desperadoes who had collected at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Agathyrna&groupId=301&placeId=593">Agathyrna</a> in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>. See<bibl n="Liv. 26.40" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 26, 40</bibl><foreign lang="la">fin.</foreign></note>on giving them a pledge for the security of their lives, to leave <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a> and go to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, on condition that they should receive pay from the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhegium&groupId=927&placeId=1659">Rhegium</a> for plundering Bruttium, and retain all booty obtained from hostile territory. . . .
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