to\n *ai)mili/wn oi)=kon e)n *(rw/mh| tw=n eu)patridw=n gegone/nai kai\ palaiw=n oi( plei=stoi suggrafei=s o(mologou=sin. o(/ti d' o( prw=tos au)tw=n kai\ tw=| ge/nei th/n e)pwnumi/an a)polipw\n *ma/merkos h)=n, *puqago/rou pai=s tou= sofou=, di' ai(muli/an lo/gou kai\ xa/rin *ai)mi/lios prosagoreuqei/s, ei)rh/kasin e)/nioi tw=n *puqago/ra| th/n *noma= tou= basile/ws pai/deusin a)naqe/ntwn. oi( me\n ou)=n plei=stoi tw=n ei)s do/can a)po\ th=s oi)ki/as tau/ths proelqo/ntwn di' a)reth\n, h(\n e)zh/lwsan, eu)tu/xhsan, *leuki/ou de\ *pau/lou to\ peri\ *ka/nnas a)tu/xhma th/n te fro/nhsin a(/ma kai\ th/n a)ndrei/an e)/deicen. w(s ga\r ou)k e)/peise to\n suna/rxonta kwlu/wn ma/xesqai, tou= me\n a)gw=nos a)/kwn mete/sxen au)tw=|, th=s de\ fugh=s ou)k e)koinw/nhsen, a)lla\ tou= suna/yantos to\n ki/ndunon e)gkatalipo/ntos au)to\s e(stw\s kai\ maxo/menos toi=s polemi/ois e)teleu/thse.

tou/tou quga/thr me\n *ai)mili/a *skhpi/wni tw=| mega/lw| sunw/|khsen, ui(o\s de\ *pau=los *ai)mi/lios, peri\ ou(= ta/de gra/fetai, gegonw\s e)n h(liki/a| kata\ kairo\n a)nqou=nta do/cais kai\ a)retai=s e)pifanesta/twn a)ndrw=n kai\ megi/stwn, die/lamyen, ou) tau)ta\ toi=s eu)dokimou=si to/te ne/ois e)pithdeu/mata zhlw/sas, ou)de\ th/n au)th\n o(do\n a)p' a)rxh=s poreuqei/s. ou)/te ga\r lo/gon h)/skei peri\ di/kas, a)spasmou/s te kai\ deciw/seis kai\ filofrosu/nas, ai(=s u(potre/xontes oi( polloi\ to\n dh=mon e)ktw=nto qerapeutikoi\ kai\ spoudai=oi geno/menoi, panta/pasin e)ce/lipe, pro\s ou)de/teron a)fuw=s e)/xwn, w(s d' e(kate/rou krei/ttona th/n a)p' a)ndrei/as kai\ dikaiosu/nhs kai\ pi/stews do/can au(tw=| peripoiou/menos, oi(=s eu)qu\s die/fere tw=n kaq' h(liki/an.

prw/thn gou=n tw=n e)pifanw=n a)rxw=n a)goranomi/an metelqw/n proekri/qh dekaduoi=n a)ndrw=n sunapograyame/nwn, ou(\s u(/steron a(/pantas u(pateu=sai le/gousi. geno/menos d' i(ereu\s tw=n au)gou/rwn prosagoreuome/nwn, ou(\s th=s a)p' o)rni/qwn kai\ dioshmeiw=n a)podeiknu/ousi *(rwmai=oi mantikh=s e)pisko/pous kai\ fu/lakas, ou(/tw prose/sxe toi=s patrw/|ois e)/qesi kai\ kateno/hse th\n tw=n palaiw=n peri\ to\ qei=on eu)la/beian w(/ste timh/n tina dokou=san ei)=nai kai\ zhloume/nhn a)/llws e(/neka do/chs th\n i(erwsu/nhn tw=n a)krota/twn mi/an a)pofh=nai texnw=n, kai\ marturh=sai toi=s filoso/fois, o(/soi th\n eu)se/beian w(ri/santo qerapei/as qew=n e)pisth/mhn ei)=nai. pa/nta ga\r e)dra=to met' e)mpeiri/as u(p' au)tou= kai\ spoudh=s, sxolh\n tw=n a)/llwn a)/gontos o(/te gi/gnoito pro\s tou/tw|, kai\ paralei/pontos ou)de\n ou)de\ kainotomou=ntos, a)lla\ kai\ toi=s suniereu=sin a)ei\ kai\ peri\ tw=n mikrw=n diaferome/nou, kai\ dida/skontos w(s ei) to\ qei=on eu)/kolo/n tis h(gei=tai kai\ a)memfe\s ei)=nai tw=n a)meleiw=n, a)lla\ th=| ge po/lei xalepo\n h( peri\ tau=ta suggnw/mh kai\ paro/rasis: ou)dei\s ga\r e)c a)rxh=s eu)qu\s mega/lw| paranomh/mati kinei= politei/an, a)lla\ kai\ th\n tw=n meizo/nwn froura\n katalu/ousin oi( proi+e/menoi th\n e)n toi=s mikroi=s a)kri/beian.

o(/moion de\ kai\ tw=n stratiwtikw=n e)qw=n te kai\ patri/wn e)cetasth\n kai\ fu/laka parei=xen e(auto/n, ou) dhmagwgw=n e)n tw=| strathgei=n, ou)d', w(/sper oi( plei=stoi to/te, deute/ras a)rxa\s tai=s prw/tais mnw/menos dia\ tou= xari/zesqai kai\ pra=|os ei)=nai toi=s a)rxome/nois, a)ll' w(/sper i(ereu\s a)/llwn o)rgi/wn deinw=n, tw=n peri\ ta\s stratei/as e)qw=n e)chgou/menos e(/kasta, kai\ fobero\s w)\n toi=s a)peiqou=si kai\ parabai/nousin, w)/rqou th\n patri/da, mikrou= dei=n pa/rergon h(gou/menos to\ nika=n tou\s polemi/ous tou= paideu/ein tou\s poli/tas.

susta/ntos de\ tou= pro\s *)anti/oxon to\n me/gan pole/mou toi=s *(rwmai/ois, kai\ tw=n h(gemonikwta/twn a)ndrw=n tetramme/nwn pro\s e)kei=non, a)/llos a)po\ th=s e(spe/ras a)ne/sth po/lemos, e)n *)ibhri/a|, kinhma/twn mega/lwn genome/nwn, e)pi\ tou=ton o( *ai)mi/lios e)cepe/mfqh strathgo/s, ou)x e(\c e)/xwn pele/keis, o(/sous e)/xousin oi( strathgou=ntes, a)lla\ proslabw\n e(te/rous tosou/tous, w(/ste th=s a)rxh=s u(patiko\n gene/sqai to\ a)ci/wma, ma/xh| me\n ou)=n di\s e)k parata/cews e)ni/khse tou\s barba/rous, peri\ trismuri/ous a)nelw/n, kai\ dokei= to\ kato/rqwma th=s strathgi/as perifanw=s gene/sqai, xwri/wn eu)fui+/a| kai\ potamou= tinos diaba/sei r(a|stw/nhn parasxo/ntos au)tou= pro\s to\ ni/khma toi=s stratiw/tais: po/leis de\ penth/konta kai\ diakosi/as e)xeirw/sato decame/nas au)to\n e(kousi/ws, ei)rh/nh| de\ kai\ pi/stei sunhrmosme/nhn a)polipw\n th\n e)parxi/an ei)s *(rw/mhn e)panh=lqen, ou)de\ draxmh=| mia=| gegonw\s eu)porw/teros a)po\ th=s stratei/as. h)=n de\ kai\ peri\ ta)=lla xrhmatisth\s a)rgo/teros, eu)da/panos de\ kai\ a)feidh\s e)k tw=n u(parxo/ntwn, ou) polla\ d' h)=n, a)lla\ kai\ fernh=s o)feilome/nhs th=| gunaiki\ meta\ to\n qa/naton au)tou= gli/sxrws e)ch/rkesen.

e)/ghme de\ *papiri/an, a)ndro\s u(patikou= *ma/swnos qugate/ra, kai\ xro/non sunoikh/sas polu\n a)fh=ke to\n ga/mon, kai/per e)c au)th=s kallitekno/tatos geno/menos: au(/th ga\r h)=n h( to\n kleino/taton au)tw=| *skhpi/wna tekou=sa kai\ *ma/cimon *fa/bion. ai)ti/a de\ gegramme/nh th=s diasta/sews ou)k h)=lqen ei)s h(ma=s, a)ll' e)/oiken a)lhqh/s tis ei)=nai lo/gos peri\ ga/mou lu/sews geno/menos, w(s a)nh\r *(rwmai=os a)pepe/mpeto gunai=ka, tw=n de\ fi/lwn nouqetou/ntwn au)to/n, ou)xi\ sw/frwn; ou)k eu)/morfos; ou)xi\ paidopoio/s; protei/nas to\ u(po/dhma (ka/ltion au)to\ *(rwmai=oi kalou=sin' ei)=pen ou)k eu)preph\s ou(=tos; ou) neourgh/s; a)ll' ou)k a)\n ei)dei/h tis u(mw=n kaq' o(/ ti qli/betai me/ros ou(mo\s pou/s. tw=| ga\r o)/nti mega/lai me\n a(marti/ai kai\ a)napeptame/nai gunai=kas a)ndrw=n a)/llas a)ph/llacan, ta\ d' e)/k tinos a)hdi/as kai\ dusarmosti/as h)qw=n mikra\ kai\ pukna\ proskrou/smata, lanqa/nonta tou\s a)/llous, a)perga/zetai ta\s a)nhke/stous e)n tai=s sumbiw/sesin a)llotrio/thtas.

o( de\ ou)=n *ai)mi/lios a)pallagei\s th=s *papiri/as e(te/ran h)ga/geto: kai\ du/o pai=das a)/rrenas tekou/shs tou/tous me\n e)pi\ th=s oi)ki/as ei)=xe, tou\s de\ prote/rous ei)sepoi/hsen oi)/kois toi=s megi/stois kai\ ge/nesi toi=s e)pifanesta/tois, to\n me\n presbu/teron tw=| *maci/mou *fabi/ou tou= penta/kis u(pateu/santos, to\n de\ new/teron *)afrikanou= *skhpi/wnos ui(o\s a)neyio\n o)/nta qe/menos *skhpi/wna proshgo/reuse. tw=n de\ qugate/rwn tw=n *ai)mili/ou th\n me\n o( *ka/twnos ui(o\s e)/ghme, th\n de\ *ai)/lios *toube/rwn, a)nh\r a)/ristos kai\ megaloprepe/stata *(rwmai/wn peni/a| xrhsa/menos. h)=san ga\r e(kkai/deka suggenei=s, *ai)/lioi pa/ntes: oi)ki/dion de\ pa/nu mikro\n h)=n au)toi=s, kai\ xwri/dion e(\n h)/rkei pa=si, mi/an e(sti/an ne/mousi meta\ pai/dwn pollw=n kai\ gunaikw=n, e)n ai(=s kai\ h( *ai)mili/ou tou=de quga/thr h)=n di\s u(pateu/santos kai\ di\s qriambeu/santos, ou)k ai)sxunome/nh th\n peni/an tou= a)ndro/s, a)lla\ qauma/zousa th\n a)reth\n di' h(\n pe/nhs h)=n. oi( de\ nu=n a)delfoi\ kai\ suggenei=s, a)\n mh\ kli/masi kai\ potamoi=s kai\ diateixi/smasin o(ri/swsi ta\ koina/ kai\ pollh\n eu)ruxwri/an e)\n me/sw| la/bwsin a)p' a)llh/lwn, ou) pau/ontai diafero/menoi. tau=ta me\n ou)=n h( i(stori/a logi/zesqai kai\ parepiskopei=n di/dwsi toi=s sw/|zesqai boulome/nois.

o( de\ *ai)mi/lios u(/patos a)podeixqei\s e)stra/teusen e)pi\ tou\s paralpi/ous *li/guas, ou(\s e)/nioi kai/ *ligusti/nous o)noma/zousi, ma/ximon kai/ qumoeide\s e)/qnos, e)mpei/rws de\ polemei=n didasko/menon u(po\ *(rwmai/wn dia\ th\n geitni/asin. ta\ ga\r e)/sxata th=s *)itali/as kai/ katalh/gonta pro\s ta/s *)/alpeis au)tw=n te tw=n *)/alpewn ta\ kluzo/mena tw=| *turrhnikw=| pela/gei kai/ pro\s th\n *libu/hn a)ntai/ronta ne/montai, memigme/noi *gala/tais kai/ toi=s parali/ois *)ibh/rwn, to/te de\ kai/ th=s qala/tths a(ya/menoi ska/fesi peiratikoi=s a)fh|rou=nto kai/ perie/kopton ta/s e)mpori/as, a)/xri sthlw=n *(hraklei/wn a)naple/ontes, e)pio/ntos ou)=n tou= *ai)mili/ou tetrakismu/rioi geno/menoi to\ plh=qos u(pe/sthsan o( de\ tou\s su/mpantas o)ktakisxili/ous e)/xwn pentaplasi/ois ou)=sin au)toi=s sune/bale, kai/ treya/menos kai/ kataklei/sas ei)s ta\ tei/xh die/dwke lo/gon fila/nqrwpon kai/ sumbatiko/n ou) ga\r h)=n boulome/nois toi=s *(rwmai/ois panta/pasin e)kko/yai to\ *ligu/wn e)/qnos, w(/sper e(/rkos h)\ pro/bolon e)mpodw\n kei/menon toi=s *galatikoi=s kinh/masin e)paiwroume/nois a)ei\ peri\ th\n *)itali/an. pisteu/santes ou)=n tw=| *ai)mili/w| ta/s te nau=s kai/ ta/s po/leis e)nexei/risan. o( de\ ta/s me\n po/leis ou)de\n a)dikh/sas h)\ mo/non ta\ tei/xh perielw/n a)pe/dwke, ta/s de\ nau=s a(pa/sas a)fei/leto, kai/ ploi=on ou)de\n au)toi=s triska/lmou mei=zon a)pe/lipe: tou\s de\ h(lwko/tas u(p' au)tw=n kata\ gh=n h)\ kata\ qa/lattan a)nesw/sato pollou\s kai/ ce/nous kai\ *(rwmai/ous eu(reqe/ntas. e)kei/nh me\n ou)=n h( u(patei/a ta/s ei)rhme/nas pra/ceis e)pifanei=s e)/sxen.

u(/steron de\ polla/kis poih/sas fanero\n au(to\n au)=qis u(pateu=sai boulo/menon kai/ pote kai/ paraggei/las, w(s a)pe/tuxe kai/ parw/fqh, to\ loipo\n h(suxi/an ei)=xe, tw=n i(erw=n e)pimelou/menos kai/ tou\s pai=das a)skw=n th\n me\n e)pixw/rion paidei/an kai/ pa/trion w(/sper au)to\s h)/skhto, th\n de\ *(ellhnikh\n filotimo/teron. ou) ga\r mo/non grammatikoi\ kai/ sofistai\ kai/ r(h/tores, a)lla\ kai/ pla/stai kai/ zwgra/foi kai/ pw/lwn kai/ skula/kwn e)pista/tai kai/ dida/skaloi qh/ras *(/ellhnes h)=san peri\ tou\s neani/skous, o( de\ path/r, ei) mh/ ti dhmo/sion e)mpodw\n ei)/h, parh=n a)ei\ meletw=si kai/ gumnazome/nois, filotekno/tatos *(rwmai/wn geno/menos.

tw=n de\ dhmosi/wn pra/cewn kairo\s h)=n e)kei=nos to/te kaq' o(\n *persei= tw=| *makedo/nwn basilei= polemou=ntes e)n ai)ti/ais tou\s strathgou\s ei)=xon, w(s di' a)peiri/an kai\ a)tolmi/an ai)sxrw=s kai\ katagela/stws toi=s pra/gmasi xrwme/nous kai\ pa/sxontas kakw=s ma=llon h)\ poiou=ntas. a)/rti me\n ga\r *)anti/oxon to\n e)piklhqe/nta me/gan ei)/canta th=s a)/llhs *)asi/as u(pe\r to\n *tau=ron e)kbalo/ntes kai\ kataklei/santes ei)s *suri/an, e)pi\ muri/ois kai\ pentakisxili/ois tala/ntois a)gaph/santa ta\s dialu/seis, o)li/gw| de\ pro/sqen e)n *qessali/a| suntri/yantes *fi/lippon kai\ tou\s *(/ellhnas a)po\ *makedo/nwn e)leuqerw/santes, w(=| te basileu\s ou)dei\s parablhto\s ei)s to/lman h)\ du/namin, *)anni/ban katapolemh/santes, ou)k a)nekto\n h(gou=nto *persei= kaqa/per a)ntipa/lw| th=s *(rw/mhs i)/son fero/menoi sumpeple/xqai, polu\n h)/dh xro/non a)po\ tw=n leiya/nwn th=s patrw/|as h(/tths polemou=nti pro\s au)tou/s, a)gnoou=ntes o(/ti pollw=| th\n *makedo/nwn du/namin h(tthqei\s *fi/lippos e)rrwmeneste/ran kai\ maximwte/ran e)poi/hse. peri\ w(=n di/eimi braxe/ws a)/nwqen a)rca/menos.

*)anti/gonos me/giston dunhqei\s tw=n *)aleca/ndrou diado/xwn kai\ strathgw=n, kthsa/menos e(autw=| kai\ ge/nei th\n tou= basile/ws proshgori/an, ui(o/n e)/sxe *dhmh/trion, ou(= pai=s *)anti/gonos h)=n o( *gonata=s e)ponomasqei/s: tou/tou de\ *dhmh/trios, o(\s au)to/s te basileu/sas xro/non ou) polu/n, ui(o/n te pai=da th\n h(liki/an a)polipw\n *fi/lippon e)teleu/thse. dei/santes de\ th\n a)narxi/an oi( prw=toi *makedo/nwn *)anti/gonon e)pa/gontai tou= teqnhko/tos a)neyio\n o)/nta, kai\ sunoiki/santes au)tw=| th\n mhte/ra tou= *fili/ppou, prw=ton me\n e)pi/tropon kai\ strathgo/n, ei)=ta peirw/menoi metri/ou kai\ koinwfelou=s basile/a proshgo/reusan. e)peklh/qh de\ *dw/swn w(s e)paggeltiko\s, ou) telesiourgo\s de\ tw=n u(posxe/sewn, meta\ tou=ton basileu/sas o( *fi/lippos h)/nqhsen e)n toi=s ma/lista tw=n basile/wn e)/ti meira/kion w)\n, kai\ do/can e)/sxen w(s a)nasth/swn *makedoni/an ei)s to\ palaio\n a)ci/wma kai\ mo/nos e)pi\ pa/ntas h)/dh th\n *(rwmai/wn du/namin ai)rome/nhn kaqe/cwn. h(tthqei\s de\ mega/lh| ma/xh| peri\ *sko/toussan u(po\ *ti/tou *flamini/nou to/te me\n e)/pthce kai\ pa/nta ta\ kaq' e(auto\n e)pe/treye *(rwmai/ois, kai\ tuxw\n e)pitimh/sews metri/as h)ga/phsen. u(/steron de\ bare/ws fe/rwn, kai\ to\ basileu/ein xa/riti *(rwmai/wn h(gou/menos ai)xmalw/tou trufh\n a)gapw=ntos ei)=nai ma=llon h)\ fro/nhma kai\ qumo\n e)/xontos a)ndro/s, e)pei=xe tw=| pole/mw| th\n gnw/mhn kai\ suneta/tteto la/qra kai\ panou/rgws. tw=n ga\r po/lewn ta\s e)nodi/ous kai\ paraqalatti/ous a)sqenei=s genome/nas periorw=n kai\ u(perh/mous, w(s katafronei=sqai, pollh\n a)/nw sunh=ge du/namin, kai\ ta\ meso/geia xwri/a kai\ frou/ria kai\ po/leis o(/plwn kai\ xrhma/twn pollw=n kai\ swma/twn a)kmazo/ntwn e)mpeplhkw/s e)swma/skei to\n po/lemon kai\ sunei=xen w(/sper e)gkekrumme/non a)dh/lws, o(/plwn me\n ga\r a)rgou/ntwn a)pe/keinto trei=s muria/des, o)ktako/siai de\ si/tou medi/mnwn h)=san e)gkatw|kodomhme/nou toi=s tei/xesi, xrhma/twn de\ plh=qos o(/son h)/rkei misqofo/rous e)/th de/ka muri/ous tre/fein propolemou=ntas th=s xw/ras.

a)ll' e)kei=nos me\n ou)k e)/fqh tau=ta kinh=sai kai\ proagagei=n ei)s e)/rgon, u(po\ lu/phs kai\ dusqumi/as proe/menos to\n bi/on e)/gnw ga\r a)di/kws to\n e(/teron tw=n ui(w=n *dhmh/trion e)k diabolh=s tou= xei/ronos a)nh|rhkw/s: o(\ de\ a)poleipo/menos ui/o\s au)tou= *perseu\s a(/ma th=| basilei/a| diede/cato th\n pro\s *(rwmai/ous e)/xqran, ou)k w)\n e)xe/gguos e)negkei=n dia\ mikro/thta kai\ moxqhri/an h)/qous, e)n w(=| paqw=n te pantodapw=n kai\ noshma/twn e)no/ntwn e)prw/teuen h( filarguri/a, le/getai de\ mhde\ gnh/sios fu=nai, labei=n de\ au)to\n h( sunoikou=sa tw=| *fili/ppw| neogno\n a)kestri/as tino\s *)argolikh=s *gnaqaini/ou tou)/noma tekou/shs, kai\ laqei=n u(pobalome/nh. di' o(\ kai\ ma/lista dokei= to\n *dhmh/trion fobhqei\s a)poktei=nai, mh\ gnh/sion e)/xwn o(\ oi)=kos dia/doxon a)pokalu/yh| th\n e)kei/nou noqei/an.

ou) mh\n a)lla\, kai/per w)\n a)gennh\s kai\ tapeino/s, u(po\ r(w/mhs tw=n pragma/twn a)nafero/menos pro\s to\n po/lemon e)/sth kai\ dihrei/sato polu\n xro/non, h(gemo/nas te *(rwmai/wn u(patikou\s kai\ strateu/mata kai\ sto/lous mega/lous a)potriya/menos, e)ni/wn de\ kai\ krath/sas. *po/plio/n te ga\r *liki/nnion e)mbalo/nta prw=ton ei)s *makedoni/an treya/menos i(ppomaxi/a| disxili/ous pentakosi/ous a)/ndras a)gaqou\s a)pe/kteine kai\ zw=ntas a)/llous e(cakosi/ous e)/labe, tou= te nausta/qmou peri\ *)wreo\n o(rmou=ntos a)prosdo/khton e)pi/ploun qe/menos ei)/kosi me\n au)tofo/rtous o(lka/das e)xeirw/sato, ta\s d' a)/llas si/tou gemou/sas kate/dusen: e)kra/thse de\ kai\ penthrika/ te/ssara, kai\ ma/xhn e)pole/mhse to\ deu/teron, e)n h(=| to\n u(patiko\n *(osti/lion a)pekrou/sato katabiazo/menon katabiazo/menon Coraës and Sintenis, after Bryan, for the kai\ biazo/menon of the MSS., where Bekker brackets kai/. kata\ ta\s *)elimi/as: la/qra de\ dia\ *qessali/as e)mbalo/nta prokalou/menos ei)s ma/xhn e)fo/bhse. pa/rergon de\ tou= pole/mou stratei/an e)pi\ *dardanei=s qe/menos, w(s dh\ tou\s *(rwmai/ous u(perorw=n kai\ sxola/zwn, muri/ous tw=n barba/rwn kate/koye kai\ lei/an h)la/sato pollh/n. u(peki/nei de\ kai\ *gala/tas tou\s peri\ to\n *)/istron w)|khme/nous, oi(\ *baste/rnai oi(\ *baste/rnai Coraës and Bekker, after Stephanus: *baste/rnai. kalou=ntai, strato\n i(ppo/thn kai\ ma/ximon, *)illuriou/s te dia\ *genqi/ou tou= basile/ws pareka/lei sunefa/yasqai tou= pole/mou, kai\ lo/gos kate/sxen w(s tw=n barba/rwn misqw=| pepeisme/nwn u(p' au)tou= dia\ th=s ka/tw *galati/as para\ to\n *)adri/an e)mbalei=n ei)s th\n ' *)itali/an.

tau=ta toi=s *(rwmai/ois punqanome/nois e)do/kei ta\s tw=n strathgiw/ntwn xa/ritas kai\ paraggeli/as e)a/santas au)tou\s kalei=n e)pi\ th\n h(gemoni/an a)/ndra nou=n e)/xonta kai\ pra/gmasi xrh=sqai mega/lois e)pista/menon. ou(=tos h)=n *pau=los *ai)mi/lios, h(liki/as me\n h)/dh pro/sw kai\ peri\ e(ch/konta gegonw\s e)/th, r(w/mh| de\ sw/matos a)kma/zwn, pefragme/nos de\ khdestai=s kai\ paisi\ neani/ais kai\ fi/lwn plh/qei kai\ suggenw=n me/ga duname/nwn, oi(\ pa/ntes au)to\n u(pakou=sai kalou=nti tw=| dh/mw| pro\s th\n u(patei/an e)/peiqon. o( de\ kat' a)rxa\s me\n e)qru/pteto pro\s tou\s pollou/s kai\ die/kline th\n filotimi/an au)tw=n kai\ spoudh/n, w(s mh\ deo/menos tou= a)/rxein, foitw/ntwn de\ kaq' h(me/ran e)pi\ qu/ras kai\ prokaloume/nwn au)to\n ei)s a)gora\n kai\ katabow/ntwn e)pei/sqh: kai\ fanei\s eu)qu\s e)n toi=s metiou=si th\n u(patei/an e)/docen ou)k a)rxh\n lhyo/menos, a)lla\ ni/khn kai\ kra/tos pole/mou komi/zwn kai\ didou\s toi=s poli/tais katabai/nein ei)s to\ pedi/on meta\ tosau/ths e)lpi/dos kai\ proqumi/as e)de/canto pa/ntes au)to\n kai\ kate/sthsan u(/paton to\ deu/teron, ou)k e)a/santes klh=ron gene/sqai, kaqa/per ei)w/qei, peri\ tw=n e)parxiw=n, a)ll' eu)qu\s e)kei/nw| yhfisa/menoi tou= *makedonikou= pole/mou th\n h(gemoni/an. le/getai d' au)to/n, w(s a)nhgoreu/qh kata\ tou= *perse/ws strathgo/s, u(po\ tou= dh/mou panto\s oi)/kade propemfqe/nta lamprw=s eu(rei=n to\ quga/trion th\n *terti/an dedakrume/nhn e)/ti paidi/on ou)=san a)spazo/menon ou)=n au)th\n e)rwta=n e)f' o(/tw| lelu/phtai: th\n de\ peribalou=san kai\ katafilou=san, ou) ga\r oi)=sqa, ei)pei=n, w)= pa/ter, o(/ti h(mi=n o( *perseu\s te/qnhke ; le/gousan kuni/dion su/ntrofon ou(/tw prosagoreuo/menon: kai\ to\n *ai)mi/lion a)gaqh=| tu/xh|, fa/nai, w)= qu/gater, kai\ de/xomai to\n oi)wno/n. tau=ta me\n ou)=n *kike/rwn o( r(h/twr e)n toi=s peri\ mantikh=s i(sto/rhken.

ei)wqo/twn de\ tw=n u(patei/an labo/ntwn oi(=on a)nqomologei=sqai/ tina xa/rin kai\ prosagoreu/ein filofro/nws to\n dh=mon a)po\ tou= bh/matos, *ai)mi/lios ei)s e)kklhsi/an sunagagw\n tou\s poli/tas th\n me\n prote/ran u(patei/an metelqei=n e)/fh au)to\s a)rxh=s deo/menos, th\n de\ deute/ran e)kei/nwn strathgou= deome/nwn: di' o(\ mhdemi/an au)toi=s xa/rin e)/xein, a)ll', ei) nomi/zousi di' e(te/rou be/ltion e(/cein ta\ kata\ to\n po/lemon, e)ci/stasqai th=s h(gemoni/as, ei) de\ pisteu/ousin au)tw=|, mh\ parastrathgei=n mhde\ logopoiei=n, a)ll' u(pourgei=n siwph=| ta\ de/onta pro\s to\n po/lemon, w(s, e)a\n a)/rxontos a)/rxein zhtw=sin, e)/ti ma=llon h)\ nu=n katagela/stous e)n tai=s stratei/ais e)some/nous. a)po\ tou/twn tw=n lo/gwn pollh\n me\n ai)dw= pro\s au(to\n e)nepoi/hse toi=s poli/tais, mega/lhn de\ prosdoki/an tou= me/llontos, h(dome/nwn a(pa/ntwn o(/ti tou\s kolakeu/ontas parelqo/ntes ei(/lonto parrhsi/an e)/xonta kai\ fro/nhma strathgo/n. ou(/tws e)pi\ tw=| kratei=n kai\ me/gistos ei)=nai tw=n a)/llwn a)reth=s kai\ tou= kalou= dou=los h)=n o( *(rwmai/wn dh=mos.

*ai)mi/lion de\ *pau=lon, w(s e)cw/rmhsen e)pi\ stratei/an, plou= me\n eu)tuxi/a| kai\ r(a|stw/nh| xrh/sasqai porei/as kata\ dai/mona ti/qhmi, su\n ta/xei kai\ met' a)sfalei/as ei)s to\ strato/pedon komisqe/nta: tou= de\ pole/mou kai\ th=s strathgi/as au(tou= to\ me\n to/lmhs o)cu/thti, to\ de\ bouleu/masi xrhstoi=s, to\ de\ fi/lwn e)kqu/mois u(phresi/ais, to\ de\ tw=| para\ ta\ deina\ qarrei=n kai\ xrh=sqai logismoi=s a)raro/sin o(rw=n diapepragme/non, ou)k e)/xw th=| legome/nh| tou= a)ndro\s eu)tuxi/a| lampro\n a)podou=nai kai\ dia/shmon e)/rgon oi(=on e(te/rwn strathgw=n. ei) mh/ tis a)/ra th\n *perse/ws filarguri/an *ai)mili/w| tu/xhn a)gaqh\n peri\ ta\ pra/gmata gene/sqai fhsi/n, h(\ lampra\ kai\ mega/la pro\s to\n po/lemon a)rqe/nta tai=s e)lpi/si ta\ *makedo/nwn a)ne/treye kai\ kate/bale, pro\s a)rgu/rion a)podeilia/santos. h(=kon me\n ga\r au)tw=| dehqe/nti *baste/rnai, mu/rioi me\n i(ppei=s, mu/rioi de\ paraba/tai, misqofo/roi pa/ntes, a)/ndres ou) gewrgei=n ei)do/tes, ou) plei=n, ou)k a)po\ poimni/wn zh=n ne/montes, a)ll' e(\n e)/rgon kai\ mi/an te/xnhn meletw=ntes a)ei\ ma/xesqai kai\ kratei=n tw=n a)ntitattome/nwn. w(s de\ peri\ th\n *maidikh\n katastratopedeu/santes e)pemi/gnunto toi=s para\ tou= basile/ws a)/ndres u(yhloi\ me\n ta\ sw/mata, qaumastoi\ de\ ta\s mele/tas, mega/lauxoi de\ kai\ lamproi\ tai=s kata\ tw=n polemi/wn a)peilai=s, qa/rsos pare/sthsan toi=s *makedo/si kai\ do/can w(s tw=n *(rwmai/wn ou)x u(pomenou/ntwn, a)ll' e)kplaghsome/nwn th\n o)/yin au)th\n kai\ th\n ki/nhsin e)/kfulon ou)=san kai\ duspro/sopton. ou(/tw diaqei\s tou\s a)nqrw/pous o( *perseu/s kai\ toiou/twn e)mplh/sas e)lpi/dwn, ai)tou/menos kaq' e(/kaston h(gemo/na xili/ous, pro\s to\ gigno/menon tou= xrusi/ou plh=qos i)liggia/sas kai\ parafronh/sas u(po\ mikrologi/as a)pei/pato kai\ proh/kato th\n summaxi/an, w(/sper oi)konomw=n, ou) polemw=n *(rwmai/ois, kai\ logismo\n a)podw/swn a)kribh= th=s ei)s to\n po/lemon dapa/nhs oi(=s e)pole/mei: kai/toi didaska/lous ei)=xen e)kei/nous, oi(=s a)/neu th=s a)/llhs paraskeuh=s stratiwtw=n de/ka muria/des h)=san h)qroisme/nai kai\ parestw=sai tai=s xrei/ais. o( de\ pro\s du/namin a)ntai/rwn thlikau/thn kai\ po/lemon ou(= tosou=ton h)=n to\ paratrefo/menon, dieme/trei kai\ pareshmai/neto to\ xrusi/on, a(/yasqai dediw\s w(/sper a)llotri/wn. kai\ tau=t' e)/pratten ou) *ludw=n tis ou)de\ *foini/kwn gegonw/s, a)lla\ th=s *)aleca/ndrou kai\ *fili/ppou kata\ sugge/neian a)reth=s metapoiou/menos, oi(\ tw=| ta\ pra/gmata tw=n xrhma/twn w)nhta/, mh\ ta\ xrh/mata tw=n pragma/twn h(gei=sqai pa/ntwn e)kra/thsan. e)rre/qh gou=n o(/ti ta\s po/leis ai(rei= tw=n *(ellh/nwn ou) *fi/lippos, a)lla\ to\ *fili/ppou xrusi/ou. *)ale/candros de\ th=s e)p' *)indou\s stratei/as a(pto/menos, kai\ baru\n o(rw=n kai\ du/sogkon h)/dh to\n *persiko\n e)felkome/nous plou=ton tou\s *makedo/nas, prw/tas u(pe/prhse ta\s basilika\s a(ma/cas, ei)=ta tou\s a)/llous e)/peise tau)to\ poih/santas e)lafrou\s a)nazeu=cai pro\s to\n po/lemon w(/sper lelume/nous. *perseu/s de\ to\n xruso\n au)to\s au(tou= kai\ te/knwn kai\ basilei/as kataxea/menos ou)k h)qe/lhse di' o)li/gwn swqh=nai xrhma/twn, a)lla\ meta\ pollw=n komisqei\s o( plou/sios ai)xma/lwtos e)pidei/casqai *(rwmai/ois o(/sa feisa/menos e)th/rhsen au)toi=s.

ou) ga\r mo/non a)pe/pemye tou\s *gala/tas yeusa/menos, a)lla\ kai\ *ge/nqion e)pa/ras to\n *)illurio\n e)pi\ triakosi/ois tala/ntois sunefa/yasqai tou= pole/mou ta\ me\n xrh/mata toi=s par' au)tou= pemfqei=si prou)/qhken h)riqmhme/na kai\ katashmh/nasqai pare/sxen w(s de\ peisqei\s e)/xein a(\ h)/|thsen o( *ge/nqios e)/rgon a)sebe\s kai\ deino\n e)/drase pre/sbeis ga\r e)lqo/ntas *(rwmai/wn pro\s au)to\n sune/labe kai\ kate/dhsen, h(gou/menos o( *perseu\s ou)de\n e)/ti dei=sqai tw=n xrhma/twn th\n e)kpole/mwsin, a)/luta tou= *genqi/ou prodedwko/tos e)/xqras e)ne/xura kai\ dia\ thlikau/ths a)diki/as e)mbeblhko/tos e(auto\n ei)s to\n po/lemon, a)peste/rhse to\n kakodai/mona tw=n triakosi/wn tala/ntwn, kai\ periei=den o)li/gw| xro/nw| meta\ te/knwn kai\ gunaiko\s w(s a)po\ neottia=s a)rqe/nta th=s basilei/as u(po\ *leuki/ou *)aniki/ou strathgou= pemfqe/ntos e)p' au)to\n meta\ duna/mews.

e)pi\ toiou=ton a)nti/palon e)lqw\n o( *ai)mi/lios au)tou= me\n katefro/nei, th\n d' u(p' au)tw=| paraskeuh\n kai\ du/namin e)qau/mazen. h)=san ga\r i(ppei=s me\n tetrakisxi/lioi, pezoi\ d' ei)s fa/lagga tetrakismuri/wn ou) polloi=s a)pode/ontes. i(drume/nos de\ pro\ th=s qala/tths para\ th\n *)olumpikh\n u(pw/reian e)pi\ xwri/wn ou)damo/qen prosagwgh\n e)xo/ntwn kai\ pa/ntoqen u(p' au)tou= diapefragme/nwn e)ru/masi kai\ proteixi/smasi culi/nois pollh\n a)/deian h)=gen, a)potru/sein xro/nw| kai\ xrhma/twn dapa/nh| to\n *ai)mi/lion h(gou/menos, o( de\ th=| gnw/mh| me\n h)=n e)nergo/s e)pi\ pa=n bou/leuma kai\ pa=san trepo/menos pei=ran, u(p' a)dei/as de\ th=s pro/sqen to\n strato\n o(rw=n dusanasxetou=nta kai\ lo/gw| polla\ diastrathgou=nta tw=n a)pra/ktwn, e)peti/mhsen au)toi=s, kai\ parh/ggeile mhde\n polupragmonei=n mhde\ fronti/zein, a)ll' h)\ to\ sw=ma to\ e(autou= kai\ th\n panopli/an e(/kaston o(/pws e)nergo\n pare/cei kai\ xrh/setai *(rwmai+kw=s th=| maxai/ra|, to\n kairo\n parado/ntos tou= strathgou=, ta\s de\ nukterina\s e)ke/leuse fulaka\s a)/neu lo/gxhs fula/ttein, w(s ma=llon prose/contas kai\ diamaxoume/nous pro\s to\n u(/pnon, a)\n a)mu/nasqai tou\s polemi/ous mh\ du/nwntai prosio/ntas.

*)enoxloume/nwn de\ tw=n a)nqrw/pwn ma/lista peri\ th\n tou= potou= xrei/an kai\ ga\r o)li/gon kai\ ponhro\n e)pi/due kai\ sunelei/beto par' au)th\n th\n qa/lattan, o(rw=n o( *ai)mi/lios me/ga kai\ kathrefe\s de/ndresin o)/ros to\n *)/olumpon e)pikei/menon, kai\ tekmairo/menos th=| xlwro/thti th=s u(/lhs nama/twn e)/xein a)rxa\s dia\ ba/qous u(poferome/nwn, a)napnoa\s au)toi=s kai\ fre/ata polla\ para\ th\n u(pw/reian w)/rutte. ta\ d' eu)qu\s e)pi/mplato r(euma/twn kaqarw=n, e)pisundido/ntwn o(lkh=| kai\ fora=| tou= qlibome/nou pro\s to\ kenou/menon.

kai/toi tine\s ou)/ fasin u(da/twn e(toi/mwn kekrumme/nwn phga\s e)napokei=sqai toi=s to/pois e)c w(=n r(e/ousin, ou)d' a)poka/luyin ou)de\ r(h=cin ei)=nai th\n e)kbolh\n au)tw=n, a)lla\ ge/nesin kai\ su/stasin e)ntau=qa th=s u(/lhs e)cugrainome/nhs: e)cugrai/nesqai de\ pukno/thti kai\ yuxro/thti th\n notera\n a)naqumi/asin, o(/tan e)n ba/qei kataqlibei=sa r(eustikh\ ge/nhtai. kaqa/per ga\r oi( mastoi\ tw=n gunaikw=n ou)x w(/sper a)ggei=a plh/reis ei)si\n e)pirre/ontos e(toi/mou ga/laktos, a)lla\ metaba/llontes th\n trofh\n e)n au(toi=s e)rga/zontai ga/la kai\ dihqou=sin, ou(/tws oi( peri/yuktoi kai\ pidakw/deis to/poi th=s gh=s u(/dwr me\n ou)k e)/xousi kalupto/menon, ou)de\ ko/lpous r(eu/mata kai\ ba/qh potamw=n tosou/twn e)c e(toi/mhs kai\ u(pokeime/nhs a)fie/ntas a)rxh=s, to\ de\ pneu=ma kai\ to\n a)e/ra tw=| pie/zein kai\ katapuknou=n a)poqli/bontes ei)s u(/dwr tre/pousi. ta\ gou=n o)rutto/mena tw=n xwri/wn ma=llon a)napidu/ei kai\ diana/ei pro\s th\n toiau/thn yhla/fhsin, w(/sper oi( mastoi\ tw=n gunaikw=n pro\s to\n qhlasmo/n, a)nugrai/nonta kai\ mala/ttonta th\n a)naqumi/asin o(/sa d' a)rga\ th=s gh=s sumpe/fraktai, tufla\ pro\s ge/nesin u(da/twn e)sti/n, ou)k e)/xonta th\n e)rgazome/nhn to\ u(gro\n ki/nhsin. oi( de\ tau=ta le/gontes e)pixeirei=n dedw/kasi toi=s a)porhtikoi=s, w(s ou)de\ to\ ai(=ma toi=s zw/|ois e)/nestin, a)lla\ genna=tai pro\s ta\ trau/mata pneu/mato/s tinos h)\ sarkw=n metabolh=|, r(u/sin a)pergasame/nh| kai\ su/nthcin. e)le/gxontai de\ toi=s pro\s tou\s u(pono/mous kai\ ta\s metallei/as a)pantw=sin ei)s ba/qh potamoi=s, ou) kat' o)li/gon sullegome/nois, w(/sper ei)ko/s e)stin ei) ge/nesin e)k tou= paraxrh=ma kinoume/nhs th=s gh=s lamba/nousin, a)ll' a)qro/ois a)naxeome/nois. o(rw=n de\ kai\ pe/tras plhgh=| r(agei/shs e)ceph/dhse r(eu=ma la/bron u(/datos, ei)=ta e)pe/lipe. tau=ta me\n peri\ tou/twn:

o( d' *ai)mi/lios h(me/ras me/n tinas h)re/mei, kai/ fasi mh/pote thlikou/twn stratope/dwn e)ggu\s ou(/tw sunelqo/ntwn h(suxi/an gene/sqai tosau/thn. e)pei\ de\ kinw=n a(/panta kai\ peirw/menos e)punqa/neto mi/an ei)sbolh\n e)/ti mo/non a)/frouron a)polei/pesqai, th\n dia\ *perraibi/as para\ to\ *pu/qion kai/ th\n *pe/tran, tw=| mh\ fula/ttesqai to\n to/pon e)lpi/sas ma=llon h)\ di' h(\n ou)k e)fula/tteto dusxwri/an kai/ traxu/thta dei/sas e)bouleu/eto. prw=tos de\ tw=n paro/ntwn o( *nasika=s e)pikalou/menos *skhpi/wn, gambro\s *)afrikanou= *skhpi/wnos, u(/steron de\ me/giston e)n th=| sugklh/tw| dunhqei/s, u(pede/cato th=s kuklw/sews h(gemw\n gene/sqai, deu/teros de\ *fa/bios *ma/cimos, o( presbu/tatos tw=n *ai)mili/ou pai/dwn, e)/ti meira/kion w)/n, a)ne/sth proqumou/menos, h(sqei\s ou)=n o( *ai)mi/lios di/dwsin au)toi=s ou)x o(/sous *polu/bios ei)/rhken, a)ll' o(/sous au)to\s o( *nasika=s labei=n fhsi, gegrafw\s peri\ tw=n pra/cewn tou/twn e)pisto/lion pro/s tina tw=n basile/wn, oi( me/n e)kto\s ta/cews *)italikoi\ trisxi/lioi to\ plh=qos h)=san, to\ d' eu)w/numon ke/ras ei)s pentakisxili/ous, tou/tois proslabw\n o( *nasika=s i(ppei=s e(kato\n ei)/kosi kai/ tw=n par*(arpa/lw| *qra|kw=n kai/ *krhtw=n a)namemigme/nwn diakosi/ous, e)cw/rmhse th=| pro\s qa/lassan o(dw=|, kai/ katestratope/deuse para\ to\ *(hra/kleion, w(s dh\ tai=s nausi\ me/llwn e)kperiplei=n kai/ kuklou=sqai to\ strato/pedon tw=n polemi/wn, e)pei\ d' e)dei/pnhsan oi( stratiw=tai kai/ sko/tos e)ge/neto, toi=s h(gemo/si fra/sas to\ a)lhqe\s h)=ge dia\ nukto\s th\n e)nanti/an a)po\ qala/tths, kai/ katalu/sas a)ne/paue th\n stratia\n u(po\ to\ *pu/qion. e)ntau=qa tou= *)olu/mpou to\ u(/yos a)natei/nei ple/on h)\ de/ka stadi/ous: shmai/netai de\ e)pigra/mmati tou= metrh/santos ou(/tws: *ou)lu/mpou korufh=s e)pi\ *puqi/ou *)apo/llwnos i(ero\n u(/yos e)/xei, pro/s ka/qeton de\ me/tron, pro\s me/tron a correction suggested by Sintenis (and adopted by Bekker) of the unmetrical pro\s th\n ka/qeton d' e)metrh/qh of the MSS. plh/rh me/n deka/da stadi/wn mi/an, au)ta\r e)p' au)th=| ple/qron tetrape/dw| leipo/menon mege/qei. *eu)mh/lou de/ min ui(o\s e)qh/kato me/tra keleu/qou *ceinago/rhs: su\ d', a)/nac, xai=re kai/ e)sqla\ di/dou. kai/toi le/gousin oi( gewmetrikoi\ mh/te o)/rous u(/yos mh/te ba/qos qala/tths u(perba/llein de/ka stadi/ous. o( me/ntoi *cenago/ras ou) pare/rgws, a)lla\ meqo/dw| kai/ di' o)rga/nwn ei)lhfe/nai dokei= th\n me/trhsin.

o( me\n ou)=n *nasika=s e)ntau=qa dienukte/reuse: tw=| de\ *persei= to\n *ai)mi/lion a)tremou=nta kata\ xw/ran o(rw=nti kai\ mh\ logizome/nw| to\ gino/menon a)podra\s e)k th=s o(dou= *krh\s au)to/molos h(=ke mhnu/wn th\n peri/odon tw=n *(rwmai/wn. o( de\ suntaraxqei/s to\ me\n strato/pedon ou)k e)ki/nhse, muri/ous de\ misqofo/rous ce/nous kai\ disxili/ous *makedo/nas *mi/lwni paradou\s e)cape/steile, parakeleusa/menos taxu=nai kai\ katalabei=n ta\s u(perbola/s. tou/tois o( me\n *polu/bio/s fhsin e)/ti koimwme/nois e)pipesei=n tou\s *(rwmai/ous, o( de\ *nasika=s o)cu\n a)gw=na peri\ toi=s a)/krois gene/sqai kai\ ki/ndunon, au)to\s de\ *qra=|ka misqofo/ron ei)s xei=ras sundramo/nta tw=| custw=| dia\ tou= sth/qous pata/cas katabalei=n, e)kbiasqe/ntwn de\ tw=n polemi/wn, kai\ tou= *mi/lwnos ai)/sxista feu/gontos a)/neu tw=n o(/plwn monoxi/twnos, a)sfalw=s a)kolouqei=n, a(/ma katabiba/zwn ei)s th\n xw/ran to\ stra/teuma.

tou/twn de\ tw=| *persei= prospeso/ntwn kata\ ta/xos a)nazeu/cas h)=gen o)pi/sw, peri/fobos gegonw\s kai\ sugkexume/nos tai=s e)lpi/sin. au)tou= d' o(/mws pro\ th=s *pu/dnhs u(pome/nonta peira=sqai ma/xhs a)nagkai=on h)=n, h)\ tw=| stratw=| skedasqe/nti peri\ ta\s po/leis de/xesqai to\n po/lemon, e)pei/per a(/pac e)mbe/bhke th=| xw/ra|, di/xa pollou= fo/nou kai\ nekrw=n e)kpesei=n mh\ duna/menon. plh/qei me\n ou)=n a)ndrw=n au)to/qen periei=nai, proqumi/an de\ pollh\n u(pa/rxein a)munome/nois peri\ te/knwn kai\ gunaikw=n, e)forw=ntos e(/kasta tou= basile/ws kai\ prokinduneu/ontos. e)k tou/twn e)qa/rsunon oi( fi/loi to\n *perse/a: kai\ balo/menos strato/pedon suneta/tteto pro\s ma/xhn, kai\ ta\ xwri/a kateskopei=to, kai\ dih/|rei ta\s h(gemoni/as, w(s eu)qu\s e)c e)fo/dou toi=s *(rwmai/ois a)panth/swn. o( de\ to/pos kai\ pedi/on h)=n th=| fa/laggi ba/sews e)pipe/dou kai\ xwri/wn o(malw=n deome/nh|, kai\ lo/foi sunexei=s a)/llos e)c a)/llou toi=s gumnhteu/ousi kai\ yiloi=s a)nafuga\s kai\ peridroma\s e)/xontes, dia\ me/sou de\ potamoi\ r(e/ontes *ai)/swn kai\ *leu=kos ou) ma/la baqei=s to/te (qe/rous ga\r h)=n w(/ra fqi/nontos' e)do/koun tina\ dusergi/an o(/mws toi=s *(rwmai/ois pare/cein.

o( d' *ai)mi/lios, w(s ei)s tau)to\n sune/mice tw=| *nasika=|, kate/baine suntetagme/nos e)pi\ tou\s polemi/ous, w(s d' ei)=de th\n para/tacin au)tw=n kai\ to\ plh=qos, qauma/sas e)pe/sthse th\n porei/an, au)to/s ti pro\s e(auto\n sullogizo/menos. oi( d' h(gemonikoi\ neani/skoi proqumou/menoi ma/xesqai parelau/nontes e)de/onto mh\ me/llein, kai\ ma/lista pa/ntwn o( *nasika=s th=| peri\ to\n *)/olumpon eu)tuxi/a| teqarrhkw/s. o( d' *ai)mi/lios, meidia/sas, ei)/ ge th\n sh\n, ei)=pen, h(liki/an ei)=xon ai( de\ pollai/ me ni=kai dida/skousai ta\ tw=n h(ttwme/nwn a(marth/mata, kwlu/ousin e)c o(dou= ma/xhn ti/qesqai pro\s fa/lagga suntetagme/nhn h)/dh kai\ sunestw=san. e)k tou/tou ta\ me\n prw=ta kai\ katafanh= pro\s tou\s polemi/ous e)ke/leusen ei)s spei/ras kaqista/mena poiei=n sxh=ma parata/cews, tou\s d' a)p' ou)ra=s strafe/ntas e)n xw/ra| xa/raka bale/sqai kai\ stratopedeu/ein. ou(/tw de\ tw=n sunexw=n toi=s teleutai/ois kaq' u(pagwgh\n e)celittome/nwn e)/laqe th\n para/tacin a)nalu/sas kai\ katasth/sas a)qoru/bws ei)s to\n xa/raka pa/ntas.

e)pei\ de\ nu\c gego/nei kai\ meta\ dei=pnon e)tra/ponto pro\s u(/pnon kai\ a)na/pausin, ai)fni/dion h( selh/nh plh/rhs ou)=sa kai\ mete/wros e)melai/neto kai\ tou= fwto\s a)polipo/ntos au)th\n xro/as a)mei/yasa pantodapa\s h)fani/sqh. tw=n de\ *(rwmai/wn, w(/sper e)sti\ nenomisme/non, xalkou= te pata/gois a)nakaloume/nwn to\ fw=s au)th=s kai\ pura\ polla\ daloi=s kai\ da|si\n a)nexo/ntwn pro\s to\n ou)rano/n, ou)de\n o(/moion e)/pratton oi( *makedo/nes, a)lla\ fri/kh kai\ qa/mbos to\ strato/pedon katei=xe kai\ lo/gos h(suxh=| dia\ pollw=n e)xw/rei, basile/ws to\ fa/sma shmai/nein e)/kleiyin. o( d' *ai)mi/lios ou)k h)=n me\n a)nh/koos ou)d' a)/peiros panta/pasi tw=n e)kleiptikw=n a)nwmaliw=n, ai(\ th\n selh/nhn periferome/nhn ei)s to\ ski/asma th=s gh=s e)mba/llousi tetagme/nais perio/dois kai\ a)pokru/ptousin, a)/xri ou(= parelqou=sa th\n e)piskotoume/nhn xw/ran pa/lin e)pila/myh| pro\s to\n h(/lion ou) mh\n a)lla\ tw=| qei/w| polu\ ne/mwn kai\ filoqu/ths w)\n kai\ mantiko/s, w(s ei)=de prw=ton th\n selh/nhn a)pokaqairome/nhn, e(/ndeka mo/sxous au)th=| kate/qusen. a(/ma d' h(me/ra| tw=| *(hraklei= bouqutw=n ou)k e)kallie/rei me/xris ei)/kosi: tw=| de\ prw/tw| kai\ ei)kostw=| parh=n ta\ shmei=a kai\ ni/khn a)munome/nois e)/frazen. eu)ca/menos ou)=n kata\ bow=n e(kato\n kai\ a)gw=nos i(erou= tw=| qew=|, prose/tace diakosmei=n toi=s h(gemo/si to\n strato\n ei)s ma/xhn au)to/s de\ th\n a)po/klisin kai\ perifora\n a)name/nwn tou= fwto/s, o(/pws mh\ kata\ prosw/pou maxome/nois au)toi=s e(/wqen h(/lios a)ntila/mpoi, parh=ge to\n xro/non e)n th=| skhnh=| kaqezo/menos a)napeptame/nh| pro\s to\ pedi/on kai\ th\n stratopedei/an tw=n polemi/wn.

peri\ de\ dei/lhn oi( me\n au)tou= fasi tou= *ai)mili/ou texna/zontos e)k tw=n polemi/wn gene/sqai th\n e)pixei/rhsin, a)xa/linon i(/ppon e)cela/santas e)mbalei=n au)toi=s tou\s *(rwmai/ous, kai\ tou=ton a)rxh\n ma/xhs diwko/menon parasxei=n oi( de\ *(rwmai+kw=n u(pozugi/wn xorta/smata parakomizo/ntwn a(/ptesqai *qra=|kas, w(=n *)ale/candros h(gei=to, pro\s de\ tou/tous e)kdromh\n o)cei=an e(ptakosi/wn *ligu/wn gene/sqai: parabohqou/ntwn de\ pleio/nwn e(kate/rois ou(/tw suna/ptesqai th\n ma/xhn a)mfote/rwn. o( me\n ou)=n *ai)mi/lios w(/sper kubernh/ths tw=| paro/nti sa/lw| kai\ kinh/mati tw=n stratope/dwn tekmairo/menos to\ me/geqos tou= me/llontos a)gw=nos, e)k th=s skhnh=s proh=lqe kai\ ta\ ta/gmata tw=n o(plitw=n e)piw\n pareqa/rrunen, o( de\ *nasika=s e)cippasa/menos pro\s tou\s a)krobolizome/nous o(ra=| pa/ntas o(/son ou)/pw tou\s polemi/ous e)n xersi\n o)/ntas.

prw=toi d' oi( *qra=|kes e)xw/roun, w(=n ma/lista/ fhsin e)kplagh=nai th\n o)/yin, a)/ndres u(yhloi\ ta\ sw/mata, leukw=| kai\ perila/mponti qurew=n kai\ periknhmi/dwn o(plismw=| me/lanas u(pendedume/noi xitw=nas, o)rqa\s de\ r(omfai/as barusidh/rous a)po\ tw=n deciw=n w)/mwn e)pisei/ontes, para\ de\ tou\s *qra=|kas oi( misqofo/roi parene/ballon, w(=n skeuai/ te pantodapai\, kai\ memigme/noi *pai/ones h)=san e)pi\ de\ tou/tois a)/ghma tri/ton oi( loga/des, au)tw=n *makedo/nwn a)reth=| kai\ h(liki/a| to\ kaqarw/taton, a)stra/ptontes e)pixru/sois o(/plois kai\ neourgoi=s foiniki/sin. oi(=s kaqistame/nois ei)s ta/cin ai( tw=n xalkaspi/dwn e)panate/llousai fa/lagges e)k tou= xa/rakos e)ne/plhsan au)gh=s sidh/rou kai\ lamphdo/nos xalkou= to\ pedi/on, kraugh=s de\ kai\ qoru/bou parakeleuome/nwn th\n o)reinh/n. ou(/tw de\ qrase/ws kai\ meta\ ta/xous e)ph/|esan w(/ste tou\s prw/tous nekrou\s a)po\ duei=n stadi/wn tou= *(rwmai+kou= xa/rakos katapesei=n.

gignome/nhs de\ th=s e)fo/dou parh=n o( *ai)mi/lios, kai\ katela/mbanen h)/dh tou\s e)n toi=s a)gh/masi *makedo/nas a)/kras ta/s sari/sas proserhreiko/tas toi=s qureoi=s tw=n *(rwmai/wn kai\ mh\ prosieme/nous ei)s e)fikto\n au)tw=n ta/s maxai/ras, e)pei\ de\ kai\ tw=n a)/llwn *makedo/nwn ta/s te pe/ltas e)c w)/mou perispasa/ntwn kai\ tai=s sari/sais a)f' e(no\s sunqh/matos kliqei/sais u(posta/ntwn tou\s qureofo/rous ei)=de th/n te r(w/mhn tou= sunaspismou= kai\ th/n traxu/thta th=s probolh=s, e)/kplhcis au)to\n e)/sxe kai\ de/os, w(s ou)de\n i)do/nta pw/pote qe/ama foberw/teron: kai\ polla/kis u(/steron e)me/mnhto tou= pa/qous e)kei/nou kai\ th=s o)/yews, to/te de\ pro\s tou\s maxome/nous e)pideiknu/menos i(/lew kai\ faidro\n e(auto/n a)/neu kra/nous kai\ qw/rakos i(/ppw| parh/launen. o( de\ tw=n *makedo/nwn basileu/s, w(/s fhsi *polu/bios, th=s ma/xhs a)rxh\n lambanou/shs a)podeilia/sas ei)s po/lin a)fippa/sato, skhya/menos *(hraklei= qu/ein, deila\ para\ deilw=n i(era\ mh\ dexome/nw| mhd' eu)xa\s a)qemi/tous e)pitelou=nti. qemito\n ga\r ou)k e)/stin ou)/te to/n mh\ ba/llonta kateustoxei=n ou)/te to/n mh\ me/nonta kratei=n ou)/q' o(/lws to/n a)/prakton eu)pragei=n ou)/te to/n kako\n eu)daimonei=n. a)lla\ tai=s *ai)mili/ou parh=n eu)xai=s o( qeo/s: eu)/xeto ga\r kra/tos pole/mou kai\ ni/khn do/ru kratw=n, kai\ maxo/menos pareka/lei su/mmaxon to/n qeo/n.

ou) mh\n a)lla\ *poseidw/nio/s tis e)n e)kei/nois toi=s xro/nois kai\ tai=s pra/cesi gegone/nai le/gwn, i(stori/an de\ gegrafw\s peri\ *perse/ws e)n plei/osi bibli/ois, fhsi\n au)to\n ou)x u(po\ deili/as ou)de\ th/n qusi/an poihsa/menon ai)ti/an a)pelqei=n, a)lla\ th=| prote/ra| th=s ma/xhs tuxei=n lelaktisme/non u(f' i(/ppou to\ ske/los: e)n de\ th=| ma/xh|, kai/per e)/xonta dusxrh/stws kai\ kwluo/menon u(po\ tw=n fi/lwn, i(/ppon au(tw=| keleu=sai tw=n fore/wn prosagagei=n kai\ periba/nta summi=cai toi=s e)pi\ th=s fa/laggos a)qwra/kiston ferome/nwn de\ pantodapw=n e(kate/rwqen belw=n, palto\n e)mpesei=n o(losi/dhron au)tw=|, kai\ th=| me\n a)kmh=| mh\ qigei=n, a)lla\ pla/gion para\ th/n a)ristera\n pleura\n paradramei=n, r(u/mh| de\ th=s paro/dou to/n te xitw=na diako/yai kai\ th/n sa/rka foini/cai tuflw=| mw/lwpi, polu\n xro/non diafula/canti to/n tu/pon, tau=ta me\n ou)=n o( *poseidw/nios u(pe\r tou= *perse/ws a)pologei=tai.

tw=n de\ *(rwmai/wn, w(s a)nte/sthsan th=| fa/laggi, mh\ duname/nwn bia/zesqai, *sa/louios o( tw=n *pelignw=n h(gou/menos a(rpa/sas to\ shmei=on tw=n u(f' au(to\n ei)s tou\s polemi/ous e)/rriye. tw=n de\ *pelignw=n ou) ga/r e)stin *)italoi=s qemito\n ou)d' o(/sion e)gkatalipei=n shmei=on e)pidramo/ntwn pro\s e)kei=non to\n to/pon e)/rga deina\ kai\ pa/qh par' a)mfote/rwn a)ph/nta sumpeso/ntwn. oi( me\n ga\r e)kkrou/ein te toi=s ci/fesi ta\s sari/sas e)peirw=nto kai\ pie/zein toi=s qureoi=s kai\ tai=s xersi\n au)tai=s a)ntilambano/menoi parafe/rein, oi( de\ th\n probolh\n kratuna/menoi di' a)mfote/rwn kai\ tou\s prospi/ptontas au)toi=s o(/plois dielau/nontes, ou)/te qureou= ste/gontos ou)/te qw/rakos th\n bi/an th=s sari/shs, a)nerri/ptoun u(pe\r kefalh\n ta\ sw/mata tw=n *pelignw=n kai\ *marroukinw=n, kat' ou)de/na logismo\n, a)lla\ qumw=| qhriw/dei, pro\s e)nanti/as plhga\s kai\ prou)=pton w)qoume/nwn qa/naton. ou(/tw de\ tw=n proma/xwn diafqare/ntwn a)neko/phsan oi( kato/pin au)tw=n e)pitetagme/noi: kai\ fugh\ me\n ou)k h)=n, a)naxw/rhsis de\ pro\s o)/ros to\ kalou/menon *)olo/kron, w(/ste kai\ to\n *ai)mi/lion i)do/nta fhsi\n o( *poseidw/nios katarrh/casqai to\n xitw=na, tou/twn me\n e)ndido/ntwn, tw=n d' a)/llwn *(rwmai/wn diatrepome/nwn th\n fa/lagga prosbolh\n ou)k e)/xousan, a)ll' w(/sper xarakw/mati tw=| puknw/mati tw=n sarisw=n u(pantia/zousan pa/ntoqen a)pro/smaxon.

e)pei\ de\ tw=n te xwri/wn a)nwma/lwn o)/ntwn, kai\ dia\ to\ mh=kos th=s parata/cews ou) fulattou/shs a)raro/ta to\n sunaspismo/n, katei=de th\n fa/lagga tw=n *makedo/nwn kla/seis te polla\s kai\ diaspa/smata lamba/nousan, w(s ei)ko\s e)n mega/lois stratoi=s kai\ poiki/lais o(rmai=s tw=n maxome/nwn, toi=s me\n e)kqlibome/nhn me/resi, toi=s de\ propi/ptousan, e)piw\n o)ce/ws kai\ diairw=n ta\s spei/ras e)ke/leuen ei)s ta\ dialei/mmata kai\ kenw/mata th=s tw=n polemi/wn ta/cews parempi/ptontas kai\ sumplekome/nous mh\ mi/an pro\s a(/pantas, a)lla\ polla\s kai\ memigme/nas kata/ me/ros ta\s ma/xas ti/qesqai. tau=ta tou= me\n *ai)mili/ou tou\s h(gemo/nas, tw=n d' h(gemo/nwn tou\s stratiw/tas didasko/ntwn, w(s prw=ton u(pe/dusan kai\ die/sxon ei)/sw tw=n o(/plwn, toi=s me\n e)k plagi/ou kata\ gumna\ prosfero/menoi, tou\s de\ tai=s peridromai=s a)polamba/nontes, h( me\n i)sxu\s kai\ to\ koino\n e)/rgon eu)qu\s a)pwlw/lei th=s fa/laggos a)narrhgnume/nhs, e)n de\ tai=s kaq' e(/na kai\ kat' o)li/gous susta/sesin oi( *makedo/nes mikroi=s me\n e)gxeiridi/ois stereou\s kai\ podh/reis qureou\s nu/ssontes, e)lafroi=s de\ peltari/ois pro\s ta\s e)kei/nwn maxai/ras u(po\ ba/rous kai\ katafora=s dia\ panto\s o(/plou xwrou/sas e)pi\ ta\ sw/mata, kakw=s a)nte/xontes e)tra/ponto,

kata\ tou/tous de\ me/gas h)=n a)gw/n, e)/nqa dh\ kai\ *ma=rkos o( *ka/twnos ui(o/s, *ai)mili/ou de\ gambro/s, pa=san a)lkh\n e)pideiknu/menos a)pe/bale to\ ci/fos, oi(=a de\ neani/as e)nteqramme/nos plei/stois paideu/masi kai\ mega/lw| patri\ mega/lhs a)reth=s a)podei/ceis o)fei/lwn, ou) biwto\n h(ghsa/menos ei)=nai proeme/nw| sku=lon au(tou= zw=ntos toi=s polemi/ois e)pe/drame th\n ma/xhn, ei)/ tina/ pou fi/lon kai\ sunh/qh kati/doi, fra/zwn to\ sumpeso\n au)tw=| kai\ deo/menos bohqei=n, oi( de\ polloi\ kai\ a)gaqoi\ geno/menoi kai\ diasxo/ntes o(rmh=| mia=| tou\s a)/llous, peri\ au)to\n u(fhgou/menon e)mba/llousi toi=s e)nanti/ois, mega/lw| d' a)gw=ni kai\ fo/nw| pollw=| kai\ trau/masin w)/santes e)k xw/ras kai\ to/pon e)/rhmon kai\ gumno\n katasxo/ntes e)pi\ zh/thsin e)tra/ponto tou= ci/fous, w(s de\ mo/lis e)n polloi=s o(/plois kai\ ptw/masi nekrw=n kekrumme/non a)neure/qh, perixarei=s geno/menoi kai\ paiani/santes e)/ti lampro/teron e)ne/keinto toi=s sunestw=sin e)/ti tw=n polemi/wn, kai\ te/los oi( trisxi/lioi loga/des e)n ta/cei me/nontes kai\ maxo/menoi kateko/phsan a(/pantes: tw=n d' a)/llwn feugo/ntwn polu\s h)=n o( fo/nos, w(/ste to\ me\n pedi/on kai\ th\n u(pw/reian katapeplh=sqai nekrw=n, tou= de\ *leu/kou potamou= to\ r(eu=ma tou\s *(rwmai/ous th=| meta\ th\n ma/xhn h(me/ra| dielqei=n e)/ti memigme/non ai(/mati. le/gontai ga\r u(pe\r dismuri/ous pentakisxili/ous a)poqanei=n. tw=n de\ *(rwmai/wn e)/peson, w(s me\n *poseidw/nio/s fhsin, e(kato/n, w(s de\ *nasika=s, o)gdoh/konta.

kai\ kri/sin me\n o)cuta/thn me/gistos a)gw\n ou(=to/s e)/sxen e)na/ths ga\r w(/ras a)rca/menoi ma/xesqai pro\ deka/ths e)ni/khsan tw=| de\ leipome/nw| th=s h(me/ras xrhsa/menoi pro\s th\n di/wcin kai\ me/xri stadi/wn e(kato\n kai\ ei)/kosi diw/cantes e(spe/ras h)/dh baqei/as a)petra/ponto. kai\ tou\s me\n a)/llous oi( qera/pontes u(po\ lampa/dwn a)pantw=ntes meta\ xara=s kai\ boh=s a)ph=gon e)pi\ ta\s skhna/s fwti\ lampome/nas kai\ kekosmhme/nas kittou= kai\ da/fnhs stefa/nois: au)to\n de\ to\n strathgo\n me/ga pe/nqos ei)=xe. duei=n ga\r ui(w=n au)tou= strateuome/nwn o( new/teros ou)damou= fanero\s h)=n, o(\n e)fi/lei te ma/lista kai\ plei=ston ei)s a)reth\n fu/sei prou)/xonta tw=n a)delfw=n e(w/ra. qumoeidh= de\ kai\ filo/timon o)/nta th\n yuxh/n, e)/ti d' a)nti/paida th\n h(liki/an, panta/pasin a)polwle/nai katedo/cazen, u(p' a)peiri/as a)namixqe/nta toi=s polemi/ois maxome/nois. a)poroume/nou de\ au)tou= kai\ peripaqou=ntos h)/|sqeto pa=n to\ stra/teuma, kai\ metacu\ deipnou=ntes a)neph/dwn kai\ die/qeon meta\ lampa/dwn, polloi\ me\n e)pi\ th\n skhnh\n tou= *ai)mili/ou, polloi\ de\ pro\ tou= xa/rakos e)n toi=s prw/tois nekroi=s zhtou=ntes. kath/feia de\ to\ strato/pedon kai\ kraugh\ to\ pedi/on katei=xen a)nakaloume/nwn to\n *skhpi/wna. pa=si ga\r a)gasto\s h)=n eu)qu\s e)c a)rxh=s, pro\s h(gemoni/an kai\ politei/an w(s a)/llos ou)dei\s tw=n suggenw=n kekrame/nos to\ h)=qos.

o)ye\ d' ou)=n h)/dh sxedo\n a)pegnwsme/nos e)k th=s diw/cews prosh/|ei meta\ du/o h)\ triw=n e(tai/rwn, ai(/matos kai\ fo/nou polemi/wn a)na/plews, w(/sper sku/lac gennai=os, u(f' h(donh=s a)kratw=s th=| ni/kh| sunecenexqei/s. ou(=to/s e)sti *skhpi/wn o( toi=s i(knoume/nois xro/nois xro/nois supplied by Coraës and Bekker, after Reiske. *karxhdo/na kai\ *nomanti/an kataska/yas kai\ polu\ prw=tos a)reth=| tw=n to/te *(rwmai/wn geno/menos kai\ dunhqei\s me/giston. *ai)mili/w| me\n ou)=n th\n tou= katorqw/matos ne/mesin ei)s e(/teron h( tu/xh kairo\n u(perballome/nh to/te pantelh= th\n h(donh\n a)pedi/dou th=s ni/khs.

*perseu\s de\ fugh=| me/n e)k *pu/dnhs ei)s *pe/llan a)pexw/rei, tw=n i(ppe/wn e)pieikw=s pa/ntwn a)po\ th=s ma/xhs diasesw|sme/nwn. e)pei\ de\ katalamba/nontes oi( pezoi\ tou\s i(ppei=s w(s a)na/ndrous kai\ prodedwko/tas loidorou=ntes a)po\ tw=n i(/ppwn w)/qoun kai\ plhga\s e)di/dosan, dei/sas to\n qo/rubon e)k th=s o(dou= pare/kline to\n i(/ppon, kai\ th\n porfu/ran, w(s mh\ dia/shmos ei)/h, perispa/sas e)/qeto pro/sqen au(tou=, kai\ to\ dia/dhma dia\ xeirw=n ei)=xen. w(s de\ kai\ prosdiale/goito toi=s e(tai/rois a(/ma badi/zwn, kataba\s e)fei/lketo to\n i(/ppon. tw=n de\ o( me/n tis u(po/dhma prospoiou/menos lelume/non suna/ptein, o( d' i(/ppon a)/rdein, o( de\ potou= xrh/|zein, u(poleipo/menoi kata\ mikro\n a)pedi/draskon, ou)x ou(/tw tou\s polemi/ous, w(s th\n e)kei/nou xalepo/thta dedoiko/tes. kexaragme/nos ga\r u(po\ tw=n kakw=n ei)s pa/ntas e)zh/tei tre/pein a)f' au)tou= th\n ai)ti/an th=s h(/tths. e)pei\ de\ nukto\s ei)s *pe/llan ei)selqw\n *eu)=kton kai\ *eu)/laion , tou\s e)pi\ tou= nomi/smatos, a)panth/santas au)tw=| kai\ ta\ me/n e)gkalou=ntas peri\ tw=n gegono/twn, ta\ de\ parrhsiazome/nous a)kai/rws kai\ sumbouleu/ontas o)rgisqei\s a)pe/kteinen, au)to\s tw=| cifidi/w| pai/wn a)mfote/rous, ou)dei\s pare/meinen au)tw=| pa/rec *eu)a/ndrou te tou= *krhto\s kai\ *)arxeda/mou tou= *ai)twlou= kai\ tou= *boiwtou= *ne/wnos. tw=n de\ stratiwtw=n e)phkolou/qhsan oi( *krh=tes, ou) di' eu)/noian, a)lla\ toi=s xrh/masin, w(/sper khri/ois me/littai, prosliparou=ntes. pa/mpolla ga\r e)ph/geto, kai\ prou)/qhken e)c au)tw=n diarpa/sai toi=s *krhsi\n e)kpw/mata kai\ krath=ras kai\ th\n a)/llhn e)n a)rgu/rw| kai\ xrusw=| kataskeuh\n ei)s penth/konta tala/ntwn lo/gon. geno/menos d' e)n *)amfipo/lei prw=ton, ei)=t' e)kei=qen e)n *galhyw=|, kai\ tou= fo/bou mikro\n u(pane/ntos, ei)s to\ suggene\s kai\ presbu/taton au)tou= tw=n noshma/twn, th\n mikrologi/an, au)=qis u(penexqei/s w)du/reto pro\s tou\s fi/lous w(s tw=n *)aleca/ndrou tou= mega/lou xruswma/twn e)/nia toi=s *krhsi\ dierrifw\s u(p' a)gnoi/as, kai\ pareka/lei tou\s e)/xontas a)ntibolw=n kai\ dakru/wn a)mei/yasqai pro\s no/misma, tou\s me/n ou)=n e)pistame/nous a)kribw=s au)to\n ou)k e)/laqe krhti/zwn pro\s *krh=tas, oi( de\ peisqe/ntes kai\ a)podo/ntes a)pesterh/qhsan. ou) ga\r a)pe/dwke ta)rgu/rion, a)lla\ tria/konta ta/lanta kerda/nas a)po\ tw=n fi/lwn, a(\ mikro\n u(/steron e)/mellon oi( pole/mioi lh/yesqai, met' au)tw=n die/pleusen ei)s *samoqra/|khn kai\ diafeu/gwn e)pi\ tou\s *dioskou/rous i(ke/teuen.

a)ei\ me\n ou)=n le/gontai filobasi/leioi *makedo/nes, to/te d' w(s e)rei/smati keklasme/nw| pa/ntwn a(/ma sumpeso/ntwn e)gxeiri/zontes au(tou\s tw=| *ai)mili/w| du/o h(me/rais o(/lhs ku/rion au)to\n kate/sthsan *makedoni/as, kai\ dokei= tou=to marturei=n toi=s eu)tuxi/a| tini\ ta\s pra/ceis e)kei/nas gegone/nai fa/skousin. e)/ti de\ kai\ to\ peri\ th\n qusi/an su/mptwma daimo/nion h)=n e)n *)amfipo/lei qu/ontos tou= *ai)mili/ou kai\ tw=n i(erw=n e)nhrgme/nwn kerauno\s e)nskh/yas ei)s to\n bwmo\n e)pe/flece kai\ sugkaqh/gise th\n i(erourgi/an. u(perba/llei de\ qeio/thti pa/ntws kai\ tu/xh| ta\ th=s fh/mhs, h)=n me\n ga\r h(me/ra teta/rth nenikhme/nw| *persei= peri\ *pu/dnan, e)n de\ th=| *(rw/mh| tou= dh/mou qewrou=ntos i(ppikou\s a)gw=nas e)cai/fnhs e)ne/pese lo/gos ei)s to\ prw=ton tou= qea/trou me/ros w(s *ai)mi/lios mega/lh| ma/xh| nenikhkw\s *perse/a katastre/foito su/mpasan *makedoni/an. e)k de\ tou/tou taxu\ th=s fh/mhs a)naxeome/nhs ei)s to\ plh=qos e)ce/lamye xara\ meta\ kro/tou kai\ boh=s th\n h(me/ran e)kei/nhn katasxou=sa th\n po/lin. ei)=ta, w(s o( lo/gos ou)k ei)=xen ei)s a)rxh\n a)nelqei=n be/baion, a)ll' e)n pa=sin o(moi/ws e)fai/neto planw/menos, to/te me\n e)skeda/sqh kai\ dierru/h ta\ th=s fh/mhs, o)li/gais d' u(/steron h(me/rais puqo/menoi safw=s e)qau/mazon th\n prodramou=san a)ggeli/an, w(s e)n tw=| yeu/dei to\ a)lhqe\s ei)=xe,

le/getai de\ kai\ th=s e)pi\ *sa/gra| potamw=| ma/xhs *)italiwtw=n au)qhmero\n e)n *peloponnh/sw| lo/gon gene/sqai, kai\ *plataia=si th=s e)n *muka/lh| pro\s *mh/dous. h(\n de\ *(rwmai=oi *tarkuni/ous meta\ *lati/nwn e)pistrateu/santas e)ni/khsan, au)ta/ggeloi fra/zontes w)/fqhsan a)po\ tou= stratou= mikro\n u(/steron a)/ndres du/o kaloi\ kai\ mega/loi, tou/tous ei)/kasan ei)=nai *dioskou/rous. o( d' e)ntuxw\n prw=tos au)toi=s kat' a)gora\n pro\ th=s krh/nhs, a)nayu/xousi tou\s i(/ppous i(drw=ti pollw=| perirreome/nous, e)qau/maze to\n peri\ th=s ni/khs lo/gon. ei)=q' oi( me\n e)piyau=sai le/gontai th=s u(ph/nhs au)tou= toi=n xeroi=n a)tre/ma meidiw=ntes: h( de\ eu)qu\s e)k melai/nhs trixo\s ei)s purra\n metabalou=sa tw=| me\n lo/gw| pi/stin, tw=| d' a)ndri\ parasxei=n e)pi/klhsin to\n *)ahno/barbon, o(/per e)sti\ xalkopw/gwna. pa=si de\ tou/tois to\ kaq' h(ma=s geno/menon pi/stin pare/sxen. o(/te ga\r *)antw/nios a)pe/sth *dometianou= kai\ polu\s po/lemos a)po\ *germani/as prosedoka=to, th=s *(rw/mhs tarattome/nhs a)/fnw kai\ au)toma/tws o( dh=mos e)c au(tou= fh/mhn a)ne/dwke ni/khs, kai\ th\n *(rw/mhn e)pe/drame lo/gos au)to/n te to\n *)antw/nion a)nh|rh=sqai kai\ tou= su\n au)tw=| strateu/matos h(tthme/nou mhde\n me/ros lelei=fqai. tosau/thn de\ lampro/thta kai\ r(u/mhn h( pi/stis e)/sxen w(/ste kai\ qu=sai tw=n e)n te/lei pollou/s, zhtoume/nou de\ tou= prw/tou fra/santos, w(s ou)dei\s h)=n, a)ll' o lo/gos ei)s a)/llon e)c a)/llou diwko/menos a)ne/feuge, kai\ te/los katadu\s w(/sper ei)s pe/lagos a)xane\s to\n a)/peiron o)/xlon e)fa/nh mhdemi/an a)rxh\n e)/xwn be/baion, au(/th me\n h( fh/mh taxu\ th=s po/lews e)cerru/h, poreuome/nw| de\ tw=| *dometianw=| meta\ duna/mews e)pi\ to\n po/lemon h)/dh kaq' o(do\n a)ggeli/a kai\ gra/mmata fra/zonta th\n ni/khn a)ph/nthsen. h( d' au)tou= au)tou= Bekker adopts Reiske's correction to au)th/. tou= katorqw/matos h(me/ra kai\ th=s fh/mhs e)gi/neto, e)pi\ ple/on h)\ dismuri/ous stadi/ous tw=n to/pwn diestw/twn. tau=ta me\n ou)dei\s a)gnoei= tw=n kaq' h(ma=s.

*gnai=os de\ *)okta/bios o( nauarxw=n *ai)mili/w| prosormisa/menos th=| *samoqra/|kh| th\n me\n a)suli/an parei=xe tw=| *persei= dia\ tou\s qeou/s, e)/kplou de\ kai\ fugh=s ei)=rgen. ou) mh\n a)lla\ lanqa/nei pws o( *perseu\s *)oroa/ndhn tina\ *krh=ta le/mbon e)/xonta sumpei/sas meta\ xrhma/twn a)nalabei=n au)to/n, o( de\ krhtismw=| xrhsa/menos ta\ me\n xrh/mata nu/ktwr a)ne/laben, e)kei=non de\ th=s e(te/ras nukto\s h(/kein keleu/sas e)pi\ to\n pro\s tw=| *dhmhtri/w| lime/na meta\ tw=n te/knwn kai\ qerapei/as a)nagkai/as, eu)qu\s a)f' e(spe/ras a)pe/pleusen. o( de\ *perseu\s oi)ktra\ me\n e)/pasxe dia\ stenh=s quri/dos para\ to\ tei=xos e)kmhruo/menos au(to\n kai\ paidi/a kai\ gunai=ka po/nwn kai\ pla/nhs a)pei/rous, oi)ktro/taton de\ stenagmo\n a)fh=ken, w(/s tis au)tw=| planwme/nw| para\ to\n ai)gialo\n h)/dh pela/gion to\n *)oroa/ndhn qe/onta katidw\n e)/frasen. u(pe/lampe ga\r h(me/ra, kai\ pa/shs e)lpi/dos e)/rhmos u(pexw/rei fugh=| pro\s to\ tei=xos, ou) laqw\n me/n, u(pofqa/sas de\ tou\s *(rwmai/ous, meta\ th=s gunaiko/s, ta\ de\ paidi/a sullabw\n au)toi=s *)/iwn e)nexei/risen, o(\s pa/lai me\n e)rw/menos h)=n tou= *perse/ws, to/te de\ prodo/ths geno/menos ai)ti/an pare/sxe th\n ma/lista sunanagka/sasan to\n a)/nqrwpon, w(s qhri/on a(liskome/nwn tw=n te/knwn, ei)s xei=ras e)lqei=n kai\ paradou=nai to\ sw=ma toi=s e)kei/nwn kratou=sin.

e)pi/steue me\n ou)=n ma/lista tw=| *nasika=|, ka)kei=non e)ka/lei mh\ paro/ntos de\ kataklau/sas th\n tu/xhn kai\ th\n a)na/gkhn periskeya/menos e)/dwken au(to\n u(poxei/rion tw=| *gnai/w|, to/te ma/lista poih/sas fanero/n o(/ti th=s filarguri/as h)=n e)n au)tw=| ti kako\n a)genne/steron h( filoyuxi/a, di' h(/n, o(\ mo/non h( tu/xh tw=n e)ptaiko/twn ou)k a)fairei=tai, to\n e)/leon, a)peste/rhsen e(autou=, dehqei\s ga\r a)xqh=nai pro\s to\n *ai)mi/lion, o( me\n w(s a)ndri\ mega/lw| peptwko/ti ptw=ma nemeshto\n kai\ dustuxe\s e)canasta\s u(ph/nta meta\ tw=n fi/lwn dedakrume/nos: o( d', ai)/sxiston qe/ama, probalw\n au(to\n e)pi\ sto/ma kai\ gona/twn draca/menos a)neba/lleto fwna\s a)gennei=s kai\ deh/seis, a(\s ou)x u(pe/meinen ou)d' h)/kousen o( *ai)mi/lios, a)lla\ prosble/yas au(to\n a)lgou=nti kai\ leluphme/nw| tw=| prosw/pw|, ti/ th=s tu/xhs, ei)=pen, w)= talai/pwre, to\ me/giston a)fairei=s tw=n e)gklhma/twn, tau=ta pra/ttwn a)f' w(=n do/ceis ou) par' a)ci/an a)tuxei=n, ou)de\ tou= nu=n, a)lla\ tou= pa/lai dai/monos a)na/cios gegone/nai; ti/ de/ mou kataba/lleis th\n ni/khn, kai\ to\ kato/rqwma poiei=s mikro/n, e)pideiknu/menos e(auto\n ou) gennai=on ou)de\ pre/ponta *(rwmai/wn a)ntagwnisth/n; a)reth/ toi dustuxou=si mega/lhn e)/xei moi=ran ai)dou=s kai\ para\ polemi/ois, deili/a de\ *(rwmai/ois, ka)\n eu)potmh=|, pa/nth a)timo/taton.

ou) mh\n a)lla\ tou=ton me\n a)nasth/sas kai\ deciwsa/menos *toube/rwni pare/dwken, au)to\s de\ tou\s pai=das kai\ tou\s gambrou\s kai\ tw=n a)/llwn h(gemonikw=n ma/lista tou\s newte/rous e)/sw th=s skhnh=s e)pispasa/menos polu\n xro/non h)=n pro\s au(tw=| siwph=| kaqh/menos, w(/ste qauma/zein a(/pantas. o(rmh/sas de\ peri\ th=s tu/xhs kai\ tw=n a)nqrwpi/nwn diale/gesqai pragma/twn, a)=ra/ ge, ei)=pen, a)/cion eu)pragi/as parou/shs a)/nqrwpon o)/nta qrasu/nesqai kai\ me/ga fronei=n e)/qnos h)\ po/lin h)\ basilei/an katastreya/menon, h)\ th\n metabolh\n tau/thn th=s tu/xhs, h( th=s tu/xhs, h)/ so Sintenis, Coraës, and Bekker, with the MSS.:h( tu/xh. para/deigma tw=| polemou=nti koinh=s a)sqenei/as proqei=sa paideu/ei mhde\n w(s mo/nimon kai\ be/baion dianoei=sqai; poi=os ga\r a)nqrw/pois tou= qarrei=n kairo/s, o(/tan to\ kratei=n e(te/rwn ma/lista dedoike/nai th\n tu/xhn a)nagka/zh|, kai\ tw=| xai/ronti dusqumi/an e)pa/gh| tosau/thn o( th=s periferome/nhs kai\ prosistame/nhs a)/llot' a)/llois ei(marme/nhs logismo/s; h)\ th\n *)aleca/ndrou diadoxh/n, o(\s e)pi\ plei=ston h)/rqh duna/mews kai\ me/giston e)/sxe kra/tos, w(/ras mia=s mori/w| pesou=san u(po\ po/das qe/menoi, kai\ tou\s a)/rti muria/si pezw=n kai\ xilia/sin i(ppe/wn tosau/tais o(ploforoume/nous basilei=s o(rw=ntes e)k tw=n polemi/wn xeirw=n e)fh/mera siti/a kai\ pota\ lamba/nontas, oi)/esqe ta\ kaq' h(ma=s e)/xein tina\ bebaio/thta tu/xhs diarkh= pro\s to\n xro/non; ou) katabalo/ntes u(mei=s oi( ne/oi to\ keno\n fru/agma tou=to kai\ gauri/ama th=s ni/khs tapeinoi\ katapth/cete pro\s to\ me/llon, a)ei\ karadokou=ntes ei)s o(/ ti kataskh/yei te/los e(ka/stw| th\n th=s parou/shs eu)pragi/as o( dai/mwn ne/mesin; toiau=ta/ fasi polla\ dialexqe/nta to\n *ai)mi/lion a)pope/myai tou\s ne/ous eu)= ma/la to\ kau/xhma kai\ th\n u(/brin, w(/sper xalinw=|, tw=| lo/gw| ko/ptonti kekolasme/nous.

e)k tou/tou th\n me\n stratia\n pro\s a)na/pausin, au(to\n de\ pro\s qe/an th=s *(ella/dos e)/treye kai\ diagwgh\n e)/ndocon a(/ma kai\ fila/nqrwpon. e)piw\n ga\r a)nela/mbane tou\s dh/mous kai\ ta\ politeu/mata kaqi/stato, kai\ dwrea\s e)di/dou, tai=s me\n si=ton e)k tou= basilikou=, tai\s d' e)/laion. tosou=ton ga\r eu(reqh=nai/ fasin a)pokei/menon w(/ste tou\s lamba/nontas kai\ deome/nous e)pilipei=n pro/teron h)\ katanalwqh=nai to\ plh=qos tw=n eu(reqe/ntwn. e)n de\ *delfoi=s i)dw\n ki/ona me/gan tetra/gwnon e)k li/qwn leukw=n sunhrmosme/non, e)f' ou(= *perse/ws e)/melle xrusou=s a)ndria\s ti/qesqai, prose/tace to\n au)tou= teqh=nai: tou\s ga\r h(tthme/nous toi=s nikw=sin e)ci/stasqai xw/ras prosh/kein. e)n d' *)olumpi/a|, tou=to dh\ to\ poluqru/lhton e)kei=no/n a)nafqe/gcasqai/ fasin, w(s to\n *(omh/rou *di/a *feidi/as a)popla/saito. tw=n de\ de/ka pre/sbewn e)k *(rw/mhs a)fikome/nwn *makedo/si me\n a)pe/dwke th\n xw/ran kai\ ta\s po/leis e)leuqe/ras oi)kei=n kai\ au)tono/mous, e(kato\n de\ ta/lanta *(rwmai/ois u(potelei=n, ou(= ple/on h)\ dipla/sion toi=s basileu=sin ei)se/feron. qe/as de\ pantodapw=n a)gw/nwn kai\ qusi/as e)pitelw=n toi=s qeoi=s e(stia/seis kai\ dei=pna prou)/qeto, xorhgi/a| me\n e)k tw=n basilikw=n a)fqo/nw| xrw/menos, ta/cin de\ kai\ ko/smon kai\ katakli/seis kai\ deciw/seis kai\ th\n pro\s e(/kaston au(tou= th=s kat' a)ci/an timh=s kai\ filofrosu/nhs ai)/sqhsin ou(/tws a)kribh= kai\ pefrontisme/nhn e)ndeiknu/menos w(/ste qauma/zein tou\s *(/ellhnas, ei) mhde\ th\n paidia\n a)/moiron a)polei/pei spoudh=s, a)lla\ thlikau=ta pra/ttwn a)nh\r pra/gmata kai\ toi=s mikroi=s to\ pre/pon a)podi/dwsin. o( de\ kai\ tou/tois e)/xairen, o(/ti pollw=n pareskeuasme/nwn kai\ lamprw=n to\ h(/diston au)to\s h)=n a)po/lausma kai\ qe/ama toi=s parou=si, kai\ pro\s tou\s qauma/zontas th\n e)pime/leian e)/lege th=s au)th=s ei)=nai yuxh=s parata/cew/s te prosth=nai kalw=s kai\ sumposi/ou, th=s me\n, o(/pws foberwta/th toi=s polemi/ois, tou= d', w(s eu)xaristo/taton h)=| toi=s sunou=sin. ou)deno\s d' h(=tton au)tou= th\n e)leuqerio/thta kai\ th\n megaloyuxi/an e)ph/|noun oi( a)/nqrwpoi, polu\ me\n a)rgu/rion, polu\ de\ xrusi/on e)k tw=n basilikw=n h)qroisme/non ou)d' i)dei=n e)qelh/santos, a)lla\ toi=s tami/ais ei)s to\ dhmo/sion parado/ntos. mo/na ta\ bibli/a tou= basile/ws filogrammatou=si toi=s ui(e/sin e)pe/treyen e)cele/sqai, kai\ diane/mwn a)ristei=a th=s ma/xhs *ai)li/w| *toube/rwni tw=| gambrw=| fia/lhn e)/dwke pe/nte litrw=n o(lkh/n. ou(=to/s e)sti *toube/rwn o(\n e)/famen meta\ suggenw=n oi)kei=n e(kkaide/katon, a)po\ ghdi/ou mikrou= diatrefome/nwn a(pa/ntwn. kai\ prw=ton a)/rguron e)kei=no/n fasin ei)s to\n *ai)li/wn oi)=kon ei)selqei=n, u(p' a)reth=s kai\ timh=s ei)sago/menon, to\n d' a)/llon xro/non ou)/t' au)tou\s ou)/te ta\s gunai=kas ta\s gunai=kas Bekker, after Reiske: gunai=kas. a)rguri/ou xrh/|zein h)\ xrusou=.

diw|khme/nwn de\ pa/ntwn au)tw=| kalw=s a)spasa/menos tou\s *(/ellhnas, kai\ parakale/sas tou\s *makedo/nas memnh=sqai th=s dedome/nhs u(po\ *(rwmai/wn e)leuqeri/as sw/|zontas au)th\n di' eu)nomi/as kai\ o(monoi/as, a)ne/zeucen e)pi\ th\n *)/hpeiron, e)/xwn do/gma sugklh/tou tou\s summemaxhme/nous au)tw=| th\n pro\s *perse/a ma/xhn stratiw/tas a)po\ tw=n e)kei= po/lewn w)felh=sai. boulo/menos de\ pa=sin a(/ma kai\ mhdeno\s prosdokw=ntos, a)ll' e)cai/fnhs e)pipesei=n, metepe/myato tou\s prw/tous e)c e(ka/sths po/lews a)/ndras de/ka, kai\ prose/tacen au)toi=s, o(/sos a)/rguro/s e)sti kai\ xruso\s e)n oi)ki/ais kai\ i(eroi=s, h(me/ra| r(hth=| katafe/rein. e(ka/stois de\ sune/pemyen w(s e)p' au)to\ dh\ tou=to froura\n stratiwtw=n kai\ taci/arxon prospoiou/menon zhtei=n kai\ paralamba/nein to\ xrusi/on. e)nsta/shs de\ th=s h(me/ras, u(f' e(/na kai\ to\n au)to\n a(/ma kairo\n o(rmh/santes e)tra/ponto pro\s katadromh\n kai\ diarpagh\n tw=n po/lewn, w(/ste w(/ra| mia=| pentekai/deka a)nqrw/pwn e)candrapodisqh=nai muria/das, e(bdomh/konta de\ po/leis porqhqh=nai, gene/sqai d' a)po\ tosau/ths fqora=s kai\ panwleqri/as e(ka/stw| stratiw/th| th\n do/sin ou) mei/zon' e(/ndeka draxmw=n, fri=cai de\ pa/ntas a)nqrw/pous to\ tou= pole/mou te/los, ei)s mikro\n ou(/tw to\ kaq' e(/kaston lh=mma kai\ ke/rdos e)/qnous o(/lou katakermatisqe/ntos.

*ai)mi/lios me\n ou)=n tou=to pra/cas ma/lista para\ th\n au(tou= fu/sin e)pieikh= kai\ xrhsth\n ou)=san ei)s *)wriko\n kate/bh: ka)kei=qen ei)s *)itali/an meta\ tw=n duna/mewn peraiwqei/s a)ne/plei to\n *qu/brin potamo\n e)pi\ th=s basilikh=s e(kkaidekh/rous kateskeuasme/nhs ei)s ko/smon o(/plois ai)xmalw/tois kai\ foiniki/si kai\ porfu/rais, w(s kai\ panhguri/zein e)/cwqen kaqa/per ei)s tina\ qriambikh=s qe/an pomph=s kai\ proapolau/ein tou\s *(rwmai/ous, tw=| r(oqi/w| sxe/dhn u(pa/gonti th\n nau=n a)ntipareca/gontas.

oi( de\ stratiw=tai toi=s basilikoi=s xrh/masin e)pofqalmi/santes, w(s ou)x o(/swn h)ci/oun e)/tuxon, w)rgi/zonto me\n a)dh/lws dia\ tou=to kai\ xalepw=s ei)=xon pro\s to\n *ai)mi/lion, ai)tiw/menoi de\ fanerw=s o(/ti baru\s ge/noito kai\ despotiko\s au)toi=s a)/rxwn, ou) pa/nu proqu/mws e)pi\ th\n u(pe\r tou= qria/mbou spoudh\n a)ph/nthsan, ai)sqo/menos de\ tou=to *se/rbios *ga/lbas, e)xqro\s *ai)mili/ou, gegonw\s de\ tw=n u(p' au)to\n xilia/rxwn, e)qa/rrhsen a)nafando\n ei)pei=n w(s ou) dote/on ei)/h to\n qri/ambon. e)nei\s de\ polla\s tw=| stratiwtikw=| plh/qei diabola\s kata\ tou= strathgou= kai\ th\n ou)=san o)rgh\n e)/ti ma=llon e)cereqi/sas h)|tei=to para\ tw=n dhma/rxwn a)/llhn h(me/ran e)kei/nhn ga\r ou)k e)carkei=n th=| kathgori/a|, te/ssaras e)/ti loipa\s w(/ras e)/xousan. tw=n de\ dhma/rxwn le/gein au)to\n, ei)/ ti bou/letai, keleuo/ntwn, a)rca/menos makrw=| kai\ blasfhmi/as e)/xonti pantodapa\s xrh=sqai lo/gw| to\n xro/non a)nh/lwse th=s h(me/ras: kai\ genome/nou sko/tous oi( me\n dh/marxoi th\n e)kklhsi/an a)fh=kan, pro\s de\ to\n *ga/lban oi( stratiw=tai sune/dramon qrasu/teroi gegono/tes, kai\ sugkroth/santes au(tou\s peri\ to\n o)/rqron au)=qis katalamba/nontai to\ *kapetw/lion e)kei= ga\r oi( dh/marxoi th\n e)kklhsi/an e)/mellon a)/cein.

a(/ma d' h(me/ra| th=s yh/fou doqei/shs h(/ te prw/th fulh\ to\n qri/ambon a)peyhfi/zeto, kai\ tou= pra/gmatos ai)/sqhsis ei)s to\n a)llon dh=mon kai\ th\n su/gklhton kath/|ei. kai\ to\ me\n plh=qos u(peralgou=n tw=| prophlaki/zesqai to\n *ai)mi/lion e)n fwnai=s h)=n a)pra/ktois, oi( de\ gnwrimw/tatoi tw=n a)po\ boulh=s deino\n ei)=nai to\ gino/menon bow=ntes a)llh/lous pareka/loun e)pilabe/sqai th=s tw=n stratiwtw=n a)selgei/as kai\ qrasu/thtos, e)pi\ pa=n a)ficome/nhs a)/nomon e)/rgon kai\ bi/aion, ei) mhde\n e)mpodw\n au)toi=s ge/noito *pau=lon *ai)mi/lion a)fele/sqai tw=n e)piniki/wn timw=n, w)sa/menoi de\ to\n o)/xlon kai\ a)naba/ntes a(qro/oi toi=s dhma/rxois e)/legon e)pisxei=n th\n yhfofori/an, a)/xri a)\n diae/lqwsin a(\ bou/lontai pro\s to\ plh=qos. e)pisxo/ntwn de\ pa/ntwn kai\ genome/nhs siwph=s a)nelqw\n a)nh\r u(patiko\s kai\ polemi/ous ei)/kosi kai\ trei=s e)k proklh/sews a)nh|rhkw/s, *ma=rkos *serbi/lios, *ai)mi/lion me\n e)/fh *pau=lon, h(li/kos au)tokra/twr ge/noito, nu=n ma/lista ginw/skein, o(rw=n o(/shs a)peiqei/as ge/monti kai\ kaki/as strateu/mati xrw/menos ou(/tw kala\s katw/rqwse kai\ mega/las pra/ceis, qauma/zein de\ to\n dh=mon ei) toi=s a)p' *)illuriw=n kai\ *ligu/wn a)gallo/menos qria/mbois au(tw=| fqonei= to\n *makedo/nwn basile/a zw=nta kai\ th\n *)aleca/ndrou kai\ *fili/ppou do/can e)pidei=n u(po\ toi=s *(rwmai/wn o(/plois a)gome/nhn ai)xma/lwton. pw=s ga\r ou) deino\n, ei)=pen, ei), fh/mhs peri\ ni/khs a)bebai/ou pro/teron ei)s th\n po/lin e)mpesou/shs, e)qu/sate toi=s qeoi=s eu)xo/menoi tou= lo/gou tou/tou taxe/ws a)polabei=n th\n o)/yin, h(/kontos de\ tou= strathgou= meta\ th=s a)lhqinh=s ni/khs a)fairei=sqe tw=n me\n qew=n th\n t imh/n, au(tw=n de\ th\n xara/n, w(s fobou/menoi qea/sasqai to\ me/geqos tw=n katorqwma/twn h)\ feido/menoi tou= polemi/ou; kai/toi krei=tton h)=n tw=| pro\s e)kei=non e)le/w|, mh\ tw=| pro\s au)tokra/tora fqo/nw| luqh=nai to\n qri/ambon. a)ll' ei)s tosau/thn, e)/fh, to\ kako/hqes e)cousi/an proa/getai di' u(mw=n w(/ste peri\ strathgi/as kai\ qria/mbou tolma=| le/gein a)/nqrwpos a)/trwtos kai\ tw=| sw/mati sti/lbwn u(po\ leio/thtos kai\ skiatrafi/as pro\s h(ma=s tou\s tosou/tois trau/masi pepaideume/nous a)reta\s kai\ kaki/as kri/nein strathgw=n. a(/ma de\ th=s e)sqh=tos diasxw/n e)ce/fhne kata\ tw=n ste/rnwn w)teila\s a)pi/stous to\ plh=qos. ei)=ta metastrafei\s e)/nia tw=n ou)k eu)prepw=s e)n o)/xlw| gumnou=sqai dokou/ntwn tou= sw/matos a)neka/luye, kai\ pro\s to\n *ga/lban e)pistre/yas, su\ me\n, e)/fh, gela=|s e)pi\ tou/tois, e)gw\ de\ semnu/nomai pro\s tou\s poli/tas: u(pe\r tou/twn ga\r h(me/ran kai\ nu/kta sunexw=s i(ppasa/menos tau=t' e)/sxon. a)ll' : a)/ge labw\n au)tou\s e)pi\ th\n yh=fon e)gw\ de\ kataba\s parakolouqh/sw pa=si, kai\ gnw/somai tou\s kakou\s kai\ a)xari/stous kai\ dhmagwgei=sqai ma=llon e)n toi=s pole/mois h)\ strathgei=sqai boulome/nous.

ou(/tw fasi\n u(po\ tw=n lo/gwn tou/twn a)nakoph=nai kai\ metabalei=n to\ stratiwtiko/n w(/ste pa/sais tai=s fulai=s e)pikurwqh=nai tw=| *ai)mili/w| to\n qri/ambon. pemfqh=nai d' au)to\n ou(/tw le/gousin. o( me\n dh=mos e)/n te toi=s i(ppikoi=s qea/trois, a(\ ki/rkous kalou=si, peri/ te th/n a)gora\n i)kri/a phca/menoi, kai\ ta)=lla th=s po/lews me/rh katalabo/ntes, w(s e(/kasta parei=xe th=s pomph=s e)/poyin, e)qew=nto kaqarai=s e)sqh=si kekosmhme/noi. pa=s de\ nao\s a)ne/w|kto kai\ stefa/nwn kai\ qumiama/twn h)=n plh/rhs, u(phre/tai te polloi\ kai\ r(abdono/moi tou\s a)ta/ktws surre/ontas ei)s to\ me/son kai\ diaqe/ontas e)cei/rgontes a)napeptame/nas ta\s o(dou\s kai\ kaqara\s parei=xon. th=s de\ pomph=s ei)s h(me/ras trei=s nenemhme/nhs, h( me\n prw/th mo/lis e)carke/sasa toi=s ai)xmalw/tois a)ndria/si kai\ grafai=s kai\ kolossoi=s e)pi\ zeugw=n penth/konta kai\ diakosi/wn komizome/nois tou/twn e)/sxe qe/an. th=| d' u(sterai/a| ta\ ka/llista kai\ polutele/stata tw=n *makedonikw=n o(/plwn e)pe/mpeto pollai=s a(ma/cais, au)ta/ te marmai/ronta xalkw=| neosmh/ktw| kai\ sidh/rw|, th/n te qe/sin e)k te/xnhs kai\ sunarmogh=s w(s a)\n ma/lista sumpeforhme/nois xu/dhn kai\ au)toma/tws e)oi/koi pepoihme/na, kra/nh pro\s a)spi/si kai\ qw/rakes e)pi\ knhmi=si, kai\ *krhtikai\ pe/ltai kai\ *qra/|kia ge/rra kai\ fare/trai meta\ i(ppikw=n a)namemigme/nai xalinw=n, kai\ ci/fh gumna\ dia\ tou/twn parani/sxonta kai\ sa/risai parapephgui=ai, su/mmetron e)xo/ntwn xa/lasma tw=n o(/plwn, w(/ste th/n pro\s a)/llhla krou=sin e)n tw=| diafe/resqai traxu\ kai\ fobero\n u(phxei=n, kai\ mhde\ nenikhme/nwn a)/fobon ei)=nai th/n o)/yin. meta\ de\ ta\s o(plofo/rous a(ma/cas a)/ndres e)pe)poreu/onto trisxi/lioi no/misma fe/rontes a)rgurou=n e)n a)ggei/ois e(ptakosi/ois penth/konta tritala/ntois, w(=n e(/kaston a)na\ te/ssares e)ko/mizon a)/lloi de\ krath=ras a)rgurou=s kai\ ke/rata kai\ fia/las kai\ ku/likas, eu)= diakekosmhme/na pro\s qe/an e(/kasta kai\ peritta\ tw=| mege/qei kai\ th=| paxu/thti th=s torei/as.

th=s de\ tri/ths h(me/ras e(/wqen me\n eu)qu\s e)poreu/onto salpigktai/ me/los ou) proso/dion kai\ pompiko/n, a)ll' oi(/w| maxome/nous e)potru/nousin au(tou\s *(rwmai=oi, prosegkeleuo/menoi. meta\ de\ tou/tous h)/gonto xruso/kerw| trofi/ai bou=s e(kato\n ei)/kosi, mi/trais h)skhme/noi kai\ ste/mmasin. oi( d' a)/gontes au(tou\s neani/skoi perizw/masin eu)paru/fois e)stalme/noi pro\s i(erourgi/an e)xw/roun, kai\ pai=des a)rgura= loibei=a kai\ xrusa= komi/zontes, ei)=ta meta\ tou/tous oi( to\ xrusou=n no/misma fe/rontes, ei)s a)ggei=a tritalantiai=a memerisme/non o(moi/ws tw=| a)rguri/w=|. to\ de\ plh=qos h)=n tw=n a)ggei/wn o)gdoh/konta triw=n de/onta. tou/tois e)pe/ballon oi(/ te th\n i(era\n fia/lhn a)ne/xontes, h)=n o( *ai)mi/lios e)k xrusou= de/ka tala/ntwn dia\ li/qwn kateskeu/asen, oi(/ te ta\s *)antigoni/das kai\ *seleuki/das kai\ *qhriklei/ous kai\ o(/sa peri\ dei=pnon xrusw/mata tou= *perse/ws e)pideiknu/menoi. tou/tois e)pe/balle to\ a(/rma tou= *perse/ws kai\ ta\ o(/pla kai\ to\ dia/dhma toi=s o(/plois e)pikei/menon. ei)=ta mikrou= dialei/mmatos o)/ntos h)/dh ta\ te/kna tou= basile/ws h)/geto dou=la, kai\ su\n au)toi=s trofe/wn kai\ didaska/lwn kai\ paidagwgw=n dedakrume/nwn o)/xlos, au)tw=n te ta\s xei=ras o)rego/ntwn ei)s tou\s qeata/s kai\ ta\ paidi/a dei=sqai kai\ litaneu/ein didasko/ntwn. h)=n d' a)/rrena me\n du/o, qh=lu de\ e(/n, ou) pa/nu sumfronou=nta tw=n kakw=n to\ me/geqos dia\ th\n h(liki/an h(=| kai\ ma=llon e)leeina\ pro\s th\n metabolh\n th=s a)naisqhsi/as h)=n, w(/ste mikrou= to\n *perse/a badi/zein parorw/menon: ou(/tws u(p' oi)/ktou toi=s nhpi/ois prosei=xon ta\s o)/yeis oi( *(rwmai=oi, kai\ da/krua polloi=s e)kba/llein sune/bh, pa=si de\ memigme/nhn a)lghdo/ni kai\ xa/riti th\n qe/an ei)=nai me/xri ou(= ta\ paidi/a parh=lqen.

au)to\s de\ tw=n te/knwn o( *perseu\s kai\ th=s peri\ au)ta\ qerapei/as kato/pin e)poreu/eto, faio\n me\n i(ma/tion a)mpexo/menos kai\ krhpi=das e)/xwn e)pixwri/ous, u(po\ de\ mege/qous tw=n kakw=n pa/nta qambou=nti kai\ parapeplhgme/nw| ma/lista to\n logismo\n e)oikw/s. kai\ tou/tw| d' ei(/peto xoro\s fi/lwn kai\ sunh/qwn, bebarhme/nwn ta\ pro/swpa pe/nqei, kai\ tw=| pro\s *perse/a ble/pein a)ei\ kai\ dakru/ein e)/nnoian parista/ntwn toi=s qewme/nois o(/ti th\n e)kei/nou tu/xhn o)lofu/rontai tw=n kaq' e(autou\s e)la/xista fronti/zontes. kai/toi prose/pemye tw=| *ai)mili/w| deo/menos mh\ pompeuqh=nai kai\ paraitou/menos to\n qri/ambon. o( de\ th=s a)nandri/as au(tou= kai\ filoyuxi/as, w(s e)/oike, katagelw=n, a)lla\ tou=to/ g', ei)=pe, kai\ pro/teron h)=n e)p' au)tw=| kai\ nu=n e)stin, a)\n bou/lhtai: dhlw=n to\n pro\ ai)sxu/nhs qa/naton, o(\n ou)x u(pomei/nas o( dei/laios, a)ll' u(p' e)lpi/dwn tinw=n a)pomalakisqei/s e)gego/nei me/ros tw=n au(tou= lafu/rwn.

e)fech=s de\ tou/tois e)komi/zonto xrusoi= ste/fanoi tetrako/sioi to\ plh=qos, ou(\s ai( po/leis a)ristei=a th=s ni/khs tw=| *ai)mili/w| meta\ presbeiw=n e)/pemyan. ei)=t' au)to\s e)pe/ballen a(/rmati kekosmhme/nw| diaprepw=s e)pibebhkw/s, a)nh\r kai\ di/xa tosau/ths e)cousi/as a)cioqe/atos, a(lourgi/da xruso/paston a)mpexo/menos kai\ da/fnhs klw=na th=| decia=| protei/nwn, e)dafnhfo/rei de\ kai\ su/mpas o( strato/s, tw=| me\n a(/rmati tou= strathgou= kata\ lo/xous kai\ ta/ceis e(po/menos, a)/|dwn de\ ta\ me\n w)|da/s tinas patri/ous a)namemigme/nas ge/lwti, ta\ de\ paia=nas e)piniki/ous kai\ tw=n diapepragme/nwn e)pai/nous ei)s to\n *ai)mi/lion peri/blepton o)/nta kai\ zhlwto\n u(po\ pa/ntwn, ou)deni\ de\ tw=n a)gaqw=n e)pi/fqonon plh\n ei)/ ti daimo/nion a)/ra tw=n mega/lwn kai\ u(pero/gkwn ei)/lhxen eu)tuxiw=n a)paru/tein kai\ mignu/nai to\n a)nqrw/pinon bi/on, o(/pws mhdeni\ kakw=n a)/kratos ei)/h kai\ kaqaro/s, a)lla\ kaq' *(/omhron a)/rista dokw=si pra/ttein oi(=s ai( tu/xai troph\n e)p' a)mfo/tera tw=n pragma/twn e)/xousin.

h)=san ga\r au)tw=| te/ssares ui(oi/, du/o me\n ei)s e(te/ras a)pw|kisme/noi suggenei/as, w(s h)/dh le/lektai, *skhpi/wn kai\ *fa/bios, du/o de\ pai=des e)/ti th\n h(liki/an, ou(\s e)pi\ th=s oi)ki/as ei)=xe th=s e(autou= gegono/tas e)c e(te/ras gunaiko/s, w(=n o( me\n h(me/rais pe/nte pro\ tou= qriambeu/ein to\n *ai)mi/lion e)teleu/thse tessareskaideke/ths, o( de\ dwdeke/ths meta\ trei=s h(me/ras qriambeu/santos e)pape/qanen, w(/ste mhde/na gene/sqai *(rwmai/wn tou= pa/qous a)na/lghton, a)lla\ fri=cai th\n w)mo/thta th=s tu/xhs a(/pantas, w(s ou)k h)|de/sato pe/nqos tosou=ton ei)s oi)ki/an zh/lou kai\ xara=s kai\ qusiw=n ge/mousan ei)sa/gousa, kai\ katamignu/ousa qrh/nous kai\ da/krua paia=sin e)piniki/ois kai\ qria/mbois.

ou) mh\n a)ll' o( *ai)mi/lios o)rqw=s logizo/menos a)ndrei/as kai\ qarraleo/thtos a)nqrw/pois ou) pro\s o(/pla kai\ sari/sas xrh=sin ei)=nai mo/non, a)lla\ pro\s pa=san o(malw=s tu/xhs a)nti/stasin, ou(/tws h(rmo/sato kai\ kateko/smhse th\n tw=n paro/ntwn su/gkrasin w(/ste toi=s a)gaqoi=s ta\ fau=la kai\ ta\ oi)kei=a toi=s dhmosi/ois e)nafanisqe/nta mh\ tapeinw=sai to\ me/geqos mhde\ kaqubri/sai to\ a)ci/wma th=s ni/khs, to\n me/n ge pro/teron tw=n pai/dwn a)poqano/nta qa/yas eu)qu\s e)qria/mbeusen, w(s le/lektai: tou= de\ deute/rou meta\ to\n qri/ambon teleuth/santos sunagagw\n ei)s e)kklhsi/an to\n *(rwmai/wn dh=mon e)xrh/sato lo/gois a)ndro\s ou) deome/nou paramuqi/as, a)lla\ paramuqoume/nou tou\s poli/tas duspaqou=ntas e)f' oi(=s e)kei=nos e)dustu/xhsen. e)/fh ga/r o(/ti tw=n a)nqrwpi/nwn ou)de\n ou)de/pote dei/sas, tw=n de\ qei/wn w(s a)pisto/taton kai\ poikilw/taton pra=gma th\n tu/xhn a)ei\ fobhqei/s, ma/lista peri\ tou=ton au)th=s to\n po/lemon, w(/sper pneu/matos lamprou=, tai=s pra/cesi parou/shs, diateloi/h metabolh/n tina kai\ pali/rroian prosdexo/menos. mia=| me\n ga\r, ei)=pen, h(me/ra| to\n *)io/nion a)po\ *brentesi/ou pera/sas ei)s *ke/rkuran kath/xqhn pemptai=os d' e)kei=qen e)n *delfoi=s tw=| qew=| qu/sas, e(te/rais au)=qis au)= pe/nte th\n du/namin e)n *makedoni/a| pare/labon, kai\ to\n ei)wqo/ta suntele/sas kaqarmo\n au)th=s kai\ tw=n pra/cewn eu)qu\s e)narca/menos e)n h(me/rais a)/llais pentekai/deka to\ ka/lliston e)pe/qhka tw=| pole/mw| te/los, a)pistw=n de\ th=| *tu/xh| dia\ th\n eu)/roian tw=n pragma/twn, w(s a)/deia pollh\ kai\ ki/ndunos ou)dei\s h)=n a)po\ tw=n polemi/wn, ma/lista kata\ plou=n e)dedi/ein th\n metabolh\n tou= dai/monos e)p' eu)tuxi/a|, tosou=ton strato\n nenikhko/ta kai\ la/fura kai\ basilei=s ai)xmalw/tous komi/zwn, ou) mh\n a)lla\ kai\ swqei\s pro\s u(ma=s kai\ th\n po/lin o(rw=n eu)frosu/nhs kai\ zh/lou kai\ qusiw=n ge/mousan, e)/ti th\n *tu/xhn di' u(poyi/as ei)=xon, ei)dw\s ou)de\n ei)likrine\s ou)d' a)neme/shton a)nqrw/pois tw=n mega/lwn xarizome/nhn. kai\ tou=ton ou) pro/teron h( yuxh\ to\n fo/bon w)di/nousa kai\ periskopoume/nh to/ me/llon u(pe\r th=s po/lews a)fh=ken h)\ thlikau/th| me prosptai=sai dustuxi/a| peri\ to\n oi)=kon, ui(w=n a)ri/stwn, ou(\s e)mautw=| mo/nous e)lipo/mhn diado/xous, tafa\s e)pallh/lous e)n h(me/rais i(erai=s metaxeirisa/menon. nu=n ou)=n a)ki/nduno/s ei)mi ta\ me/gista kai\ qarrw=, kai\ nomi/zw th\n *tu/xhn u(mi=n paramenei=n a)blabh= kai\ be/baion, i(kanw=s ga\r e)moi\ kai\ toi=s e)moi=s kakoi=s ei)s th\n tw=n katwrqwme/nwn a)poke/xrhtai ne/mesin, ou)k a)fane/steron e)/xousa para/deigma th=s a)nqrwpi/nhs a)sqenei/as tou= qriambeuome/nou to\n qriambeu/onta plh\n o(/ti *perseu\s me\n e)/xei kai\ nenikhme/nos tou\s pai=das, *ai)mi/lios de\ tou\s au(tou= nikh/sas a)pe/balen.

ou(/tw me\n eu)genei=s kai\ mega/lous lo/gous to\n *ai)mi/lion e)c a)pla/stou kai\ a)lhqinou= fronh/matos e)n tw=| dh/mw| dialexqh=nai le/gousi. tw=| de\ *persei=, kai/per oi)ktei/ras th\n metabolh\n kai\ ma/la bohqh=sai proqumhqei/s, ou)de\n eu(/reto plh\n metasta/sews e)k tou= kaloume/nou ka/rkere par' au)toi=s ei)s to/pon kaqaro\n kai\ filanqrwpote/ran di/aitan, o(/pou frourou/menos, w(s me\n oi( plei=stoi gegra/fasin, a)pekarte/rhsen, e)/nioi de\ th=s teleuth=s i)/dio/n tina kai\ parhllagme/non tro/pon i(storou=si. memyame/nous ga/r ti kai\ qumwqe/ntas au)tw=| tou\s peri\ to\ sw=ma stratiw/tas, w(s e(/teron ou)de\n h)du/nanto lupei=n kai\ kakou=n au)to/n, e)cei/rgein tw=n u(/pnwn, kai\ prose/xontas a)kribw=s e)ni/stasqai tai=s kataforai=s kai\ sune/xein e)grhgoro/ta pa/sh| mhxanh=|, me/xri ou(= tou=ton to\n tro/pon e)kponhqei\s e)teleu/thsen. e)teleu/thse de\ kai\ tw=n paidi/wn ta\ du/o. to\n de\ tri/ton, *)ale/candron, eu)fua= me\n e)n tw=| toreu/ein kai\ leptourgei=n gene/sqai fasi/n, e)kmaqo/nta de\ ta\ *(rwmai+ka\ gra/mmata kai\ th\n dia/lekton u(pogrammateu/ein toi=s a)/rxousin, e)pide/cion kai\ xari/enta peri\ tau/thn th\n u(phresi/an e)cetazo/menon.

tai=s de\ *makedonikai=s pra/cesi tou= *ai)mili/ou dhmotikwta/thn prosgra/fousi xa/rin u(pe\r tw=n pollw=n, w(s tosou/twn ei)s to\ dhmo/sion to/te xrhma/twn u(p' au)tou= teqe/ntwn w(/ste mhke/ti deh=sai to\n dh=mon ei)senegkei=n a)/xri tw=n *(irti/ou kai\ *pa/nsa xro/nwn, oi(\ peri\ to\n prw=ton *)antwni/ou kai\ *kai/saros po/lemon u(pa/teusan. ka)kei=no d' i)/dion kai\ peritto\n tou= *ai)mili/ou, to\ spoudazo/menon u(po\ tou= dh/mou kai\ timw/menon diafero/ntws e)pi\ th=s a)ristokratikh=s mei=nai proaire/sews, kai\ mhde\n ei)pei=n mhde\ pra=cai xa/riti tw=n pollw=n, a)lla\ toi=s prw/tois kai\ krati/stois a)ei\ suneceta/zesqai peri\ th\n politei/an. o(\ kai\ xro/nois u(/steron *)/appios w)nei/disen *)afrikanw=| *skhpi/wni. me/gistoi ga\r o)/ntes e)n th=| po/lei to/te th\n timhtikh\n a)rxh\n meth/|esan, o( me\n th\n boulh\n e)/xwn kai\ tou\s a)ri/stous peri\ au(to/n: au(/th ga\r *)appi/ois h( politei/a pa/trios: o( de\ me/gas me\n w)\n e)f' e(autou=, mega/lh| d' a)ei\ th=| para\ tou= dh/mou xa/riti kai\ spoudh=| kexrhme/nos, w(s ou)=n e)mba/llontos ei)s a)gora\n tou= *skhpi/wnos katei=de para\ pleura\n o( *)/appios a)nqrw/pous a)gennei=s kai\ dedouleuko/tas, a)gorai/ous de\ kai\ duname/nous o)/xlon sunagagei=n kai\ spoudarxi/a| kai\ kraugh=| pa/nta pra/gmata bia/sasqai, me/ga boh/sas: w)= *pau=le, ei)=pen, *ai)mi/lie, ste/nacon u(po\ gh=s ai)sqo/menos o(/ti sou to\n ui(o\n *ai)mi/lios o( kh=ruc kai\ *liki/nnios *filo/neikos e)pi\ timhtei/an kata/gousin. a)lla\ *skhpi/wn me\n au)/cwn ta\ plei=sta to\n dh=mon eu)/noun ei)=xen, *ai)mi/lios de/, kai/per w)\n a)ristokratiko\s, ou)de\n h(=tton u(po\ tw=n pollw=n h)gapa=to tou= ma/lista dhmagwgei=n kai\ pro/s xa/rin o(milei=n toi=s polloi=s dokou=ntos. e)dh/lwsan de\ meta\ tw=n a)/llwn kalw=n kai\ timhtei/as au)to\n a)ciw/santes, h(/tis e)sti\n a)rxh\ pasw=n i(erwta/th kai\ duname/nh me/ga pro/s te ta)=lla kai\ pro/s e)ce/tasin bi/wn. e)kbalei=n te ga\r e)/cesti sugklh/tou to\n a)prepw=s zw=nta toi=s timhtai=s, kai\ progra/yai to\n a)/riston, i(/ppou t' a)faire/sei tw=n ne/wn a)tima/sai to\n a)kolastai/nonta. kai\ tw=n ou)siw=n ou(=toi ta\ timh/mata kai\ ta\s a)pografa\s e)piskopou=sin. a)pegra/yanto me\n ou)=n kat' au)to\n muria/des a)nqrw/pwn tria/konta trei=s, e)/ti d' e(ptakisxi/lioi tetrako/sioi penth/konta du/o, th=s de\ boulh=s proe/graye me\n *ma=rkon *ai)mi/lion *le/pidon, h)/dh tetra/kis karpou/menon tau/thn th\n proedri/an, e)ce/bale de\ trei=s sugklhtikou\s ou) tw=n e)pifanw=n, kai\ peri\ th\n tw=n i(ppe/wn e)ce/tasin o(moi/ws e)metri/asen au)to/s te kai\ *ma/rkios *fi/lippos o( suna/rxwn au)tou=.

diw|khme/nwn de\ tw=n plei/stwn kai\ megi/stwn e)no/shse no/son e)n a)rxh=| me\n e)pisfalh=, xro/nw| de\ a)ki/ndunon, e)rgw/dh de\ kai\ dusapa/llakton genome/nhn. e)pei\ de\ peisqei\s u(po\ tw=n i)atrw=n e)/pleusen ei)s *)ele/an th=s *)itali/as kai\ die/triben au)to/qi plei/w xro/non e)n parali/ois a)groi=s kai\ pollh\n h(suxi/an e)/xousin, e)po/qhsan au)to\n oi( *(rwmai=oi, kai\ fwna\s polla/kis e)n qea/trois oi(=on eu)xo/menoi kai\ speu/dontes i)dei=n a)fh=kan. ou)/shs de/ tinos i(erourgi/as a)nagkai/as, h)/dh de\ kai\ dokou=ntos i(kanw=s e)/xein au)tw=| tou= sw/matos, e)panh=lqen ei)s *(rw/mhn. ka)kei/nhn me\n e)/quse meta\ tw=n a)/llwn th\n qusi/an i(ere/wn, e)pifanw=s tou= dh/mou perikexume/nou kai\ xai/rontos: th=| d' u(sterai/a| pa/lin e)/qusen au)to\s u(pe\r au)tou= swth/ria toi=s qeoi=s, kai\ sumperanqei/shs, w(s proei/rhtai, th=s qusi/as u(postre/yas oi)/kade kai\ katakliqei/s, pri\n ai)sqe/sqai kai\ noh=sai th\n metabolh/n, e)n e)ksta/sei kai\ parafora=| th=s dianoi/as geno/menos tritai=os e)teleu/thsen, ou)deno\s e)ndeh\s ou)d' a)telh\s tw=n pro\s eu)daimoni/an nenomisme/nwn geno/menos, kai\ ga\r h( peri\ th\n e)kfora\n pomph\ qaumasmo\n e)/sxe, kai\ zh=lon e)pikosmou=nta th\n a)reth\n tou= a)ndro\s toi=s a)ri/stois kai\ makariwta/tois e)ntafi/ois. tau=ta d' h)=n ou) xruso\s ou)d' e)le/fas ou)d' h( loiph\ polute/leia kai\ filotimi/a th=s paraskeuh=s, a)ll' eu)/noia kai\ timh\ kai\ xa/ris ou) mo/non para\ tw=n politw=n, a)lla\ kai\ tw=n polemi/wn. o(/soi gou=n kata\ tu/xhn parh=san *)ibh/rwn kai\ *ligu/wn kai\ *makedo/nwn, oi( me\n i)sxuroi\ ta\ sw/mata kai\ ne/oi dialabo/ntes to\ le/xos u(pe/dusan kai\ pareko/mizon, oi( de\ presbu/teroi sunhkolou/qoun a)nakalou/menoi to\n *ai)mi/lion eu)erge/thn kai\ swth=ra tw=n patri/dwn, ou) ga\r mo/non e)n oi(=s e)kra/thse kairoi=s h)pi/ws pa=si kai\ filanqrw/pws a)phlla/gh xrhsa/menos, a)lla\ kai\ para\ pa/nta to\n loipo\n bi/on a)ei/ ti pra/ttwn a)gaqo\n au)toi=s kai\ khdo/menos w(/sper oi)kei/wn kai\ suggenw=n diete/lese.

th\n d' ou)si/an au)tou= mo/lis e(pta\ kai\ tria/konta muria/dwn gene/sqai le/gousin, h(=s au)to\s me\n a)mfote/rous tou\s ui(ou\s a)pe/lipe klhrono/mous, o( de\ new/teros *skhpi/wn tw=| a)delfw=| pa=san e)/xein sunexw/rhsen au)to\s ei)s oi)=kon eu)porw/teron to/n *)afrikanou= dedome/nos, ou(=tos me\n o( *pau/lou *ai)mili/ou tro/pos kai\ bi/os le/getai gene/sqai.