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*ga/ios de\ *gra/gxos e)n a)rxh=| me\n h)\ dediw\s tou\s e)xqrou\s h)\ fqo/non suna/gwn e)p' au)tou/s u(pece/sth te th=s a)gora=s kai\ kaq' e(auto\n h(suxi/an e)/xwn die/triben, w(s a)/n tis e)/n te tw=| paro/nti tapeina\ pra/ttwn kai\ to\ loipo\n ou(/tws a)pragmo/nws biwso/menos, w(/ste kai\ lo/gon tisi\ kaq' au(tou= parasxei=n w(s dusxerai/nontos kai\ probeblhme/nou th\n tou= *tiberi/ou politei/an. h)=n de\ kai\ meira/kion panta/pasin: e)nne/a ga\r e)niautoi=s e)lei/peto ta)delfou= kaq' h(liki/an, e)kei=nos de\ ou)/pw tria/konta gegonw\s a)pe/qanen. e)pei\ de\ proi+o/ntos tou= xro/nou to/n te tro/pon h(suxh=| die/fainen a)rgi/as kai\ malaki/as kai\ po/twn kai\ xrhmatismw=n a)llo/trion o)/nta, kai\ to/n lo/gon w(/sper w)ku/ptera kataskeuazo/menos e)pi\ th\n politei/an dh=los h)=n ou)k h)remh/swn, di/khn te/ tini tw=n fi/lwn feu/gonti *betti/w| suneipw/n, tou= dh/mou sunenqousiw=ntos u(f' h(donh=s kai\ bakxeu/ontos peri\ au)to/n, a)pe/deice tou\s a)/llous r(h/toras pai/dwn mhde\n diafe/rontas, ei)s fo/bon au)=qis oi( dunatoi\ kaqi/stanto, kai\ polu\s h)=n e)n au)toi=s lo/gos w(s ou)k e)a/sousin e)pi\ dhmarxi/an to/n *ga/i+on proelqei=n.

suntugxa/nei de\ a)po\ tau)toma/tou laxei=n au)to\n ei)s *sardw\ tami/an *)ore/sth| tw=| u(pa/tw|: kai\ tou=to toi=s me\n e)xqroi=s kaq' h(donh\n e)gego/nei, to/n de\ *ga/i+on ou)k e)lu/phsen. a(/te ga\r w)\n polemiko\s kai\ xei=ron ou)de\n pro\s stratei/as h)skhme/nos h)\ di/kas, e)/ti de\ th\n politei/an kai\ to\ bh=ma fri/ttwn, a)nte/xein de\ kalou=nti tw=| dh/mw| kai\ toi=s fi/lois ou) duna/menos, panta/pasi th\n a)podhmi/an e)kei/nhn h)ga/phse. kai/toi kratei= do/ca pollh\ tou=ton a)/kraton gene/sqai dhmagwgo\n, kai\ polu\ tou= *tiberi/ou lampro/teron pro\s th\n a)po\ tw=n o)/xlwn do/can. ou)k e)/xei de\ ou(/tw to\ a)lhqe/s: a)ll' e)/oiken u(p' a)na/gkhs tino\s ma=llon ou(=tos h)\ proaire/sews e)mpesei=n ei)s th\n politei/an. i(storei= de\ kai\ *kike/rwn o( r(h/twr w(s a)/ra feu/gonti pa=san a)rxh\n tw=| *gai+/w| kai\ meq' h(suxi/as h(|rhme/nw| zh=n o( a)delfo\s o)/nar fanei\s kai\ prosagoreu/sas, ti/ dh=ta, fai/h, *ga/ie, bradu/neis; ou)k e)/stin a)po/drasis, a)ll' ei(=s me\n h(mi=n a)mfote/rois bi/os, ei(=s de\ qa/natos u(pe\r tou= dh/mou politeuome/nois pe/prwtai

geno/menos ou)=n o( *ga/ios e)n *sardo/ni pa=san a)reth=s a)po/deicin e)di/dou, kai\ polu\ pa/ntwn die/fere tw=n ne/wn e)n toi=s pro\s tou\s polemi/ous a)gw=si kai\ e)n toi=s pro\s tou\s u(phko/ous dikai/ois kai\ e)n th=| pro\s to\n strathgo\n eu)noi/a| kai\ timh=|, swfrosu/nh| de\ kai\ lito/thti kai\ filoponi/a| parh/llatte kai\ tou\s presbute/rous, i)sxurou= de\ kai\ nosw/dous a(/ma xeimw=nos e)n *sardo/ni genome/nou kai\ tou= strathgou= ta\s po/leis e)sqh=ta toi=s stratiw/tais ai)tou=ntos, e)/pemyan ei)s *(rw/mhn paraitou/menoi. decame/nhs de\ th=s boulh=s th\n parai/thsin au)tw=n kai\ to\n strathgo\n a)/lloqen a)mfie/zein tou\s stratiw/tas keleuou/shs, a)porou=ntos de\ e)kei/nou kai\ tw=n stratiwtw=n kakopaqou/ntwn, e)pelqw\n ta\s po/leis o( *ga/ios au)tou\s a)f' e(autw=n e)poi/hsen e)sqh=ta pe/myai kai\ bohqh=sai toi=s *(rwmai/ois. tau=ta pa/lin ei)s *(rw/mhn a)paggello/mena kai\ dokou=nta dhmagwgi/as proa/gwnes ei)=nai dieta/ratte th\n boulh/n. kai\ prw=ton me\n e)k *libu/hs para\ *miki/ya tou= basile/ws pre/sbeis paragenome/nous, kai\ le/gontas w(s o( basileu\s xa/riti *gai+/ou *gra/gxou pe/myeien ei)s *sardo/na si=ton tw=| strathgw=|, dusxerai/nontes e)ce/balon: e)/peita do/gma poiou=ntai toi=s me\n stratiw/tais diadoxh\n a)postalh=nai, to\n de\ *)ore/sthn e)pime/nein, w(s dh\ kai\ tou= *gai+/ou dia\ th\n a)rxh\n paramenou=ntos. o( de\ tou/twn au)tw=| prospeso/ntwn eu)qu\s e)ce/pleuse pro\s o)rgh/n, kai\ fanei\s e)n *(rw/mh| par' e)lpi/das ou) mo/non u(po\ tw=n e)xqrw=n ai)ti/an ei)=xen, a)lla\ kai\ toi=s polloi=s a)llo/koton e)do/kei to\ tami/an o)/nta proaposth=nai tou= a)/rxontos, ou) mh\n a)lla\ kathgori/as au)tw=| genome/nhs e)pi\ tw=n timhtw=n, ai)thsa/menos lo/gon ou(/tw mete/sthse ta\s gnw/mas tw=n a)kousa/ntwn w(s a)pelqei=n h)dikh=sqai ta\ me/gista do/cas, e)strateu=sqai me\n ga\r e)/fh dw/deka e)/th, tw=n a)/llwn de/ka strateuome/nwn e)n a)na/gkais, tamieu/wn de\ tw=| strathgw=| paramemenhke/nai trieti/an, tou= no/mou met' e)niauto\n e)panelqei=n dido/ntos: mo/nos de\ tw=n strateusame/nwn plh=res to\ bala/ntion ei)senhnoxw\s keno\n e)cenhnoxe/nai, tou\s de\ a)/llous e)kpio/ntas o(\n ei)sh/negkan oi)=non, a)rguri/ou kai\ xrusi/ou mestou\s deu=ro tou\s a)mforei=s h(/kein komi/zontas.

e)k tou/tou pa/lin a)/llas ai)ti/as au)tw=| kai\ di/kas e)ph=; gon w(s tou\s summa/xous a)fista/nti kai\ kekoinwnhko/ti th=s peri\ *fre/gellan e)ndeixqei/shs sunwmosi/as, o( de\ pa=san u(poyi/an a)polusa/menos kai\ fanei\s kaqaro\s eu)qu\s e)pi\ dhmarxi/an w(/rmhse, tw=n me\n gnwri/mwn a)ndrw=n o(malw=s a(pa/ntwn e)nantioume/nwn pro\s au)to/n, o)/xlou de\ tosou/tou surre/ontos ei)s th\n po/lin e)k th=s *)itali/as kai\ sunarxairesia/zontos w(s polloi=s me\n oi)kh/seis e)pilipei=n, tou= de\ pedi/ou mh\ decame/nou to\ plh=qos a)po\ tw=n tegw=n kai\ tw=n kera/mwn ta\s fwna\s sunhxei=n . tosou=ton d' ou)=n e)cebia/santo to\n dh=mon oi( dunatoi\ kai\ th=s e)lpi/dos tou= *gai+/ou kaqei=lon, o(/son ou)x, w(s prosedo/khse, prw=ton, a)lla/ te/tarton a)nagoreuqh=nai. paralabw\n de\ th\n a)rxh\n eu)qu\s h)=n a(pa/ntwn prw=tos, i)sxu/wn te tw=| le/gein, w(s a)/llos ou)dei/s, kai\ tou= pa/qous au)tw=| parrhsi/an pollh\n dido/ntos a)naklaiome/nw| to\n a)delfo/n. e)ntau=qa ga\r e)c a(pa/shs profa/sews perih=ge to\n dh=mon, a)namimnh/|skwn tw=n gegono/twn kai\ paratiqei\s ta\ tw=n progo/nwn, w(s e)kei=noi me\n kai\ *fali/skois e)pole/mhsan u(pe\r *genuki/ou tino\s dhma/rxou loidorhqe/ntos, kai\ *gai+/ou *betouri/ou qa/naton kate/gnwsan, o(/ti dhma/rxw| poreuome/nw| di' a)gora=s ou)x u(pece/sth mo/nos: u(mw=n de\ o(rw/ntwn, e)/fh, *tibe/rion cu/lois sune/kopton ou(=toi, kai\ dia\ me/shs th=s po/lews e)su/reto nekro\s e)k *kapetwli/ou r(ifhso/menos ei)s to\n potamo/n: oi( de\ a(lisko/menoi tw=n fi/lwn a)pe/qnh|skon a)/kritoi, kai/toi pa/trio/n e)stin h(mi=n, ei)/ tis e)/xwn di/khn qanatikh\n mh\ u(pakou/ei, tou/tou pro\s ta\s qu/ras e(/wqen e)lqo/nta salpigkth\n a)nakalei=sqai th=| sa/lpiggi, kai\ mh\ pro/teron e)pife/rein yh=fon au)tw=| tou\s dikasta/s. ou(/tws eu)labei=s kai\ pefulagme/noi peri\ ta\s kri/seis h)=san.

toiou/tois lo/gois proanasei/sas to\n dh=mon h)=n de\ kai\ megalofwno/tatos, kai\ r(wmalew/tatos e)n tw=| le/gein, du/o no/mous ei)se/fere, to\n me/n, ei)/ tinos a)/rxontos a)fh|rh=|to th\n a)rxh\n o( dh=mos, ou)k e)w=nta tou/tw| deute/ras a)rxh=s metousi/an ei)=nai: to\n d', ei)/ tis a)/rxwn a)/kriton e)kkekhru/xoi poli/thn, kat' au)tou= dido/nta kri/sin tw=| dh/mw|. tou/twn tw=n no/mwn a)/ntikrus o( me\n *ma=rkon *)okta/bion h)ti/mou to\n u(po\ *tiberi/ou th=s dhmarxi/as e)kpeso/nta, tw=| d' e)nei/xeto *popi/llios: ou(=tos ga\r strathgw=n tou\s tou= *tiberi/ou fi/lous e)cekh/ruce. kai\ *popi/llios me\n ou)x u(posta\s th\n kri/sin e)/fugen e)c *)itali/as: to\n de\ e(/teron no/mon *ga/ios au)to\s e)panei/leto, fh/sas th=| mhtri\ *kornhli/a| dehqei/sh| xari/zesqai to\n *)okta/bion. kai\ o( dh=mos h)ga/sqh kai\ sunexw/rhse, timw=n th\n *kornhli/an ou)de\n h(=tton a)po\ tw=n pai/dwn h)\ tou= patro/s, h(=s ge kai\ xalkh=n ei)ko/na sth/sas u(/steron e)pe/graye *kornhli/an mhte/ra *gra/gxwn. a)pomnhmoneu/etai de\ kai\ tou= *gai+/ou polla\ r(htorikw=s kai\ a)gorai/ws u(pe\r au)th=s ei)rhme/na pro/s tina tw=n e)xqrw=n su/ ga/r e)/fh, *kornhli/an loidorei=s th\n *tibe/rion tekou=san; e)pei\ de\ diabeblhme/nos h)=n ei)s malaki/an o( loidorhqei/s: ti/na de/, ei)=pen, e)/xwn parrhsi/an sugkri/neis *kornhli/a| seauto/n; e)/tekes ga\r w(s e)kei/nh; kai\ mh\n pa/ntes i)/sasi *(rwmai=oi plei/w xro/non e)kei/nhn a)p' a)ndro\s ou)=san h)\ se\ to\n a)/ndra toiau/th me\n h( pikri/a tw=n lo/gwn h)=n au)tou=, kai\ polla\ labei=n e)k tw=n gegramme/nwn e)/stin o(/moia.

tw=n de\ no/mwn ou(\s ei)se/fere tw=| dh/mw| xarizo/menos kai\ katalu/wn th\n su/gklhton, o( me\n h)=n klhrouxiko\s a)nane/mwn a)nane/mwn Coraës and Bekker, after Du Soul, for the MSS. a)/ma v/mwn. Ziegler adopts diane/mwn, proposed by Sint.2 and Cobet. toi=s pe/nhsi th\n dhmosi/an, o( de\ stratiwtiko/s e)sqh=ta/ te keleu/wn dhmosi/a| xorhgei=sqai kai\ mhde\n ei)s tou=to th=s misqofora=s u(fairei=sqai tw=n strateuome/nwn, kai\ new/teron e)tw=n e(ptakai/deka mh\ katale/gesqai stratiw/thn de\ summaxiko/s i)soyh/fous poiw=n toi=s poli/tais tou\s *)italiw/tas. o( de\ sitiko/s e)peuwni/zwn toi=s pe/nhsi th\n a)gora/n. o( de\ dikastiko/s, w(=| to\ plei=ston a)pe/koye th=s tw=n sugklhtikw=n duna/mews, mo/noi ga\r e)/krinon ta\s di/kas, kai\ dia\ tou=to foberoi\ tw=| te dh/mw| kai\ toi=s i(ppeu=sin h)=san, o( de\ triakosi/ous tw=n i(ppe/wn proskate/lecen au)toi=s ou)=si triakosi/ois, kai\ ta\s kri/seis koina\s tw=n e(cakosi/wn e)poi/hse. tou=ton to\n no/mon ei)sfe/rwn ta/ te a)/lla le/getai spouda/sai diafero/ntws, kai\ tw=n pro\ au)tou= pa/ntwn dhmagwgw=n pro\s th\n su/gklhton a)forw/ntwn kai\ to\ kalou/menon komi/tion, prw=tos to/te strafei\s e)/cw pro\s th\n a)gora\n dhmhgorh=sai, kai\ to\ loipo\n ou(/tw poiei=n e)c e)kei/nou, mikra=| paregkli/sei kai\ metaqe/sei sxh/matos me/ga pra=gma kinh/sas kai\ metenegkw\n tro/pon tina\ th\n politei/an e)k th=s a)ristokrati/as ei)s th\n dhmokrati/an, w(s tw=n pollw=n de/on, ou) th=s boulh=s, stoxa/zesqai tou\s le/gontas.

e)pei\ de\ ou) mo/non e)de/cato to\n no/mon tou=ton o( dh=mos, a)lla\ ka)kei/nw| tou\s kri/nontas e)k tw=n i(ppe/wn e)/dwke katale/cai, monarxikh/ tis i)sxu\s e)gego/nei peri\ au)to/n, w(/ste kai\ th\n su/gklhton a)ne/xesqai sumbouleu/ontos au)tou=. sunebou/leue de\ a)ei/ ti tw=n e)kei/nh| prepo/ntwn ei)shgou/menos: oi(=on h)=n kai\ to\ peri\ tou= si/tou do/gma metriw/taton kai\ ka/lliston, o(\n e)/pemye me\n e)c *)ibhri/as *fa/bios a)ntistra/thgos, e)kei=nos d' e)/peise th\n boulh\n a)podome/nhn to\n si=ton a)nape/myai tai=s po/lesi to\ a)rgu/rion, kai\ prosepaitia/sasqai to\n *fa/bion w(s e)paxqh= kai\ a)fo/rhton poiou=nta th\n a)rxh\n toi=s a)nqrw/pois e)f' w(=| mega/lhn e)/sxe do/can meta\ eu)noi/as e)n tai=s e)parxi/ais.

e)/graye de\ kai\ po/leis a)poiki/das e)kpe/mpesqai kai\ ta\s o(dou\s poiei=sqai kai\ kataskeua/zesqai sitobo/lia, tou/tois a(/pasi prattome/nois au(to\n a)/rxonta kai\ dioikhth\n e)fista/s, kai\ pro\s ou)de\n a)potruo/menos tw=n tosou/twn kai\ thlikou/twn, a)lla\ kai\ qaumastw=| tini ta/xei kai\ po/nw| tw=n ginome/nwn w(s mo/non e(/kaston e)cergazo/menos, w(/ste kai\ tou\s pa/nu misou=ntas au(to\n kai\ dedoiko/tas e)kplh/ttesqai to\ dia\ pa/ntwn a)nu/simon kai\ telesiourgo/n. oi( de\ polloi\ kai\ th\n o)/yin au)th\n e)qau/mazon, e)chrthme/non o(rw=ntes au)tou= plh=qos e)rgola/bwn, texnitw=n, presbeutw=n, a)rxo/ntwn, stratiwtw=n, filolo/gwn, oi(=s pa=sin e)ntugxa/nwn meta\ eu)koli/as kai\ to\ semno\n e)n tw=| filanqrw/pw| diafula/ttwn, kai\ ne/mwn au)tou= to\ a(rmo/tton oi)kei/ws e(ka/stw|, xalepou\s a)pedei/knue sukofa/ntas tou\s fobero\n au(to\n h)\ fortiko\n o(/lws h)\ bi/aion a)pokalou=ntas. ou(/tw deino/teros h)=n e)n tai=s o(mili/ais kai\ tai=s pra/cesin h)\ toi=s a)po\ tou= bh/matos lo/gois dhmagwgo/s.

e)spou/dase de\ ma/lista peri\ th\n o(dopoii+/an, th=s te xrei/as a(/ma kai\ tou= pro\s xa/rin kai\ ka/llos e)pimelhqei/s, eu)qei=ai ga\r h)/gonto dia\ tw=n xwri/wn a)tremei=s, kai\ to\ me\n e)sto/rnuto pe/tra| cesth=|, to\ a)/mmou xw/masi nakth=s e)puknou=to. pimplame/nwn de\ tw=n koi/lwn kai\ zeugnume/nwn gefu/rais o(/sa xei/marroi die/kopton h)\ fa/ragges, u(/yos te tw=n e(kate/rwqen i)/son kai\ para/llhlon lambano/ntwn, o(malh\n kai\ kalh\n o)/yin ei)=xe di' o(/lou to\ e)/rgon. pro\s de\ tou/tois diametrh/sas kata\ mi/lion o(do\n pa=san to\ de\ mi/lion o)ktw\ stadi/wn o)li/gon a)podei= ki/onas liqi/nous shmei=a tou= me/trou kate/sthsen. a)/llous de\ li/qous e)/latton a)pe/xontas a)llh/lwn e(kate/rwqen th=s o(dou= die/qhken, w(s ei)/h r(a|di/ws toi=s i(/ppous e)/xousin e)pibai/nein a)p' au)tw=n a)nabole/ws mh\ deome/nois.

e)pi\ tou/tois tou= dh/mou megalu/nontos au)to\n kai\ pa=n o(tiou=n e(toi/mws e)/xontos e)ndei/knusqai pro\s eu)/noian, e)/fh pote\ dhmhgorw=n au)to\s ai)th/sein xa/rin, h(\n labw\n me\n a)nti\ panto\s e(/cein, ei) de\ a)potu/xoi, mhde\n e)kei/nois memyimoirh/sein. tou=to r(hqe\n e)/docen ai)/thsis u(patei/as ei)=nai, kai\ prosdoki/an pa=sin w(s a(/ma me\n u(patei/an, a(/ma de\ dhmarxi/an metiw\n pare/sxen. e)nsta/ntwn de\ tw=n u(patikw=n a)rxairesiw=n kai\ metew/rwn o)/ntwn a(pa/ntwn w)/fqh *ga/i+on *fa/nnion kata/gwn ei)s to\ pedi/on kai\ sunarxairesia/zwn e)kei/nw| meta\ tw=n fi/lwn, tou=to r(oph\n h)/negke tw=| *fanni/w| mega/lhn. ka)kei=nos me\n u(/patos, *ga/ios de\ dh/marxos a)pedei/xqh to\ deu/teron, ou) paragge/llwn ou)de\ metiw/n, a)lla\ tou= dh/mou spouda/santos.

e)pei\ de\ e(w/ra th\n me\n su/gklhton e)xqra\n a)/ntikrus, a)mblu\n de\ th=| pro\s au)to\n eu)noi/a| to\n *fa/nnion, au)=qis e(te/rois no/mois a)phrth/sato to\ plh=qos, a)poiki/as me\n ei(=s *ta/ranta kai\ *kapu/hn pe/mpesqai gra/fwn, kalw=n de\ e)pi\ koinwni/a| politei/as tou\s *lati/nous, h( de\ boulh\ dei/sasa mh\ panta/pasin a)/maxos ge/nhtai, kainh\n kai\ a)sunh/qh pei=ran e)ph=ge toi=s polloi=s a)potroph=s, a)ntidhmagwgou=sa kai\ xarizome/nh para\ to\ be/ltiston. h)=n ga\r ei(=s tw=n tou= *gai+/ou sunarxo/ntwn *li/bios *drou=sos, a)nh\r ou)/te gegonw/s tinos *(rwmai/wn ou)/te teqramme/nos xei=ron, h)/qei h)/qei Coraës and Bekker retain the old vulgate h)/dh. de\ kai\ lo/gw| kai\ plou/tw| toi=s ma/lista timwme/nois kai\ duname/nois a)po\ tou/twn e)na/millos. e)pi\ tou=ton ou)=n oi( gnwrimw/tatoi tre/pontai, kai\ pareka/loun au)to\n a(/yasqai tou= *gai+/ou kai\ met' au)tw=n e)pi\ to\n a)/ndra susth=nai, mh\ biazo/menon mhde\ a)ntikrou/onta toi=s polloi=s, a)lla\ pro\s h(donh\n a)/rxonta kai\ xarizo/menon u(pe/r w(=n kai\ a)pexqa/nesqai kalw=s ei)=xen.

e)pidou\s ou)=n o( *li/bios ei)s tau=ta th=| boulh=| th\n e(autou= dhmarxi/an no/mous e)/grayen ou)/te tw=n kalw=n tinos ou)/te tw=n lusitelw=n e)xome/nous, a)lla\ e(\n mo/non, u(perbale/sqai to\n *ga/i+on h(donh=| kai\ xa/riti tw=n pollw=n, w(/sper e)n kwmw|di/a|, speu/dwn kai\ diamillw/menos. w(=| kai\ katafanesta/thn e)poi/hsen e(auth\n h( su/gklhtos ou) dusxerai/nousan toi=s tou= *gai+/ou politeu/masin, a)lla\ au)to\n e)kei=non a)nelei=n h)\ tapeinw=sai panta/pasi boulome/nhn. to\n me\n ga\r a)poiki/as du/o gra/yanta kai\ tou\s xariesta/tous tw=n politw=n ei)sa/gonta dhmokopei=n h)|tiw=nto, *libi/w| de\ dw/deka katoiki/zonti kai\ trisxili/ous ei)s e(ka/sthn a)poste/llonti tw=n a)po/rwn sunelamba/nonto. ka)kei/nw| me\n, o(/ti xw/ran die/neime toi=s pe/nhsi prosta/cas e(ka/stw| telei=n a)pofora\n ei)s to\ dhmo/sion, w(s kolakeu/onti tou\s pollou\s a)phxqa/nonto, *li/bios de\ kai\ th\n a)pofora\n tau/thn tw=n neimame/nwn a)fairw=n h)/resken au)toi=s. e)/ti de\ o( me\n toi=s *lati/nois i)soyhfi/an didou\s e)lu/pei, tou= de/, o(/pws mhde\ e)pi\ stratei/as e)ch=| tina *lati/nwn r(a/bdois ai)ki/sasqai gra/yantos e)boh/qoun tw=| no/mw|. kai\ me/ntoi kai\ au)to\s o( *li/bios a)ei\ dhmhgorw=n e)/legen w(s gra/foi tau=ta th=| boulh=| dokou=nta khdome/nh| tw=n pollw=n o(\ dh\ kai\ mo/non a)po\ tw=n politeuma/twn au)tou= xrh/simon u(ph=rxen. h(merw/teron ga\r e)/sxe pro\s th\n boulh\n o( dh=mos: kai\ tou\s gnwrimwta/tous au)tou= pro/teron u(forwme/nou kai\ misou=ntos e)ce/luse kai\ katepra/une th\n mnhsikaki/an kai\ xalepo/thta tau/thn o( *li/bios, w(s e)k th=s e)kei/nwn o(rmw/menos gnw/mhs e)pi\ to\ dhmagwgei=n kai\ xari/zesqai toi=s polloi=s.

megi/sth de\ tw=| *drou/sw| pi/stis eu)noi/as pro\s to\n dh=mon e)gi/neto kai\ dikaiosu/nhs to\ mhde\n au(tw=| mhd' u(pe\r e(autou= fai/nesqai gra/fonta, kai\ ga\r oi)kista\s e(te/rous e)ce/pempe tw=n po/lewn kai\ dioikh/sesi xrhma/twn ou) prosh/|ei, tou= *gai+/ou ta\ plei=sta kai\ me/gista tw=n toiou/twn au(tw=| prostiqe/ntos. e)pei\ de\ *(roubri/ou tw=n sunarxo/ntwn e(no\s oi)ki/zesqai *karxhdo/na gra/yantos a)nh|rhme/nhn u(po\ *skhpi/wnos, klh/rw| laxw\n o( *ga/ios e)ce/pleusen ei)s *libu/hn e)pi\ to\n katoikismo/n, e)/ti ma=llon e)piba\s o( *drou=sos a)po/ntos au)tou= to\n dh=mon u(pela/mbane kai\ prosh/geto, ma/lista tai=s kata\ tou= *foulbi/ou diabolai=s. o( de\ *fou/lbios ou(=tos h)=n tou= *gai+/ou fi/los, kai\ suna/rxwn e)pi\ th\n dianomh\n th=s xw/ras h(|rhme/nos: h)=n de\ qorubw/dhs, kai\ misou/menos me\n u(po\ th=s boulh=s a)/ntikrus, u(/poptos de\ kai\ toi=s a)/llois w(s ta\ summaxika\ diakinw=n kai\ parocu/nwn kru/fa tou\s *)italiw/tas pro\s a)po/stasin. oi(=s a)napodei/ktws kai\ a)nele/gktws legome/nois au)to\s proseti/qei pi/stin o( *fou/lbios ou)x u(giainou/shs ou)de\ ei)rhnikh=s w)\n proaire/sews. tou=to ma/lista kate/lue to\n *ga/i+on a)polau/onta tou= mi/sous, kai\ o(/te *skhpi/wn o( *)afrikano\s e)c ou)deno\s ai)ti/ou profanou=s e)teleu/thse kai\ shmei=a/ tina tw=| nekrw=| plhgw=n kai\ bi/as e)pidramei=n e)/docen, w(s e)n toi=s peri\ e)kei/nou ge/graptai, to\ me\n plei=ston e)pi\ to\n *fou/lbion h)=lqe th=s diabolh=s, e)xqro\n o)/nta kai\ th\n h(me/ran e)kei/nhn e)pi\ tou= bh/matos tw=| *skhpi/wni leloidorhme/non, h(/yato de\ kai\ tou= *gai+/ou u(po/noia, kai\ deino\n ou(/tws e)/rgon e)p' a)ndri\ tw=| prw/tw| kai\ megi/stw| *(rwmai/wn tolmhqe\n ou)k e)/tuxe di/khs ou)de\ ei)s e)/legxon proh=lqen: e)ne/sthsan ga\r oi( polloi\ kai\ kate/lusan th\n kri/sin u(pe\r tou= *gai+/ou fobhqe/ntes, mh\ peripeth\s th=| ai)ti/a| tou= fo/nou zhtoume/nou ge/nhtai: tau=ta me\n ou)=n e)gego/nei pro/teron,

e)n de\ th=| *libu/h| peri\ to\n th=s *karxhdo/nos katoikismo/n, h(\n o( *ga/ios *)iounwni/an, o(/per e)sti\n *(hrai/an, w)no/mase, polla\ kwlu/mata gene/sqai para\ tou= daimoni/ou le/gousin. h(/ te ga\r prw/th shmai/a, pneu/matos a)farpa/zontos au)th/n, tou= de\ fe/rontos e)gkratw=s a)ntexome/nou, sunetri/bh, kai\ ta\ i(era\ toi=s bwmoi=s e)pikei/mena dieske/dasen a)ne/mou qu/ella kai\ die/rriyen u(pe\r tou\s o(/rous th=s gegenhme/nhs u(pografh=s, au)tou\s de\ tou\s o(/rous a)ne/spasan e)pelqo/ntes lu/koi kai\ makra\n w)/|xonto fe/rontes, ou) mh\n a)lla\ pa/nta sunta/cas kai\ diakosmh/sas o( *ga/i+os h(me/rais e(bdomh/konta tai=s pa/sais e)panh=lqen ei)s *(rw/mhn, pie/zesqai to\n *fou/lbion u(po\ tou= *drou/sou punqano/menos, kai\ tw=n pragma/twn th=s au)tou= parousi/as deome/nwn: *leu/kios ga\r *)opi/mios, a)nh\r o)ligarxiko\s kai\ dunato\s e)n th=| boulh=|, pro/teron me\n e)ce/pesen u(patei/an paragge/llwn, tou= *gai+/ou to\n *fa/nnion proagago/ntos, e)kei=non de\ katarxairesia/santos: to/te de\ pollw=n bohqou/ntwn e)pi/docos h)=n u(pateu/sein, u(pateu/wn de\ katalu/sein to\n *ga/ion, h)/dh tro/pon tina\ th=s duna/mews au)tou= marainome/nhs kai\ tou= dh/mou mestou= gegono/tos tw=n toiou/twn politeuma/twn dia\ to\ pollou\s tou\s pro\s xa/rin dhmagwgou=ntas ei)=nai kai\ th\n boulh\n u(pei/kein e(kou=san.

e)panelqw\n de\ prw=ton me\n e)k tou= *palati/ou metw/|khsen ei)s to\n u(po\ th\n a)gora\n to/pon w(s dhmotikw/teron, o(/pou plei/stous tw=n tapeinw=n kai\ penh/twn sune/bainen oi)kei=n e)/peita tw=n no/mwn e)ce/qhke tou\s loipou/s w(s e)pa/cwn th\n yh=fon au)toi=s. o)/xlou de\ pantaxo/qen au)tw=| sunio/ntos e)/peisen h( boulh\ to\n u(/paton *fa/nnion e)kbalei=n tou\s a)/llous plh\n *(rwmai/wn a(/pantas, genome/nou de\ khru/gmatos a)h/qous kai\ a)lloko/tou, mhde/na tw=n summa/xwn mhde\ tw=n fi/lwn e)n *(rw/mh| fanh=nai peri\ ta\s h(me/ras e)kei/nas, a)ntece/qhken o( *ga/i+os dia/gramma kathgorw=n tou= u(pa/tou, kai\ toi=s summa/xois , a)\n me/nwsi, bohqh/sein e)paggello/menos, ou) mh\n e)boh/qhsen, a)lla\ o(rw=n e(/na tw=n ce/nwn au)tou= kai\ sunh/qwn e(lko/menon u(po\ tw=n u(phretw=n tw=n tou= *fanni/ou, parh=lqe kai\ ou) prosh/munen, ei)/te th\n i)sxu\n e)pilei/pousan h)/dh dediw\s e)le/gxein, ei)/te mh\ boulo/menos, w(s e)/legen, a(yimaxi/as au)to\s kai\ sumplokh=s a)rxa\s zhtou=si toi=s e)xqroi=s parasxei=n.

sune/tuxe de\ au)tw=| kai\ pro/s tou\s suna/rxontas e)n o)rgh=| gene/sqai dia\ toiau/thn ai)ti/an. e)/mellen o( dh=mos qea=sqai monoma/xous e)n a)gora=|, kai\ tw=n a)rxo/ntwn oi( plei=stoi qewrhth/ria ku/klw| kataskeua/santes e)cemi/sqoun. tau=ta o( *ga/ios e)ke/leuen au)tou\s kaqairei=n, o(/pws oi( pe/nhtes e)k tw=n to/pwn e)kei/nwn a)misqi\ qea/sasqai du/nwntai. mhdeno\s de\ prose/xontos a)namei/nas th\n pro\ th=s qe/as nu/kta, kai\ tw=n texnitw=n o(/sous ei)=xen e)rgola/bous u(f' e(autw=| paralabw/n, ta\ qewrhth/ria kaqei=le kai\ tw=| dh/mw| sxola/zonta meq' h(me/ran a)pe/deice to\n to/pon e)f' w(=| toi=s me\n polloi=s a)nh\r e)/docen ei)=nai, tou\s de\ suna/rxontas w(s i)tamo\s kai\ bi/aios e)lu/phsen. e)k tou/tou kai\ th\n tri/thn e)/doce dhmarxi/an a)fh|rh=sqai, yh/fwn me\n au)tw=| plei/stwn genome/nwn, a)di/kws de\ kai\ kakou/rgws tw=n sunarxo/ntwn poihsame/nwn th\n a)nago/reusin kai\ a)na/deicin. a)lla\ tau=ta me\n a)mfisbh/thsin ei)=xen. h)/negke de\ ou) metri/ws a)potuxw/n, kai\ pro/s ge tou\s e)xqrou\s e)peggelw=ntas au)tw=| le/getai qrasu/teron tou= de/ontos ei)pei=n w(s *sardo/nion ge/lwta gelw=sin, ou) gignw/skontes o(/son au)toi=s sko/tos e)k tw=n au)tou= perike/xutai politeuma/twn.

e)pei\ de\ kai\ to\n *)opi/mion katasth/santes u(/paton tw=n no/mwn pollou\s die/grafon kai\ th\n *karxhdo/nos e)ki/noun dia/tacin, e)reqi/zontes to\n *ga/i+on, w(s a)\n ai)ti/an o)rgh=s parasxw\n a)naireqei/h, to\n me\n prw=ton xro/non e)karte/rei, tw=n de\ fi/lwn kai\ ma/lista tou= *foulbi/ou parocu/nontos w(/rmhse pa/lin suna/gein tou\s a)ntitacome/nous pro\s to\n u(/paton. e)ntau=qa kai\ th\n mhte/ra le/gousin au)tw=| sustasia/sai, misqoume/nhn a)po\ th=s ce/nhs kru/fa kai\ pe/mpousan ei)s ' *(rw/mhn a)/ndras, w(s dh\ qerista/s tau=ta ga\r e)n toi=s e)pistoli/ois au)th=s h)|nigme/na gegra/fqai pro\s to\n ui(o/n. e(/teroi de\ kai\ pa/nu th=s *kornhli/as dusxerainou/shs tau=ta pra/ttesqai le/gousin.

h(=i d' ou)=n e)/mellon h(me/ra| tou\s no/mous lu/sein oi( peri\ to\n *)opi/mion, katei/lhpto me\n u(po\ a)mfote/rwn e(/wqen eu)qu\s to\ *kapetw/lion, qu/santos de\ tou= u(pa/tou tw=n u(phretw=n tis au)tou= *ko/intos *)antu/llios diafe/rwn e(te/rwse ta\ spla/gxna pro\s tou\s peri\ to\n *fou/lbion ei)=pe: do/te to/pon a)gaqoi=s, kakoi\ poli=tai. tine\s de/ fasin a(/ma th=| fwnh=| tau/th| kai\ to\n braxi/ona gumno\n oi(=on e)f' u(/brei sxhmati/zonta parenegkei=n. a)poqnh/|skei gou=n eu)qu\s o( *)antu/llios e)kei= mega/lois grafei/ois kentou/menos, e)p' au)tw=| tou/tw| pepoih=sqai legome/nois. kai\ to\ me\n plh=qos dietara/xqh pro\s to\n fo/non, e)nanti/a de\ tou\s h(gemo/nas e)/sxe dia/qesis. o( me\n ga\r *ga/ios h)/xqeto kai\ kakw=s e)/lege tou\s peri\ au(to/n w(s ai)ti/an deome/nois pa/lai kaq' e(autw=n toi=s e)xqroi=s dedwko/tas, o( . de\ *)opi/mios w(/sper e)ndo/simon labw\n e)ph=rto kai\ parw/cune to\n dh=mon e)pi\ th\n a)/munan.

kai\ to/te me\n o)/mbrou genome/nou dielu/qhsan a(/ma de\ h(me/ra| th\n me\n boulh\n o( u(/patos sunagagw\n e)/ndon e)xrhma/tizen, e(/teroi de\ to\ tou= *)antulli/ou sw=ma gumno\n e)pi\ kli/nhs proqe/menoi di' a)gora=s para\ to\ bouleuth/rion e)pi/thdes pareko/mizon, oi)mwgh=| xrw/menoi kai\ qrh/nw|, gignw/skontos me\n tou= *)opimi/ou ta\ pratto/mena, prospoioume/nou de\ qauma/zein, w(/ste kai\ tou\s bouleuta\s proelqei=n. katateqei/shs de\ th=s kli/nhs ei)s me/son oi( me\n e)sxetli/azon w(s e)pi\ deinw=| kai\ mega/lw| pa/qei, toi=s de\ polloi=s e)ph/|ei misei=n kai\ proba/llesqai tou\s o)ligarxikou/s, w(s *tibe/rion me\n *gra/gxon e)n *kapetwli/w| foneu/santes au)toi\ dh/marxon o)/nta kai\ to\n nekro\n prosece/balon, o( d' u(phre/ths *)antu/llios, ou) di/kaia me\n i)/sws peponqw/s, th\n de\ plei/sthn ai)ti/an ei)s to\ paqei=n au(tw=| parasxw/n, e)n a)gora=| pro/keitai, kai\ perie/sthken h( *(rwmai/wn boulh/ qrhnou=sa kai\ sunekkomi/zousa misqwto\n a)/nqrwpon, e)pi\ tw=| to\n e)/ti leipo/menon a)nelei=n tw=n tou= dh/mou khdome/nwn. e)k tou/tou pa/lin ei)s to\ bouleuth/rion a)pelqo/ntes e)yhfi/santo kai\ prose/tacan *)opimi/w| tw=| u(pa/tw| sw/|zein th\n po/lin o(/pws du/naito, kai\ katalu/ein tou\s tura/nnous.

e)kei/nou de\ proeipo/ntos e)pi\ ta\ o(/pla xwrei=n tou\s sugklhtikou/s, kai\ tw=n i(ppe/wn e(ka/stw| para/ggelma do/ntos a)/gein e(/wqen oi)ke/tas du/o kaqwplisme/nous, o( me\n *fou/lbios a)ntipareskeua/zeto kai\ sunh=gen o)/xlon, o( de\ *ga/ios e)k th=s a)gora=s a)perxo/menos e)/sth kata\ to\n tou= patro\s a)ndria/nta, kai\ polu\n xro/non e)mble/yas ei)s au)to\n ou)de\n e)fqe/gcato, dakru/sas de\ kai\ stena/cas a)ph/|ei. tou=to polloi=s tw=n i)do/ntwn oi)ktei=rai to\n *ga/ion e)ph=lqe: kai\ kaki/santes au(tou\s w(s e)gkatalei/pontes to\n a)/ndra kai\ prodido/ntes h(=kon e)pi\ th\n oi)ki/an kai\ parenukte/reuon e)pi\ tw=n qurw=n, ou)x o(moi/ws toi=s to\n *fou/lbion fula/ttousin. e)kei=noi me\n ga\r e)n kro/tois kai\ a)lalagmoi=s pi/nontes kai\ qrasuno/menoi diete/lesan, au)tou= tou= *foulbi/ou prw/tou mequskome/nou kai\ polla\ fortikw=s par' h(liki/an fqeggome/nou kai\ pra/ttontos: oi( de\ peri\ to\n *ga/i+on, w(s e)pi\ sumfora=| koinh=| th=s patri/dos h(suxi/an a)/gontes kai\ periskopou/menoi to\ me/llon, e)n me/rei fula/ttontes kai\ a)napauo/menoi dih=gon.

a(/ma de\ h(me/ra| to\n me\n *fou/lbion e)k tou= po/tou kaqeu/donta mo/lis e)pegei/rantes w(pli/zonto toi=s peri\ th\n oi)ki/an au)tou= lafu/rois, a(\ *gala/tas nenikhkw\s o(/te u(pa/teuen ei)lh/fei, kai\ meta\ pollh=s a)peilh=s kai\ kraugh=s e)xw/roun katalhyo/menoi to\n *)abenti=non lo/fon. o( de\ *ga/ios o(pli/sasqai me\n ou)k h)qe/lhsen, a)ll' w(/sper ei)s a)gora\n e)n thbe/nnw| proh/|ei, mikro\n u(pezwsme/nos e)gxeiri/dion, e)cio/nti de\ au)tw=| peri\ ta\s qu/ras h( gunh\ prospesou=sa kai\ periptu/casa tw=n xeirw=n th=| me\n au)to\n e)kei=non, th=| de\ to\ paidi/on, ou)k e)pi\ to\ bh=ma/ se, ei)=pen, w)= *ga/ie, prope/mpw dh/marxon, w(s pro/teron, kai\ nomoqe/thn, ou)d' e)pi\ po/lemon e)/ndocon, i(/na moi kai\ paqw/n ti tw=n koinw=n a)poli/ph|s timw/menon gou=n pe/nqos, a)lla\ toi=s *tiberi/ou foneu=sin u(poba/lleis e(auto/n, a)/noplon me\n kalw=s, i(/na pa/qh|s ti ma=llon h)\ dra/sh|s, pro\s ou)de\n de\ toi=s koinoi=s o)/felos a)polei=. kekra/thken h)/dh ta\ xei/rw: bi/a| kai\ sidh/rw| ta\s di/kas pra/ttousin. ei) peri\ *nomanti/an o( so\s a)delfo\s e)/pesen, u(po/spondos a)\n h(mi=n a)pedo/qh nekro/s: nu=n de\ i)/sws ka)gw\ potamou= tinos h)\ qala/tths i(ke/tis e)/somai fh=nai/ pote to\ so\n sw=ma frourou/menon. ti/ ga\r h)\ no/mois e)/ti pisto\n h)\ qeoi=s meta\ to\n *tiberi/ou fo/non; toiau=ta th=s *likinni/as o)durome/nhs, a)tre/ma ta\s peribola\s a)polusa/menos au)th=s o( *ga/i+os e)xw/rei siwph=| meta\ tw=n fi/lwn, h( de\ tou= i(mati/ou labe/sqai glixome/nh katarruei=sa pro\s tou)/dafos e)/keito polu\n xro/non a)/naudos, me/xri ou(= lipoqumh/sasan au)th\n oi( qera/pontes a)ra/menoi pro\s *kra/sson w)/|xonto to\n a)delfo\n komi/zontes.

o( de\ *fou/lbios, w(s e)ge/nonto pa/ntes a)qro/oi, peisqei\s u(po\ tou= *gai+/ou pe/mpei tw=n ui(w=n to\n new/teron e)/xonta khru/keion ei)/s a)gora/n. h)=n de\ ka/llistos o( neani/skos o)fqh=nai: kai\ to/te katasta\s kosmi/ws kai\ met' ai)dou=s dedakrume/nos e)poih/sato sumbatikou\s lo/gous pro\s to\n u(/paton kai\ th\n su/gklhton. oi( me\n ou)=n polloi\ tw=n paro/ntwn ou)k a)hdw=s pro\s ta\s dialu/seis ei)=xon: o( de\ *)opi/mios ou) di' a)gge/lwn e)/fh xrh=nai pei/qein th\n su/gklhton, a)lla\ kataba/ntas w(s u(peuqu/nous poli/tas e)pi\ kri/sin kai\ parado/ntas au(tou/s ou(/tws paraitei=sqai th\n o)rgh/n tw=| de\ meiraki/w| kai\ dihgo/reusen e)pi\ tou/tois katie/nai pa/lin h)\ mh\ katie/nai. *ga/ios me\n ou)=n, w(/s fasin, e)bou/leto badi/zein kai\ pei/qein th\n su/gklhton ou)deno\s de\ tw=n a)/llwn sugxwrou=ntos, au)=qis e)/pemyen o( *fou/lbios to\n pai=da dialeco/menon u(pe\r au)tw=n o(/moia toi=s prote/rois. o( de\ *)opi/mios speu/dwn ma/xhn suna/yai to\ me\n meira/kion eu)qu\s sune/labe kai\ pare/dwken ei)/s fulakh/n, toi=s de\ peri\ to\n *fou/lbion e)ph/|ei meta\ pollw=n o(plitw=n kai\ tocotw=n *krhtw=n, oi(\ ma/lista ba/llontes au(tou/s kai\ katatraumati/zontes suneta/racan. genome/nhs de\ th=s troph=s o( me\n *fou/lbios ei)/s ti balanei=on h)melhme/non katafugw\n kai\ meta\ mikro\n a)neureqei\s katesfa/gh meta\ tou= presbute/rou paido/s, o( de\ *ga/ios w)/fqh me\n u(p' ou)deno\s maxo/menos, a)lla\ dusanasxetw=n toi=s ginome/nois a)nexw/rhsen ei)/s to\ th=s *)arte/midos i(ero/n e)kei= de\ boulo/menos e(auto\n a)nelei=n u(po\ tw=n pistota/twn e(tai/rwn e)kwlu/qh, *pompwni/ou kai\ *likinni/ou: paro/ntes ga\r ou(=toi to/ te ci/fos a)fei/lonto kai\ pa/lin feu/gein e)ph=ran au)to/n, e)/nqa dh\ le/getai kaqesqei\s ei)/s go/nu kai\ ta\s xei=ras a)natei/nas pro\s th\n qeo\n e)peu/casqai to\n *(rwmai/wn dh=mon a)nti\ th=s a)xaristi/as e)kei/nhs kai\ prodosi/as mhde/pote pau/sasqai douleu/onta: fanerw=s ga\r oi( plei=stoi meteba/llonto khru/gmati doqei/shs a)dei/as.

feu/gonti d' ou)=n tw=| *gai+/w| tw=n e)xqrw=n e)piferome/nwn kai\ katalambano/ntwn peri\ th\n culi/nhn ge/furan, oi( me\n du/o fi/loi proxwrei=n e)kei=non keleu/santes au)toi\ tou\s diw/kontas u(pe/sthsan kai\ maxo/menoi pro\ th=s gefu/ras ou)de/na parh=kan e(/ws a)pe/qanon, tw=| de\ *gai+/w| sune/feugen ei(=s oi)ke/ths o)/noma *filokra/ths, pa/ntwn me\n, w(/sper e)n a(mi/llh|, parakeleuome/nwn, ou)deno\s de\ bohqou=ntos, ou)de\ i(/ppon ai)toume/nw| parasxei=n e)qelh/santos e)pe/keinto ga\r e)ggu\s oi( diw/kontes. o( de\ fqa/nei mikro\n ei)s i(ero\n a)/lsos *)erinnu/wn katafugw/n, ka)kei= diafqei/retai, tou= *filokra/tous a)nelo/ntos e)kei=non, ei)=ta e(auto\n e)pisfa/cantos. w(s de\ e)/nioi/ fasin, a)mfo/teroi me\n u(po\ tw=n polemi/wn katelh/fqhsan zw=ntes, tou= de\ qera/pontos to\n despo/thn peribalo/ntos ou)dei\s e)kei=non h)dunh/qh pata/cai pro/teron h)\ tou=ton u(po\ pollw=n paio/menon a)naireqh=nai. th\n de\ kefalh\n tou= *gai+/ou le/gousin a)/llon me\n a)poko/yai kai\ komi/zein, a)fele/sqai de\ tou/tou fi/lon *)opimi/ou tina\, *septoumoulh/ion h)=n ga\r prokekhrugme/non e)n a)rxh=| th=s ma/xhs i)sosta/sion xrusi/on toi=s a)nenegkou=si th\n *gai+/ou kai\ *foulbi/ou kefalh/n, a)nhne/xqh de\ u(po\ tou= *septoumoulhi+/ou peripeparme/nh do/rati pro\s to\n *)opi/mion, kai\ zugou= komisqe/ntos e)nteqei=sa li/tras e(ptakai/deka kai\ di/moiron ei(/lkuse, tou= *septoumoulhi/ou kai\ peri\ tou=to miarou= genome/nou kai\ kakourgh/santos e)celw\n ga\r to\n e)gke/falon e)ne/thce mo/lubdon. oi( de\ tou= *foulbi/ou th\n kefalh\n komi/santes h)=san ga\r tw=n a)shmote/rwn ou)de\n e)/labon. ta\ de\ sw/mata kai\ tou/twn kai\ tw=n a)/llwn ei)s to\n potamo\n e)rri/fh, trisxili/wn a)naireqe/ntwn: kai\ ta\s ou)si/as au)tw=n a)pe/donto pro\s to\ dhmo/sion. a)pei=pan de\ penqei=n tai=s gunaici/, th\n de\ *gai+/ou *likinni/an kai\ th=s proiko\s a)peste/rhsan. w)mo/taton de\ proseirga/santo tou= *foulbi/ou to\n new/teron ui(o/n, ou)/te xei=ras a)ntara/menon ou)/t' e)n toi=s maxome/nois geno/menon, a)lla\ e)pi\ sponda\s e)lqo/nta pro\ th=s ma/xhs sullabo/ntes kai\ meta\ th\n ma/xhn a)nelo/ntes. ou) mh\n a)lla\ kai\ tou/tou kai\ tw=n a)/llwn a(pa/ntwn ma=llon h)ni/ase tou\s pollou\s to\ kataskeuasqe\n *(omonoi/as i(ero\n u(po\ tou= *)opimi/ou: semnu/nesqai ga\r e)do/kei kai\ me/ga fronei=n kai\ tro/pon tina\ qriambeu/ein e)pi\ fo/nois tosou/tois politw=n, dio\ kai\ nukto\s u(po\ th\n e)pigrafh\n tou= new\ parene/graya/n tines to\n sti/xon tou=ton: e)/rgon a)ponoi/as nao\n o(monoi/as poiei=.

ou(=tos me/ntoi prw=tos e)cousi/a| dikta/toros e)n u(patei/a| xrhsa/menos kai\ kataktei/nas a)kri/tous e)pi\ trisxili/ois poli/tais *ga/ion *gra/gxon kai\ *fou/lbion *fla/kkon, w(=n o( me\n h)=n u(patiko\s kai\ qriambiko/s, o( de\ th=s kaq' au(to\n h(liki/as a)reth=| kai\ do/ch| peprwteukw/s, ou)k a)pe/sxeto kloph=s, a)lla\ pemfqei\s w(s *)iougou/rqan to\n *noma/da presbeuth/s diefqa/rh xrh/masin u(p' au)tou=: kai\ di/khn o)flw\n ai)sxi/sthn dwrodoki/as e)n a)timi/a| kategh/rase misou/menos kai\ prophlakizo/menos u(po\ tou= dh/mou, par' au)ta\ me\n ta\ praxqe/nta tapeinou= genome/nou kai\ sustale/ntos, o)li/gw| de\ u(/steron e)kfh/nantos o(/son ei)=xen i(me/rou kai\ po/qou tw=n *gra/gxwn. ei)ko/nas te ga\r au)tw=n a)nadei/cantes e)n fanerw=| prou)ti/qento, kai\ tou\s to/pous e)n oi(=s e)foneu/qhsan a)fierw/santes a)ph/rxonto me\n w(=n w(=rai fe/rousi pa/ntwn, e)/quon de\ kai\ kaq' h(me/ran polloi\ kai\ prose/pipton, w(/sper qew=n i(eroi=s e)pifoitw=ntes.

kai\ me/ntoi kai\ h( *kornhli/a le/getai ta/ te a)/lla th=s sumfora=s eu)genw=s kai\ megaloyu/xws e)negkei=n, kai\ peri\ tw=n i(erw=n e)n oi(=s a)nh|re/qhsan ei)pei=n w(s a)ci/ous oi( nekroi\ ta/fous e)/xousin, au(/th de\ peri\ tou\s kaloume/nous *mishnou\s die/triben, ou)de\n metalla/casa th=s sunh/qous diai/ths, h)=n de\ polu/filos kai\ dia\ filoceni/an eu)tra/pezos, a)ei\ me\n *(ellh/nwn kai\ filolo/gwn peri\ au)th\n o)/ntwn, a(pa/ntwn de\ tw=n basile/wn kai\ dexome/nwn par' au)th=s dw=ra kai\ pempo/ntwn, h(di/sth me\n ou)=n h)=n au(/th toi=s a)fiknoume/nois kai\ sunou=si dihgoume/nh to\n tou= patro\s *)afrikanou= bi/on kai\ di/aitan, qaumasiwta/th de\ tw=n pai/dwn a)penqh\s kai\ a)da/krutos mnhmoneu/ousa, kai\ pa/qh kai\ pra/ceis au)tw=n, w(/sper a)rxai/wn tinw=n, e)chgoume/nh toi=s punqanome/nois. o(/qen e)/docen e)ni/ois e)/knous u(po\ gh/rws h)\ mege/qous kakw=n gegone/nai kai\ tw=n a)tuxhma/twn a)nai/sqhtos, au)toi=s w(s a)lhqw=a)naisqh/tois ou)=sin o(/son e)c eu)fui+/as kai\ tou= gegone/nai kai\ tetra/fqai kalw=s o)/felo/s e)sti pro\s a)lupi/an a)nqrw/pois, kai\ o(/ti th=s a)reth=s h( tu/xh fulattome/nhs me\n ta\ kaka\ polla/kis peri/estin, e)n de\ tw=| ptai=sai to\ fe/rein eu)logi/stws ou) parairei=tai.