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τὰ δὲ νῦν ἔθνη συνιόντα βασιλεῖ καὶ συμπολεμοῦντα
τὸν πόλεμον καὶ τοὺς ἀντιταξαμένους
καταριθμεῖν μὴ λῆρος ᾖ καὶ φλυαρία περιττὴ καὶ
λίαν ἀρχαῖον. ὅσῳ δὲ μείζους αἱ συνιοῦσαι
δυνάμεις, τοσούτῳ τὰ ἔργα προφέρειν εἰκός: ὥστε
ἀνάγκη καὶ ταῦτα ἐκείνων ὑπεραίρειν. πλήθει
γε μὴν ποῦ ποτε ἄξιον συμβαλεῖν; οἱ μὲν γὰρ περὶ
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μιᾶς ἐμάχοντο πόλεως ξυνεχῶς, καὶ οὔτε Τρῶες
ἀπελάσαι τοὺς Ἀχαιοὺς ἐπικρατοῦντες ἠδύναντο;
οὔτε ἐκεῖνοι νικῶντες ἐξελεῖν καὶ ἀνατρέψαι τῶν
Πριαμιδῶν τὴν ἀρχὴν καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν ἴσχυον,
Works, Vol 1-2. Julian the Emperor. Wilmer Cave (France) Wright. William Heinemann, Harvard University Press. London; Cambridge, MA. 1913-1923. Keyboarding.
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