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<milestone n="1" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="1" unit="section" /><p>*(ikanw=s me\n u(polamba/nw kai\ dia\ th=s peri\ th\n a)rxaiologi/an
suggrafh=s, kra/tiste a)ndrw=n *)epafro/dite, toi=s e)nteucome/nois au)th=|
pepoihke/nai fanero\n peri\ tou= ge/nous h(mw=n tw=n *)ioudai/wn, o(/ti kai\
palaio/tato/n e)sti kai\ th\n prw/thn u(po/stasin e)/sxen i)di/an, kai\ pw=s
th\n xw/ran h(\n nu=n e)/xomen katw/|khse * pentakisxili/wn e)tw=n a)riqmo\n
i(stori/an perie/xousan e)k tw=n par' h(mi=n i(erw=n bi/blwn dia\ th=s *(ellhnikh=s
fwnh=s sunegraya/mhn. <milestone n="2" unit="section" />e)pei\ de\ suxnou\s o(rw= tai=s u(po\ dusmenei/as
u(po/ tinwn ei)rhme/nais prose/xontas blasfhmi/ais kai\ toi=s peri\
th\n a)rxaiologi/an u(p' e)mou= gegramme/nois a)pistou=ntas tekmh/rio/n te
poioume/nous tou= new/teron ei)=nai to\ ge/nos h(mw=n to\ mhdemia=s para\
toi=s e)pifane/si tw=n *(ellhnikw=n i(storiogra/fwn mnh/mhs h)ciw=sqai,
<milestone n="3" unit="section" />peri\ tou/twn a(pa/ntwn w)|h/qhn dei=n gra/yai sunto/mws tw=n me\n loidorou/ntwn
th\n dusme/neian kai\ th\n e(kou/sion e)le/gcai yeudologi/an,
tw=n de\ th\n a)/gnoian e)panorqw/sasqai, dida/cai de\ pa/ntas, o(/soi
<milestone n="4" unit="section" />ta)lhqe\s ei)de/nai bou/lontai, peri\ th=s h(mete/ras a)rxaio/thtos. xrh/somai
de\ tw=n me\n u(p' e)mou= legome/nwn ma/rtusi toi=s a)ciopistota/tois
ei)=nai peri\ pa/shs a)rxaiologi/as u(po\ tw=n *(ellh/nwn kekrime/nois,
tou\s de\ blasfh/mws peri\ h(mw=n kai\ yeudw=s gegrafo/tas au)tou\s di'
e(autw=n e)legxome/nous pare/cw. <milestone n="5" unit="section" />peira/somai de\ kai\ ta\s ai)ti/as a)podou=nai,
di' a(\s ou) polloi\ tou= e)/qnous h(mw=n e)n tai=s i(stori/ais *(/ellhnes
e)mnhmoneu/kasin, e)/ti me/ntoi kai\ tou\s ou) paralipo/ntas th\n peri\
h(mw=n i(stori/an poih/sw fanerou\s toi=s mh\ gignw/skousin h)\ prospoioume/nois
a)gnoei=n.
<milestone n="2" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="6" unit="section" /></p><p>*prw=ton ou)=n e)pe/rxetai/ moi pa/nu qauma/zein tou\s oi)ome/nous
dei=n peri\ tw=n palaiota/twn e)/rgwn mo/nois prose/xein toi=s *(/ellhsi
kai\ para\ tou/twn punqa/nesqai th\n a)lh/qeian, h(mi=n de\ kai\ toi=s
a)/llois a)nqrw/pois a)pistei=n: pa=n ga\r e)gw\ tou)nanti/on o(rw= sumbebhko/s,
ei)/ ge dei= mh\ tai=s matai/ais do/cais e)pakolouqei=n, a)ll' e)c
<milestone n="7" unit="section" />au)tw=n to\ di/kaion tw=n pragma/twn lamba/nein. ta\ me\n ga\r para\
toi=s *(/ellhsin a(/panta ne/a kai\ xqe\s kai\ prw/|hn, w(s a)\n ei)/poi tis,
eu(/roi gegono/ta, le/gw de\ ta\s kti/seis tw=n po/lewn kai\ ta\ peri\ ta\s
e)pinoi/as tw=n texnw=n kai\ ta\ peri\ ta\s tw=n no/mwn a)nagrafa/s: pa/ntwn
de\ newta/th sxedo/n e)sti par' au)toi=s h( peri\ to\ suggra/fein
<milestone n="8" unit="section" />ta\s i(stori/as e)pime/leia. ta\ me/ntoi par' *ai)gupti/ois te kai\ *xaldai/ois
kai\ *foi/nicin, e)w= ga\r nu=n h(ma=s e)kei/nois sugkatale/gein, au)toi\
dh/pouqen o(mologou=sin a)rxaiota/thn te kai\ monimwta/thn e)/xein th=s
<milestone n="9" unit="section" />mnh/mhs th\n para/dosin: kai\ ga\r to/pous a(/pantes oi)kou=sin h(/kista
tai=s e)k tou= perie/xontos fqorai=s u(pokeime/nous kai\ pollh\n e)poih/santo
pro/noian tou= mhde\n a)/mnhston tw=n par' au)toi=s prattome/nwn
paralipei=n, a)ll' e)n dhmosi/ais a)nagrafai=s u(po\ tw=n sofwta/twn
<milestone n="10" unit="section" />a)ei\ kaqierou=sqai. to\n de\ peri\ th\n *(ella/da to/pon muri/ai me\n
fqorai\ kate/sxon e)calei/fousai th\n mnh/mhn tw=n gegono/twn, a)ei\ de\
kainou\s kaqista/menoi bi/ous tou= panto\s e)no/mizon a)/rxein e(/kastoi
tw=n a)f' e(autw=n, o)ye\ de\ kai\ mo/lis e)/gnwsan fu/sin gramma/twn: oi(
gou=n a)rxaiota/thn au)tw=n th\n xrh=sin ei)=nai qe/lontes para\ *foini/kwn
<milestone n="11" unit="section" />kai\ *ka/dmou semnu/nontai maqei=n. ou) mh\n ou)de\ a)p' e)kei/nou tou=
xro/nou du/naito/ tis a)\n dei=cai swzome/nhn a)nagrafh\n ou)/t' e)n i(eroi=s
ou)/t' e)n dhmosi/ois a)naqh/masin, o(/pou ge kai\ peri\ tw=n e)pi\ *troi/an
tosou/tois e)/tesi strateusa/ntwn u(/steron pollh\ ge/gonen a)pori/a te
kai\ zh/thsis, ei) gra/mmasin e)xrw=nto, kai\ ta)lhqe\s e)pikratei= ma=llon
peri\ tou= th\n nu=n ou)=san tw=n gramma/twn xrh=sin e)kei/nous a)gnoei=n.
<milestone n="12" unit="section" />o(/lws de\ para\ toi=s *(/ellhsin ou)de\n o(mologou/menon eu(ri/sketai gra/mma
th=s *(omh/rou poih/sews presbu/teron, ou(=tos de\ kai\ tw=n *trwi+kw=n
u(/steros fai/netai geno/menos, kai/ fasin ou)de\ tou=ton e)n gra/mmasi
th\n au)tou= poi/hsin katalipei=n, a)lla\ diamnhmoneuome/nhn e)k tw=n
a)|sma/twn u(/steron sunteqh=nai kai\ dia\ tou=to polla\s e)n au)th=| sxei=n
<milestone n="13" unit="section" />ta\s diafwni/as. oi( me/ntoi ta\s i(stori/as e)pixeirh/santes suggra/fein
par' au)toi=s, le/gw de\ tou\s peri\ *ka/dmon te to\n *milh/sion kai\ to\n
*)argei=on *)akousi/laon kai\ meta\ tou=ton ei)/ tines a)/lloi le/gontai gene/sqai,
braxu\ th=s *persw=n e)pi\ th\n *(ella/da stratei/as tw=| xro/nw|
prou/labon. <milestone n="14" unit="section" />a)lla\ mh\n kai\ tou\s peri\ tw=n ou)rani/wn te kai\ qei/wn
prw/tous par' *(/ellhsi filosofh/santas, oi(=on *fereku/dhn te to\n
*su/rion kai\ *puqago/ran kai\ *qa/lhta, pa/ntes sumfw/nws o(mologou=sin
*ai)gupti/wn kai\ *xaldai/wn genome/nous maqhta\s o)li/ga suggra/yai,
kai\ tau=ta toi=s *(/ellhsin ei)=nai dokei= pa/ntwn a)rxaio/tata kai\ mo/lis
au)ta\ pisteu/ousin u(p' e)kei/nwn gegra/fqai.
<milestone n="3" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="15" unit="section" /></p><p>*pw=s ou)=n ou)k e)/stin a)/logon tetufw=sqai tou\s *(/ellhnas w(s
mo/nous e)pistame/nous ta)rxai=a kai\ th\n a)lh/qeian peri\ au)tw=n a)kribw=s
paradido/ntas; h)\ ti/s ou) par' au)tw=n a)\n tw=n suggrafe/wn
ma/qoi r(a|di/ws, o(/ti mhde\n bebai/ws ei)do/tes sune/grafon, a)ll' w(s e(/kastoi
peri\ tw=n pragma/twn ei)/kazon; to\ plei=on gou=n dia\ tw=n bibli/wn
a)llh/lous e)le/gxousi kai\ ta)nantiw/tata peri\ tw=n au)tw=n le/gein ou)k
o)knou=si. <milestone n="16" unit="section" />peri/ergos d' a)\n ei)/hn e)gw\ tou\s e)mou= ma=llon e)pistame/nous
dida/skwn o(/sa me\n *(ella/nikos *)akousila/w| peri\ tw=n genealogiw=n
diapefw/nhken, o(/sa de\ diorqou=tai to\n *(hsi/odon *)akousi/laos, h)\ ti/na
tro/pon *)/eforos me\n *(ella/nikon e)n toi=s plei/stois yeudo/menon e)pidei/knusin,
*)/eforon de\ *ti/maios kai\ *ti/maion oi( met' e)kei=non gegono/tes,
*(hro/doton de\ pa/ntes. <milestone n="17" unit="section" />a)ll' ou)de\ peri\ tw=n *sikelikw=n toi=s peri\
*)anti/oxon kai\ *fi/liston h)\ *kalli/an *ti/maios sumfwnei=n h)ci/wsen,
ou)d' au)= peri\ tw=n *)attikw=n oi( ta\s *)atqi/das suggegrafo/tes h)\ peri\
tw=n *)argolikw=n oi( ta\ peri\ *)/argos i(storou=ntes a)llh/lois kathkolouqh/kasi.
<milestone n="18" unit="section" />kai\ ti/ dei= le/gein peri\ tw=n kata\ po/leis kai\ braxute/rwn;
o(/pou ge peri\ th=s *persikh=s stratei/as kai\ tw=n e)n au)th=| praxqe/ntwn
oi( dokimw/tatoi diapefwnh/kasi, polla\ de\ kai\ *qoukudi/dhs w(s
yeudo/menos u(po/ tinwn kathgorei=tai kai/toi dokw=n a)kribesta/thn th\n
kaq' au(to\n i(stori/an suggra/fein.
<milestone n="4" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="19" unit="section" /></p><p>*ai)ti/ai de\ th=s toiau/ths diafwni/as pollai\ me\n i)/sws a)\n
kai\ e(/terai toi=s boulome/nois zhtei=n a)\n fanei=en, e)gw\ de\ dusi\ tai=s
lexqhsome/nais th\n megi/sthn i)sxu\n a)nati/qhmi, kai\ prote/ran e)rw=
<milestone n="20" unit="section" />th\n kuriwte/ran ei)=nai/ moi dokou=san: to\ ga\r e)c a)rxh=s mh\ spoudasqh=nai
para\ toi=s *(/ellhsi dhmosi/as gi/nesqai peri\ tw=n e(ka/stote
prattome/nwn a)nagrafa\s tou=to ma/lista dh\ kai\ th\n pla/nhn kai\
th\n e)cousi/an tou= yeu/desqai toi=s meta\ tau=ta boulhqei=si peri\ tw=n
palaiw=n ti gra/fein pare/sxen. <milestone n="21" unit="section" />ou) ga\r mo/non para\ toi=s a)/llois
*(/ellhsin h)melh/qh ta\ peri\ ta\s a)nagrafa/s, a)ll' ou)de\ para\ toi=s
*)aqhnai/ois, ou(\s au)to/xqonas ei)=nai le/gousin kai\ paidei/as e)pimelei=s,
ou)de\n toiou=ton eu(ri/sketai geno/menon, a)lla\ tw=n dhmosi/wn gramma/twn
a)rxaiota/tous ei)=nai/ fasi tou\s u(po\ *dra/kontos au)toi=s peri\ tw=n
fonikw=n grafe/ntas no/mous o)li/gw| pro/teron th=s *peisistra/tou turanni/dos
a)nqrw/pou gegono/tos. <milestone n="22" unit="section" />peri\ me\n ga\r *)arka/dwn ti/ dei= le/gein
au)xou/ntwn a)rxaio/thta; mo/lis ga\r ou(=toi kai\ meta\ tau=ta gra/mmasin
e)paideu/qhsan.
<milestone n="5" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="23" unit="section" /></p><p>*(/ate dh\ toi/nun ou)demia=s prokatabeblhme/nhs a)nagrafh=s, h(\
kai\ tou\s maqei=n boulome/nous dida/cein e)/mellen kai\ tou\s yeudome/nous
e)le/gcein, h( pollh\ pro\s a)llh/lous e)ge/neto diafwni/a toi=s suggrafeu=si.
<milestone n="24" unit="section" />deute/ran de\ pro\s tau/th| qete/on e)kei/nhn ai)ti/an: oi( ga\r
e)pi\ to\ gra/fein o(rmh/santes ou) peri\ th\n a)lh/qeian e)spou/dasan,
kai/toi tou=to pro/xeiro/n e)stin a)ei\ to\ e)pa/ggelma, lo/gwn de\ du/namin
<milestone n="25" unit="section" />e)pedei/knunto, kai\ kaq' o(/ntina tro/pon e)n tou/tw| pareudokimh/sein
tou\s a)/llous u(pela/mbanon, kata\ tou=ton h(rmo/zonto tine\s me\n e)pi\
to\ muqologei=n trapo/menoi, tine\s de\ pro\s xa/rin h)\ ta\s po/leis h)\
tou\s basile/as e)painou=ntes: a)/lloi de\ e)pi\ to\ kathgorei=n tw=n pra/cewn
h)\ tw=n gegrafo/twn e)xw/rhsan e)neudokimh/sein tou/tw| nomi/zontes.
<milestone n="26" unit="section" />o(/lws de\ to\ pa/ntwn e)nantiw/taton i(stori/a| pra/ttontes diatelou=si:
th=s me\n ga\r a)lhqou=s e)sti tekmh/rion i(stori/as, ei) peri\ tw=n au)tw=n
a(/pantes tau)ta\ kai\ le/goien kai\ gra/foien. oi( d' ei) tau=ta gra/yeian
e(te/rws, ou(/tws e)no/mizon au)toi\ fanei=sqai pa/ntwn a)lhqe/statoi.
<milestone n="27" unit="section" />lo/gwn me\n ou)=n e(/neka kai\ th=s e)n tou/tois deino/thtos dei= paraxwrei=n
h(ma=s toi=s suggrafeu=si toi=s *(ellhnikoi=s, ou) mh\n kai\ th=s peri\
tw=n a)rxai/wn a)lhqou=s i(stori/as kai\ ma/lista/ ge th=s peri\ tw=n e(ka/stois
e)pixwri/wn.
<milestone n="6" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="28" unit="section" /></p><p>*(/oti me\n ou)=n par' *ai)gupti/ois te kai\ *babulwni/ois e)k makrota/twn
a)/nwqen xro/nwn th\n peri\ ta\s a)nagrafa\s e)pime/leian o(/pou
me\n oi( i(erei=s h)=san e)gkexeirisme/noi kai\ peri\ tau/tas e)filoso/foun,
*xaldai=oi de\ para\ toi=s *babulwni/ois, kai\ o(/ti ma/lista dh\ tw=n
*(/ellhsin e)pimignume/nwn e)xrh/santo *foi/nikes gra/mmasin ei)/s te ta\s
peri\ to\n bi/on oi)konomi/as kai\ pro\s th\n tw=n koinw=n e)/rgwn para/dosin,
<milestone n="29" unit="section" />e)peidh\ sugxwrou=sin a(/pantes, e)a/sein moi dokw=. peri\ de\ tw=n
h(mete/rwn progo/nwn o(/ti th\n au)th/n, e)w= ga\r le/gein ei) kai\ plei/w
tw=n ei)rhme/nwn e)poih/santo peri\ ta\s a)nagrafa\s e)pime/leian toi=s
a)rxiereu=si kai\ toi=s profh/tais tou=to prosta/cantes, kai\ w(s me/xri
tw=n kaq' h(ma=s xro/nwn pefu/laktai meta\ pollh=s a)kribei/as, ei) de\
dei= qrasu/teron ei)pei=n kai\ fulaxqh/setai, peira/somai sunto/mws
dida/skein.
<milestone n="7" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="30" unit="section" /></p><p>*ou) ga\r mo/non e)c a)rxh=s e)pi\ tou/twn tou\s a)ri/stous kai\ th=|
qerapei/a| tou= qeou= prosedreu/ontas kate/sthsan, a)ll' o(/pws to\ ge/nos
<milestone n="31" unit="section" />tw=n i(ere/wn a)/mikton kai\ kaqaro\n diamenei= prouno/hsan. dei= ga\r
to\n mete/xonta th=s i(erwsu/nhs e)c o(moeqnou=s gunaiko\s paidopoiei=sqai
kai\ mh\ pro\s xrh/mata mhde\ ta\s a)/llas a)poble/pein tima\s,
a)lla\ to\ ge/nos e)ceta/zein e)k tw=n a)rxai/wn lamba/nonta th\n diadoxh\n
<milestone n="32" unit="section" />kai\ pollou\s parexo/menon ma/rturas. kai\ tau=ta pra/ttomen ou) mo/non
e)p' au)th=s *)ioudai/as, a)ll' o(/pou pote\ su/sthma tou= ge/nous e)sti\n
h(mw=n ka)kei= to\ a)kribe\s a)posw/zetai toi=s i(ereu=si peri\ tou\s ga/mous:
<milestone n="33" unit="section" />le/gw de\ tou\s e)n *ai)gu/ptw| kai\ *babulw=ni kai\ ei)/ pou th=s a)/llhs oi)koume/nhs
tou= ge/nous tw=n i(ere/wn ei)si/ tines diesparme/noi: pe/mpousi
ga\r ei)s *(ieroso/luma suggra/yantes patro/qen tou)/noma th=s te gameth=s
<milestone n="34" unit="section" />kai\ tw=n e)pa/nw progo/nwn kai\ ti/nes oi( marturou=ntes. po/lemos d'
ei) kata/sxoi, kaqa/per h)/dh ge/gonen polla/kis *)antio/xou te tou= *)epifanou=s
ei)s th\n xw/ran e)mbalo/ntos kai\ *pomphi/ou *ma/gnou kai\ *kuntili/ou
<milestone n="35" unit="section" />*ou)a/rou ma/lista de\ kai\ e)n toi=s kaq' h(ma=s xro/nois, oi( perileipo/menoi
tw=n i(ere/wn kaina\ pa/lin e)k tw=n a)rxai/wn gramma/twn
suni/stantai kai\ dokima/zousi ta\s u(poleifqei/sas gunai=kas. ou) ga\r
e)pi\ ta\s ai)xmalw/tous genome/nas prosi/entai polla/kis gegonuiw=n
<milestone n="36" unit="section" />au)tai=s th\n pro\s a)llo/fulon koinwni/an u(forw/menoi. tekmh/rion de\
me/giston th=s a)kribei/as: oi( ga\r a)rxierei=s oi( par' h(mi=n a)po\ disxili/wn
e)tw=n o)nomastoi\ pai=des e)k patro\s ei)si\n e)n tai=s a)nagrafai=s.
toi=s de\ tw=n ei)rhme/nwn o(tiou=n ge/noito ei)s para/basin a)phgo/reutai
mh/te toi=s bwmoi=s pari/stasqai mh/te mete/xein th=s a)/llhs a(gistei/as.
<milestone n="37" unit="section" />ei)ko/tws ou)=n, ma=llon de\ a)nagkai/ws, a(/te mh/te to\ u(pogra/fein au)tecousi/ou
pa=sin o)/ntos mh/te tino\s e)n toi=s grafome/nois e)nou/shs diafwni/as,
a)lla\ mo/non tw=n profhtw=n ta\ me\n a)nwta/tw kai\ palaio/tata
kata\ th\n e)pi/pnoian th\n a)po\ tou= qeou= maqo/ntwn, ta\ de\ kaq'
au(tou\s w(s e)ge/neto safw=s suggrafo/ntwn, <milestone n="8" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="38" unit="section" />ou) muria/des bibli/wn
ei)si\ par' h(mi=n a)sumfw/nwn kai\ maxome/nwn, du/o de\ mo/na pro\s toi=s
ei)/kosi bibli/a tou= panto\s e)/xonta xro/nou th\n a)nagrafh/n, ta\ dikai/ws
pepisteume/na. <milestone n="39" unit="section" />kai\ tou/twn pe/nte me/n e)sti *mwuse/ws, a(\ tou/s te
no/mous perie/xei kai\ th\n a)p' a)nqrwpogoni/as para/dosin me/xri th=s
au)tou= teleuth=s: ou(=tos o( xro/nos a)polei/pei trisxili/wn o)li/gw| e)tw=n.
<milestone n="40" unit="section" />a)po\ de\ th=s *mwuse/ws teleuth=s me/xri th=s *)artace/rcou tou= meta\
*ce/rchn *persw=n basile/ws oi( meta\ *mwush=n profh=tai ta\ kat' au)tou\s
praxqe/nta sune/grayan e)n trisi\ kai\ de/ka bibli/ois: ai( de\
loipai\ te/ssares u(/mnous ei)s to\n qeo\n kai\ toi=s a)nqrw/pois u(poqh/kas
tou= bi/ou perie/xousin. <milestone n="41" unit="section" />a)po\ de\ *)artace/rcou me/xri tou= kaq'
h(ma=s xro/nou ge/graptai me\n e(/kasta, pi/stews d' ou)x o(moi/as h)ci/wtai
toi=s pro\ au)tw=n dia\ to\ mh\ gene/sqai th\n tw=n profhtw=n a)kribh=
diadoxh/n. <milestone n="42" unit="section" />dh=lon d' e)sti\n e)/rgw|, pw=s h(mei=s pro/simen toi=s i)di/ois
gra/mmasi: tosou/tou ga\r ai)w=nos h)/dh parw|xhko/tos ou)/te prosqei=nai/
tis ou)de\n ou)/te a)felei=n au)tw=n ou)/te metaqei=nai teto/lmhken, pa=si
de\ su/mfuto/n e)stin eu)qu\s e)k prw/ths gene/sews *)ioudai/ois to\ nomi/zein
au)ta\ qeou= do/gmata kai\ tou/tois e)mme/nein kai\ u(pe\r au)tw=n, ei) de/oi,
qnh/skein h(de/ws. <milestone n="43" unit="section" />h)/dh ou)=n polloi\ polla/kis e(w/rantai tw=n ai)xmalw/twn
stre/blas kai\ pantoi/wn qana/twn tro/pous e)n qea/trois u(pome/nontes
e)pi\ tw=| mhde\n r(h=ma proe/sqai para\ tou\s no/mous kai\ ta\s meta\
tou/twn a)nagrafa/s. <milestone n="44" unit="section" />o(\ ti/s a)\n u(pomei/neien *(ellh/nwn u(pe\r au)tou=; a)ll'
ou)d' u(pe\r tou= kai\ pa/nta ta\ par' au)toi=s a)fanisqh=nai suggra/mmata
<milestone n="45" unit="section" />th\n tuxou=san u(posth/setai bla/bhn: lo/gous ga\r au)ta\ nomi/zousin ei)=nai
kata\ th\n tw=n graya/ntwn bou/lhsin e)sxediasme/nous, kai\ tou=to dikai/ws
kai\ peri\ tw=n palaiote/rwn fronou=sin, e)peidh\ kai\ tw=n nu=n
e)ni/ous o(rw=si tolmw=ntas peri\ tou/twn suggra/fein, oi(=s mh/t' au)toi\
parege/nonto mh/te puqe/sqai para\ tw=n ei)do/twn e)filotimh/qhsan.
<milestone n="46" unit="section" />a)me/lei kai\ peri\ tou= genome/nou nu=n h(mi=n pole/mou tine\s i(stori/as
e)pigra/yantes e)cenhno/xasin ou)/t' ei)s tou\s to/pous parabalo/ntes
ou)/te plhsi/on tou/twn prattome/nwn proselqo/ntes, a)ll' e)k parakousma/twn
o)li/ga sunqe/ntes tw=| th=s i(stori/as o)no/mati li/an a)naidw=s
e)neparoi/nhsan.
<milestone n="9" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="47" unit="section" /></p><p>*)egw\ de\ kai\ peri\ tou= pole/mou panto\s kai\ peri\ tw=n au)tw=|
kata\ me/ros genome/nwn a)lhqh= th\n a)nagrafh\n e)poihsa/mhn toi=s pra/gmasin
<milestone n="48" unit="section" />au)to\s a(/pasi paratuxw/n: e)strath/goun me\n ga\r tw=n par'
h(mi=n *galilai/wn o)nomazome/nwn e(/ws a)nte/xein dunato\n h)=n, e)geno/mhn
de\ para\ *(rwmai/ois sullhfqei\s ai)xma/lwtos kai/ me dia\ fulakh=s
*ou)espasiano\s kai\ *ti/tos e)/xontes a)ei\ prosedreu/ein au)toi=s h)na/gkasan
to\ me\n prw=ton dedeme/non, au)=qis de\ luqei\s sunepe/mfqhn a)po\
<milestone n="49" unit="section" />th=s *)alecandrei/as *ti/tw| pro\s th\n *(ierosolu/mwn poliorki/an. e)n w(=|
xro/nw| genome/nhn tw=n prattome/nwn ou)k e)/stin o(\ th\n e)mh\n gnw=sin
die/fugen: kai\ ga\r ta\ kata\ to\ strato/pedon to\ *(rwmai/wn o(rw=n e)pimelw=s
a)ne/grafon kai\ ta\ para\ tw=n au)tomo/lwn a)paggello/mena mo/nos
<milestone n="50" unit="section" />au)to\s suni/ein. ei)=ta sxolh=s e)n th=| *(rw/mh| labo/menos, pa/shs moi th=s
pragmatei/as e)n paraskeuh=| gegenhme/nhs xrhsa/meno/s tisi pro\s th\n
*(ellhni/da fwnh\n sunergoi=s ou(/tws e)poihsa/mhn tw=n pra/cewn th\n
para/dosin. tosou=ton de/ moi perih=n qa/rsos th=s a)lhqei/as, w(/ste
prw/tous pa/ntwn tou\s au)tokra/toras tou= pole/mou genome/nous *ou)espasiano\n
<milestone n="51" unit="section" />kai\ *ti/ton h)ci/wsa labei=n ma/rturas. prw/tois ga\r de/dwka
ta\ bibli/a kai\ met' e)kei/nous polloi=s me\n *(rwmai/wn toi=s sumpepolemhko/si,
polloi=s de\ tw=n h(mete/rwn e)pi/praskon, a)ndra/si kai\
th=s *(ellhnikh=s sofi/as metesxhko/sin, w(=n e)stin *)iou/lios *)arxe/laos,
*(hrw/dhs o( semno/tatos, au)to\s o( qaumasiw/tatos basileu\s *)agri/ppas.
<milestone n="52" unit="section" />ou(=toi me\n ou)=n a(/pantes e)martu/rhsan, o(/ti th=s a)lhqei/as prou/sthn
e)pimelw=s, ou)k a)\n u(posteila/menoi kai\ siwph/santes, ei)/ ti kat'
a)/gnoian h)\ xarizo/menos mete/qhka tw=n gegono/twn h)\ pare/lipon.
<milestone n="10" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="53" unit="section" /></p><p>*fau=loi de/ tines a)/nqrwpoi diaba/llein mou th\n i(stori/an
e)pikexeirh/kasin w(/sper e)n sxolh=| meiraki/wn gu/mnasma prokei=sqai
nomi/zontes kathgori/as parado/cou kai\ diabolh=s, de/on e)kei=no gignw/skein,
o(/ti dei= to\n a)/llois para/dosin pra/cewn a)lhqinw=n u(pisxnou/menon
au)to\n e)pi/stasqai tau/tas pro/teron a)kribw=s h)\ parhkolouqhko/ta
<milestone n="54" unit="section" />toi=s gegono/sin h)\ para\ tw=n ei)do/twn punqano/menon. o(/per
e)gw\ ma/lista peri\ a)mfote/ras nomi/zw pepoihke/nai ta\s pragmatei/as:
th\n me\n ga\r a)rxaiologi/an, w(/sper e)/fhn, e)k tw=n i(erw=n gramma/twn
meqermh/neuka gegonw\s i(ereu\s e)k ge/nous kai\ metesxhkw\s th=s filosofi/as
<milestone n="55" unit="section" />th=s e)n e)kei/nois toi=s gra/mmasi: tou= de\ pole/mou th\n i(stori/an
e)/graya pollw=n me\n au)tourgo\s pra/cewn, plei/stwn d' au)to/pths
geno/menos, o(/lws de\ tw=n lexqe/ntwn h)\ praxqe/ntwn ou)dotiou=n a)gnoh/sas.
<milestone n="56" unit="section" />pw=s ou)=n ou)k a)\n qrasei=s tis h(gh/saito tou\s a)ntagwni/zesqai/
moi peri\ th=s a)lhqei/as e)pikexeirhko/tas, oi(\ ka)\n toi=s tw=n au)tokrato/rwn
u(pomnh/masin e)ntuxei=n le/gwsin, a)ll' ou)/ ge kai\ toi=s h(mete/rois
tw=n a)ntipolemou/ntwn pra/gmasi pare/tuxon.
<milestone n="11" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="57" unit="section" /></p><p>*peri\ me\n ou)=n tou/twn a)nagkai/an e)poihsa/mhn th\n pare/kbasin
e)pishmh/nasqai boulo/menos tw=n e)paggellome/nwn ta\s i(stori/as
<milestone n="58" unit="section" />suggra/fein th\n eu)xe/reian. i(kanw=s de\ fanero/n, w(s oi)=mai, pepoihkw\s
o(/ti pa/trio/s e)stin h( peri\ tw=n palaiw=n a)nagrafh\ toi=s barba/rois
ma=llon h)\ toi=s *(/ellhsi, bou/lomai mikra\ pro/teron dialexqh=nai
pro\s tou\s e)pixeirou=ntas ne/an h(mw=n a)pofai/nein th\n kata/stasin
e)k tou= mhde\n peri\ h(mw=n, w(/s fasin e)kei=noi, lele/xqai para\ toi=s
*(ellhnikoi=s suggrafeu=sin. <milestone n="59" unit="section" />ei)=ta de\ ta\s marturi/as th=s a)rxaio/thtos
e)k tw=n par' a)/llois gramma/twn pare/cw kai\ tou\s beblasfhmhko/tas
h(mw=n to\ ge/nos a)podei/cw li/an e)n toi=s lo/gois blasfhmou=ntas.
<milestone n="12" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="60" unit="section" /></p><p>*(hmei=s toi/nun ou)/te xw/ran oi)kou=men para/lion ou)/t' e)mpori/ais
xai/romen ou)de\ tai=s pro\s a)/llous dia\ tou/twn e)pimici/ais, a)ll'
ei)si\ me\n h(mw=n ai( po/leis makra\n a)po\ qala/sshs a)nw|kisme/nai, xw/ran
de\ a)gaqh\n nemo/menoi tau/thn e)kponou=men ma/lista dh\ pa/ntwn peri\
paidotrofi/an filokalou=ntes kai\ to\ fula/ttein tou\s no/mous kai\ th\n
kata\ tou/tous paradedome/nhn eu)se/beian e)/rgon a)nagkaio/taton panto\s
tou= bi/ou pepoihme/noi. <milestone n="61" unit="section" />prosou/shs toi/nun toi=s ei)rhme/nois kai\
th=s peri\ to\n bi/on h(mw=n i)dio/thtos ou)de\n e)n toi=s palaioi=s xro/nois
poiou=n h(mi=n pro\s tou\s *(/ellhnas e)pimici/an, w(/sper *ai)gupti/ois me\n
ta\ par' au)tw=n e)cago/mena kai\ pro\s au)tou\s ei)sago/mena, toi=s de\
th\n para/lion th=s *foini/khs katoikou=sin h( peri\ ta\s kaphlei/as kai\
<milestone n="62" unit="section" />peri\ ta\s e)mpori/as spoudh\ dia\ to\ filoxrhmatei=n. ou) mh\n ou)de\ pro\s
lh|stei/as, w(/sper a)/lloi tine/s, h)\ to\ ple/on e)/xein a)ciou=n polemou=ntes
e)tra/phsan h(mw=n oi( pate/res kai/toi polla\s th=s xw/ras e)xou/shs
muria/das a)ndrw=n ou)k a)to/lmwn. <milestone n="63" unit="section" />dia\ tou=to *foi/nikes me\n au)toi\ kat'
e)mpori/an toi=s *(/ellhsin e)peisple/ontes eu)qu\s e)gnw/sqhsan kai\ di'
e)kei/nwn *ai)gu/ptioi kai\ pa/ntes, a)f' w(=n to\n fo/rton ei)s tou\s *(/ellhnas
dieko/mizon mega/la pela/gh diai/rontes. <milestone n="64" unit="section" />*mh=doi de\ meta\ tau=ta
kai\ *pe/rsai faneroi\ kate/sthsan th=s *)asi/as e)pa/rcantes, oi( de\ kai\
me/xri th=s h(mete/ras h)pei/rou *pe/rsai strateu/santes. *qra=|kes de\
dia\ geitoni/an kai\ to\ *skuqiko\n u(po\ tw=n ei)s to\n *po/nton e)gnw/sqh
pleo/ntwn. <milestone n="65" unit="section" />o(/lws ga\r a(/pantes oi( para\ th\n qa/lattan kai\ th\n
pro\s tai=s a)natolai=s kai\ pro\s th\n e(spe/rion katoikou=ntes toi=s
suggra/fein ti boulome/nois gnwrimw/teroi kate/sthsan, oi( de\ tau/ths
<milestone n="66" unit="section" />a)nwte/rw ta\s oi)kh/seis e)/xontes e)pi\ plei=ston h)gnoh/qhsan. kai\
tou=to fai/netai kai\ peri\ th\n *eu)rw/phn sumbebhko/s, o(/pou ge th=s
*(rwmai/wn po/lews, toiau/thn e)k makrou= du/namin kekthme/nhs kai\ toiau/tas
pra/ceis katorqou/shs polemika/s, ou)/q' o( *(hro/dotos ou)/te
*qoukudi/dhs ou)/te tw=n a(/ma tou/tois genome/nwn ou)de\ ei(=s e)mnhmo/neuken,
a)ll' o)ye/ pote kai\ mo/lis au)tw=n ei)s tou\s *(/ellhnas h( gnw=sis diech=lqen.
<milestone n="67" unit="section" />peri\ me\n ga\r *galatw=n te kai\ *)ibh/rwn ou(/tws h)gno/hsan
oi( dokou=ntes a)kribe/statoi suggrafei=s, w(=n e)stin *)/eforos, w(/ste po/lin
oi)/etai mi/an ei)=nai tou\s *)/ibhras tou\s tosou=to me/ros th=s e(speri/ou
gh=s katoikou=ntas, kai\ ta\ mh/te geno/mena par' au)toi=s e)/qh mh/te
lego/mena gra/fein w(s e)kei/nwn au)toi=s xrwme/nwn e)to/lmhsan. <milestone n="68" unit="section" />ai)/tion
de\ tou= me\n mh\ gignw/skein ta)lhqe\s to\ li/an a)nepi/mikton, tou= de\
gra/fein yeudh= to\ bou/lesqai dokei=n ti ple/on tw=n a)/llwn i(storei=n.
pw=s ou)=n e)/ti qauma/zein prosh=ken, ei) mhde\ to\ h(me/teron e)/qnos polloi=s
e)gignw/sketo mhde\ th=s e)n toi=s suggra/mmasi mnh/mhs a)formh\n
pare/sxen, ou(/tws me\n a)pw|kisme/non th=s qala/sshs, ou(/tws de\ bioteu/ein
proh|rhme/non;
<milestone n="13" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="69" unit="section" /></p><p>*fe/re toi/nun h(ma=s a)ciou=n tekmhri/w| xrh=sqai peri\ tw=n
*(ellh/nwn, o(/ti mh\ palaio/n e)stin au)tw=n to\ ge/nos, tw=| mhqe\n e)n tai=s
h(mete/rais a)nagrafai=s peri\ au)tw=n ei)rh=sqai. a)=r' ou)xi\ pa/ntws a)\n
katege/lwn au)ta\s oi)=mai ta\s u(p' e)mou= nu=n ei)rhme/nas komi/zontes ai)ti/as
kai\ ma/rturas a)\n tou\s plhsioxw/rous parei/xonto th=s au)tw=n
a)rxaio/thtos; <milestone n="70" unit="section" />ka)gw\ toi/nun peira/somai tou=to poiei=n: *ai)gupti/ois
ga\r kai\ *foi/nici ma/lista dh\ xrh/somai ma/rtusin, ou)k a)/n tinos w(s
yeudh= th\n marturi/an diaba/llein dunhqe/ntos: fai/nontai ga\r kai\
dh\ ma/lista pro\s h(ma=s dusmenw=s diateqe/ntes koinh=| me\n a(/pantes
<milestone n="71" unit="section" />*ai)gu/ptioi, *foini/kwn de\ *tu/rioi. peri\ me/ntoi *xaldai/wn ou)ke/ti
tau)to\ tou=to dunai/mhn a)\n le/gein, e)pei\ kai\ tou= ge/nous h(mw=n a)rxhgoi\
kaqesth/kasin kai\ dia\ th\n sugge/neian e)n tai=s au)tw=n a)nagrafai=s
*)ioudai/wn mnhmoneu/ousin. <milestone n="72" unit="section" />o(/tan de\ ta\s peri\ tou/twn pi/steis para/sxw,
to/te kai\ tw=n *(ellh/nwn suggrafe/wn a)pofanw= tou\s mnh/mhn
*)ioudai/wn pepoihko/tas, i(/na mhde\ tau/thn e)/ti th\n pro/fasin oi( baskai/nontes
e)/xwsin th=s pro\s h(ma=s a)ntilogi/as.
<milestone n="14" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="73" unit="section" /></p><p>*)/arcomai de\ prw=ton a)po\ tw=n par' *ai)gupti/ois gramma/twn.
au)ta\ me\n ou)=n ou)x oi(=o/n te parati/qesqai ta)kei/nwn, *ma/neqws
d' h)=n to\ ge/nos *ai)gu/ptios a)nh\r th=s *(ellhnikh=s metesxhkw\s paidei/as,
w(s dh=lo/s e)stin: ge/grafen ga\r *(ella/di fwnh=| th\n pa/trion
i(stori/an e)/k te tw=n i(erw=n, w(/s fhsin au)to/s, metafra/sas kai\ polla\
to\n *(hro/doton e)le/gxei tw=n *ai)guptiakw=n u(p' a)gnoi/as e)yeusme/non.
<milestone n="74" unit="section" />ou(=tos dh\ toi/nun o( *ma/neqws e)n th=| deute/ra| tw=n *ai)guptiakw=n tau=ta
peri\ h(mw=n gra/fei. paraqh/somai de\ th\n le/cin au)tou= kaqa/per au)to\n
<milestone n="75" unit="section" />e)kei=non paragagw\n ma/rtura: "* tou= ti/maios o)/noma. e)pi\ tou/tou
ou)k oi)=d' o(/pws qeo\s a)nte/pneusen kai\ parado/cws e)k tw=n pro\s a)natolh\n
merw=n a)/nqrwpoi to\ ge/nos a)/shmoi kataqarrh/santes e)pi\ th\n
xw/ran e)stra/teusan kai\ r(a|di/ws a)maxhti\ tau/thn kata\ kra/tos ei(=lon,
<milestone n="76" unit="section" />kai\ tou\s h(gemoneu/santas e)n au)th=| xeirwsa/menoi to\ loipo\n ta/s te
po/leis w)mw=s e)ne/prhsan kai\ ta\ tw=n qew=n i(era\ kate/skayan, pa=si
de\ toi=s e)pixwri/ois e)xqro/tata/ pws e)xrh/santo tou\s me\n sfa/zontes,
<milestone n="77" unit="section" />tw=n de\ kai\ ta\ te/kna kai\ gunai=kas ei)s doulei/an a)/gontes. pe/ras
de\ kai\ basile/a e(/na e)c au)tw=n e)poi/hsan, w(=| o)/noma h)=n *sa/litis. kai\
ou(=tos e)n th=| *me/mfidi kategi/neto th/n te a)/nw kai\ ka/tw xw/ran dasmologw=n
kai\ froura\n e)n toi=s e)pithdeiota/tois katalipw\n to/pois. ma/lista
de\ kai\ ta\ pro\s a)natolh\n h)sfali/sato me/rh proorw/menos
*)assuri/wn pote\ mei=zon i)sxuo/ntwn e)some/nhn e)piqumi/a| th=s au)tou=
basilei/as e)/fodon. <milestone n="78" unit="section" />eu(rw\n de\ e)n nomw=| tw=| *seqroi/+th| po/lin e)pikairota/thn,
keime/nhn me\n pro\s a)natolh\n tou= *boubasti/tou potamou=,
kaloume/nhn d' a)po/ tinos a)rxai/as qeologi/as *au)/arin, tau/thn e)/ktise/n
te kai\ toi=s tei/xesin o)xurwta/thn e)poi/hsen e)noiki/sas au)th=| kai\
plh=qos o(plitw=n ei)s ei)/kosi kai\ te/ssaras muria/das a)ndrw=n profulakh/n.
<milestone n="79" unit="section" />e)/nqa de\ kata\ qe/reian h)/rxeto ta\ me\n sitometrw=n kai\ misqofori/an
parexo/menos ta\ de\ kai\ tai=s e)coplisi/ais pro\s fo/bon tw=n
e)/cwqen e)pimelw=s gumna/zwn. a)/rcas d' e)nneakai/deka e)/th to\n bi/on
e)teleu/thse. <milestone n="80" unit="section" />meta\ tou=ton de\ e(/teros e)basi/leusen te/ssara kai\ tessara/konta
e)/th kalou/menos *bhw/n. meq' o(\n a)/llos *)apaxna\s e(\c kai\
tria/konta e)/th kai\ mh=nas e(pta/. e)/peita de\ kai\ *)/apwfis e(\n kai\ e(ch/konta
<milestone n="81" unit="section" />kai\ *)ianna\s penth/konta kai\ mh=na e(/na. e)pi\ pa=si de\ kai\ *)/assis
e)nne/a kai\ tessara/konta kai\ mh=nas du/o. kai\ ou(=toi me\n e(\c e)n au)toi=s
e)genh/qhsan prw=toi a)/rxontes poqou=ntes a)ei\ kai\ ma=llon th=s *ai)gu/ptou
<milestone n="82" unit="section" />e)ca=rai th\n r(i/zan. e)kalei=to de\ to\ su/mpan au)tw=n e)/qnos
*(uksw/s, tou=to de/ e)stin basilei=s poime/nes: to\ ga\r uk kaq' i(era\n
glw=ssan basile/a shmai/nei, to\ de\ sw\s poimh/n e)sti kai\ poime/nes
kata\ th\n koinh\n dia/lekton, kai\ ou(/tws suntiqe/menon gi/netai *(uksw/s.
<milestone n="83" unit="section" />tine\s de\ le/gousin au)tou\s *)/arabas ei)=nai. e)n d' a)/llw| a)ntigra/fw|
ou) basilei=s shmai/nesqai dia\ th=s u+k proshgori/as, a)lla\ tou)nanti/on
ai)xmalw/tous dhlou=sqai poime/nas: to\ ga\r u(\k pa/lin *ai)guptisti\ kai\
to\ a(\k dasuno/menon ai)xmalw/tous r(htw=s mhnu/ei. kai\ tou=to ma=llon
<milestone n="84" unit="section" />piqanw/tero/n moi fai/netai kai\ palaia=s i(stori/as e)xo/menon. tou/tous
tou\s prokatwnomasme/nous basile/as kai\ tou\s tw=n poime/nwn
kaloume/nwn kai\ tou\s e)c au)tw=n genome/nous krath=sai th=s *ai)gu/ptou
<milestone n="85" unit="section" />fhsi\n e)/th pro\s toi=s pentakosi/ois e(/ndeka. meta\ tau=ta de\ tw=n e)k
th=s *qhbai/+dos kai\ th=s a)/llhs *ai)gu/ptou basile/wn gene/sqai fhsi\n
e)pi\ tou\s poime/nas e)pana/stasin kai\ po/lemon surragh=nai me/gan
<milestone n="86" unit="section" />kai\ poluxro/nion. e)pi\ de\ basile/ws, w(=| o)/noma ei)=nai *misfragmou/qwsis,
h(ttwme/nous fhsi\ tou\s poime/nas e)k me\n th=s a)/llhs *ai)gu/ptou
pa/shs e)kpesei=n, katakleisqh=nai d' ei)s to/pon a)rourw=n e)/xonta muri/wn
<milestone n="87" unit="section" />th\n peri/metron: *au)/arin o)/noma tw=| to/pw|. tou=to/n fhsin o(
*ma/neqws a(/panta tei/xei te mega/lw| kai\ i)sxurw=| peribalei=n tou\s
poime/nas, o(/pws th/n te kth=sin a(/pasan e)/xwsin e)n o)xurw=| kai\ th\n
<milestone n="88" unit="section" />lei/an th\n e(autw=n. to\n de\ *misfragmouqw/sews ui(o\n *qou/mmwsin
e)pixeirh=sai me\n au)tou\s dia\ poliorki/as e(lei=n kata\ kra/tos o)ktw\
kai\ tessara/konta muria/si stratou= prosedreu/santa toi=s tei/xesin:
e)pei\ de\ th\n poliorki/an a)pe/gnw, poih/sasqai sumba/seis, i(/na th\n
*ai)/gupton e)klipo/ntes o(/poi bou/lontai pa/ntes a)blabei=s a)pe/lqwsi.
<milestone n="89" unit="section" />tou\s de\ e)pi\ tai=s o(mologi/ais panoikhsi/a| meta\ tw=n kth/sewn ou)k
e)la/ttous muria/dwn o)/ntas ei)/kosi kai\ tessa/rwn a)po\ th=s *ai)gu/ptou
<milestone n="90" unit="section" />th\n e)/rhmon ei)s *suri/an diodoiporh=sai. foboume/nous de\ th\n *)assuri/wn
dunastei/an, to/te ga\r e)kei/nous th=s *)asi/as kratei=n, e)n th=| nu=n
*)ioudai/a| kaloume/nh| po/lin oi)kodomhsame/nous tosau/tais muria/sin a)nqrw/pwn
a)rke/sousan *(ieroso/luma tau/thn o)noma/sai. <milestone n="91" unit="section" />e)n a)/llh| de/ tini
bi/blw| tw=n *ai)guptiakw=n *ma/neqws tou=to/ fhsin to\ e)/qnos tou\s kaloume/nous
poime/nas ai)xmalw/tous e)n tai=s i(erai=s au)tw=n bi/blois gegra/fqai
le/gwn o)rqw=s: kai\ ga\r toi=s a)nwta/tw progo/nois h(mw=n to\
poimai/nein pa/trion h)=n kai\ nomadiko\n e)/xontes to\n bi/on ou(/tws e)kalou=nto
poime/nes. <milestone n="92" unit="section" />ai)xma/lwtoi/ te pa/lin ou)k a)lo/gws u(po\ tw=n *ai)gupti/wn
a)negra/fhsan, e)peidh/per o( pro/gonos h(mw=n *)iw/shpos e(auto\n
e)/fh pro\s to\n basile/a tw=n *ai)gupti/wn ai)xma/lwton ei)=nai, kai\ tou\s
a)delfou\s ei)s th\n *ai)/gupton u(/steron metepe/myato tou= basile/ws
e)pitre/yantos. a)lla\ peri\ me\n tou/twn e)n a)/llois poih/somai th\n
e)ce/tasin a)kribeste/ran.
<milestone n="15" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="93" unit="section" /></p><p>*nuni\ de\ th=s a)rxaio/thtos tau/ths parati/qemai tou\s *ai)gupti/ous
ma/rturas. pa/lin ou)=n ta\ tou= *mane/qw pw=s e)/xei pro\s th\n
tw=n xro/nwn ta/cin u(pogra/yw. <milestone n="94" unit="section" />fhsi\ de\ ou(/tws: "meta\ to\ e)celqei=n
e)c *ai)gu/ptou to\n lao\n tw=n poime/nwn ei)s *(ieroso/luma o( e)kbalw\n
au)tou\s e)c *ai)gu/ptou basileu\s *te/qmwsis e)basi/leusen meta\ tau=ta
e)/th ei)kosipe/nte kai\ mh=nas te/ssaras kai\ e)teleu/thsen, kai\ pare/laben
<milestone n="95" unit="section" />th\n a)rxh\n o( au)tou= ui(o\s *xe/brwn e)/th dekatri/a. meq' o(\n *)ame/nwfis
ei)/kosi kai\ mh=nas e(pta/. tou= de\ a)delfh\ *)amessh\s ei)kosie\n
kai\ mh=nas e)nne/a. th=s de\ *mh/frhs dw/deka kai\ mh=nas e)nne/a. tou=
<milestone n="96" unit="section" />de\ *mhframou/qwsis ei)kosipe/nte kai\ mh=nas de/ka. tou= de\ *qmw=sis
e)nne/a kai\ mh=nas o)ktw/. tou= d' *)ame/nwfis tria/konta kai\ mh=nas
de/ka. tou= de\ *)=wros triakontae\c kai\ mh=nas pe/nte. tou= de\ quga/thr
*)akegxerh\s dw/deka kai\ mh=na e(/na. th=s de\ *(ra/qwtis a)delfo\s e)nne/a.
<milestone n="97" unit="section" />tou= de\ *)akegxh/rhs dw/deka kai\ mh=nas pe/nte. tou= de\ *)akegxh/rhs
e(/teros dw/deka kai\ mh=nas trei=s. tou= de\ *(/armai+s te/ssara kai\ mh=na
e(/na. tou= de\ *(rame/sshs e(\n kai\ mh=nas te/ssaras. tou= de\ *(arme/sshs
*miamou=n e(chkontae\c kai\ mh=nas du/o. tou= de\ *)ame/nwfis dekaenne/a
<milestone n="98" unit="section" />kai\ mh=nas e(/c. tou= de\ *se/qws o( kai\ *(rame/sshs i(ppikh\n kai\ nautikh\n
e)/xwn du/namin to\n me\n a)delfo\n *(/armai+n e)pi/tropon th=s *ai)gu/ptou
kate/sthsen kai\ pa=san me\n au)tw=| th\n a)/llhn basilikh\n perie/qhken
e)cousi/an, mo/non de\ e)netei/lato dia/dhma mh\ forei=n mhde\ th\n basili/da
mhte/ra te tw=n te/knwn a)dikei=n, a)pe/xesqai de\ kai\ tw=n a)/llwn
basilikw=n pallaki/dwn. <milestone n="99" unit="section" />au)to\s de\ e)pi\ *ku/pron kai\ *foini/khn kai\
pa/lin *)assuri/ous te kai\ *mh/dous strateu/sas a(/pantas tou\s me\n
do/rati, tou\s de\ a)maxhti\ fo/bw| de\ th=s pollh=s duna/mews u(poxeiri/ous
e)/labe kai\ me/ga fronh/sas e)pi\ tai=s eu)pragi/ais e)/ti kai\ qarsalew/teron
e)peporeu/eto ta\s pro\s a)natola\s po/leis te kai\ xw/ras katastrefo/menos.
<milestone n="100" unit="section" />xro/nou te i(kanou= gegono/tos *(/armai+s o( kataleifqei\s
e)n *ai)gu/ptw| pa/nta ta)/mpalin oi(=s a)delfo\s parh/|nei mh\ poiei=n a)dew=s
e)/pratten: kai\ ga\r th\n basili/da biai/ws e)/sxen kai\ tai=s a)/llais pallaki/sin
a)feidw=s diete/lei xrw/menos, peiqo/menos de\ u(po\ tw=n fi/lwn
<milestone n="101" unit="section" />dia/dhma e)fo/rei kai\ a)nth=re tw=| a)delfw=|. o( de\ tetagme/nos e)pi\ tw=n
i(ere/wn th=s *ai)gu/ptou gra/yas bibli/on e)/pemye tw=| *seqw/sei dhlw=n
au)tw=| pa/nta kai\ o(/ti a)nth=ren o( a)delfo\s au)tou= *(/armai+s. paraxrh=ma
ou)=n u(pe/streyen ei)s *phlou/sion kai\ e)kra/thsen th=s i)di/as basilei/as.
<milestone n="102" unit="section" />h( de\ xw/ra e)klh/qh a)po\ tou= au)tou= o)no/matos *ai)/guptos: le/gei ga/r,
o(/ti o( me\n *se/qws e)kalei=to *ai)/guptos, *(/armai+s de\ o( a)delfo\s au)tou=
*danao/s.
<milestone n="16" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="103" unit="section" /></p><p>*tau=ta me\n o( *ma/neqws. dh=lon de/ e)stin e)k tw=n ei)rhme/nwn
e)tw=n tou= xro/nou sullogisqe/ntos, o(/ti oi( kalou/menoi poime/nes
h(me/teroi de\ pro/gonoi trisi\ kai\ e)nenh/konta kai\ triakosi/ois pro/sqen
e)/tesin e)k th=s *ai)gu/ptou a)pallage/ntes th\n xw/ran tau/thn e)pw/|khsan
h)\ *danao\n ei)s *)/argos a)fike/sqai: kai/toi tou=ton a)rxaio/taton *)argei=oi
nomi/zousi. <milestone n="104" unit="section" />du/o toi/nun o( *ma/neqws h(mi=n ta\ me/gista memartu/rhken
e)k tw=n par' *ai)gupti/ois gramma/twn, prw=ton me\n th\n e(te/rwqen
a)/ficin ei)s *ai)/gupton, e)/peita de\ th\n e)kei=qen a)pallagh\n ou(/tws a)rxai/an
toi=s xro/nois, w(s e)ggu/s pou proterei=n au)th\n tw=n *)iliakw=n
e)/tesi xili/ois. <milestone n="105" unit="section" />u(pe\r w(=n d' o( *ma/neqws ou)k e)k tw=n par' *ai)gupti/ois
gramma/twn, a)ll' w(s au)to\s w(molo/ghken e)k tw=n a)despo/tws
muqologoume/nwn proste/qeiken, u(/steron e)cele/gcw kata\ me/ros a)podeiknu\s
th\n a)pi/qanon au)tou= yeudologi/an.
<milestone n="17" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="106" unit="section" /></p><p>*bou/lomai toi/nun a)po\ tou/twn h)/dh metelqei=n e)pi\ ta\ para\
toi=s *foi/nicin a)nagegramme/na peri\ tou= ge/nous h(mw=n kai\ ta\s e)c e)kei/nwn
marturi/as parasxei=n. <milestone n="107" unit="section" />e)/sti toi/nun para\ *turi/ois a)po\ pampo/llwn
e)tw=n gra/mmata dhmosi/a| gegramme/na kai\ pefulagme/na li/an e)pimelw=s
peri\ tw=n par' au)toi=s genome/nwn kai\ pro\s a)llh/lous praxqe/ntwn
mnh/mhs a)ci/wn. <milestone n="108" unit="section" />e)n oi(=s ge/graptai, o(/ti o( e)n *(ierosolu/mois
w)|kodomh/qh nao\s u(po\ *solomw=nos tou= basile/ws e)/tesi qa=tton e(kato\n
tessarakontatrisi\n kai\ mhsi\n o)ktw\ tou= kti/sai *turi/ous *karxhdo/na.
<milestone n="109" unit="section" />a)negra/fh de\ par' e)kei/nois ou)k a)lo/gws h( tou= naou= kataskeuh\
tou= par' h(mi=n: *ei)/rwmos ga\r o( tw=n *turi/wn basileu\s fi/los
h)=n tou= basile/ws h(mw=n *solomw=nos patrikh\n pro\s au)to\n fili/an
diadedegme/nos. <milestone n="110" unit="section" />ou(=tos ou)=n sumfilotimou/menos ei)s th\n tou= kataskeua/smatos
tw=| *solomw=ni lampro/thta xrusi/ou me\n ei)/kosi kai\ e(kato\n
e)/dwke ta/lanta, temw\n de\ kalli/sthn u(/lhn e)k tou= o)/rous, o(\ kalei=tai
*li/banos, ei)s to\n o)/rofon a)pe/steilen. a)ntedwrh/sato de\ au)tw=|
o( *solomw\n a)/llois te polloi=s kai\ dh\ kai\ xw/ran th=s *galilai/as e)n
th=| *xaboulw=n legome/nh|. <milestone n="111" unit="section" />ma/lista de\ au)tou\s ei)s fili/an h( th=s sofi/as
sunh=gen e)piqumi/a: problh/mata ga\r a)llh/lois a)ntape/stellon
lu/ein keleu/ontes, kai\ krei/ttwn e)n tou/tois h)=n o( *solomw\n kai\ ta)=lla
sofw/teros. sw/zontai de\ me/xri nu=n para\ toi=s *turi/ois pollai\ tw=n
<milestone n="112" unit="section" />e)pistolw=n, a(\s e)kei=noi pro\s a)llh/lous e)/grayan. o(/ti d' ou) lo/gos
e)sti\n u(p' e)mou= sugkei/menos o( peri\ tw=n para\ toi=s *turi/ois gramma/twn,
paraqh/somai ma/rtura *di=on a)/ndra peri\ th\n *foinikikh\n
i(stori/an a)kribh= gegone/nai pepisteume/non. ou(=tos toi/nun e)n tai=s
<milestone n="113" unit="section" />peri\ *foini/kwn i(stori/ais gra/fei to\n tro/pon tou=ton: "*)abiba/lou
teleuth/santos o( ui(o\s au)tou= *ei)/rwmos e)basi/leusen. ou(=tos ta\ pro\s
a)natola\s me/rh th=s po/lews prose/xwsen kai\ mei=zon to\ a)/stu e)poi/hsen
kai\ tou= *)olumpi/ou *dio\s to\ i(ero\n kaq' e(auto\ o)\n e)n nh/sw| xw/sas
to\n metacu\ to/pon sunh=ye th=| po/lei kai\ xrusoi=s a)naqh/masin e)ko/smhsen,
a)naba\s de\ ei)s to\n *li/banon u(loto/mhsen pro\s th\n tw=n
i(erw=n kataskeuh/n. <milestone n="114" unit="section" />to\n de\ turannou=nta *(ierosolu/mwn *solomw=na
pe/myai fasi\ pro\s to\n *ei)/rwmon ai)ni/gmata kai\ par' au)tou= labei=n
a)ciou=n, to\n de\ mh\ dunhqe/nta diakri=nai tw=| lu/santi xrh/mata a)poti/nein.
<milestone n="115" unit="section" />o(mologh/santa de\ to\n *ei)/rwmon kai\ mh\ dunhqe/nta lu=sai ta\
ai)ni/gmata polla\ tw=n xrhma/twn ei)s to\ e)pizh/mion a)nalw=sai. ei)=ta
de\ *)abdh/mouno/n tina *tu/rion a)/ndra ta/ te proteqe/nta lu=sai kai\
au)to\n a)/lla probalei=n, a(\ mh\ lu/santa to\n *solomw=na polla\ tw=| *ei)rw/mw|
prosapoti=sai xrh/mata." *di=os me\n ou(/tw peri\ tw=n proeirhme/nwn
h(mi=n memartu/rhken.
<milestone n="18" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="116" unit="section" /></p><p>*)alla\ pro\s tou/tw| paraqh/somai kai\ *me/nandron to\n *)efe/sion.
ge/grafen de\ ou(=tos ta\s e)f' e(ka/stou tw=n basile/wn pra/ceis
ta\s para\ toi=s *(/ellhsi kai\ barba/rois genome/nas e)k tw=n par'
e(ka/stois e)pixwri/wn gramma/twn spouda/sas th\n i(stori/an maqei=n.
<milestone n="117" unit="section" />gra/fwn toi/nun peri\ tw=n e)n *tu/rw| bebasileuko/twn e)/peita geno/menos
kata\ to\n *ei)/rwmon tau=ta/ fhsi: "teleuth/santos de\ *)abiba/lou
diede/cato th\n basilei/an au)tou= o( ui(o\s *ei)/rwmos, o(\s biw/sas
<milestone n="118" unit="section" />e)/th <num>ng</num> e)basi/leusen e)/th <num>ld</num>. ou(=tos e)/xwse to\n *eu)ru/xwron to/n
te xrusou=n ki/ona to\n e)n toi=s tou= *dio\s a)ne/qhken, e)pi/ te u(/lhn
cu/lwn a)pelqw\n e)/koyen a)po\ tou= legome/nou *liba/nou o)/rous ke/drina
cu/la ei)s ta\s tw=n i(erw=n ste/gas, kaqelw/n te ta\ a)rxai=a i(era\ kai\
<milestone n="119" unit="section" />naou\s w)|kodo/mhsen to/ te tou= *(hrakle/ous kai\ th=s *)asta/rths, prw=to/n
te tou= *(hrakle/ous e)/gersin e)poih/sato e)n tw=| *periti/w| mhni/, toi=s
te *)itukai/ois e)pestrateu/sato mh\ a)podidou=si tou\s fo/rous: ou(\s kai\
u(pota/cas e(autw=| pa/lin a)ne/streyen. <milestone n="120" unit="section" />e)pi\ tou/tou h)=n *)abdh/mounos
pai=s new/teros, o(\s a)ei\ e)ni/ka ta\ problh/mata, a(\ e)pe/tatte *solomw\n
o( *(ierosolu/mwn basileu/s." <milestone n="121" unit="section" />yhfi/zetai de\ o( xro/nos a)po\ tou/tou
tou= basile/ws a)/xri *karxhdo/nos kti/sews ou(/tws: teleuth/santos
*ei)rw/mou diede/cato th\n basilei/an *balba/zeros ui(o/s, o(\s biw/sas e)/th
<milestone n="122" unit="section" /><num>mg</num> e)basi/leusen e)/th <num>iz</num>. meta\ tou=ton *)abda/startos ui(o\s biw/sas
e)/th <num>lq</num> e)basi/leusen e)/th <num>q</num>. tou=ton oi( th=s trofou= au)tou= ui(oi\
te/ssares e)pibouleu/santes a)pw/lesan, w(=n o( presbu/teros e)basi/leusen
*meqousa/startos o( *leasta/rtou, o(\s biw/sas e)/th <num>nd</num> e)basi/leusen
<milestone n="123" unit="section" />e)/th <num>ib</num>. meta\ tou=ton o( a)delfo\s au)tou= *)asqa/rumos biw/sas
e)/th <num>nh</num> e)basi/leusen e)/th <num>q</num>. ou(=tos a)pw/leto u(po\ tou= a)delfou=
*fe/llhtos, o(\s labw\n th\n basilei/an h)=rcen mh=nas <num>h</num> biw/sas e)/th <num>n</num>.
tou=ton a)nei=len *ei)qw/balos o( th=s *)asta/rths i(ereu/s, o(\s biw/sas e)/th
<milestone n="124" unit="section" /><num>mh</num> e)basi/leusen e)/th <num>lb</num>. tou=ton diede/cato *bale/zwros ui(o/s, o(\s
<milestone n="125" unit="section" />biw/sas e)/th <num>me</num> e)basi/leusen e)/th e(/c. tou/tou dia/doxos ge/gone *me/tthnos
ui(o/s, o(\s biw/sas e)/th <num>lb</num> e)basi/leusen e)/th <num>kq</num>. tou/tou dia/doxos
ge/gonen *pugmali/wn, o(\s biw/sas e)/th <num>nh</num> e)basi/leusen e)/th <num>mz</num>.
e)n de\ tw=| e)p' au)tou= e(bdo/mw| e)/tei h( a)delfh\ au)tou= fugou=sa e)n th=|
*libu/h| po/lin w)|kodo/mhsen *karxhdo/na. <milestone n="126" unit="section" />suna/getai pa=s o( xro/nos a)po\
th=s *ei)rw/mou basilei/as me/xri *karxhdo/nos kti/sews e)/th <num>rne</num> mh=nes <num>h</num>.
e)pei\ de\ dwdeka/tw| e)/tei th=s au)tou= basilei/as o( e)n *(ierosolu/mois w)|kodomh/qh
nao/s, ge/gonen a)po\ th=s oi)kodomh/sews tou= naou= me/xri *karxhdo/nos
<milestone n="127" unit="section" />kti/sews e)/th <num>rmg</num> mh=nes <num>h</num>. th=s me\n ou)=n para\ *foini/kwn
marturi/as ti/ dei= prosqei=nai ple/on; ble/petai ga\r ta)lhqe\s i)sxurw=s
w(mologhme/non kai\ polu\ dh/pou proa/gein th=s tou= new\ kataskeuh=s
th\n tw=n progo/nwn h(mw=n ei)s th\n xw/ran a)/ficin: o(/te ga\r au)th\n pa=san
pole/mw| pare/labon, to/te to\n new\n kateskeu/asan. kai\ tau=ta safw=s
e)k tw=n i(erw=n gramma/twn u(p' e)mou= dedh/lwtai dia\ th=s a)rxaiologi/as.
<milestone n="19" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="128" unit="section" /></p><p>*le/cw de\ nu=n h)/dh ta\ para\ *xaldai/ois a)nagegramme/na kai\
i(storou/mena peri\ h(mw=n, a(/per e)/xei pollh\n o(mologi/an kai\ peri\ tw=n
a)/llwn toi=s h(mete/rois gra/mmasi. <milestone n="129" unit="section" />ma/rtus de\ tou/twn *bhrw=sos a)nh\r
*xaldai=os me\n to\ ge/nos, gnw/rimos de\ toi=s peri\ paidei/an a)nastrefome/nois,
e)peidh\ peri/ te a)stronomi/as kai\ peri\ tw=n para\ *xaldai/ois
filosofoume/nwn au)to\s ei)s tou\s *(/ellhnas e)ch/negke ta\s suggrafa/s.
<milestone n="130" unit="section" />ou(=tos toi/nun o( *bhrw=sos tai=s a)rxaiota/tais e)pakolouqw=n
a)nagrafai=s peri/ te tou= genome/nou kataklusmou= kai\ th=s e)n au)tw=|
fqora=s tw=n a)nqrw/pwn kaqa/per *mwsh=s ou(/tws i(sto/rhken kai\ peri\
th=s la/rnakos, e)n h(=| *nw=xos o( tou= ge/nous h(mw=n a)rxhgo\s diesw/qh
prosenexqei/shs au)th=s tai=s a)krwrei/ais tw=n *)armeni/wn o)rw=n. <milestone n="131" unit="section" />ei)=ta
tou\s a)po\ *nw/xou katale/gwn kai\ tou\s xro/nous au)toi=s prostiqei\s
e)pi\ *nabopala/ssaron paragi/netai to\n *babulw=nos kai\ *xaldai/wn
<milestone n="132" unit="section" />basile/a kai\ ta\s tou/tou pra/ceis a)fhgou/menos le/gei, ti/na tro/pon
pe/myas e)pi\ th\n *ai)/gupton kai\ e)pi\ th\n h(mete/ran gh=n to\n ui(o\n to\n
e(autou= *nabokodro/soron meta\ pollh=s duna/mews, e)peidh/per a)festw=tas
au)tou\s e)pu/qeto, pa/ntwn e)kra/thsen kai\ to\n nao\n e)ne/prhse to\n
e)n *(ierosolu/mois o(/lws te pa/nta to\n par' h(mw=n lao\n a)nasth/sas
ei)s *babulw=na metw/|kisen, sune/bh de\ kai\ th\n po/lin e)rhmwqh=nai
xro/non e)tw=n e(bdomh/konta me/xri *ku/rou tou= *persw=n basile/ws. <milestone n="133" unit="section" />krath=sai
de/ fhsi to\n *babulw/nion *ai)gu/ptou *suri/as *foini/khs *)arabi/as
pa/ntas u(perbalo/menon tai=s pra/cesi tou\s pro\ au)tou= *xaldai/wn
<milestone n="134" unit="section" />kai\ *babulwni/wn bebasileuko/tas. [ei)=q' e(ch=s u(pokataba\s
o)li/gon o( *bhrw=sos pa/lin parati/qetai e)n th=| th=s a)rxaio/thtos i(storiografi/a|.]
au)ta\ de\ paraqh/somai ta\ tou= *bhrw/sou tou=ton e)/xonta
<milestone n="135" unit="section" />to\n tro/pon: "a)kou/sas d' o( path\r au)tou= *nabopala/saros, o(/ti o(
tetagme/nos satra/phs e)/n te *ai)gu/ptw| kai\ toi=s peri\ th\n *suri/an
th\n koi/lhn kai\ th\n *foini/khn to/pois a)posta/ths ge/gonen, ou) duna/menos
au)to\s e)/ti kakopaqei=n susth/sas tw=| ui(w=| *nabokodroso/rw| o)/nti
<milestone n="136" unit="section" />e)/ti e)n h(liki/a| me/rh tina\ th=s duna/mews e)ce/pemyen e)p' au)to/n. summi/cas
de\ *nabokodro/soros tw=| a)posta/th| kai\ parataca/menos au)tou=
t' e)kra/tei kai\ th\n xw/ran e)c a)rxh=s u(po\ th\n au)tw=n basilei/an e)poih/sato.
tw=| te patri\ au)tou= sune/bh *nabopalasa/rw| kata\ tou=ton
to\n kairo\n a)rrwsth/santi e)n th=| *babulwni/wn po/lei metalla/cai to\n
<milestone n="137" unit="section" />bi/on e)/th bebasileuko/ti <num>ka</num>. ai)sqo/menos de\ met' ou) polu\ th\n tou=
patro\s teleuth\n *naboukodro/soros, katasth/sas ta\ kata\ th\n *ai)/gupton
pra/gmata kai\ th\n loiph\n xw/ran kai\ tou\s ai)xmalw/tous *)ioudai/wn
te kai\ *foini/kwn kai\ *su/rwn kai\ tw=n kata\ th\n *ai)/gupton
e)qnw=n sunta/cas tisi\ tw=n fi/lwn meta\ th=s baruta/ths duna/mews kai\
th=s loiph=s w)felei/as a)nakomi/zein ei)s th\n *babulwni/an, au)to\s o(rmh/sas
<milestone n="138" unit="section" />o)ligosto\s parege/neto dia\ th=s e)rh/mou ei)s *babulw=na. katalabw\n
de\ ta\ pra/gmata dioikou/mena u(po\ *xaldai/wn kai\ diathroume/nhn
th\n basilei/an u(po\ tou= belti/stou au)tw=n, kurieu/sas o(loklh/rou
th=s patrikh=s a)rxh=s toi=s me\n ai)xmalw/tois paragenome/nois sune/tacen
[au)toi=s] katoiki/as e)n toi=s e)pithdeiota/tois th=s *babulwni/as to/pois
<milestone n="139" unit="section" />a)podei=cai, au)to\s de\ a)po\ tw=n e)k tou= pole/mou lafu/rwn to/ te *bh/lou
i(ero\n kai\ ta\ loipa\ kosmh/sas filoti/mws th/n te u(pa/rxousan e)c
a)rxh=s po/lin kai\ e(te/ran e)/cwqen prosxarisa/menos kai\ a)nagka/sas
pro\s to\ mhke/ti du/nasqai tou\s poliorkou=ntas to\n potamo\n a)nastre/fontas
e)pi\ th\n po/lin kataskeua/zein, perieba/leto trei=s me\n
th=s e)/ndon po/lews peribo/lous, trei=s de\ th=s e)/cw, tou/twn de\ tou\s
me\n e)c o)pth=s pli/nqou kai\ a)sfa/ltou, tou\s de\ e)c au)th=s th=s pli/nqou.
<milestone n="140" unit="section" />kai\ teixi/sas a)ciolo/gws th\n po/lin kai\ tou\s pulw=nas kosmh/sas
i(eroprepw=s proskateskeu/asen toi=s patrikoi=s basilei/ois e(/tera
basi/leia e)xo/mena e)kei/nwn, [u(pe\r] w(=n a)na/sthma kai\ th\n loiph\n
polute/leian makro\n i)/sws e)/stai e)a/n tis e)chgh=tai, plh\n o)/nta ge
u(perbolh\n w(s mega/la kai\ u(perh/fana sunetele/sqh h(me/rais dekape/nte.
<milestone n="141" unit="section" />e)n de\ toi=s basilei/ois tou/tois a)nalh/mmata li/qina u(yhla\
a)noikodomh/sas kai\ th\n o)/yin a)podou\s o(moiota/thn toi=s o)/resi, katafuteu/sas
de/ndresi pantodapoi=s e)ceirga/sato kai\ kateskeu/ase to\n
kalou/menon kremasto\n para/deison dia\ to\ th\n gunai=ka au)tou= e)piqumei=n
th=s o)rei/as diaqe/sews teqramme/nhn e)n toi=s kata\ th\n *mhdi/an
to/pois."
<milestone n="20" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="142" unit="section" /></p><p>*tau=ta me\n ou(/tws i(sto/rhken peri\ tou= proeirhme/nou basile/ws
kai\ polla\ pro\s tou/tois e)n th=| tri/th| bi/blw| tw=n *xaldai+kw=n,
e)n h(=| me/mfetai toi=s *(ellhnikoi=s suggrafeu=sin w(s ma/thn oi)ome/nois
u(po\ *semira/mews th=s *)assuri/as ktisqh=nai th\n *babulw=na kai\ ta\
qauma/sia kataskeuasqh=nai peri\ au)th\n u(p' e)kei/nhs e)/rga yeudw=s
gegrafo/si. <milestone n="143" unit="section" />kai\ kata\ tau=ta th\n me\n tw=n *xaldai/wn a)nagrafh\n
a)cio/piston h(ghte/on: ou) mh\n a)lla\ ka)n toi=s a)rxei/ois tw=n *foini/kwn
su/mfwna toi=s u(po\ *bhrw/sou legome/nois a)nage/graptai peri\ tou=
tw=n *babulwni/wn basile/ws, o(/ti kai\ th\n *suri/an kai\ th\n *foini/khn
a(/pasan e)kei=nos katestre/yato. <milestone n="144" unit="section" />peri\ tou/twn gou=n sumfwnei= kai\
*filo/stratos e)n tai=s i(stori/ais memnhme/nos th=s *tu/rou poliorki/as,
kai\ *megasqe/nhs e)n th=| teta/rth| tw=n *)indikw=n, di' h(=s a)pofai/nein
peira=tai to\n proeirhme/non basile/a tw=n *babulwni/wn *(hrakle/ous
a)ndrei/a| kai\ mege/qei pra/cewn dienhnoxe/nai: katastre/yasqai ga\r
<milestone n="145" unit="section" />au)to/n fhsi kai\ *libu/hs th\n pollh\n kai\ *)ibhri/an. ta\ de\ peri\ tou=
naou= proeirhme/na tou= e)n *(ierosolu/mois, o(/ti kateprh/sqh me\n u(po\
tw=n *babulwni/wn e)pistrateusa/ntwn, h)/rcato de\ pa/lin a)noikodomei=sqai
*ku/rou th=s *)asi/as th\n basilei/an pareilhfo/tos, e)k tw=n *bhrw/sou
safw=s e)pideixqh/setai parateqe/ntwn: le/gei ga\r ou(/tws dia\
<milestone n="146" unit="section" />th=s tri/ths: "*nabokodro/soros me\n ou)=n meta\ to\ a)/rcasqai tou=
proeirhme/nou tei/xous e)mpesw\n ei)s a)rrwsti/an meth/llace to\n bi/on
bebasileukw\s e)/th <num>mg</num>, th=s de\ basilei/as ku/rios e)ge/neto o( ui(o\s au)tou=
*eu)eilmara/douxos. <milestone n="147" unit="section" />ou(=tos prosta\s tw=n pragma/twn a)no/mws kai\ a)selgw=s
e)pibouleuqei\s u(po\ tou= th\n a)delfh\n e)/xontos au)tou= *nhriglisa/rou
a)nh|re/qh basileu/sas e)/th <num>b</num>. meta\ de\ to\ a)naireqh=nai tou=ton
diadeca/menos th\n a)rxh\n o( e)pibouleu/sas au)tw=| *nhrigli/saros e)basi/leusen
<milestone n="148" unit="section" />e)/th <num>d</num>. tou/tou ui(o\s *laborosoa/rdoxos e)kuri/euse me\n th=s
basilei/as pai=s w)\n mh=nas <num>q</num>, e)pibouleuqei\s de\ dia\ to\ polla\ e)mfai/nein
<milestone n="149" unit="section" />kakoh/qh u(po\ tw=n fi/lwn a)petumpani/sqh. a)polome/nou de\
tou/tou sunelqo/ntes oi( e)pibouleu/santes au)tw=| koinh=| th\n basilei/an
perie/qhkan *nabonnh/dw| tini\ tw=n e)k *babulw=nos o)/nti e)k th=s au)th=s
e)pisusta/sews. e)pi\ tou/tou ta\ peri\ to\n potamo\n tei/xh th=s *babulwni/wn
po/lews e)c o)pth=s pli/nqou kai\ a)sfa/ltou katekosmh/qh.
<milestone n="150" unit="section" />ou)/shs de\ th=s basilei/as au)tou= e)n tw=| e(ptakaideka/tw| e)/tei proecelhluqw\s
*ku=ros e)k th=s *persi/dos meta\ duna/mews pollh=s katastreya/menos
th\n loiph\n basilei/an pa=san w(/rmhsen e)pi\ th=s *babulwni/as.
<milestone n="151" unit="section" />ai)sqo/menos de\ *nabo/nnhdos th\n e)/fodon au)tou=, a)panth/sas meta\ th=s
duna/mews kai\ parataca/menos, h(tthqei\s th=| ma/xh| kai\ fugw\n o)ligosto\s
<milestone n="152" unit="section" />suneklei/sqh ei)s th\n *borsipphnw=n po/lin, *ku=ros de\ *babulw=na
katalabo/menos kai\ sunta/cas ta\ e)/cw th=s po/lews tei/xh kataska/yai
dia\ to\ li/an au)tw=| pragmatikh\n kai\ dusa/lwton fanh=nai th\n po/lin
<milestone n="153" unit="section" />a)ne/zeucen e)pi\ *borsi/ppwn e)kpoliorkh/swn to\n *nabo/nnhdon. tou=
de\ *nabonnh/dou ou)x u(pomei/nantos th\n poliorki/an, a)ll' e)gxeiri/santos
au(to\n pro/teron, xrhsa/menos *ku=ros filanqrw/pws kai\ dou\s
oi)khth/rion au)tw=| *karmani/an e)ce/pemyen e)k th=s *babulwni/as. *nabo/nnhdos
me\n ou)=n to\ loipo\n tou= xro/nou diageno/menos e)n e)kei/nh| th=|
xw/ra| kate/streye to\n bi/on."
<milestone n="21" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="154" unit="section" /></p><p>*tau=ta su/mfwnon e)/xei tai=s h(mete/rais bi/blois th\n a)lh/qeian:
ge/graptai ga\r e)n au)tai=s, o(/ti *nabouxodono/soros o)ktwkaideka/tw|
th=s au)tou= basilei/as e)/tei to\n par' h(mi=n nao\n h)rh/mwsen
kai\ h)=n a)fanh\s e)p' e)/th penth/konta, deute/rw| de\ th=s *ku/rou basilei/as
e)/tei tw=n qemeli/wn u(poblhqe/ntwn deute/rw| pa/lin th=s *darei/ou
basilei/as a)petele/sqh. <milestone n="155" unit="section" />prosqh/sw de\ kai\ ta\s tw=n *foini/kwn a)nagrafa/s:
ou) ga\r paraleipte/on tw=n a)podei/cewn th\n periousi/an:
<milestone n="156" unit="section" />e)/sti de\ toiau/th tw=n xro/nwn h( katari/qmhsis: e)p' *)iqwba/lou tou=
basile/ws e)polio/rkhse *nabouxodono/soros th\n *tu/ron e)p' e)/th dekatri/a.
<milestone n="157" unit="section" />meta\ tou=ton e)basi/leuse *baa\l e)/th de/ka. meta\ tou=ton dikastai\
katesta/qhsan, kai\ e)di/kasan *)ekni/balos *baslh/xou mh=nas <num>b</num>,
*xe/lbhs *)abdai/ou mh=nas <num>i</num>, *)/abbaros a)rxiereu\s mh=nas <num>g</num>, *mu/ttunos
kai\ *gera/stratos tou= *)abdhli/mou dikastai\ e)/th <num>[stigma]</num>, w(=n metacu\ e)basi/leuse
<milestone n="158" unit="section" />*bala/toros e)niauto\n e(/na. tou/tou teleuth/santos a)postei/lantes
metepe/myanto *me/rbalon e)k th=s *babulw=nos, kai\ e)basi/leusen
e)/th <num>d</num>. tou/tou teleuth/santos metepe/myanto to\n a)delfo\n au)tou=
*ei)/rwmon, o(\s e)basi/leusen e)/th ei)/kosin. e)pi\ tou/tou *ku=ros *persw=n
e)duna/steusen. <milestone n="159" unit="section" />ou)kou=n o( su/mpas xro/nos e)/th <num>nd</num> kai\ trei=s mh=nes
pro\s au)toi=s: e(bdo/mw| me\n ga\r e)/tei th=s *nabouxodonoso/rou basilei/as
h)/rcato poliorkei=n *tu/ron, tessareskaideka/tw| d' e)/tei th=s *ei)rw/mou
<milestone n="160" unit="section" />*ku=ros o( *pe/rshs to\ kra/tos pare/laben. kai\ su/mfwna me\n e)pi\ tou=
naou= toi=s h(mete/rois gra/mmasi ta\ *xaldai/wn kai\ *turi/wn, w(mologhme/nh
de\ kai\ a)nanti/rrhtos h( peri\ tw=n ei)rhme/nwn moi marturi/a th=s
tou= ge/nous h(mw=n a)rxaio/thtos. toi=s me\n ou)=n mh\ sfo/dra filonei/kois
a)rke/sein u(polamba/nw ta\ proeirhme/na.
<milestone n="22" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="161" unit="section" /></p><p>*dei= d' a)/ra kai\ tw=n a)pistou/ntwn me\n toi=s barba/rois
a)nagrafai=s mo/nois de\ toi=s *(/ellhsi pisteu/ein a)ciou/ntwn a)poplhrw=sai
th\n e)pizh/thsin kai\ parasxei=n pollou\s kai\ tou/twn e)pistame/nous
to\ e)/qnos h(mw=n kai\ kaq' o(\ kairo\s h)=n au)toi=s mnhmoneu/ontas
paraqe/sqai e)n i)di/ois au)tw=n suggra/mmasi. <milestone n="162" unit="section" />*puqago/ras toi/nun o(
*sa/mios a)rxai=os w)/n, sofi/a| de\ kai\ th=| peri\ to\ qei=on eu)sebei/a| pa/ntwn
u(peilhmme/nos dienegkei=n tw=n filosofhsa/ntwn, ou) mo/non e)gnwkw\s
ta\ par' h(mi=n dh=lo/s e)stin, a)lla\ kai\ zhlwth\s au)tw=n e)k plei/stou
gegenhme/nos. <milestone n="163" unit="section" />au)tou= me\n ou)=n ou)de\n o(mologei=tai su/ggramma,
polloi\ de\ ta\ peri\ au)to\n i(storh/kasi, kai\ tou/twn e)pishmo/tato/s
<milestone n="164" unit="section" />e)stin *(/ermippos a)nh\r peri\ pa=san i(stori/an e)pimelh/s. le/gei toi/nun
e)n tw=| prw/tw| tw=n peri\ *puqago/rou bibli/wn, o(/ti *puqago/ras e(no\s
au)tou= tw=n sunousiastw=n teleuth/santos tou)/noma *kallifw=ntos to\
ge/nos *krotwnia/tou th\n e)kei/nou yuxh\n e)/lege sundiatri/bein au)tw=|
kai\ nu/ktwr kai\ meq' h(me/ran: kai\ o(/ti parekeleu/eto mh\ die/rxesqai
to/pon, e)f' o(\n o)/nos o)kla/sh|, kai\ tw=n diyi/wn u(da/twn a)pe/xesqai
<milestone n="165" unit="section" />kai\ pa/shs a)pe/xein blasfhmi/as. ei)=ta prosti/qhsi meta\ tau=ta kai\
ta/de: "tau=ta de\ e)/pratten kai\ e)/lege ta\s *)ioudai/wn kai\ *qra|kw=n
do/cas mimou/menos kai\ metafe/rwn ei)s e(auto/n. le/getai ga\r w(s a)lhqw=s
o( a)nh\r e)kei=nos polla\ tw=n para\ *)ioudai/ois nomi/mwn ei)s th\n
<milestone n="166" unit="section" />au)tou= metenegkei=n filosofi/an." h)=n de\ kai\ kata\ po/leis ou)k a)/gnwston
h(mw=n pa/lai to\ e)/qnos, kai\ polla\ tw=n e)qw=n ei)/s tinas h)/dh
diapefoith/kei kai\ zh/lou par' e)ni/ois h)ciou=to. dhloi= de\ o( *qeo/frastos
<milestone n="167" unit="section" />e)n toi=s peri\ no/mwn: le/gei ga/r, o(/ti kwlu/ousin oi( *turi/wn
no/moi cenikou\s o(/rkous o)mnu/ein, e)n oi(=s meta/ tinwn a)/llwn kai\ to\n
kalou/menon o(/rkon korba\n katariqmei=. par' ou)deni\ d' a)\n ou(=tos
eu(reqei/h plh\n mo/nois *)ioudai/ois, dhloi= d' w(s a)\n ei)/poi tis e)k th=s
*(ebrai/wn meqermhneuo/menos diale/ktou dw=ron qeou=. <milestone n="168" unit="section" />kai\ mh\n ou)de\
*(hro/dotos o( *(alikarnaseu\s h)gno/hken h(mw=n to\ e)/qnos, a)lla\ tro/pw|
tini\ fai/netai memnhme/nos: peri\ ga\r *ko/lxwn i(storw=n e)n th=| deute/ra|
<milestone n="169" unit="section" />bi/blw| fhsi\n ou(/tws: "mou=noi de\ pa/ntwn, fhsi/, *ko/lxoi kai\ *ai)gu/ptioi
kai\ *ai)qi/opes perite/mnontai a)p' a)rxh=s ta\ ai)doi=a. *foi/nikes de\
kai\ *su/rioi oi( e)n th=| *palaisti/nh| kai\ ou(=toi o(mologou=si par' *ai)gupti/wn
memaqhke/nai. <milestone n="170" unit="section" />*su/rioi de\ oi( peri\ *qermw/donta kai\ *parqe/nion
potamo\n kai\ *ma/krwnes oi( tou/toisin a)stugei/tones o)/ntes
a)po\ *ko/lxwn fasi\ newsti\ memaqhke/nai: ou(=toi ga/r ei)sin oi( peritemno/menoi
a)nqrw/pwn mou=noi kai\ ou(=toi *ai)gupti/oisi fai/nontai
poiou=ntes kata\ tau)ta/. au)tw=n de\ *ai)gupti/wn kai\ *ai)qio/pwn ou)k
<milestone n="171" unit="section" />e)/xw ei)pei=n o(po/teroi para\ tw=n e(te/rwn e)ce/maqon." ou)kou=n ei)/rhke
*su/rous tou\s e)n th=| *palaisti/nh| perite/mnesqai: tw=n de\ th\n *palaisti/nhn
katoikou/ntwn mo/noi tou=to poiou=sin *)ioudai=oi: tou=to a)/ra
<milestone n="172" unit="section" />gignw/skwn ei)/rhken peri\ au)tw=n. kai\ *xoiri/los de\ a)rxaio/teros geno/menos
poihth\s me/mnhtai tou= e)/qnous h(mw=n, o(/ti sunestra/teutai *ce/rch|
tw=| *persw=n basilei= e)pi\ th\n *(ella/da: katariqmhsa/menos ga\r pa/nta
ta\ e)/qnh teleutai=on kai\ to\ h(me/teron e)ne/tace le/gwn:
<milestone n="173" unit="section" /><quote><l>tw=n d' o)/piqen die/baine ge/nos qaumasto\n i)de/sqai, </l>
<l>glw=ssan me\n *foi/nissan a)po\ stoma/twn a)fie/ntes, </l>
<l>w)/|keon d' e)n *solu/mois o)/resi plate/h| para\ li/mnh| </l>
<l>au)xmale/oi korufa\s troxokoura/des, au)ta\r u(/perqen </l>
<l>i(/ppwn darta\ pro/swp' e)fo/roun e)sklhko/ta kapnw=|.</l></quote>
<milestone n="174" unit="section" />dh=lon ou)=n e)stin, w(s oi)=mai, pa=sin h(mw=n au)to\n memnh=sqai tw=| kai\
ta\ *so/luma o)/rh e)n th=| h(mete/ra| ei)=nai xw/ra|, a(\ katoikou=men, kai\ th\n
*)asfalti=tin legome/nhn li/mnhn: au(/th ga\r pasw=n tw=n e)n th=| *suri/a|
<milestone n="175" unit="section" />[li/mnh] platute/ra kai\ mei/zwn kaqe/sthken. kai\ *xoiri/los me\n ou)=n
ou(/tw me/mnhtai h(mw=n. o(/ti de\ ou) mo/non h)pi/stanto tou\s *)ioudai/ous,
a)lla\ kai\ e)qau/mazon o(/sois au)tw=n e)ntu/xoien ou)x oi( faulo/tatoi tw=n
*(ellh/nwn, a)ll' oi( e)pi\ sofi/a| ma/lista teqaumasme/noi, r(a/|dion gnw=nai:
<milestone n="176" unit="section" />*kle/arxos ga\r o( *)aristote/lous w)\n maqhth\s kai\ tw=n e)k tou=
peripa/tou filoso/fwn ou)deno\s deu/teros e)n tw=| prw/tw| peri\ u(/pnou
bibli/w| fhsi\n *)aristote/lhn to\n dida/skalon au)tou= peri/ tinos a)ndro\s
*)ioudai/ou tau=ta i(storei=n, au)tw=| te to\n lo/gon *)aristote/lei
<milestone n="177" unit="section" />paratiqei/s: e)/sti de\ ou(/tw gegramme/non: "a)lla\ ta\ me\n polla\ makro\n
a)\n ei)/h le/gein, o(/sa d' e)/xei tw=n e)kei/nou qaumasio/thta/ tina
kai\ filosofi/an o(moi/ws dielqei=n ou) xei=ron. safw=s d' i)/sqi, ei)=pen,
*(uperoxi/dh, qaumasto\n o)nei/rois i)/sa soi do/cw le/gein. kai\ o( *(uperoxi/dhs
eu)labou/menos, di' au)to\ ga/r, e)/fh, tou=to kai\ zhtou=men a)kou=sai
pa/ntes. <milestone n="178" unit="section" />ou)kou=n, ei)=pen o( *)aristote/lhs, kata\ to\ tw=n r(htorikw=n
para/ggelma to\ ge/nos au)tou= prw=ton die/lqwmen, i(/na mh\ a)peiqw=men
toi=s tw=n a)paggeliw=n didaska/lois. le/ge, ei)=pen o( *(uperoxi/dhs, ei)/ ti/
soi dokei=. <milestone n="179" unit="section" />ka)kei=nos toi/nun to\ me\n ge/nos h)=n *)ioudai=os e)k th=s koi/lhs
*suri/as. ou(=toi de/ ei)sin a)po/gonoi tw=n e)n *)indoi=s filoso/fwn, kalou=ntai
de/, w(/s fasin, oi( filo/sofoi para\ me\n *)indoi=s *kalanoi/,
para\ de\ *su/rois *)ioudai=oi tou)/noma labo/ntes a)po\ tou= to/pou: prosagoreu/etai
ga\r o(\n katoikou=si to/pon *)ioudai/a. to\ de\ th=s po/lews
au)tw=n o)/noma pa/nu skolio/n e)stin: *(ierousalh/mhn ga\r au)th\n kalou=sin.
<milestone n="180" unit="section" />ou(=tos ou)=n o( a)/nqrwpos e)picenou/meno/s te polloi=s ka)k tw=n
a)/nw to/pwn ei)s tou\s e)piqalatti/ous u(pokatabai/nwn *(ellhniko\s h)=n
<milestone n="181" unit="section" />ou) th=| diale/ktw| mo/non, a)lla\ kai\ th=| yuxh=|. kai\ to/te diatribo/ntwn
h(mw=n peri\ th\n *)asi/an parabalw\n ei)s tou\s au)tou\s to/pous a)/nqrwpos
e)ntugxa/nei h(mi=n te kai/ tisin e(te/rois tw=n sxolastikw=n peirw/menos
au)tw=n th=s sofi/as. w(s de\ polloi=s tw=n e)n paidei/a| sunw|kei/wto,
<milestone n="182" unit="section" />paredi/dou ti ma=llon w(=n ei)=xen." tau=t' ei)/rhken o( *)aristote/lhs para\
tw=| *klea/rxw| kai\ prose/ti pollh\n kai\ qauma/sion karteri/an tou=
*)ioudai/ou a)ndro\s e)n th=| diai/th| kai\ swfrosu/nhn dieciw/n. e)/nesti de\
toi=s boulome/nois e)c au)tou= to\ ple/on gnw=nai tou= bibli/ou: fula/ttomai
<milestone n="183" unit="section" />ga\r e)gw\ [ta\] plei/w tw=n i(kanw=n parati/qesqai. *kle/arxos me\n
ou)=n e)n parekba/sei tau=t' ei)/rhken, to\ ga\r prokei/menon h)=n au)tw=| kaq'
e(/teron, ou(/tws h(mw=n mnhmoneu=sai. *(ekatai=os de\ o( *)abdhri/ths, a)nh\r
filo/sofos a(/ma kai\ peri\ ta\s pra/ceis i(kanw/tatos, *)aleca/ndrw| tw=|
basilei= sunakma/sas kai\ *ptolemai/w| tw=| *la/gou suggeno/menos, ou)
pare/rgws a)lla\ peri\ au)tw=n *)ioudai/wn sugge/grafe bibli/on, e)c ou(=
bou/lomai kefalaiwdw=s e)pidramei=n e)/nia tw=n ei)rhme/nwn. <milestone n="184" unit="section" />kai\ prw=ton
e)pidei/cw to\n xro/non: mnhmoneu/ei ga\r th=s *ptolemai/ou peri\
*ga/zan pro\s *dhmh/trion ma/xhs: au(/th de\ ge/gonen e(ndeka/tw| me\n e)/tei
th=s *)aleca/ndrou teleuth=s, e)pi\ de\ o)lumpia/dos e(bdo/mhs kai\ deka/ths
<milestone n="185" unit="section" />kai\ e(katosth=s, w(s i(storei= *ka/stwr. prosqei\s ga\r tau/thn th\n
o)lumpia/da fhsi/n: "e)pi\ tau/ths *ptolemai=os o( *la/gou e)ni/ka kata\
*ga/zan ma/xh| *dhmh/trion to\n *)antigo/nou to\n e)piklhqe/nta *poliorkhth/n."
*)ale/candron de\ teqna/nai pa/ntes o(mologou=sin e)pi\ th=s e(katosth=s
tessareskaideka/ths o)lumpia/dos. dh=lon ou)=n, o(/ti kai\ kat'
<milestone n="186" unit="section" />e)kei=non kai\ kata\ *)ale/candron h)/kmazen h(mw=n to\ e)/qnos. le/gei toi/nun
o( *(ekatai=os pa/lin ta/de, o(/ti meta\ th\n e)n *ga/zh| ma/xhn o( *ptolemai=os
e)ge/neto tw=n peri\ *suri/an to/pwn e)gkrath/s, kai\ polloi\ tw=n a)nqrw/pwn
punqano/menoi th\n h)pio/thta kai\ filanqrwpi/an tou= *ptolemai/ou
sunapai/rein ei)s *ai)/gupton au)tw=| kai\ koinwnei=n tw=n pragma/twn
h)boulh/qhsan. <milestone n="187" unit="section" />w(=n ei(=s h)=n, fhsi/n, *)ezeki/as a)rxiereu\s tw=n
*)ioudai/wn, a)/nqrwpos th\n me\n h(liki/an w(s e(chkontae\c e)tw=n, tw=| d'
a)ciw/mati tw=| para\ toi=s o(moe/qnois me/gas kai\ th\n yuxh\n ou)k a)no/htos,
e)/ti de\ kai\ le/gein dunato\s kai\ toi=s peri\ tw=n pragma/twn, ei)/per
tis a)/llos, e)/mpeiros. <milestone n="188" unit="section" />kai/toi, fhsi/n, oi( pa/ntes i(erei=s tw=n *)ioudai/wn
oi( th\n deka/thn tw=n ginome/nwn lamba/nontes kai\ ta\ koina\ dioikou=ntes
<milestone n="189" unit="section" />peri\ xili/ous ma/lista kai\ pentakosi/ous ei)si/n." pa/lin de\ tou= proeirhme/nou
mnhmoneu/wn a)ndro/s "ou(=tos, fhsi/n, o( a)/nqrwpos teteuxw\s
th=s timh=s tau/ths kai\ sunh/qhs h(mi=n geno/menos, paralabw/n tinas
tw=n meq' e(autou= th/n te diafora\n a)ne/gnw pa=san au)toi=s: ei)=xen ga\r
<milestone n="190" unit="section" />th\n katoi/khsin au)tw=n kai\ th\n politei/an gegramme/nhn." ei)=ta *(ekatai=os
dhloi= pa/lin, pw=s e)/xomen pro\s tou\s no/mous, o(/ti pa/nta pa/sxein
u(pe\r tou= mh\ parabh=nai tou/tous proairou/meqa kai\ kalo\n ei)=nai
nomi/zomen. <milestone n="191" unit="section" />toigarou=n, fhsi/, kai\ kakw=s a)kou/ontes u(po\ tw=n a)stugeito/nwn
kai\ tw=n ei)safiknoume/nwn pa/ntes kai\ prophlakizo/menoi polla/kis
u(po\ tw=n *persikw=n basile/wn kai\ satrapw=n ou) du/nantai metapeisqh=nai
th=| dianoi/a|, a)lla\ gegumnwme/nws peri\ tou/twn kai\ ai)ki/ais
kai\ qana/tois deinota/tois ma/lista pa/ntwn a)pantw=si mh\ a)rnou/menoi
<milestone n="192" unit="section" />ta\ pa/tria." pare/xetai de\ kai\ tekmh/ria th=s i)sxurognwmosu/nhs th=s
peri\ tw=n no/mwn ou)k o)li/ga: fhsi\ ga/r, *)aleca/ndrou pote\ e)n *babulw=ni
genome/nou kai\ proelome/nou to\ tou= *bh/lou peptwko\s i(ero\n
a)nakaqa=rai kai\ pa=sin au)tou= toi=s stratiw/tais o(moi/ws fe/rein to\n
xou=n prosta/cantos, mo/nous tou\s *)ioudai/ous ou) prossxei=n, a)lla\ kai\
polla\s u(pomei=nai plhga\s kai\ zhmi/as a)poti=sai mega/las, e(/ws au)toi=s
<milestone n="193" unit="section" />suggno/nta to\n basile/a dou=nai th\n a)/deian. e)/ti ge mh\n tw=n
ei)s th\n xw/ran, fhsi/, pro\s au)tou\s a)fiknoume/nwn new\s kai\ bwmou\s
kataskeuasa/ntwn a(/panta tau=ta kate/skapton, kai\ tw=n me\n zhmi/an
toi=s satra/pais e)ce/tinon, peri/ tinwn de\ kai\ suggnw/mhs metela/mbanon.
kai\ prosepiti/qhsin, o(/ti di/kaion e)pi\ tou/tois au)tou/s e)sti
qauma/zein. <milestone n="194" unit="section" />le/gei de\ kai\ peri\ tou= poluanqrwpo/taton gegone/nai
h(mw=n to\ e)/qnos: polla\s me\n ga\r h(mw=n, fhsi/n, a)naspa/stous ei)s
*babulw=na *pe/rsai pro/teron au)tw=n e)poi/hsan muria/das, ou)k o)li/gai
de\ kai\ meta\ to\n *)aleca/ndrou qa/naton ei)s *ai)/gupton kai\ *foini/khn
<milestone n="195" unit="section" />mete/sthsan dia\ th\n e)n *suri/a| sta/sin." o( de\ au)to\s ou(=tos a)nh\r kai\ to\
me/geqos th=s xw/ras h(\n katoikou=men kai\ to\ ka/llos i(sto/rhken: triakosi/as
ga\r muria/das a)rourw=n sxedo\n th=s a)ri/sths kai\ pamforwta/ths
xw/ras ne/montai, fhsi/n: h( ga\r *)ioudai/a tosau/th plh=qo/s
<milestone n="196" unit="section" />e)stin." a)lla\ mh\n o(/ti kai\ th\n po/lin au)th\n ta\ *(ieroso/luma kalli/sthn
te kai\ megi/sthn e)k palaiota/tou katoikou=men kai\ peri\ plh/qous
a)ndrw=n kai\ peri\ th=s tou= new\ kataskeuh=s ou(/tws au)to\s dihgei=tai.
<milestone n="197" unit="section" />"e)/sti ga\r tw=n *)ioudai/wn ta\ me\n polla\ o)xurw/mata kata\
th\n xw/ran kai\ kw=mai, mi/a de\ po/lis o)xura\ penth/konta ma/lista
stadi/wn th\n peri/metron, h(\n oi)kou=si me\n a)nqrw/pwn peri\ dw/deka
<milestone n="198" unit="section" />muria/des, kalou=si d' au)th\n *(ieroso/luma. e)ntau=qa d' e)sti\ kata\
me/son ma/lista th=s po/lews peri/bolos li/qinos mh=kos w(s penta/pleqros,
eu)=ros de\ phxw=n <num>r</num>, e)/xwn dipla=s pu/las, e)n w(=| bwmo/s e)sti
tetra/gwnos a)tmh/twn sulle/ktwn a)rgw=n li/qwn ou(/tws sugkei/menos,
pleura\n me\n e(ka/sthn ei)/kosi phxw=n, u(/yos de\ deka/phxu. kai\ par'
au)to\n oi)/khma me/ga, ou(= bwmo/s e)sti kai\ luxni/on a)mfo/tera xrusa=
<milestone n="199" unit="section" />du/o ta/lanta th\n o(lkh/n. e)pi\ tou/twn fw=s e)stin a)napo/sbeston kai\
ta\s nu/ktas kai\ ta\s h(me/ras. a)/galma de\ ou)k e)/stin ou)de\ a)na/qhma
to\ para/pan ou)de\ fu/teuma pantelw=s ou)de\n oi(=on a)lsw=des h)/ ti toiou=ton.
diatri/bousi d' e)n au)tw=| kai\ ta\s nu/ktas kai\ ta\s h(me/ras i(erei=s
a(gnei/as tina\s a(gneu/ontes kai\ to\ para/pan oi)=non ou) pi/nontes e)n
<milestone n="200" unit="section" />tw=| i(erw=|." e)/ti ge mh\n o(/ti kai\ *)aleca/ndrw| tw=| basilei= sunestrateu/santo
kai\ meta\ tau=ta toi=s diado/xois au)tou= memartu/rhken. oi(=s
d' au)to\s paratuxei=n fhsin u(p' a)ndro\s *)ioudai/ou kata\ th\n stratei/an
genome/nois, tou=to paraqh/somai. <milestone n="201" unit="section" />le/gei d' ou(/tws: "e)mou= gou=n
e)pi\ th\n *)eruqra\n qa/lassan badi/zontos sunhkolou/qei tis meta\ tw=n
a)/llwn tw=n parapempo/ntwn h(ma=s i(ppe/wn *)ioudai/wn o)/noma *moso/llamos,
a)/nqrwpos i(kanw=s kata\ yuxh\n eu)/rwstos kai\ toco/ths dh\
pa/ntwn o(mologoume/nws kai\ tw=n *(ellh/nwn kai\ tw=n barba/rwn a)/ristos.
<milestone n="202" unit="section" />ou(=tos ou)=n o( a)/nqrwpos diabadizo/ntwn pollw=n kata\ th\n
o(do\n kai\ ma/ntew/s tinos o)rniqeuome/nou kai\ pa/ntas e)pisxei=n a)ciou=ntos
<milestone n="203" unit="section" />h)rw/thse, dia\ ti/ prosme/nousi. dei/cantos de\ tou= ma/ntews au)tw=|
to\n o)/rniqa kai\ fh/santos, e)a\n me\n au)tou= me/nh| prosme/nein sumfe/rein
pa=sin, a)\n d' a)nasta\s ei)s tou)/mprosqen pe/thtai proa/gein,
e)a\n de\ ei)s tou)/pisqen a)naxwrei=n au)=qis, siwph/sas kai\ parelku/sas
<milestone n="204" unit="section" />to\ to/con e)/bale kai\ to\n o)/rniqa pata/cas a)pe/kteinen. a)ganaktou/ntwn
de\ tou= ma/ntews kai/ tinwn a)/llwn kai\ katarwme/nwn au)tw=|, "ti/
mai/nesqe, e)/fh, kakodai/mones;" ei)=ta to\n o)/rniqa labw\n ei)s ta\s xei=ras,
"pw=s ga/r, e)/fh, ou(=tos th\n au)tou= swthri/an ou) proi+dw\n peri\
th=s h(mete/ras porei/as h(mi=n a)/n ti u(gie\s a)ph/ggellen; ei) ga\r h)du/nato
progignw/skein to\ me/llon, ei)s to\n to/pon tou=ton ou)k a)\n h)=lqe fobou/menos,
<milestone n="205" unit="section" />mh\ toceu/sas au)to\n a)poktei/nh| *moso/llamos o( *)ioudai=os." a)lla\
tw=n me\n *(ekatai/ou marturiw=n a(/lis: toi=s ga\r boulome/nois plei/w
maqei=n tw=| bibli/w| r(a/|dio/n e)stin e)ntuxei=n. ou)k o)knh/sw de\ kai\ to\n
e)p' eu)hqei/as diasurmw=|, kaqa/per au)to\s oi)/etai, mnh/mhn pepoihme/non
<milestone n="206" unit="section" />h(mw=n *)agaqarxi/dhn o)noma/sai: dihgou/menos ga\r ta\ peri\
*stratoni/khn, o(\n tro/pon h)=lqen me\n ei)s *suri/an e)k *makedoni/as katalipou=sa
to\n e(auth=s a)/ndra *dhmh/trion, *seleu/kou de\ gamei=n au)th\n
ou) qelh/santos, o(/per e)kei/nh prosedo/khsen, poioume/nou [de\] th\n
a)po\ *babulw=nos stratei/an au)tou= ta\ peri\ th\n *)antio/xeian e)newte/risen.
<milestone n="207" unit="section" />ei)=q' w(s a)ne/streyen o( basileu/s, a(liskome/nhs th=s *)antioxei/as
ei)s *seleu/keian fugou=sa, paro\n au)th=| taxe/ws a)poplei=n e)nupni/w|
<milestone n="208" unit="section" />kwlu/onti peisqei=sa e)lh/fqh kai\ a)pe/qanen. tau=ta proeipw\n
o( *)agaqarxi/dhs kai\ e)piskw/ptwn th=| *stratoni/kh| th\n deisidaimoni/an
paradei/gmati xrh=tai tw=| peri\ h(mw=n lo/gw| kai\ ge/grafen ou(/tws:
<milestone n="209" unit="section" />"oi( kalou/menoi *)ioudai=oi po/lin oi)kou=ntes o)xurwta/thn pasw=n, h(\n
kalei=n *(ieroso/luma sumbai/nei tou\s e)gxwri/ous, a)rgei=n ei)qisme/noi
di' e(bdo/mhs h(me/ras kai\ mh/te ta\ o(/pla basta/zein e)n toi=s ei)rhme/nois
xro/nois mh/te gewrgi/as a(/ptesqai mh/te a)/llhs e)pimelei=sqai
leitourgi/as mhdemia=s, a)ll' e)n toi=s i(eroi=s e)ktetako/tes ta\s xei=ras
<milestone n="210" unit="section" />eu)/xesqai me/xri th=s e(spe/ras, ei)sio/ntos ei)s th\n po/lin *ptolemai/ou
tou= *la/gou meta\ th=s duna/mews kai\ tw=n a)nqrw/pwn a)nti\
tou= fula/ttein th\n po/lin diathrou/ntwn th\n a)/noian, h( me\n patri\s
ei)lh/fei despo/thn pikro/n, o( de\ no/mos e)chle/gxqh fau=lon e)/xwn
e)qismo/n. <milestone n="211" unit="section" />to\ de\ sumba\n plh\n e)kei/nwn tou\s a)/llous pa/ntas dedi/daxe
thnikau=ta fugei=n ei)s e)nu/pnia kai\ th\n peri\ tou= no/mou paradedome/nhn
u(po/noian, h(ni/ka a)\n toi=s a)nqrwpi/nois logismoi=s peri\
<milestone n="212" unit="section" />tw=n diaporoume/nwn e)casqenh/swsin." tou=to me\n *)agaqarxi/dh| katage/lwtos
a)/cion dokei=, toi=s de\ mh\ meta\ dusmenei/as e)ceta/zousi
fai/netai me/ga kai\ pollw=n a)/cion e)gkwmi/wn, ei) kai\ swthri/as kai\
patri/dos a)/nqrwpoi/ tines no/mwn fulakh\n kai\ th\n pro\s qeo\n eu)se/beian
a)ei\ protimw=sin.
<milestone n="23" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="213" unit="section" /></p><p>*(/oti de\ ou)k a)gnoou=ntes e)/nioi tw=n suggrafe/wn to\ e)/qnos
h(mw=n, a)ll' u(po\ fqo/nou tino\s h)\ di' a)/llas ai)ti/as ou)x u(giei=s th\n
mnh/mhn pare/lipon, tekmh/rion oi)=mai pare/cein: *(ierw/numos ga\r o(
th\n peri\ tw=n diado/xwn i(stori/an suggegrafw\s kata\ to\n au)to\n me\n
h)=n *(ekatai/w| xro/non, fi/los d' w)\n *)antigo/nou tou= basile/ws th\n *suri/an
<milestone n="214" unit="section" />e)petro/peuen: a)ll' o(/mws *(ekatai=os me\n kai\ bibli/on e)/grayen
peri\ h(mw=n, *(ierw/numos d' ou)damou= kata\ th\n i(stori/an e)mnhmo/neuse
kai/toi sxedo\n e)n toi=s to/pois diatetrifw/s: tosou=ton ai( proaire/seis
tw=n a)nqrw/pwn dih/negkan. tw=| me\n ga\r e)do/camen kai\ spoudai/as
ei)=nai mnh/mhs a)/cioi, tw=| de\ pro\s th\n a)lh/qeian pa/ntws ti pa/qos
ou)k eu)/gnwmon e)pesko/thsen. <milestone n="215" unit="section" />a)rkou=si de\ o(/mws ei)s th\n a)po/deicin
th=s a)rxaio/thtos ai(/ te *ai)gupti/wn kai\ *xaldai/wn kai\ *foini/kwn a)nagrafai\
<milestone n="216" unit="section" />pro\s e)kei/nais te tosou=toi tw=n *(ellh/nwn suggrafei=s: e)/ti de\
pro\s toi=s ei)rhme/nois *qeo/filos kai\ *qeo/dotos kai\ *mnase/as kai\ *)aristofa/nhs
kai\ *(ermoge/nhs *eu)h/mero/s te kai\ *ko/nwn kai\ *zwpuri/wn
kai\ polloi/ tines a)/lloi ta/xa, ou) ga\r e)/gwge pa=sin e)ntetu/xhka toi=s
bibli/ois, ou) pare/rgws h(mw=n e)mnhmoneu/kasin. <milestone n="217" unit="section" />oi( polloi\ de\ tw=n
ei)rhme/nwn a)ndrw=n th=s me\n a)lhqei/as tw=n e)c a)rxh=s pragma/twn dih/marton,
o(/ti mh\ tai=s i(erai=s h(mw=n bi/blois e)ne/tuxon, koinw=s me/ntoi
peri\ th=s a)rxaio/thtos a(/pantes memarturh/kasin, u(pe\r h(=s ta\ nu=n
le/gein proeqe/mhn. <milestone n="218" unit="section" />o( me/ntoi *falhreu\s *dhmh/trios kai\ *fi/lwn o(
presbu/teros kai\ *eu)po/lemos ou) polu\ th=s a)lhqei/as dih/marton.
oi(=s suggignw/skein a)/cion: ou) ga\r e)nh=n au)toi=s meta\ pa/shs a)kribei/as
toi=s h(mete/rois gra/mmasi parakolouqei=n.
<milestone n="24" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="219" unit="section" /></p><p>*(\en e)/ti moi kefa/laion u(polei/petai tw=n kata\ th\n a)rxh\n
proteqe/ntwn tou= lo/gou, ta\s diabola\s kai\ ta\s loidori/as, ai(=s ke/xrhntai/
tines kata\ tou= ge/nous h(mw=n, a)podei=cai yeudei=s kai\ toi=s
gegrafo/si tau/tas kaq' e(autw=n xrh/sasqai ma/rtusin. <milestone n="220" unit="section" />o(/ti me\n ou)=n
kai\ e(te/rois tou=to polloi=s sumbe/bhke dia\ th\n e)ni/wn dusme/neian,
oi)=mai gignw/skein tou\s ple/on tai=s i(stori/ais e)ntugxa/nontas: kai\ ga\r
e)qnw=n tines kai\ tw=n e)ndocota/twn po/lewn r(upai/nein th\n eu)ge/neian
<milestone n="221" unit="section" />kai\ ta\s politei/as e)pexei/rhsan loidorei=n, *qeo/pompos me\n th\n *)aqhnai/wn,
th\n de\ *lakedaimoni/wn *polukra/ths, o( de\ to\n *tripolitiko\n
gra/yas, ou) ga\r dh\ *qeo/pompo/s e)stin w(s oi)/ontai/ tines, kai\ th\n
*qhbai/wn po/lin prose/laben, polla\ de\ kai\ *ti/maios e)n tai=s i(stori/ais
<milestone n="222" unit="section" />peri\ tw=n proeirhme/nwn kai\ peri\ a)/llwn beblasfh/mhken. ma/lista
de\ tou=to poiou=si toi=s e)ndocota/tois prospleko/menoi, tine\s
me\n dia\ fqo/non kai\ kakoh/qeian, a)/lloi de\ dia\ tou= kainologei=n mnh/mhs
a)ciwqh/sesqai nomi/zontes. para\ me\n ou)=n toi=s a)noh/tois tau/ths
ou) diamarta/nousi th=s e)lpi/dos, oi( d' u(giai/nontes th=| kri/sei
pollh\n au)tw=n moxqhri/an katadika/zousi.
<milestone n="25" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="223" unit="section" /></p><p>*tw=n de\ ei)s h(ma=s blasfhmiw=n h)/rcanto me\n *ai)gu/ptioi:
boulo/menoi d' e)kei/nois tine\s xari/zesqai paratre/pein e)pexei/rhsan
th\n a)lh/qeian, ou)/te th\n ei)s *ai)/gupton a)/ficin w(s e)ge/neto tw=n h(mete/rwn
<milestone n="224" unit="section" />progo/nwn o(mologou=ntes, ou)/te th\n e)/codon a)lhqeu/ontes. ai)ti/as
de\ polla\s e)/labon tou= misei=n kai\ fqonei=n to\ me\n e)c a)rxh=s,
o(/ti kata\ th\n xw/ran au)tw=n e)duna/steusan h(mw=n oi( pro/gonoi ka)kei=qen
a)pallage/ntes e)pi\ th\n oi)kei/an pa/lin eu)daimo/nhsan, ei)=q' h(
tou/twn u(penantio/ths pollh\n au)toi=s e)nepoi/hsen e)/xqran, tosou=ton
th=s h(mete/ras diaferou/shs eu)sebei/as pro\s th\n u(p' e)kei/nwn nenomisme/nhn,
o(/son qeou= fu/sis zw/|wn a)lo/gwn die/sthke. <milestone n="225" unit="section" />koino\n me\n ga\r
au)toi=s e)sti pa/trion to\ tau=ta qeou\s nomi/zein, i)di/a| de\ pro\s a)llh/lous
e)n tai=s timai=s au)tw=n diafe/rontai. kou=foi de\ kai\ a)no/htoi
panta/pasin a)/nqrwpoi kakw=s e)c a)rxh=s ei)qisme/noi doca/zein peri\
qew=n mimh/sasqai me\n th\n semno/thta th=s h(mete/ras qeologi/as ou)k
<milestone n="226" unit="section" />e)xw/rhsan, o(rw=ntes de\ zhloume/nous u(po\ pollw=n e)fqo/nhsan. ei)s
tosou=ton ga\r h)=lqon a)noi/as kai\ mikroyuxi/as e)/nioi tw=n par' au)toi=s,
w(/st' ou)de\ tai=s a)rxai/ais au)tw=n a)nagrafai=s w)/knhsan e)nanti/a
le/gein, a)lla\ kai\ sfi/sin au)toi=s e)nanti/a gra/fontes u(po\ tuflo/thtos
tou= pa/qous h)gno/hsan.
<milestone n="26" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="227" unit="section" /></p><p>*)ef' e(no\s de\ prw/tou sth/sw to\n lo/gon, w(=| kai\ ma/rturi
<milestone n="228" unit="section" />mikro\n e)/mprosqen th=s a)rxaio/thtos e)xrhsa/mhn. o( ga\r *maneqw\s
ou(=tos o( th\n *ai)guptiakh\n i(stori/an e)k tw=n i(erw=n gramma/twn meqermhneu/ein
u(pesxhme/nos, proeipw\n tou\s h(mete/rous progo/nous pollai=s
muria/sin e)pi\ th\n *ai)/gupton e)lqo/ntas krath=sai tw=n e)noikou/ntwn,
ei)=t' au)to\s o(mologw=n xro/nw| pa/lin u(/steron e)kpeso/ntas th\n nu=n *)ioudai/an
katasxei=n kai\ kti/santas *(ieroso/luma to\n new\ kataskeua/sasqai,
<milestone n="229" unit="section" />me/xri me\n tou/twn h)kolou/qhse tai=s a)nagrafai=s. e)/peita de\ dou\s
e)cousi/an au(tw=| dia\ tou= fa/nai gra/yein ta\ muqeuo/mena kai\ lego/mena
peri\ tw=n *)ioudai/wn lo/gous a)piqa/nous parene/balen, a)nami=cai boulo/menos
h(mi=n plh=qos *ai)gupti/wn leprw=n kai\ e)pi\ a)/llois a)rrwsth/masin,
w(/s fhsi, fugei=n e)k th=s *ai)gu/ptou katagnwsqe/ntwn. <milestone n="230" unit="section" />*)ame/nwfin
ga\r basile/a prosqei\s yeude\s o)/noma kai\ dia\ tou=to xro/non
au)tou= th=s basilei/as o(ri/sai mh\ tolmh/sas, kai/toi ge e)pi\ tw=n a)/llwn
basile/wn a)kribw=s ta\ e)/th prostiqei/s, tou/tw| prosa/ptei tina\s muqologi/as
e)pilaqo/menos sxedo/n, o(/ti pentakosi/ois e)/tesi kai\ dekaoktw\
pro/teron i(sto/rhke gene/sqai th\n tw=n poime/nwn e)/codon ei)s *(ieroso/luma.
<milestone n="231" unit="section" />*te/qmwsis ga\r h)=n basileu\s o(/te e)ch/|esan, a)po\ de\ tou/twn
metacu\ tw=n basile/wn kat' au)to/n e)sti triako/sia e)nenhkontatri/a
e)/th me/xri tw=n du/o a)delfw=n *se/qw kai\ *(ermai/ou, w(=n to\n me\n *se/qwn
*ai)/gupton, to\n de\ *(/ermaion *danao\n metonomasqh=nai/ fhsin, o(\n
e)kbalw\n o( *se/qws e)basi/leusen e)/th <num>nq</num> kai\ met' au)to\n o( presbu/teros
tw=n ui(w=n au)tou= *(ra/myhs <num>c[stigma]</num>. <milestone n="232" unit="section" />tosou/tois ou)=n pro/teron e)/tesin
a)pelqei=n e)c *ai)gu/ptou tou\s pate/ras h(mw=n w(mologhkw\s ei)=ta to\n
*)ame/nwfin ei)spoih/sas e)mbo/limon basile/a fhsi\n tou=ton e)piqumh=sai
qew=n gene/sqai qeath/n w(/sper *)\wr ei(=s tw=n pro\ au)tou= bebasileuko/twn,
a)nenegkei=n de\ th\n e)piqumi/an o(mwnu/mw| me\n au)tw=| *)amenw/fei
patro\s de\ *pa/pios o)/nti, qei/as de\ dokou=nti metesxhke/nai fu/sews
<milestone n="233" unit="section" />kata/ te sofi/an kai\ pro/gnwsin tw=n e)some/nwn. ei)pei=n ou)=n au)tw=|
tou=ton to\n o(mw/numon, o(/ti dunh/setai qeou\s i)dei=n, ei) kaqara\n a)po/
te leprw=n kai\ tw=n a)/llwn miarw=n a)nqrw/pwn th\n xw/ran a(/pasan
poih/seien. <milestone n="234" unit="section" />h(sqe/nta de\ to\n basile/a pa/ntas tou\s ta\ sw/mata lelwbhme/nous
e)k th=s *ai)gu/ptou sunagagei=n gene/sqai de\ tou= plh/qous
<milestone n="235" unit="section" />muria/das o)ktw/: kai\ tou/tous ei)s ta\s liqotomi/as ta\s e)n tw=| pro\s
a)natolh\n me/rei tou= *nei/lou e)mbalei=n au)to/n, o(/pws e)rga/zointo kai\
tw=n a)/llwn *ai)gupti/wn oi( e)gkexwrisme/noi. ei)=nai de/ tinas e)n au)toi=s
<milestone n="236" unit="section" />kai\ tw=n logi/wn i(ere/wn fhsi\ le/pra| sugkexume/nous. to\n de\ *)ame/nwfin
e)kei=non, to\n sofo\n kai\ mantiko\n a)/ndra, u(podei=sai pro\s au)to/n
te kai\ to\n basile/a xo/lon tw=n qew=n, ei) biasqe/ntes o)fqh/sontai.
kai\ prosqe/menon ei)pei=n, o(/ti summaxh/sousi/ tines toi=s miaroi=s kai\
th=s *ai)gu/ptou krath/sousin e)p' e)/th dekatri/a, mh\ tolmh=sai me\n
au)to\n ei)pei=n tau=ta tw=| basilei=, grafh\n de\ katalipo/nta peri\ pa/ntwn
<milestone n="237" unit="section" />e(auto\n a)nelei=n, e)n a)qumi/a| de\ ei)=nai to\n basile/a. ka)/peita kata\
le/cin ou(/tws ge/grafen: "tw=n d' e)n tai=s latomi/ais w(s xro/nos i(kano\s
dih=lqen talaipwrou/ntwn, a)ciwqei\s o( basileu/s, i(/na [pro\s] kata/lusin
au)toi=s kai\ ske/phn a)pomeri/sh|, th\n to/te tw=n poime/nwn e)rhmwqei=san
po/lin *au)/arin sunexw/rhsen: e)/sti d' h( po/lis kata\ th\n
qeologi/an a)/nwqen *tufw/nios. <milestone n="238" unit="section" />oi( de\ ei)s tau/thn ei)selqo/ntes kai\ to\n
to/pon tou=ton [ei)s] a)po/stasin e)/xontes h(gemo/na au)tw=n lego/meno/n tina
tw=n *(hliopolitw=n i(ere/wn *)osa/rshfon e)sth/santo kai\ tou/tw| peiqarxh/sontes
e)n pa=sin w(rkwmo/thsan. <milestone n="239" unit="section" />o( de\ prw=ton me\n au)toi=s no/mon
e)/qeto mh/te proskunei=n qeou\s mh/te tw=n ma/lista e)n *ai)gu/ptw| qemisteuome/nwn
i(erw=n zw/|wn a)pe/xesqai mhdeno/s, pa/nta de\ qu/ein kai\
<milestone n="240" unit="section" />a)nalou=n, suna/ptesqai de\ mhdeni\ plh\n tw=n sunomwmosme/nwn. toiau=ta
de\ nomoqeth/sas kai\ plei=sta a)/lla ma/lista toi=s *ai)gupti/ois
e)qismoi=s e)nantiou/mena e)ke/leusen poluxeiri/a| ta\ th=s po/lews e)piskeua/zein
tei/xh kai\ pro\s po/lemon e(toi/mous gi/nesqai to\n pro\s *)ame/nwfin
<milestone n="241" unit="section" />to\n basile/a. au)to\s de\ proslabo/menos meq' e(autou= kai\ tw=n
a)/llwn i(ere/wn kai\ summemiamme/nwn e)/pemye pre/sbeis pro\s tou\s u(po\
*teqmw/sews a)pelaqe/ntas poime/nas ei)s po/lin th\n kaloume/nhn *(ieroso/luma,
kai\ ta\ kaq' e(auto\n kai\ tou\s a)/llous tou\s sunatimasqe/ntas
<milestone n="242" unit="section" />dhlw/sas h)ci/ou sunepistrateu/ein o(moqumado\n e)p' *ai)/gupton. e)pa/cein
me\n ou)=n au)tou\s e)phggei/lato prw=ton me\n ei)s *au)/arin th\n progonikh\n
au)tw=n patri/da kai\ ta\ e)pith/deia toi=s o)/xlois pare/cein
a)fqo/nws, u(permaxh/sesqai de\ o(/te de/oi kai\ r(a|di/ws u(poxei/rion au)toi=s
<milestone n="243" unit="section" />th\n xw/ran poih/sein. oi( de\ u(perxarei=s geno/menoi pa/ntes proqu/mws
ei)s <num>k</num> muria/das a)ndrw=n sunecw/rmhsan kai\ met' ou) polu\
h(=kon ei)s *au)/arin. *)ame/nwfis d' o( tw=n *ai)gupti/wn basileu\s w(s
e)pu/qeto ta\ kata\ th\n e)kei/nwn e)/fodon, ou) metri/ws sunexu/qh th=s
<milestone n="244" unit="section" />para\ *)amenw/fews tou= *paa/pios mnhsqei\s prodhlw/sews. kai\ pro/teron
sunagagw\n plh=qos *ai)gupti/wn kai\ bouleusa/menos meta\ tw=n e)n
tou/tois h(gemo/nwn ta/ te i(era\ zw=|a ta\ [prw=ta] ma/lista e)n toi=s i(eroi=s
timw/mena w(/s g' e(auto\n metepe/myato kai\ toi=s kata\ me/ros i(ereu=si
<milestone n="245" unit="section" />parh/ggellen w(s a)sfale/stata tw=n qew=n sugkru/yai ta\ co/ana. to\n de\
ui(o\n *se/qw to\n kai\ *(ramessh= a)po\ *(rayhou=s tou= patro\s w)nomasme/non
pentae/th o)/nta e)ce/qeto pro\s to\n e(autou= fi/lon. au)to\s de\ diaba\s *
toi=s a)/llois *ai)gupti/ois ou)=sin ei)s tria/konta muria/das a)ndrw=n maximwta/twn
<milestone n="246" unit="section" />kai\ toi=s polemi/ois a)panth/sas ou) sune/balen, a)lla\ me/llein
qeomaxei=n nomi/sas palindromh/sas h(=ken ei)s *me/mfin a)nalabw/n te
to/n te *)=apin kai\ ta\ a)/lla ta\ e)kei=se metapemfqe/nta i(era\ zw=|a
eu)qu\s ei)s *ai)qiopi/an su\n a(/panti tw=| sto/lw| kai\ plh/qei tw=n *ai)gupti/wn
a)nh/xqh: xa/riti ga\r h)=n au)tw=| u(poxei/rios o( tw=n *ai)qio/pwn
basileu/s. <milestone n="247" unit="section" />o(\s u(podeca/menos kai\ tou\s o)/xlous pa/ntas u(polabw\n
oi(=s e)/sxen h( xw/ra tw=n pro\s a)nqrwpi/nhn trofh\n e)pithdei/wn,
kai\ po/leis kai\ kw/mas pro\s th\n tw=n peprwme/nwn triskai/deka e)tw=n
a)po\ th=s a)rxh=s au)tou= [ei)s th\n] e)/kptwsin au)ta/rkeis, ou)x h(=tton de\
kai\ strato/pedon *ai)qiopiko\n pro\s fulakh\n e)pe/tace toi=s par'
<milestone n="248" unit="section" />*)amenw/fews tou= basile/ws e)pi\ tw=n o(ri/wn th=s *ai)gu/ptou. kai\ ta\
me\n kata\ th\n *ai)qiopi/an toiau=ta. oi( de\ *solumi=tai katelqo/ntes
su\n toi=s miaroi=s tw=n *ai)gupti/wn ou(/tws a)nosi/ws kai\ toi=s a)nqrw/pois
proshne/xqhsan, w(/ste th\n tw=n proeirhme/nwn kra/thsin xruso\n
<milestone n="249" unit="section" />fai/nesqai toi=s to/te ta\ tou/twn a)sebh/mata qewme/nois: kai\ ga\r
ou) mo/non po/leis kai\ kw/mas e)ne/prhsan ou)de\ i(erosulou=ntes ou)de\
lumaino/menoi co/ana qew=n h)rkou=nto, a)lla\ kai\ toi=s au)toi=s o)ptani/ois
tw=n sebasteuome/nwn i(erw=n zw/|wn xrw/menoi diete/loun kai\ qu/tas
kai\ sfagei=s tou/twn i(erei=s kai\ profh/tas h)na/gkazon gi/nesqai
<milestone n="250" unit="section" />kai\ gumnou\s e)ce/ballon. le/getai de/, o(/ti th\n politei/an kai\ tou\s
no/mous au)toi=s katabalo/menos i(ereu\s to\ ge/nos *(hliopoli/ths o)/noma
*)osarsi\f a)po\ tou= e)n *(hlioupo/lei qeou= *)osi/rews, w(s mete/bh ei)s
tou=to to\ ge/nos, metete/qh tou)/noma kai\ proshgoreu/qh *mwush=s."
<milestone n="27" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="251" unit="section" /></p><p>*(\a me\n ou)=n *ai)gu/ptioi fe/rousi peri\ tw=n *)ioudai/wn tau=t'
e)sti\ kai\ e(/tera plei/ona, a(\ pari/hmi suntomi/as e(/neka. le/gei de\ o(
*maneqw\s pa/lin, o(/ti meta\ tau=ta e)ph=lqen o( *)ame/nwfis a)po\ *ai)qiopi/as
meta\ mega/lhs duna/mews kai\ o( ui(o\s au)tou= *(ra/myhs kai\
au)to\s e)/xwn du/namin, kai\ sumbalo/ntes oi( du/o toi=s poime/si kai\ toi=s
miaroi=s e)ni/khsan au)tou\s kai\ pollou\s a)poktei/nantes e)di/wcan au)tou\s
a)/xri tw=n o(ri/wn th=s *suri/as. <milestone n="252" unit="section" />tau=ta me\n kai\ ta\ toiau=ta *maneqw\s
sune/grayen. o(/ti de\ lhrei= kai\ yeu/detai perifanw=s, e)pidei/cw
prodiasteila/menos e)kei=no tw=n u(/steron pro\s a)/llous lexqhsome/nwn
e(/neka: de/dwke ga\r ou(=tos h(mi=n kai\ w(molo/ghken e)c a)rxh=s te mh\ ei)=nai
to\ ge/nos *ai)gupti/ous, a)ll' au)tou\s e)/cwqen e)pelqo/ntas krath=sai
<milestone n="253" unit="section" />th=s *ai)gu/ptou kai\ pa/lin e)c au)th=s a)pelqei=n. o(/ti d' ou)k a)nemi/xqhsan
h(mi=n u(/steron tw=n *ai)gupti/wn oi( ta\ sw/mata lelwbhme/noi, kai\
o(/ti e)k tou/twn ou)k h)=n *mwush=s o( to\n lao\n a)gagw/n, a)lla\ pollai=s
e)gego/nei geneai=s pro/teron, tau=ta peira/somai dia\ tw=n u(p' au)tou=
legome/nwn e)le/gxein.
<milestone n="28" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="254" unit="section" /></p><p>*prw/thn dh\ th\n ai)ti/an tou= pla/smatos u(poti/qetai katage/laston:
o( basileu\s ga/r fhsin *)ame/nwfis e)pequ/mhse tou\s qeou\s
i)dei=n. poi/ous; ei) me\n tou\s par' au)toi=s nenomoqethme/nous to\n bou=n
<milestone n="255" unit="section" />kai\ tra/gon kai\ krokodei/lous kai\ kunokefa/lous, e(w/ra. tou\s ou)rani/ous
de\ pw=s e)du/nato; kai\ dia\ ti/ tau/thn e)/sxe th\n e)piqumi/an; o(/ti
nh\ *di/a kai\ pro/teros au)tou= basileu\s a)/llos e(wra/kei. par' e)kei/nou
toi/nun e)pe/pusto, potapoi/ tine/s ei)si kai\ ti/na tro/pon au)tou\s ei)=den,
w(/ste kainh=s au)tw=| te/xnhs ou)k e)/dei. <milestone n="256" unit="section" />a)lla\ sofo\s h)=n o( ma/ntis, di'
ou(= tou=to katorqw/sein o( basileu\s u(pela/mbane. kai\ pw=s ou) proe/gnw
to\ a)du/naton au)tou= th=s e)piqumi/as; ou) ga\r a)pe/bh. ti/na de\
kai\ lo/gon ei)=xe dia\ tou\s h)krwthriasme/nous h)\ leprw=ntas a)fanei=s
ei)=nai tou\s qeou/s; o)rgi/zontai ga\r e)pi\ toi=s a)sebh/masin, ou)k e)pi\
toi=s e)lattw/masi tw=n swma/twn. <milestone n="257" unit="section" />o)ktw\ de\ muria/das tw=n leprw=n
kai\ kakw=s diakeime/nwn pw=s oi(=o/n te mia=| sxedo\n h(me/ra| sullegh=nai;
pw=s de\ parh/kousen tou= ma/ntews o( basileu/s; o( me\n ga\r au)to\n e)ke/leusen
e)cori/sai th=s *ai)gu/ptou tou\s lelwbhme/nous, o( d' au)tou\s ei)s
ta\s liqotomi/as e)ne/balen, w(/sper tw=n e)rgasome/nwn deo/menos, a)ll'
<milestone n="258" unit="section" />ou)xi\ kaqa=rai th\n xw/ran proairou/menos. fhsi\ de\ to\n me\n ma/ntin
au(to\n a)nelei=n th\n o)rgh\n tw=n qew=n proorw/menon kai\ ta\ sumbhso/mena
peri\ th\n *ai)/gupton, tw=| de\ basilei= gegramme/nhn th\n pro/rrhsin
katalipei=n. ei)=ta pw=s ou)k e)c a)rxh=s o( ma/ntis to\n au(tou= qa/naton
prohpi/stato; <milestone n="259" unit="section" />pw=s de\ ou)k eu)qu\s a)ntei=pen tw=| basilei= boulome/nw|
tou\s qeou\s i)dei=n; pw=s d' eu)/logos o( fo/bos tw=n mh\ par' au)to\n
sumbhsome/nwn kakw=n; h)= ti xei=ron e)/dei paqei=n ou)d' a)\n e(auto\n
e)/speuden. <milestone n="260" unit="section" />to\ de\ dh\ pa/ntwn eu)hqe/staton i)/dwmen: puqo/menos ga\r
tau=ta kai\ peri\ tw=n mello/ntwn fobhqei\s tou\s lelwbhme/nous e)kei/nous,
w(=n au)tw=| kaqareu=sai proei/rhto th\n *ai)/gupton, ou)de\ to/te th=s
xw/ras e)ch/lasen, a)lla\ dehqei=sin au)toi=s e)/dwke po/lin, w(/s fhsi, th\n
pa/lai me\n oi)khqei=san u(po\ tw=n poime/nwn, *au)/arin de\ kaloume/nhn.
<milestone n="261" unit="section" />ei)s h(\n a)qroisqe/ntas au)tou\s h(gemo/na fhsi\n e)cele/sqai tw=n e)c
*(hlioupo/lews pa/lai gegono/twn i(ere/wn, kai\ tou=ton au)toi=s ei)shgh/sasqai
mh/te qeou\s proskunei=n mh/te tw=n e)p' *ai)gu/ptw| qrhskeuome/nwn
zw/|wn a)pe/xesqai, pa/nta de\ qu/ein kai\ katesqi/ein, suna/ptesqai
de\ mhdeni\ plh\n tw=n sunomwmosme/nwn, o(/rkois te to\ plh=qos
e)ndhsa/menon, h)= mh\n tou/tois e)mmenei=n toi=s no/mois, kai\ teixi/santa
<milestone n="262" unit="section" />th\n *au)/arin pro\s to\n basile/a po/lemon e)cenegkei=n. kai\ prosti/qhsin,
o(/ti e)/pemyen ei)s *(ieroso/luma parakalw=n e)kei/nous au)toi=s
summaxei=n kai\ dw/sein au)toi=s th\n *au)/arin u(pisxnou/menos, ei)=nai ga\r
au)th\n toi=s e)k tw=n *(ierosolu/mwn a)ficome/nois progonikh/n, a)f' h(=s
<milestone n="263" unit="section" />o(rmwme/nous au)tou\s pa=san th\n *ai)/gupton kaqe/cein. ei)=ta tou\s me\n
e)pelqei=n ei)/kosi stratou= muria/si le/gei, to\n basile/a de\ tw=n *ai)gupti/wn
*)ame/nwfin ou)k oi)o/menon dei=n qeomaxei=n ei)s th\n *ai)qiopi/an
eu)qu\s a)podra=nai, to\n de\ *)=apin kai/ tina tw=n a)/llwn i(erw=n zw/|wn
parateqeike/nai toi=s i(ereu=si diafula/ttesqai keleu/santa. <milestone n="264" unit="section" />ei)=ta tou\s
*(ierosolumi/tas e)pelqo/ntas ta/s te po/leis a)nista/nai kai\ ta\ i(era\
katakai/ein kai\ tou\s i(ppe/as a)posfa/ttein, o(/lws te mhdemia=s a)pe/xesqai
<milestone n="265" unit="section" />paranomi/as mhde\ w)mo/thtos. o( de\ th\n politei/an kai\ tou\s
no/mous au)toi=s katabalo/menos i(ereu/s, fhsi/n, h)=n to\ ge/nos *(hliopoli/ths,
o)/noma d' *)osarsh\f a)po\ tou= e)n *(hlioupo/lei qeou= *)osi/rews,
<milestone n="266" unit="section" />metaqe/menos de\ *mwush=n au(to\n proshgo/reuse. triskaideka/tw|
de/ fhsin e)/tei to\n *)ame/nwfin, tosou=ton ga\r au)tw=| xro/non ei)=nai
th=s e)kptw/sews peprwme/non, e)c *ai)qiopi/as e)pelqo/nta meta\ pollh=s
stratia=s kai\ sumbalo/nta toi=s poime/si kai\ toi=s miaroi=s nikh=sai/
te th=| ma/xh| kai\ ktei=nai pollou\s e)pidiw/canta me/xri tw=n th=s *suri/as
o(/rwn.
<milestone n="29" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="267" unit="section" /></p><p>*)en tou/tois pa/lin ou) suni/hsin a)piqa/nws yeudo/menos: oi(
ga\r leproi\ kai\ to\ met' au)tw=n plh=qos, ei) kai\ pro/teron w)rgi/zonto
tw=| basilei= kai\ toi=s ta\ peri\ au)tou\s pepoihko/si kata\ [te] th\n tou=
ma/ntews proago/reusin, a)ll' o(/te tw=n liqotomiw=n e)ch=lqon kai\ po/lin
par' au)tou= kai\ xw/ran e)/labon, pa/ntws a)\n gego/neisan pra|o/teroi
<milestone n="268" unit="section" />pro\s au)to/n. ei) de\ dh\ ka)kei=non e)mi/soun, i)di/a| me\n a)/nw e)pebou/leuon,
ou)k a)\n de\ pro\s a(/pantas h)/ranto po/lemon, dh=lon o(/ti plei/stas e)/xontes
<milestone n="269" unit="section" />suggenei/as tosou=toi/ ge to\ plh=qos o)/ntes. o(/mws de\ kai\ toi=s a)nqrw/pois
polemei=n diegnwko/tes ou)k a)\n ei)s tou\s au)tw=n qeou\s polemei=n
e)to/lmhsan ou)d' u(penantiwta/tous e)/qento no/mous toi=s patri/ois au)tw=n
<milestone n="270" unit="section" />kai\ oi(=s e)netra/fhsan. dei= de\ h(ma=s tw=| *maneqw=ni xa/rin e)/xein,
o(/ti tau/ths th=s paranomi/as ou)xi\ tou\s e)c *(ierosolu/mwn e)lqo/ntas
a)rxhgou\s gene/sqai fhsi/n, a)ll' au)tou\s e)kei/nous o)/ntas *ai)gupti/ous
kai\ tou/twn ma/lista tou\s i(ere/as e)pinoh=sai/ te tau=ta kai\ o(rkwmoth=sai
to\ plh=qos. <milestone n="271" unit="section" />e)kei=no me/ntoi pw=s ou)k a)/logon, tw=n me\n oi)kei/wn
au)toi=s kai\ tw=n fi/lwn sunaposth=nai ou)de/na mhde\ tou= pole/mou to\n
ki/ndunon suna/rasqai, pe/myai de\ tou\s miarou\s ei)s *(ieroso/luma kai\
<milestone n="272" unit="section" />th\n par' e)kei/nwn e)pa/gesqai summaxi/an; poi/as au)toi=s fili/as h)\
ti/nos au)toi=s oi)keio/thtos prou+phrgme/nhs; tou)nanti/on ga\r h)=san pole/mioi
kai\ toi=s e)/qesi plei=ston die/feron. o( de/ fhsin eu)qu\s u(pakou=sai
toi=s u(pisxnoume/nois, o(/ti th\n *ai)/gupton kaqe/cousin, w(/sper
au)tw=n ou) sfo/dra th=s xw/ras e)mpei/rws e)xo/ntwn, h(=s biasqe/ntes
e)kpeptw/kasin. <milestone n="273" unit="section" />ei) me\n ou)=n a)po/rws h)\ kakw=s e)/pratton, i)/sws a)\n kai\
pareba/llonto, po/lin de\ katoikou=ntes eu)dai/mona kai\ xw/ran pollh\n
krei/ttw th=s *ai)gu/ptou karpou/menoi, dia\ ti/ pot' a)\n e)xqroi=s me\n
pa/lai ta\ de\ sw/mata lelwbhme/nois, ou(\s mhde\ tw=n oi)kei/wn ou)dei\s
u(pe/mene, tou/tois e)/mellon parakinduneu/sein bohqou=ntes; ou) ga\r dh/
<milestone n="274" unit="section" />ge to\n genhso/menon proh/|desan drasmo\n tou= basile/ws: tou)nanti/on
ga\r au)to\s ei)/rhken, w(s o( pai=s tou= *)amenw/fios tria/konta muria/das
e)/xwn ei)s to\ *phlou/sion u(phnti/azen. kai\ tou=to me\n h)/|deisan pa/ntws
oi( paragino/menoi, th\n de\ meta/noian au)tou= kai\ th\n fugh\n po/qen
ei)ka/zein e)/mellon; <milestone n="275" unit="section" />ei)=ta krath/santa/s fhsi th=s *ai)gu/ptou polla\ kai\
deina\ dra=n tou\s e)k tw=n *(ierosolu/mwn e)pistrateu/santas kai\ peri\
tou/twn o)neidi/zei kaqa/per ou) polemi/ous au)toi=s e)pagagw\n h)\ de/on
toi=s e)/cwqen e)piklhqei=sin e)gkalei=n, o(po/te tau=ta pro\ th=s e)kei/nwn
a)fi/cews e)/pratton kai\ pra/cein w)mwmo/kesan oi( to\ ge/nos *ai)gu/ptioi.
<milestone n="276" unit="section" />a)lla\ kai\ xro/nois u(/steron *)ame/nwfis e)pelqw\n e)ni/khse ma/xh| kai\
ktei/nwn tou\s polemi/ous me/xri th=s *suri/as h)/lasen. ou(/tw ga\r panta/pasi/n
e)stin h( *ai)/guptos toi=s o(poqendhpotou=n e)piou=sin eu)a/lwtos,
<milestone n="277" unit="section" />kai\ oi( to/te pole/mw| kratou=ntes au)th\n zh=n punqano/menoi to\n *)ame/nwfin
ou)/te ta\s e)k th=s *ai)qiopi/as e)mbola\s w)xu/rwsan pollh\n ei)s
tou=to paraskeuh\n e)/xontes ou)/te th\n a)/llhn h(toi/masan du/namin,
o( de\ kai\ me/xri th=s *suri/as a)nairw=n, fhsi/n, au)tou\s h)kolou/qhse dia\
th=s ya/mmou th=s a)nu/drou, dh=lon o(/ti ou) r(a/|dion ou)de\ a)maxei\ stratope/dw|
dielqei=n.
<milestone n="30" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="278" unit="section" /></p><p>*kata\ me\n ou)=n to\n *maneqw=n ou)/te e)k th=s *ai)gu/ptou to\
ge/nos h(mw=n e)stin ou)/te tw=n e)kei=qe/n tines a)nemi/xqhsan: tw=n ga\r
leprw=n kai\ nosou/ntwn pollou\s me\n ei)ko\s e)n tai=s liqotomi/ais a)poqanei=n
polu\n xro/non e)kei= genome/nous kai\ kakopaqou=ntas, pollou\s
d' e)n tai=s meta\ tau=ta ma/xais, plei/stous d' e)n th=| teleutai/a| kai\
th=| fugh=|.
<milestone n="31" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="279" unit="section" /></p><p>*loipo/n moi pro\s au)to\n ei)pei=n peri\ *mwuse/ws. tou=ton
de\ to\n a)/ndra qaumasto\n me\n *ai)gu/ptioi kai\ qei=on nomi/zousi, bou/lontai
de\ prospoiei=n au)toi=s meta\ blasfhmi/as a)piqa/nou, le/gontes
*(hliopoli/thn ei)=nai tw=n e)kei=qen i(ere/wn e(/na dia\ th\n le/pran sunecelhlame/non.
<milestone n="280" unit="section" />dei/knutai d' e)n tai=s a)nagrafai=s o)ktwkai/deka su\n
toi=s pentakosi/ois pro/teron e)/tesi gegonw\s kai\ tou\s h(mete/rous e)cagagw\n
e)k th=s *ai)gu/ptou pate/ras ei)s th\n xw/ran th\n nu=n oi)koume/nhn
u(f' h(mw=n. <milestone n="281" unit="section" />o(/ti de\ ou)de\ sumfora=| tini toiau/th| peri\ to\ sw=ma kexrhme/nos
h)=n, e)k tw=n legome/nwn u(p' au)tou= dh=lo/s e)sti: toi=s ga\r leprw=sin
a)pei/rhke mh/te me/nein e)n po/lei mh/t' e)n kw/mh| katoikei=n,
a)lla\ mo/nous peripatei=n katesxisme/nous ta\ i(ma/tia, kai\ to\n a(ya/menon
<milestone n="282" unit="section" />au)tw=n h)\ o(mwro/fion geno/menon ou) kaqaro\n h(gei=tai. kai\ mh\n
ka)\n qerapeuqh=| to\ no/shma kai\ th\n au(tou= fu/sin a)pola/bh|, proei/rhke/n
tinas a(gnei/as kaqarmou\s phgai/wn u(da/twn loutroi=s kai\ curh/seis
pa/shs th=s trixo/s, polla/s te keleu/ei kai\ pantoi/as e)pitele/santa
<milestone n="283" unit="section" />qusi/as to/te parelqei=n ei)s th\n i(era\n po/lin. kai/toi tou)nanti/on ei)ko\s
h)=n pronoi/a| tini\ kai\ filanqrwpi/a| xrh/sasqai to\n e)n th=| sumfora=|
<milestone n="284" unit="section" />tau/th| gegono/ta pro\s tou\s o(moi/ws au)tw=| dustuxh/santas. ou) mo/non
de\ peri\ tw=n leprw=n ou(/tws e)nomoqe/thsen, a)ll' ou)de\ toi=s kai\ to\
braxu/tato/n ti tou= sw/matos h)krwthriasme/nois i(era=sqai sugkexw/rhken,
a)ll' ei) kai\ metacu/ tis i(erw/menos toiau/th| xrh/saito sumfora=|,
<milestone n="285" unit="section" />th\n timh\n au)to\n a)fei/leto. pw=s ou)=n ei)ko\s e)kei=non tau=ta nomoqetei=n
a)noh/tws a)po\ toiou/twn sumforw=n suneilegme/nous pro/esqai kaq'
<milestone n="286" unit="section" />e(autw=n ei)s o)/neido/s te kai\ bla/bhn no/mous suntiqeme/nous; a)lla\ mh\n
kai\ tou)/noma li/an a)piqa/nws metate/qeiken: *)osarsh\f ga/r, fhsi/n,
e)kalei=to. tou=to me\n ou)=n ei)s th\n meta/qesin ou)k e)narmo/zei, to\ d'
a)lhqe\s o)/noma dhloi= to\n e)k tou= u(/datos swqe/nta [*mwsh=n]: to\ ga\r
u(/dwr oi( *ai)gu/ptioi mw=u+ kalou=sin. <milestone n="287" unit="section" />i(kanw=s ou)=n gegone/nai nomi/zw
kai\ dh=lon d' o(/ti *maneqw\s e(/ws me\n h)kolou/qei tai=s a)rxai/ais a)nagrafai=s
ou) polu\ th=s a)lhqei/as dihma/rtanen, e)pi\ de\ tou\s a)despo/tous
mu/qous trapo/menos h)\ sune/qhken au)tou\s a)piqa/nws h)/ tisi tw=n
pro\s a)pe/xqeian ei)rhko/twn e)pi/steusen.
<milestone n="32" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="288" unit="section" /></p><p>*meta\ tou=ton e)ceta/sai bou/lomai *xairh/mona: kai\ ga\r ou(=tos
*ai)guptiakh\n fa/skwn i(stori/an suggra/fein kai\ prosqei\s tau)to\
o)/noma tou= basile/ws o(/per o( *maneqw\s *)ame/nwfin kai\ to\n ui(o\n
<milestone n="289" unit="section" />au)tou= *(ramessh/n, fhsi\n o(/ti kata\ tou\s u(/pnous h( *)=isis e)fa/nh tw=|
*)amenw/fei memfome/nh au)to/n, o(/ti to\ i(ero\n au)th=s e)n tw=| pole/mw|
kate/skaptai. *fritibau/thn de\ i(erogrammate/a fa/nai, e)a\n tw=n tou\s
molusmou\s e)xo/ntwn a)ndrw=n kaqa/rh| th\n *ai)/gupton, pau/sesqai th=s
ptoi/as au)to/n. <milestone n="290" unit="section" />e)pile/canta de\ tw=n e)pisinw=n muria/das ei)kosipe/nte
e)kbalei=n. h(gei=sqai d' au)tw=n grammate/as *mwsh=n te kai\ *)iw/shpon
kai\ tou=ton i(erogrammate/a, *ai)gu/ptia d' au)toi=s o)no/mata ei)=nai tw=|
<milestone n="291" unit="section" />me\n *mwsh=| *tisiqe/n, tw=| de\ *)iwsh/pw| *petesh/f. tou/tous d' ei)s
*phlou/sion e)lqei=n kai\ e)pituxei=n muria/si triakontaoktw\ kataleleimme/nais
u(po\ tou= *)amenw/fios, a(\s ou) qe/lein ei)s th\n *ai)/gupton
diakomi/zein: oi(=s fili/an sunqeme/nous e)pi\ th\n *ai)/gupton strateu=sai.
<milestone n="292" unit="section" />to\n de\ *)ame/nwfin ou)x u(pomei/nanta th\n e)/fodon au)tw=n ei)s *ai)qiopi/an
fugei=n katalipo/nta th\n gunai=ka e)/gkuon, h(\n krubome/nhn e)/n
tisi sphlai/ois tekei=n pai=da o)/noma *(rame/sshn, o(\n a)ndrwqe/nta
e)kdiw=cai tou\s *)ioudai/ous ei)s th\n *suri/an o)/ntas peri\ ei)/kosi muria/das
kai\ to\n pate/ra *)ame/nwfin e)k th=s *ai)qiopi/as katade/casqai.
<milestone n="33" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="293" unit="section" /></p><p>*kai\ tau=ta me\n o( *xairh/mwn. oi)=mai de\ au)to/qen fanera\n
ei)=nai e)k tw=n ei)rhme/nwn th\n a)mfoi=n yeudologi/an: a)lhqei/as me\n ga/r
tinos u(pokeime/nhs a)du/naton h)=n diafwnei=n e)pi\ tosou=ton, oi( de\ ta\
yeudh= suntiqe/ntes ou)x e(te/rois su/mfwna gra/fousin, a)ll' au)toi=s ta\
do/canta pla/ttousin. <milestone n="294" unit="section" />e)kei=nos me\n ou)=n e)piqumi/an tou= basile/ws, i(/na
tou\s qeou\s i)/dh|, fhsi\n a)rxh\n gene/sqai th=s tw=n miarw=n e)kbolh=s,
<milestone n="295" unit="section" />o( de\ *xairh/mwn i)/dion w(s th=s *)/isidos e)nu/pnion sunte/qeike. ka)kei=nos
me\n *)ame/nwfin ei)=nai le/gei to\n proeipo/nta tw=| basilei= to\n kaqarmo/n,
ou(=tos de\ *fritobau/thn: o( de\ dh\ tou= plh/qous a)riqmo\s kai\
sfo/dra su/neggus, o)ktw\ me\n muria/das e)kei/nou le/gontos, tou/tou de\
<milestone n="296" unit="section" />pe/nte pro\s tai=s ei)/kosin. e)/ti toi/nun o( me\n *maneqw\s pro/teron ei)s
ta\s liqotomi/as tou\s miarou\s e)kbalw\n ei)=ta au)toi=s th\n *au)/arin
dou\s e)gkatoikei=n kai\ ta\ pro\s tou\s a)/llous *ai)gupti/ous e)kpolemw/sas
to/te fhsi\n e)pikale/sasqai th\n para\ tw=n *(ierosolumitw=n au)tou\s
<milestone n="297" unit="section" />e)pikouri/an, o( de\ *xairh/mwn a)pallattome/nous e)k th=s *ai)gu/ptou
peri\ *phlou/sion eu(rei=n o)ktw\ kai\ tria/konta muria/das a)nqrw/pwn
kataleleimme/nas u(po\ tou= *)amenw/fios kai\ met' e)kei/nwn pa/lin ei)s
th\n *ai)/gupton e)mbalei=n, feu/gein de\ to\n *)ame/nwfin ei)s th\n *ai)qiopi/an.
<milestone n="298" unit="section" />to\ de\ dh\ gennaio/taton, ou)de\ ti/nes h)\ po/qen h)=san ai( tosau=tai
tou= stratou= muria/des ei)/rhken ei)/te *ai)gu/ptioi to\ ge/nos ei)/t' e)/cwqen
h(/kontes, a)ll' ou)de\ th\n ai)ti/an diesa/fhse, di' h(\n au)tou\s o( basileu\s
ei)s th\n *ai)/gupton a)na/gein ou)k h)qe/lhsen, o( peri\ tw=n leprw=n to\
th=s *)/isidos e)nu/pnion sumpla/sas. <milestone n="299" unit="section" />tw=| de\ *mwsei= kai\ to\n *)iw/shpon
o( *xairh/mwn w(s e)n tau)tw=| xro/nw| sunechlelame/non proste/qeiken
to\n pro\ *mwuse/ws presbu/teron te/ssarsi geneai=s teteleuthko/ta, w(=n
<milestone n="300" unit="section" />e)stin e)/th sxedo\n e(bdomh/konta kai\ e(kato/n. a)lla\ mh\n o( *(rame/sshs
o( tou= *)amenw/fios ui(o\s kata\ me\n to\n *maneqw\n neani/as sumpolemei=
tw=| patri\ kai\ sunekpi/ptei fugw\n ei)s th\n *ai)qiopi/an, ou(=tos
de\ pepoi/hken au)to\n meta\ th\n tou= patro\s teleuth\n e)n sphlai/w|
tini\ gegenhme/non kai\ meta\ tau=ta nikw=nta ma/xh| kai\ tou\s *)ioudai/ous
<milestone n="301" unit="section" />ei)s *suri/an e)celau/nonta to\n a)riqmo\n o)/ntas peri\ muria/das <num>k</num>. w)\
th=s eu)xerei/as: ou)/te ga\r pro/teron oi(/tines h)=san ai( tria/konta kai\
o)ktw\ muria/des ei)=pen ou)/te pw=s ai( ei)/kosi kai\ trei=s diefqa/rhsan,
po/teron e)n th=| ma/xh| kate/peson h)\ pro\s to\n *(ramessh= meteba/lonto.
<milestone n="302" unit="section" />to\ de\ dh\ qaumasiw/taton, ou)de\ ti/nas kalei= tou\s *)ioudai/ous dunato/n
e)sti par' au)tou= maqei=n h)\ pote/rois au)toi=s ti/qetai tau/thn
th\n proshgori/an, tai=s <num>ke</num> muria/si tw=n leprw=n h)\ tai=s <num>h</num> kai\ <num>l</num>
<milestone n="303" unit="section" />tai=s peri\ to\ *phlou/sion. a)lla\ ga\r eu)/hqes i)/sws a)\n ei)/h dia\ pleio/nwn
e)le/gxein tou\s u(f' e(autw=n e)lhlegme/nous: to\ ga\r u(p' a)/llwn
h)=n metriw/teron.
<milestone n="34" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="304" unit="section" /></p><p>*)epeisa/cw de\ tou/tois *lusi/maxon ei)lhfo/ta me\n th\n au)th\n
toi=s proeirhme/nois u(po/qesin tou= yeu/smatos peri\ tw=n leprw=n
kai\ lelwbhme/nwn, u(perpepaiko/ta de\ th\n e)kei/nwn a)piqano/thta toi=s
<milestone n="305" unit="section" />pla/smasi, dh=los sunteqeikw\s kata\ pollh\n a)pe/xqeian: le/gei ga\r
e)pi\ *boxxo/rews tou= *ai)gupti/wn basile/ws to\n lao\n tw=n *)ioudai/wn
leprou\s o)/ntas kai\ ywrou\s kai\ a)/lla nosh/mata/ tina e)xo/ntwn ei)s
ta\ i(era\ katafeu/gontas metaitei=n trofh/n. pampo/llwn de\ a)nqrw/pwn
noshlei/a| peripeso/ntwn a)karpi/an e)n th=| *ai)gu/ptw| gene/sqai.
<milestone n="306" unit="section" />*bo/xxorin de\ to\n tw=n *ai)gupti/wn basile/a ei)s *)/ammwnos pe/myai
peri\ th=s a)karpi/as tou\s manteusome/nous, to\n qeo\n de\ e)rei=n ta\
i(era\ kaqa=rai a)p' a)nqrw/pwn a)na/gnwn kai\ dussebw=n e)kba/llonta
au)tou\s e)k tw=n i(erw=n ei)s to/pous e)rh/mous, tou\s de\ ywrou\s kai\
leprou\s buqi/sai, w(s tou= h(li/ou a)ganaktou=ntos e)pi\ th=| tou/twn zwh=|,
<milestone n="307" unit="section" />kai\ ta\ i(era\ a(gni/sai kai\ ou(/tw th\n gh=n karpoforh/sein. to\n de\
*bo/kxorin tou\s xrhsmou\s labo/nta tou/s te i(erei=s kai\ e)pibwmi/tas
proskalesa/menon keleu=sai e)pilogh\n poihsame/nous tw=n a)kaqa/rtwn
toi=s stratiw/tais tou/tous paradou=nai kata/cein au)tou\s ei)s th\n e)/rhmon,
tou\s de\ leprou\s ei)s molibdi/nous xa/rtas e)ndh/santas, i(/na kaqw=sin
<milestone n="308" unit="section" />ei)s to\ pe/lagos. buqisqe/ntwn de\ tw=n leprw=n kai\ ywrw=n
tou\s a)/llous sunaqroisqe/ntas ei)s to/pous e)rh/mous e)kteqh=nai e)p'
a)pwlei/a|, sunaxqe/ntas de\ bouleu/sasqai peri\ au(tw=n, nukto\s de\
e)pigenome/nhs pu=r kai\ lu/xnous kau/santas fula/ttein e(autou\s th/n
t' e)piou=san nu/kta nhsteu/santas i(la/skesqai tou\s qeou\s peri\ tou=
sw=sai au)tou/s. <milestone n="309" unit="section" />th=| d' e)piou/sh| h(me/ra| *mwsh=n tina sumbouleu=sai
au)toi=s paraballome/nois mi/an o(do\n te/mnein a)/xri a)\n o(/tou e)/lqwsin
ei)s to/pous oi)koume/nous, parakeleu/sasqai/ te au)toi=s mh/te a)nqrw/pwn
tini\ eu)noh/sein mh/te a)/rista sumbouleu/sein a)lla\ ta\ xei/rona
<milestone n="310" unit="section" />qew=n te naou\s kai\ bwmou/s, oi(=s a)\n peritu/xwsin, a)natre/pein. sunainesa/ntwn
de\ tw=n a)/llwn ta\ doxqe/nta poiou=ntas dia\ th=s e)rh/mou
poreu/esqai, i(kanw=s de\ o)xlhqe/ntas e)lqei=n ei)s th\n oi)koume/nhn xw/ran
kai\ tou/s te a)nqrw/pous u(bri/zontas kai\ ta\ i(era\ sulw=ntas kai\ e)mprh/santas
e)lqei=n ei)s th\n nu=n *)ioudai/an prosagoreuome/nhn, kti/santas
<milestone n="311" unit="section" />de\ po/lin e)ntau=qa katoikei=n. to\ de\ a)/stu tou=to *(iero/sula a)po\ th=s
e)kei/nwn diaqe/sews w)noma/sqai. u(/steron d' au)tou\s e)pikrath/santas
xro/nw| dialla/cai th\n o)nomasi/an pro\s to\ o)neidi/zesqai kai\ th/n te
po/lin *(ieroso/luma kai\ au)tou\s *(ierosolumi/tas prosagoreu/esqai.
<milestone n="35" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="312" unit="section" /></p><p>*ou(=tos ou)de\ to\n au)to\n e)kei/nois eu(=ren ei)pei=n basile/a, kaino/teron
d' o)/noma sunte/qeiken kai\ parei\s e)nu/pnion kai\ profh/thn
*ai)gu/ption ei)s *)/ammwnos a)pelh/luqen peri\ tw=n ywrw=n kai\ leprw=n
<milestone n="313" unit="section" />xrhsmo\n oi)/swn: fhsi\ ga\r ei)s ta\ i(era\ sulle/gesqai plh=qos *)ioudai/wn.
a)=ra/ ge tou=to toi=s leproi=s o)/noma qe/menos h)\ mo/non tw=n
*)ioudai/wn toi=s nosh/masi peripeso/ntwn; le/gei ga/r "o( lao\s tw=n
<milestone n="314" unit="section" />*)ioudai/wn." o(poi=os; e)/phlus h)\ to\ ge/nos e)gxw/rios; dia\ ti/ toi/nun
*ai)gupti/ous au)tou\s o)/ntas *)ioudai/ous kalei=s; ei) de\ ce/noi, dia\ ti/
po/qen ou) le/geis; pw=s de\ tou= basile/ws pollou\s me\n au)tw=n buqi/santos
ei)s th\n qa/lassan, tou\s de\ loipou\s ei)s e)rh/mous to/pous
<milestone n="315" unit="section" />e)kbalo/ntos, tosou=toi to\ plh=qos u(pelei/fqhsan; h)\ ti/na tro/pon
diech=lqon me\n th\n e)/rhmon, e)kra/thsan de\ th=s xw/ras h(=s nu=n katoikou=men,
e)/ktisan de\ kai\ po/lin kai\ new\n w)|kodomh/santo pa=si peribo/hton;
<milestone n="316" unit="section" />e)xrh=n de\ kai\ tou= nomoqe/tou mh\ mo/non ei)pei=n tou)/noma,
dhlw=sai de\ kai\ to\ ge/nos o(/stis h)=n kai\ ti/nwn, dia\ ti/ de\ toiou/tous
[a)\n] au)toi=s e)pexei/rhse tiqe/nai no/mous peri\ qew=n kai\ th=s pro\s
<milestone n="317" unit="section" />a)nqrw/pous a)diki/as kata\ th\n porei/an. ei)/te ga\r *ai)gu/ptioi to\
ge/nos h)=san, ou)k a)\n e)k tw=n patri/wn e)qw=n ou(/tw r(a|di/ws meteba/lonto,
ei)/t' a)llaxo/qen h)=san, pa/ntws tine\s u(ph=rxon au)toi=s no/moi
<milestone n="318" unit="section" />dia\ makra=s sunhqei/as pefulagme/noi. ei) me\n ou)=n peri\ tw=n e)celasa/ntwn
au)tou\s w)/mosan mhde/pote eu)noh/sein, lo/gon ei)=xen ei)ko/ta,
pa=si de\ po/lemon a)nqrw/pois a)kh/rukton a)/rasqai tou/tous, ei)/per
e)/pratton w(s au)to\s le/gei kakw=s, para\ pa/ntwn bohqei/as deome/nous
a)/noian ou)k e)kei/nwn, a)lla\ tou= yeudome/nou pa/nu pollh\n pari/sthsin,
o(/s ge kai\ tou)/noma qe/sqai th=| po/lei a)po\ th=s i(erosuli/as au)tou\s
<milestone n="319" unit="section" />e)to/lmhsen ei)pei=n, tou=to de\ meta\ tau=ta paratre/yai: dh=lon
ga/r, o(/ti toi=s me\n u(/steron genome/nois ai)sxu/nhn tou)/noma kai\ mi=sos
e)/feren, au)toi\ d' oi( kti/zontes th\n po/lin kosmh/sein au)tou\s u(pela/mbanon
ou(/tws o)noma/santes. o( de\ gennai=os u(po\ pollh=s tou= loidorei=n
a)krasi/as ou) sunh=ken, o(/ti i(erosulei=n ou) kata\ th\n au)th\n fwnh\n *)ioudai=oi
toi=s *(/ellhsin o)noma/zomen. <milestone n="320" unit="section" />ti/ ou)=n e)pi\ plei/w tis le/goi pro\s
to\n yeudo/menon ou(/tws a)naisxu/ntws; a)ll' e)peidh\ su/mmetron h)/dh
to\ bibli/on ei)/lhfe me/geqos, e(te/ran poihsa/menos a)rxh\n ta\ loipa\
tw=n ei)s to\ prokei/menon peira/somai prosapodou=nai. </p></div1>
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<head>*flai/+ou *)iwsh/pou peri\ a)rxaio/thtos a)ntirrhtiko\s lo/gos <num>b</num>.</head>
<milestone n="1" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="1" unit="section" /><p>*dia\ me\n ou)=n tou= prote/rou bibli/ou, timiw/tate/ moi *)epafro/dite,
peri/ te th=s a)rxaio/thtos h(mw=n e)pe/deica toi=s *foini/kwn
kai\ *xaldai/wn kai\ *ai)gupti/wn gra/mmasi pistwsa/menos th\n a)lh/qeian
kai\ pollou\s tw=n *(ellh/nwn suggrafei=s parasxo/menos ma/rturas,
th/n te a)nti/rrhsin e)poihsa/mhn pro\s *maneqw\n kai\ *xairh/mona
kai/ tinas e(te/rous. <milestone n="2" unit="section" />a)/rcomai de\ nu=n tou\s u(poleipome/nous tw=n gegrafo/twn
ti kaq' h(mw=n e)le/gxein kai\ toi=s th=s pro\s *)api/wna to\n
grammatiko\n a)ntirrh/sews tetolmhme/nois e)ph=lqe/ moi diaporei=n, ei)
<milestone n="3" unit="section" />xrh\ spouda/sai: ta\ me\n ga/r e)sti tw=n u(p' au)tou= gegramme/nwn toi=s
u(p' a)/llwn ei)rhme/nois o(/moia, ta\ de\ li/an yuxrw=s proste/qeiken, ta\
plei=sta de\ bwmoloxi/an e)/xei kai\ pollh/n, ei) dei= ta)lhqe\s ei)pei=n,
a)paideusi/an w(s a)\n u(p' a)nqrw/pou sugkei/mena kai\ fau/lou to\n tro/pon
<milestone n="4" unit="section" />kai\ para\ pa/nta to\n bi/on o)xlagwgou= gegono/tos. e)pei\ d' oi(
polloi\ tw=n a)nqrw/pwn dia\ th\n au)tw=n a)/noian u(po\ tw=n toiou/twn
a(li/skontai lo/gwn ma=llon h)\ tw=n meta/ tinos spoudh=s gegramme/nwn,
kai\ xai/rousi me\n tai=s loidori/ais, a)/xqontai de\ toi=s e)pai/nois, a)nagkai=on
h(ghsa/mhn ei)=nai mhde\ tou=ton a)nece/taston katalipei=n kathgori/an
h(mw=n a)/ntikrus w(s e)n di/kh| gegrafo/ta. <milestone n="5" unit="section" />kai\ ga\r au)= ka)kei=no
toi=s polloi=s a)nqrw/pois o(rw= parakolouqou=n, to\ li/an e)fh/desqai
o(/tan tis a)rca/menos blasfhmei=n e(/teron au)to\s e)le/gxhtai peri\ tw=n
au)tw=| proso/ntwn kakw=n. <milestone n="6" unit="section" />e)/sti me\n ou)=n ou) r(a/|dion au)tou= dielqei=n
to\n lo/gon ou)de\ safw=s gnw=nai, ti/ le/gein bou/letai, sxedo\n d' w(s
e)n pollh=| taraxh=| kai\ yeusma/twn sugxu/sei ta\ me\n ei)s th\n o(moi/an
i)de/an pi/ptei toi=s proechtasme/nois peri\ th=s e)c *ai)gu/ptou tw=n h(mete/rwn
<milestone n="7" unit="section" />progo/nwn metanasta/sews, ta\ d' e)sti\ kathgori/a tw=n e)n *)alecandrei/a|
katoikou/ntwn *)ioudai/wn. tri/ton d' e)pi\ tou/tois me/miktai
peri\ th=s a(gistei/as th=s kata\ to\ i(ero\n h(mw=n kai\ tw=n a)/llwn nomi/mwn
kathgori/a.
<milestone n="2" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="8" unit="section" /></p><p>*(/oti me\n ou)=n ou)/te *ai)gu/ptioi to\ ge/nos h)=san h(mw=n oi( pate/res
ou)/te dia\ lu/mhn swma/twn h)\ toiau/tas a)/llas sumfora/s tinas
e)kei=qen e)chla/qhsan, ou) metri/ws mo/non, a)lla\ kai\ pe/ra tou= summe/trou
proapodedei=xqai nomi/zw. <milestone n="9" unit="section" />peri\ w(=n de\ prosti/qhsin o( *)api/wn
e)pimnhsqh/somai sunto/mws. <milestone n="10" unit="section" />fhsi\ ga\r e)n th=| tri/th| tw=n *ai)guptiakw=n
ta/de: "*mwsh=s, w(s h)/kousa para\ tw=n presbute/rwn tw=n *ai)gupti/wn,
h)=n *(hliopoli/ths, o(\s patri/ois e)/qesi kathgguhme/nos ai)qri/ous
proseuxa\s a)nh=gen ei)s oi(/ous ei)=xen h(/lios peribo/lous, pro\s
a)fhliw/thn de\ pa/sas a)pe/strefen: w(=de ga\r kai\ *(hli/ou kei=tai po/lis.
<milestone n="11" unit="section" />a)nti\ de\ o)belw=n e)/sthse ki/onas, u(f' oi(=s h)=n e)ktu/pwma ska/fh, skia\
d' a)ndro\s e)p' au)th\n diakeime/nh, w(s o(/ti e)n ai)qe/ri tou=ton a)ei\ to\n
<milestone n="12" unit="section" />dro/mon h(li/w| sumperipolei=." toiau/th me/n tis h( qaumasth\ tou=
grammatikou= fra/sis: to\ de\ yeu=sma lo/gwn ou) deo/menon, a)ll' e)k
tw=n e)/rgwn perifane/s: ou)/te ga\r au)to\s *mwsh=s, o(/te th\n prw/thn
skhnh\n tw=| qew=| kateskeu/asen, ou)qe\n e)ktu/pwma toiou=ton ei)s au)th\n
e)ne/qhken ou)de\ poiei=n toi=s e)/peita prose/tacen, o(/ te meta\ tau=ta
kataskeua/sas to\n nao\n to\n e)n *(ierosolu/mois *solomw\n pa/shs a)pe/sxeto
toiau/ths periergi/as oi(/an sumpe/pleken *)api/wn. <milestone n="13" unit="section" />a)kou=sai de/
fhsi tw=n presbute/rwn, o(/ti *mwsh=s h)=n *(hliopoli/ths, dh=lon o(/ti
new/teros me\n w)\n au)to/s, e)kei/nois de\ pisteu/sas toi=s dia\ th\n h(liki/an
<milestone n="14" unit="section" />e)pistame/nois au)to\n kai\ suggenome/nois. kai\ peri\ me\n *(omh/rou tou=
poihtou= grammatiko\s w)\n au)to\s ou)k a)\n e)/xoi, ti/s au)tou= patri/s e)sti,
diabebaiwsa/menos ei)pei=n ou)de\ peri\ *puqago/rou mo/non ou)k e)xqe\s
kai\ prw/|hn gegono/tos, peri\ de\ *mwse/ws tosou/tw| plh/qei proa/gontos
e)kei/nous e)tw=n ou(/tws a)pofai/netai r(a|di/ws pisteu/wn a)koh=| presbute/rwn,
w(s dh=lo/s e)sti katayeusa/menos. <milestone n="15" unit="section" />ta\ de\ dh\ tw=n xro/nwn,
e)n oi(=s fhsi to\n *mwsh=n e)cagagei=n tou\s leprw=ntas kai\ tuflou\s
kai\ ta\s ba/seis pephrwme/nous, sfo/dra dh\ toi=s pro\ au)tou= sumpefw/nhken,
<milestone n="16" unit="section" />w(s oi)=mai, o( grammatiko\s o( a)kribh/s. *maneqw\s me\n ga\r
kata\ th\n *teqmw/sios basilei/an a)pallagh=nai/ fhsin e)c *ai)gu/ptou
tou\s *)ioudai/ous pro\ e)tw=n triakosi/wn e)nenhkontatriw=n th=s ei)s *)/argos
*danaou= fugh=s, *lusi/maxos de\ kata\ *bo/kxorin to\n basile/a, toute/sti
pro\ e)tw=n xili/wn e(ptakosi/wn, *mo/lwn de\ kai\ a)/lloi tine\s w(s au)toi=s
e)/docen. <milestone n="17" unit="section" />o( de/ ge pa/ntwn pisto/tatos *)api/wn w(ri/sato th\n e)/codon
a)kribw=s kata\ th\n e(bdo/mhn o)lumpia/da kai\ tau/ths e)/tos ei)=nai prw=ton,
e)n w(=|, fhsi/, *karxhdo/na *foi/nikes e)/ktisan. tou=to de\ pa/ntws
prose/qhke to\ *karxhdo/na tekmh/rion oi)o/menos au(tw=| gene/sqai th=s
a)lhqei/as e)narge/staton, ou) sunh=ke de\ kaq' e(autou= to\n e)/legxon e)pispw/menos.
<milestone n="18" unit="section" />ei) ga\r peri\ th=s a)pisti/as pisteu/ein dei= tai=s *foini/kwn
a)nagrafai=s, e)n e)kei/nais *ei)/rwmos o( basileu\s ge/graptai presbu/teros
th=s *karxhdo/nos kti/sews e)/tesi plei/osi pro\s toi=s penth/konta kai\
e(kato/n, peri\ ou(= ta\s pi/steis a)nwte/rw pare/sxon e)k tw=n *foini/kwn
<milestone n="19" unit="section" />a)nagrafw=n, o(/ti *solomw=ni tw=| to\n nao\n oi)kodomhsame/nw| to\n e)n
*(ierosolu/mois fi/los h)=n *ei)/rwmos kai\ polla\ suneba/leto pro\s th\n
tou= naou= kataskeuh/n. au)to\s de\ o( *solomw\n w)|kodo/mhse to\n nao\n
meta\ to\ e)celqei=n e)c *ai)gu/ptou tou\s *)ioudai/ous dw/deka kai\ e(cakosi/ois
e)/tesin u(/steron. <milestone n="20" unit="section" />to\n de\ a)riqmo\n tw=n e)laqe/ntwn to\n au)to\n
*lusima/xw| sxedia/sas, e(/ndeka ga\r au)tou\s ei)=nai/ fhsi muria/das, qaumasth/n
tina kai\ piqanh\n a)podi/dwsin ai)ti/an, a)f' h(=s fhsi to\
sa/bbaton w)noma/sqai. <milestone n="21" unit="section" />"o(deu/santes ga/r, fhsi/n, e(\c h(merw=n o(do\n
boubw=nas e)/sxon kai\ dia\ tau/thn th\n ai)ti/an th=| e(bdo/mh| h(me/ra| a)nepau/santo
swqe/ntes ei)s th\n xw/ran th\n nu=n *)ioudai/an legome/nhn kai\
e)ka/lesan th\n h(me/ran sa/bbaton sw/zontes th\n *ai)gupti/wn glw=ttan:
<milestone n="22" unit="section" />to\ ga\r boubw=nos a)/lgos kalou=sin *ai)gu/ptioi sabba/twsis." ou)k a)\n
ou)=n tis h)\ katagela/seie th=s fluari/as h)\ tou)nanti/on mish/seie th\n
e)n tw=| toiau=ta gra/fein a)nai/deian; dh=lon ga/r, o(/ti pa/ntes e)boubwni/asan
e(/ndeka muria/des a)nqrw/pwn. <milestone n="23" unit="section" />a)ll' ei) me\n h)=san e)kei=noi tufloi\
kai\ xwloi\ kai\ pa/nta tro/pon nosou=ntes o(poi/ous au)tou\s ei)=nai/ fhsin
*)api/wn, ou)d' a)\n mia=s h(me/ras proelqei=n o(do\n h)dunh/qhsan: ei) d'
oi(=oi badi/zein dia\ pollh=s e)rhmi/as kai\ prose/ti nika=n tou\s au)toi=s
a)nqistame/nous maxo/menoi pa/ntes, ou)k a)\n a)qro/oi meta\ th\n e(/kthn
<milestone n="24" unit="section" />h(me/ran e)boubwni/asan: ou)/te ga\r fu/sei pws gi/netai to\ toiou=ton
toi=s badi/zousin e)c a)na/gkhs, a)lla\ pollai\ muria/des stratope/dwn
e)pi\ polla\s h(me/ras to\ su/mmetron a)ei\ badi/zousin, ou)/te kat' au)to/maton
<milestone n="25" unit="section" />ei)ko\s ou(/tws sumbh=nai: pa/ntwn ga\r a)logw/taton. o( de\ qaumasto\s
*)api/wn dia\ me\n e(\c h(merw=n au)tou\s e)lqei=n ei)s th\n *)ioudai/an
proei/rhke, pa/lin de\ to\n *mwsh=n ei)s to\ metacu\ th=s *ai)gu/ptou kai\
th=s *)arabi/as o)/ros, o(\ kalei=tai *si/naion, a)naba/nta fhsi\n h(me/ras
tessara/konta krubh=nai ka)kei=qen kataba/nta dou=nai toi=s *)ioudai/ois
tou\s no/mous. kai/toi pw=s oi(=o/n te tou\s au)tou\s kai\ tessara/konta
me/nein h(me/ras e)n e)rh/mw| kai\ a)nu/drw| to/pw| kai\ th\n metacu\ pa=san
<milestone n="26" unit="section" />e)n h(me/rais e(\c dielqei=n; h( de\ peri\ th\n o)nomasi/an tou= sabba/tou
grammatikh\ meta/qesis a)nai/deian e)/xei pollh\n h)\ deinh\n a)maqi/an:
<milestone n="27" unit="section" />to\ ga\r sabbw\ kai\ sa/bbaton plei=ston a)llh/lwn diafe/rei: to\ me\n
ga\r sa/bbaton kata\ th\n *)ioudai/wn dia/lekton a)na/pausi/s e)stin a)po\
panto\s e)/rgou, to\ de\ sabbw/, kaqa/per e)kei=no/s fhsi, dhloi= par'
*ai)gupti/ois to\ boubw=nos a)/lgos.
<milestone n="3" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="28" unit="section" /></p><p>*toiau=ta me/n tina peri\ *mwse/ws kai\ th=s e)c *ai)gu/ptou
genome/nhs toi=s *)ioudai/ois a)pallagh=s o( *ai)gu/ptios *)api/wn e)kainopoi/hsen
para\ tou\s a)/llous e)pinoh/sas. kai\ ti/ ge dei= qauma/zein,
ei) peri\ tw=n h(mete/rwn yeu/detai progo/nwn le/gwn au)tou\s ei)=nai to\
ge/nos *ai)gupti/ous; <milestone n="29" unit="section" />au)to\s ga\r peri\ au)tou= tou)nanti/on e)yeu/deto kai\
gegenhme/nos e)n *)oa/sei th=s *ai)gu/ptou pa/ntwn *ai)gupti/wn prw=tos
w)/n, w(s a)\n ei)/poi tis, th\n me\n a)lhqh= patri/da kai\ to\ ge/nos e)cwmo/sato,
*)alecandreu\s de\ ei)=nai katayeudo/menos o(mologei= th\n moxqhri/an
tou= ge/nous. <milestone n="30" unit="section" />ei)ko/tws ou)=n ou(\s misei= kai\ bou/letai loidorei=n
tou/tous *ai)gupti/ous kalei=: ei) mh\ ga\r faulota/tous ei)=nai e)no/mizen
*ai)gupti/ous, ou)k a)\n tou= ge/nous au)to\s e)/fugen: w(s oi(/ ge megalofronou=ntes
e)pi\ tai=s e(autw=n patri/si semnu/nontai me\n a)po\ tou/twn
au)toi\ xrhmati/zontes, tou\s a)di/kws d' au)tw=n a)ntipoioume/nous e)le/gxousi.
<milestone n="31" unit="section" />pro\s h(ma=s de\ duoi=n qa/teron *ai)gu/ptioi pepo/nqasin: h)\
ga\r w(s e)pisemnuno/menoi prospoiou=ntai th\n sugge/neian h)\ koinwnou\s
h(ma=s e)pispw=ntai th=s au(tw=n kakodoci/as. <milestone n="32" unit="section" />o( de\ gennai=os *)api/wn
dokei= me\n th\n blasfhmi/an th\n kaq' h(mw=n w(/sper tina\ misqo\n e)qelh=sai
parasxei=n *)alecandreu=si th=s doqei/shs au)tw=| politei/as, kai\
th\n a)pe/xqeian au)tw=n e)pista/menos th\n pro\s tou\s sunoikou=ntas au)toi=s
e)pi\ th=s *)alecandrei/as *)ioudai/ous prote/qeitai me\n e)kei/nois loidorei=sqai,
sumperilamba/nein de\ kai\ tou\s a)/llous a(/pantas, e)n a)mfote/rois
a)naisxu/ntws yeudo/menos.
<milestone n="4" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="33" unit="section" /></p><p>*ti/na toi/nun e)sti\ ta\ deina\ kai\ sxe/tlia tw=n e)n *)alecandrei/a|
katoikou/ntwn *)ioudai/wn, a(\ kathgo/rhken au)tw=n, i)/dwmen. "e)lqo/ntes,
fhsi/n, a)po\ *suri/as w)/|khsan pro\s a)li/menon qa/lassan geitnia/santes
<milestone n="34" unit="section" />tai=s tw=n kuma/twn e)kbolai=s." ou)kou=n to/pos ei) loidori/an e)/xei, th\n
ou) patri/da me\n legome/nhn de\ au)tou= loidorei= th\n *)aleca/ndreian:
e)kei/nhs ga\r kai\ to\ para/lio/n e)sti me/ros, w(s pa/ntes o(mologou=sin,
<milestone n="35" unit="section" />ei)s katoi/khsin to\ ka/lliston. *)ioudai=oi d' ei) me\n biasa/menoi kate/sxon,
w(s mhd' u(/steron e)kpesei=n, a)ndrei/as tekmh/rio/n e)stin au)toi=s:
ei)s katoi/khsin de\ au)toi=s e)/dwken to/pon *)ale/candros kai\ i)/shs para\
toi=s *makedo/si timh=s e)pe/tuxon. <milestone n="36" unit="section" />ou)k oi)=da de/, ti/ pot' a)\n e)/legen
*)api/wn, ei) pro\s th=| nekropo/lei katw/|koun kai\ mh\ pro\s toi=s basilikoi=s
h)=san i(drume/noi, kai\ me/xri nu=n au)tw=n h( fulh\ th\n proshgori/an
ei)=xen *makedo/nes. <milestone n="37" unit="section" />ei) me\n ou)=n a)nagnou\s ta\s e)pistola\s *)aleca/ndrou
tou= basile/ws kai\ ta\s *ptolemai/ou tou= *la/gou kai\ tw=n met' e)kei=non
th=s *ai)gu/ptou basile/wn e)ntuxw\n toi=s gra/mmasi kai\ th\n sth/lhn
th\n e(stw=san e)n *)alecandrei/a| kai\ ta\ dikaiw/mata perie/xousan, a(\
*kai=sar o( me/gas toi=s *)ioudai/ois e)/dwken, ei) me\n ou)=n tau=ta, fhmi/,
gignw/skwn ta)nanti/a gra/fein e)to/lma, ponhro\s h)=n, ei) de\ mhde\n h)pi/stato
tou/twn, a)pai/deutos. <milestone n="38" unit="section" />to\ de\ dh\ qauma/zein, pw=s *)ioudai=oi
o)/ntes *)alecandrei=s e)klh/qhsan, th=s o(moi/as a)paideusi/as: pa/ntes ga\r
oi( ei)s a)poiki/an tina\ kataklhqe/ntes, ka)\n plei=ston a)llh/lwn toi=s
ge/nesi diafe/rwsin, a)po\ tw=n oi)kistw=n th\n proshgori/an lamba/nousin.
<milestone n="39" unit="section" />kai\ ti/ dei= peri\ tw=n a)/llwn le/gein; au)tw=n ga\r h(mw=n oi( th\n
*)antio/xeian katoikou=ntes *)antioxei=s o)noma/zontai: th\n ga\r politei/an
au)toi=s e)/dwken o( kti/sths *se/leukos. o(moi/ws oi( e)n *)efe/sw| kai\ kata\
th\n a)/llhn *)iwni/an toi=s au)qigene/si poli/tais o(mwnumou=sin tou=to
parasxo/ntwn au)toi=s tw=n diado/xwn. <milestone n="40" unit="section" />h( de\ *(rwmai/wn filanqrwpi/a
pa=sin ou) mikrou= dei=n th=s au)tw=n proshgori/as metade/dwken ou) mo/non
a)ndra/sin a)lla\ kai\ mega/lois e)/qnesin o(/lois; *)/ibhres gou=n oi( pa/lai
<milestone n="41" unit="section" />kai\ *turrhnoi\ kai\ *sabi=noi *(rwmai=oi kalou=ntai. ei) de\ tou=ton a)fairei=tai
to\n tro/pon th=s politei/as *)api/wn, pausa/sqw le/gwn au(to\n
*)alecandre/a: gennhqei\s ga/r, w(s proei=pon, e)n tw=| baquta/tw| th=s
*ai)gu/ptou pw=s a)\n *)alecandreu\s ei)/h th=s kata\ do/sin politei/as, w(s
au)to\s e)f' h(mw=n h)ci/wken, a)nairoume/nhs; kai/toi mo/nois *ai)gupti/ois
oi( ku/rioi nu=n *(rwmai=oi th=s oi)koume/nhs metalamba/nein h(stinosou=n
politei/as a)peirh/kasin. <milestone n="42" unit="section" />o( d' ou(/tws e)sti\ gennai=os, w(s mete/xein
a)ciw=n au)to\s w(=n tuxei=n e)kwlu/eto sukofantei=n e)pexei/rhse tou\s dikai/ws
labo/ntas: ou) ga\r a)pori/a| ge tw=n oi)khso/ntwn th\n meta\ spoudh=s
u(p' au)tou= po/lin ktizome/nhn *)ale/candros tw=n h(mete/rwn tina\s
e)kei= sunh/qroisen, a)lla\ pa/ntas dokima/zwn e)pimelw=s a)reth=s kai\
<milestone n="43" unit="section" />pi/stews tou=to toi=s h(mete/rois to\ ge/ras e)/dwken. e)ti/ma ga\r h(mw=n
to\ e)/qnos, w(s kai/ fhsin *(ekatai=os peri\ h(mw=n, o(/ti dia\ th\n e)piei/keian
kai\ pi/stin, h(\n au)tw=| pare/sxon *)ioudai=oi, th\n *samarei=tin xw/ran
prose/qhken e)/xein au)toi=s a)forolo/ghton. <milestone n="44" unit="section" />o(/moia de\ *)aleca/ndrw|
kai\ *ptolemai=os o( *la/gou peri\ tw=n e)n *)alecandrei/a| katoikou/ntwn
e)fro/nhsen: kai\ ga\r ta\ kata\ th\n *ai)/gupton au)toi=s e)nexei/rise frou/ria
pistw=s a(/ma kai\ gennai/ws fula/cein u(polamba/nwn, kai\ *kurh/nhs
e)gkratw=s a)/rxein boulo/menos kai\ tw=n a)/llwn tw=n e)n th=| *libu/h| po/lewn
<milestone n="45" unit="section" />ei)s au)ta\s me/ros *)ioudai/wn e)/pemye katoikh=son. o( de\ met'
au)to\n *ptolemai=os o( *fila/delfos e)piklhqei\s ou) mo/non ei)/ tines
h)=san ai)xma/lwtoi par' au)tw=| tw=n h(mete/rwn pa/ntas a)pe/dwken, a)lla\
kai\ xrh/mata polla/kis e)dwrh/sato kai\ to\ me/giston e)piqumhth\s
e)ge/neto tou= gnw=nai tou\s h(mete/rous no/mous kai\ tai=s tw=n i(erw=n grafw=n
bi/blois e)ntuxei=n. <milestone n="46" unit="section" />e)/pemye gou=n a)ciw=n a)/ndras a)postalh=nai
tou\s e(rmhneu/sontas au)tw=| to\n no/mon kai\ tou= grafh=nai tau=ta kalw=s
th\n e)pime/leian e)pe/tacen ou) toi=s tuxou=sin, a)lla\ *dhmh/trion to\n
*falhre/a kai\ *)andre/an kai\ *)ariste/a, to\n me\n paidei/a| tw=n kaq'
<milestone n="47" unit="section" />e(auto\n diafe/ronta *dhmh/trion, tou\s de\ th\n tou= sw/matos au)tou=
fulakh\n e)gkexeirisme/nous, e)pi\ th=s e)pimelei/as tau/ths e)/tacen, ou)k
a)\n dh/pou tou\s no/mous kai\ th\n pa/trion h(mw=n filosofi/an e)piqumh/sas
e)kmaqei=n, ei) tw=n xrwme/nwn au)toi=s a)ndrw=n katefro/nei kai\
mh\ li/an e)qau/mazen.
<milestone n="5" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="48" unit="section" /></p><p>*)api/wna de\ sxedo\n e)fech=s pa/ntes e)/laqon oi( tw=n progo/nwn
au)tou= *makedo/nwn basilei=s oi)keio/tata pro\s h(ma=s diateqe/ntes: kai\
ga\r tri/tos *ptolemai=os o( lego/menos *eu)erge/ths katasxw\n o(/lhn *suri/an
kata\ kra/tos ou) toi=s e)n *ai)gu/ptw| qeoi=s xaristh/ria th=s ni/khs
e)/qusen, a)lla\ parageno/menos ei)s *(ieroso/luma polla\s w(s h(mi=n no/mimo/n
e)stin e)pete/lese qusi/as tw=| qew=| kai\ a)ne/qhken a)naqh/mata th=s
ni/khs a)ci/ws. <milestone n="49" unit="section" />o( de\ *filomh/twr *ptolemai=os kai\ h( gunh\ au)tou= *kleopa/tra
th\n basilei/an o(/lhn th\n e(autw=n *)ioudai/ois e)pi/steusan, kai\
strathgoi\ pa/shs th=s duna/mews h)=san *)oni/as kai\ *dosi/qeos *)ioudai=oi,
w(=n *)api/wn skw/ptei ta\ o)no/mata, de/on ta\ e)/rga qauma/zein kai\ mh\
loidorei=n, a)lla\ xa/rin au)toi=s e)/xein, o(/ti die/swsan th\n *)aleca/ndreian,
h(=s w(s poli/ths a)ntipoiei=tai. <milestone n="50" unit="section" />polemou/ntwn ga\r au)tw=n th=| basili/ssh|
*kleopa/tra| kai\ kinduneuo/ntwn a)pole/sqai kakw=s ou(=toi sumba/seis
e)poi/hsan kai\ tw=n e)mfuli/wn kakw=n a)ph/llacan. a)lla\ "meta\ tau=ta,
fhsi/n, *)oni/as e)pi\ th\n po/lin h)/gage strato\n o)li/gon o)/ntos e)kei= *qe/rmou
<milestone n="51" unit="section" />tou= para\ *(rwmai/wn presbeutou= kai\ paro/ntos." o)rqw=s de\ poiw=n
fai/hn a)\n kai\ ma/la dikai/ws: o( ga\r *fu/skwn e)piklhqei\s *ptolemai=os
a)poqano/ntos au)tw=| tou= a)delfou= *ptolemai/ou tou= *filomh/toros a)po\
*kurh/nhs e)ch=lqe *kleopa/tran e)kbalei=n boulo/menos th=s basilei/as
<milestone n="52" unit="section" /><foreign lang="la">et filios regis, ut ipse regnum iniuste sibimet applicaret; propter
haec ergo Onias aduersus eum bellum pro Cleopatra suscepit et
fidem, quam habuit circa reges, nequaquam in necessitate deseruit.
<milestone n="53" unit="section" />testis autem deus iustitiae eius manifestus apparuit; nam Fyscon
Ptolomaeus cum aduersum exercitum quidem Oniae pugnare praesumeret,
omnes uero Iudaeos in ciuitate positos cum filiis et uxoribus
capiens nudos atque uinctos elephantis subiecisset, ut ab eis
conculcati deficerent, et ad hoc etiam bestias ipsas debriasset, in
contrarium quae praeparauerat euenerunt. <milestone n="54" unit="section" />elephanti enim relinquentes
sibi appositos Iudaeos impetu facto super amicos eius multos
ex ipsis interemerunt. et post haec Ptolomaeus quidem aspectum
terribilem contemplatus est prohibentem se, ut illis noceret
<milestone n="55" unit="section" />hominibus, concubina uero sua carissima, quam alii quidem Ithacam,
alii uero Hirenen denominant, supplicante ne tantam impietatem
perageret, ei concessit et ex his quae iam egerat uel acturus
erat paenitentiam egit. unde recte hanc diem Iudaei Alexandria
constituti eo quod aperte a deo salutem promeruerunt celebrare
noscuntur. <milestone n="56" unit="section" />Apion autem omnium calumniator etiam propter bellum
aduersus Fysconem gestum Iudaeos accusare praesumpsit, cum eos
laudare debuerit. is autem etiam ultimae Cleopatrae Alexandrinorum
reginae meminit ueluti nobis improperans, quoniam circa
nos fuit ingrata, et non potius illam redarguere studuit; <milestone n="57" unit="section" />cui nihil
omnino iniustitiae et malorum operum defuit uel circa generis necessarios
uel circa maritos suos, qui etiam dilexerunt eam, uel in communi
contra Romanos omnes et benefactores suos imperatores, quae
<milestone n="58" unit="section" />etiam sororem Arsinoe+n occidit in templo nihil sibi nocentem, peremit
autem et fratrem insidiis paternosque deos et sepulcra progenitorum
depopulata est, percipiensque regnum a primo Caesare
eius filio et successori rebellare praesumpsit, Antoniumque corrumpens
amatoriis rebus et patriae inimicum fecit et infidelem circa
suos amicos instituit, alios quidem genere regali spolians, alios autem
demens et ad mala gerenda compellens. <milestone n="59" unit="section" />sed quid oportet amplius
dici, cum illum ipsum in nauali certamine relinquens, id est
maritum et parentem communium filiorum, tradere eum exercitum
<milestone n="60" unit="section" />et principatum et se sequi coe+git? nouissime uero Alexandria a
Caesare capta ad hoc usque perducta est, ut salutem hinc sperare
se iudicaret, si posset ipsa manu sua Iudaeos perimere, eo quod
circa omnes crudelis et infidelis extaret. putasne gloriandum nobis
non esse, si quemadmodum dicit Apion famis tempore Iudaeis triticum
<milestone n="61" unit="section" />non est mensa? sed illa quidem poenam subiit competentem,
nos autem maximo Caesare utimur teste solatii atque fidei, quam
circa eum contra Aegyptios gessimus, necnon et senatu eiusque
dogmatibus et epistulis Caesaris Augusti, quibus nostra merita
comprobantur. <milestone n="62" unit="section" />has litteras Apionem oportebat inspicere et secundum
genera examinare testimonia sub Alexandro facta et omnibus
Ptolomaeis et quae a senatu constituta sunt necnon et a maximis
Romanis imperatoribus. <milestone n="63" unit="section" />si uero Germanicus frumenta cunctis
in Alexandria commorantibus metiri non potuit, hoc indicium est
sterilitatis ac necessitatis frumentorum, non accusatio Iudaeorum.
quid enim sapiant omnes imperatores de Iudaeis in Alexandria
commorantibus, palam est; <milestone n="64" unit="section" />nam amministratio tritici nihilo minus
ab eis quam ab aliis Alexandrinis translata est, maximam uero
eis fidem olim a regibus datam conseruauerunt, id est fluminis
custodiam totiusque custodiae nequaquam his rebus indignos esse
iudicantes.
<milestone n="6" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="65" unit="section" /><milestone unit="para" />Sed super haec, quomodo ergo, inquit, si sunt ciues, eosdem
deos quos Alexandrini non colunt? cui respondeo, quomodo
etiam, cum uos sitis Aegyptii, inter alterutros proelio magno et sine
<milestone n="66" unit="section" />foedere de religione contenditis? an certe propterea non uos omnes
dicimus Aegyptios et neque communiter homines, quoniam bestias
aduersantes naturae nostrae colitis multa diligentia nutrientes, cum
<milestone n="67" unit="section" />genus utique nostrorum unum itaque idem esse uideatur? si autem
in uobis Aegyptiis tantae differentiae opinionum sunt, quid miraris
super his, qui aliunde in Alexandriam aduenerunt, si in legibus a
<milestone n="68" unit="section" />principio constitutis circa talia permanserunt? is autem etiam seditionis
causas nobis apponit, qui si cum ueritate ob hoc accusat Iudaeos
in Alexandria constitutos, cur omnes nos culpat ubique positos
<milestone n="69" unit="section" />eo quod noscamur habere concordiam? porro etiam seditionis auctores
quilibet inueniet Apioni similes Alexandrinorum fuisse ciues.
donec enim Graeci fuerunt et Macedones hanc ciuilitatem habentes,
nullam seditionem aduersus nos gesserunt, sed antiquis cessere sollemnitatibus.
cum uero multitudo Aegyptiorum creuisset inter eos
propter confusiones temporum, etiam hoc opus semper est additum.
nostrum uero genus permansit purum. <milestone n="70" unit="section" />ipsi igitur molestiae huius
fuere principium nequaquam populo Macedonicam habente constantiam
neque prudentiam Graecam, sed cunctis scilicet utentibus malis
moribus Aegyptiorum et antiquas inimicitias aduersum nos exercentibus.
<milestone n="71" unit="section" />e diuerso namque factum est quod nobis improperare praesumunt;
nam cum plurimi eorum non oportune ius eius ciuilitatis
optineant, peregrinos uocant eos, qui hoc priuilegium ad omnes
imperasse noscuntur. <milestone n="72" unit="section" />nam Aegyptiis neque regum quisquam uidetur
ius ciuilitatis fuisse largitus neque nunc quilibet imperatorum,
nos autem Alexander quidem introduxit, reges autem auxerunt, Romani
uero semper custodire dignati sunt. <milestone n="73" unit="section" />itaque derogare nobis
Apion conatus est, quia imperatorum non statuamus imagines tamquam
illis hoc ignorantibus aut defensione Apionis indigentibus,
cum potius debuerit ammirari magnanimitatem mediocritatemque
Romanorum, quoniam subiectos non cogunt patria iura transcendere,
sed suscipiunt honores sicut dare offerentes pium atque legitimum
est; non enim honoribus gratiam habent, qui ex necessitate
et uiolentia conferuntur. <milestone n="74" unit="section" />Graecis itaque et aliis quibusdam bonum
esse creditur imagines instituere, denique et patrum et uxorum filiorumque
figuras depingentes exultant, quidam uero etiam nihil sibi
competentium sumunt imagines, alii uero et seruos diligentes hoc
faciunt. quid ergo mirum est, si etiam principibus ac dominis hunc
<milestone n="75" unit="section" />honorem praebere uideantur? porro noster legislator, non quasi
prophetans Romanorum potentiam non honorandam, sed tamquam
causam neque deo neque hominibus utilem despiciens, et quoniam
totius animati, multo magis dei inanimatu probatur inferius interdixit
imagines fabricari. <milestone n="76" unit="section" />aliis autem honoribus post deum colendos
non prohibuit uiros bonos, quibus nos et imperatores et populum
Romanorum dignitatibus ampliamus. <milestone n="77" unit="section" />facimus autem pro eis continua
sacrificia et non solum cotidianis diebus ex impensa communi
omnium Iudaeorum talia celebramus, uerum cum nullas alias hostias
ex communi neque pro filiis peragamus, solis imperatoribus hunc honorem
praecipuum pariter exhibemus, quem hominum nulli persoluimus.
<milestone n="78" unit="section" />haec itaque communiter satisfactio posita sit aduersus Apionem
pro his, quae de Alexandria dicta sunt.
<milestone n="7" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="79" unit="section" /><milestone unit="para" />Ammiror autem etiam eos, qui ei huiusmodi fomitem praebuerunt
id est Posidonium et Apollonium Molonis, quoniam accusant
quidem nos, quare nos eosdem deos cum aliis non colimus, mentientes
autem pariter et de nostro templo blasphemias componentes
incongruas non se putant impie agere, dum sit ualde turpissimum
liberis qualibet ratione mentiri multo magis de templo apud cunctos
homines nominato tanta sanctitate pollente. <milestone n="80" unit="section" />in hoc enim sacrario
Apion praesumpsit edicere asini caput collocasse Iudaeos et eum
colere ac dignum facere tanta religione, et hoc affirmat fuisse depalatum,
dum Antiochus Epiphanes expoliasset templum et illud caput
inuentum ex auro compositum multis pecuniis dignum. <milestone n="81" unit="section" />ad haec
igitur prius equidem dico, quoniam Aegyptius, uel si aliquid tale
apud nos fuisset, nequaquam debuerat increpare, cum non sit deterior
asinus furonibus et hircis et aliis, quae sunt apud eos dii.
<milestone n="82" unit="section" />deinde quomodo non intellexit operibus increpatus de incredibili
suo mendacio? legibus namque semper utimur hisdem, in quibus
sine fine consistimus, et cum uarii casus nostram ciuitatem sicut
etiam aliorum uexauerint et Pius ac Pompeius Magnus et Licinius
Crassus et ad nouissimum Titus Caesar bello uincentes optinuerint
templum, nihil huiusmodi illic inuenerunt, sed purissimam pietatem,
de qua nihil nobis est apud alios effabile. <milestone n="83" unit="section" />quia uero Antiochus
neque iustam fecit templi depraedationem, sed egestate pecuniarum
ad hoc accessit, cum non esset hostis, et super nos auxiliatores suos
et amicos adgressus est nec aliquid dignum derisione illic inuenit,
<milestone n="84" unit="section" />multi et digni conscriptores super hoc quoque testantur, Polybius
Megalopolita Strabon Cappadox Nicolaus Damascenus Timagenis
et Castor temporum conscriptor et Apollodorus; omnes dicunt pecuniis
indigentem Antiochum transgressum foedera Iudaeorum et
spoliasse templum auro argentoque plenum. <milestone n="85" unit="section" />haec igitur Apion debuit
respicere, nisi cor asini ipse potius habuisset et impudentiam
canis, qui apud ipsos assolet coli; neque enim extrinsecus aliqua
ratiocinatione mentitus est. <milestone n="86" unit="section" />nos itaque asinis neque honorem neque
potestatem aliquam damus, sicut Aegyptii crocodillis et aspidibus,
quando eos qui ab istis mordentur et a crocodillis rapiuntur felices
et deo digni arbitrantur. <milestone n="87" unit="section" />sed sunt apud nos asini quod apud alios
sapientes uiros onera sibimet imposita sustinentes, et licet ad
areas accedentes comedant aut uiam propositam non adimpleant,
multas ualde plagas accipiunt quippe operibus et ad agriculturam
rebus necessariis ministrantes. <milestone n="88" unit="section" />sed aut omnium gurdissimus fuit
Apion ad componendum uerba fallacia aut certe ex rebus initia
sumens haec implere non ualuit, quando nulla potest contra nos
blasphemia prouenire.
<milestone n="8" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="89" unit="section" /><milestone unit="para" />Alteram uero fabulam derogatione nostra plenam de Graecis
apposuit, de quo hoc dicere sat erit, quoniam qui de pietate
loqui praesumunt oportet eos non ignorare minus esse inmundum
per templa transire quam sacerdotibus scelesta uerba componere.
<milestone n="90" unit="section" />isti uero magis studuerunt defendere sacrilegum regem quam iusta
et ueracia de nostris et de templo conscribere; uolentes enim Antiocho
praestare et infidelitatem ac sacrilegium eius tegere, quo circa
gentem nostram est usus propter egestatem pecuniarum, detrahentes
nobis etiam quae in futuro essent dicenda mentiti sunt. <milestone n="91" unit="section" />propheta
uero aliorum factus est Apion et dixit Antiochum in templo inuenisse
lectum et hominem in eo iacentem et propositam ei mensam
maritimis terrenisque et uolatilium dapibus plenam, et obstipuisset
his homo. <milestone n="92" unit="section" />illum uero mox adorasse regis ingressum tamquam
maximum ei solacium praebiturum ac procidentem ad eius genua
extensa dextra poposcisse libertatem; et iubente rege, ut confideret
et diceret, quis esset uel cur ibidem habitaret uel quae esset causa
ciborum eius, tunc hominem cum gemitu et lacrimis lamentabiliter
suam narrasse necessitatem ait. <milestone n="93" unit="section" />inquit esse quidem se Graecum,
et dum peragraret prouinciam propter uitae causam direptum se
subito ab alienigenis hominibus atque deductum ad templum et
inclusum illic, et a nullo conspici sed cuncta dapium praeparatione
saginari. <milestone n="94" unit="section" />et primum quidem haec sibi inopinabilia beneficia prodidisse
et detulisse laetitiam deinde suspicionem postea stuporem,
ac postremum consulentem a ministris ad se accedentibus audisse
legem ineffabilem Iudaeorum, pro qua nutriebatur, et hoc illos facere
singulis annis quodam tempore constituto. <milestone n="95" unit="section" />et compraehendere
quidem Graecum peregrinum eumque annali tempore saginare et
deductum ad quandam siluam occidere quidem eum hominem eiusque
corpus sacrificare secundum suas sollemnitates et gustare ex eius
uisceribus et iusiurandum facere in immolatione Graeci, ut inimicitias
contra Graecos haberent, et tunc in quandam foueam reliqua
hominis pereuntis abicere. <milestone n="96" unit="section" />deinde refert eum dixisse paucos iam
dies debita sibimet superesse atque rogasse, ut erubescens Graecorum
deos et superantes in suo sanguine insidias Iudaeorum de
malis eum circumastantibus liberaret. <milestone n="97" unit="section" />huiusmodi ergo fabula non
tantum omni tragoedia plenissima est, sed etiam impudentia crudeli
redundat, non tamen a sacrilegio priuat Antiochum, sicut arbitrati
sunt qui haec ad illius gratiam conscripserunt; <milestone n="98" unit="section" />non enim praesumpsit
aliquid tale, ut ad templum accederet, sed sicut aiunt
inuenit non sperans. fuit ergo uoluntate iniquus impius et nihilominus
sine deo, quanta iussit mendacii superfluitas, quam ex ipsa re
cognoscere ualde facillimum est. <milestone n="99" unit="section" />non enim circa solos Graecos
discordia legum esse dinoscitur, sed maxime aduersus Aegyptios
et plurimos alios. *quem enim horum non contigit aliquando
circa nos peregrinari, ut aduersus solos renouata coniuratione per
<milestone n="100" unit="section" />effusionem sanguinis egeremus? uel quomodo possibile est, ut ad
has hostias omnes Iudaei colligerentur et tantis milibus ad gustandum
uiscera illa sufficerent, sicut ait Apion? <milestone n="101" unit="section" />uel cur inuentum hominem
quicumque fuit, non enim suo nomine conscripsit, *aut
quomodo eum in suam patriam rex non cum pompa deduxit, dum
posset hoc faciens ipse quidem putari pius et Graecorum amator
eximius, assumere uero contra Iudaeorum odium solacia magna
cunctorum? <milestone n="102" unit="section" />sed haec relinquo; insensatos enim non uerbis sed
operibus decet arguere. sciunt igitur omnes qui uiderunt constructionem
templi nostri, qualis fuerit, et intransgressibilem eius purificationis
integritatem. <milestone n="103" unit="section" />quattuor etenim habuit in circuitu porticus,
et harum singulae propriam secundum legem habuere custodiam;
in exteriorem itaque ingredi licebat omnibus etiam alienigenis;
mulieres tantummodo menstruatae transire prohibebantur. <milestone n="104" unit="section" />in secunda
uero porticu cuncti Iudaei ingrediebantur eorumque coniuges,
cum essent ab omni pollutione mundae, in tertia masculi Iudaeorum
mundi existentes atque purificati, in quartam autem sacerdotes
stolis induti sacerdotalibus, in adytum uero soli principes sacerdotum
propria stola circumamicti. <milestone n="105" unit="section" />tanta uero est circa omnia prouidentia
pietatis, ut secundum quasdam horas sacerdotes ingredi constitutum
sit; mane etenim aperto templo oportebat facientes traditas
hostias introire et meridie rursus, dum clauderetur templum. <milestone n="106" unit="section" />denique
nec uas aliquod portari licet in templum, sed erant in eo solummodo
posita altare mensa turibulum candelabrum, quae omnia et
in lege conscripta sunt. <milestone n="107" unit="section" />etenim nihil amplius neque mysteriorum
aliquorum ineffabilium agitur neque intus ulla epulatio ministratur;
haec enim quae praedicta sunt habent totius populi testimonium
manifestationemque gestorum. <milestone n="108" unit="section" />licet enim sint tribus quattuor sacerdotum
et harum tribuum singulae habeant hominum plus quam
quinque milia, fit tamen obseruatio particulariter per dies certos,
et his transactis alii succedentes ad sacrificia ueniunt et congregati
in templum mediante die a praecedentibus claues templi et
ad numerum omnia uasa percipiunt, nulla re, quae ad cibum aut
potum adtineat, in templo delata. <milestone n="9" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="109" unit="section" />talia namque etiam ad altare
offerre prohibitum est praeter illa, quae ad sacrificia praeparantur.
quid ergo Apionem esse dicimus nisi nihil horum examinantem
uerba incredula protulisse? sed turpe est; historiae enim ueram
notitiam se proferre grammaticus non promisit. <milestone n="110" unit="section" />et sciens templi
nostri pietatem hanc quidem praetermisit, hominis autem Graeci
compraehensionem finxit et pabulum ineffabile et ciborum opulentissimam
claritatem et seruos ingredientes ubi nec nobilissimos
Iudaeorum licet intrare, nisi fuerint sacerdotes. <milestone n="111" unit="section" />hoc ergo pessima
est impietas atque mendacium spontaneum ad eorum seductionem,
qui noluerint discutere ueritatem. per ea siquidem mala et ineffabilia,
quae praedicta sunt, nobis detrahere temptauerunt.
<milestone n="10" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="112" unit="section" /><milestone unit="para" />Rursumque tamquam piissimus deridet adiciens fabulae suae
Mnaseam. ait enim illum retulisse, dum bellum Iudaei contra Iudaeos
haberent longo quodam tempore in aliqua ciuitate Iudaeorum, qui Dorii
nominantur, quendam eorum qui in ea Apollinem colebat uenisse ad
Iudaeos, cuius hominis nomen dicit Zabidon deinde qui eis promisisset
traditurum se eis Apollinem deum Doriensium uenturumque illum ad
nostrum templum, si omnes abscederent. <milestone n="113" unit="section" />et credidisse omnem multitudinem
Iudaeorum; Zabidon uero fecisse quoddam machinamentum ligneum
et circumposuisse sibi et in eo tres ordines infixisse lucernarum et
ita ambulasse, ut procul stantibus appareret, quasi stellae per terram</foreign>
<milestone n="114" unit="section" />th\n porei/an poioume/nwn, tou\s me\n *)ioudai/ous u(po\ tou= parado/cou
th=s qe/as katapeplhgme/nous po/rrw me/nontas h(suxi/an a)/gein, to\n
de\ *za/bidon e)pi\ pollh=s h(suxi/as ei)s to\n nao\n parelqei=n kai\ th\n
xrush=n a)posu=rai tou= ka/nqwnos kefalh/n, ou(/tw ga\r a)stei+zo/menos
<milestone n="115" unit="section" />ge/grafen, kai\ pa/lin ei)s *dw=ra to\ ta/xos a)pelqei=n. a)=ra ou)=n kai\
h(mei=s a)\n ei)/poimen, o(/ti to\n ka/nqwna toute/stin e(auto\n *)api/wn e)piforti/zei
kai\ poiei= th=s mwrologi/as a(/ma kai\ tw=n yeusma/twn kata/gomon;
kai\ ga\r to/pous ou)k o)/ntas gra/fei kai\ po/leis ou)k ei)dw\s metati/qhsin.
<milestone n="116" unit="section" />h( me\n ga\r *)idoumai/a th=s h(mete/ras xw/ras e)sti\n o(/moros
kata\ *ga/zan keime/nh, kai\ *dw=ra tau/ths e)sti\n ou)demi/a po/lis, th=s
me/ntoi *foini/khs para\ to\ *karmh/lion o)/ros *dw=ra po/lis o)noma/zetai
mhde\n e)pikoinwnou=sa toi=s *)api/wnos fluarh/masi: tessa/rwn ga\r
<milestone n="117" unit="section" />h(merw=n o(do\n th=s *)ioudai/as a)fe/sthken. ti/ d' h(mw=n e)/ti kathgorei=
to\ mh\ koinou\s e)/xein toi=s a)/llois qeou/s, ei) r(a|di/ws ou(/tws e)pei/sqhsan
oi( pate/res h(mw=n h(/cein to\n *)apo/llwna pro\s au)tou\s kai\ meta\
tw=n a)/strwn e)pi\ th=s gh=s w)|h/qhsan o(ra=n au)to\n peripatou=nta;
<milestone n="118" unit="section" />lu/xnon ga\r ou)de/pw dh=lon o(/ti pro/sqen e(wra/kasin oi( ta\s tosau/tas
kai\ thlikau/tas luxnokai/+as e)pitelou=ntes, a)ll' ou)de/ tis au)tw=| badi/zonti
kata\ th\n xw/ran tw=n tosou/twn muria/dwn u(ph/nthsen, e)/rhma
de\ kai\ ta\ tei/xh fula/kwn eu(=re pole/mou sunesthko/tos, e)w= ta)=lla.
<milestone n="119" unit="section" />tou= naou= d' ai( qu/rai to\ me\n u(/yos h)=san e(ch/konta phxw=n, ei)/kosi
de\ to\ pla/tos, kata/xrusoi de\ pa=sai kai\ mikrou= dei=n sfurh/latoi:
tau/tas e)/kleion ou)k e)la/ttous o)/ntes a)/ndres diako/sioi kaq' e(ka/sthn
<milestone n="120" unit="section" />h(me/ran kai\ to\ katalipei=n h)noigme/nas h)=n a)qe/miton. r(a|di/ws ou)=n
au)ta\s o( luxnofo/ros e)kei=nos a)noi/cein oi)o/menos kai\ th\n tou= ka/nqwnos
w(s w)/|eto kefalh\n e)/xwn. po/teron ou)=n au)th\n pa/lin w(s h(ma=s a)ne/streyen
h)\ labw\n a)piw\n au)th\n ei)seko/misen, i(/na *)anti/oxos eu(/rh|
<milestone n="11" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="121" unit="section" /></p><p>pro\s deute/ran *)api/wni muqologi/an katayeu/sasqai/ tina kai\
o(/rkon h(mw=n w(s o)mnuo/ntwn to\n qeo\n to\n poih/santa to\n ou)rano\n
kai\ th\n gh=n kai\ th\n qa/lassan mhdeni\ eu)noh/sein a)llofu/lw|, ma/lista
<milestone n="122" unit="section" />de\ *(/ellhsin. e)/dei de\ katayeudo/menon a(/pac ei)pei=n mhdeni\ eu)noh/sein
a)llofu/lw|, ma/lista d' *ai)gupti/ois: ou(/tws ga\r a)\n toi=s e)c a)rxh=s
au)tou= pla/smasin h(/rmotten ta\ peri\ to\n o(/rkon, ei)/per h)=san u(po\
*ai)gupti/wn tw=n suggenw=n oi( pate/res h(mw=n ou)xi\ dia\ ponhri/an
<milestone n="123" unit="section" />a)ll' e)pi\ sumforai=s e)celhlame/noi. tw=n *(ellh/nwn de\ ple/on toi=s
to/pois h)\ toi=s e)pithdeu/masin a)festh/kamen, w(/ste mhdemi/an h(mi=n
ei)=nai pro\s au)tou\s e)/xqran mhde\ zhlotupi/an. tou)nanti/on me/ntoi
polloi\ par' au)tw=n ei)s tou\s h(mete/rous no/mous sune/bhsan ei)selqei=n,
kai/ tines me\n e)ne/meinan, ei)si\ d' oi(\ th\n karteri/an ou)x u(pomei/nantes
pa/lin a)pe/sthsan. <milestone n="124" unit="section" />kai\ tou/twn ou)dei\s pw/pote to\n o(/rkon ei)=pen
a)kou=sai par' h(mi=n o)mwmosme/non, a)lla\ mo/nos *)api/wn, w(s e)/oiken,
h)/kousen: au)to\s ga\r o( sunqei\s au)to\n h)=n.
<milestone n="12" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="125" unit="section" /></p><p>*sfo/dra toi/nun th=s pollh=s sune/sews kai\ e)pi\ tw=| me/llonti
r(hqh/sesqai qauma/zein a)/cio/n e)stin *)api/wna: tekmh/rion ga\r ei)=nai/
fhsin tou= mh/te no/mois h(ma=s xrh=sqai dikai/ois mh/te to\n qeo\n eu)sebei=n
w(s prosh=ken, douleu/ein de\ ma=llon e)/qnesin [kai\] a)/llote a)/llois
kai\ to\ kexrh=sqai sumforai=s tisi peri\ th\n po/lin, au)toi\ dh=lon o(/ti
po/lews h(gemonikwta/ths *(rwmai/ois e)k tw=n a)/nwqen a)/rxein, a)lla\ mh\
<milestone n="126" unit="section" />douleu/ein suneiqisme/nwn: kai/toi tou/twn a)/n tis a)po/sxoito toiau/ths
megaloyuxi/as. tw=n me\n ga\r a)/llwn ou)k e)/stin o(/stis a)nqrw/pwn
ou)x i(kanw=s kaq' au(tou= fai/h tou=ton u(p' *)api/wnos lele/xqai
<milestone n="127" unit="section" />to\n lo/gon: o)li/gois me\n ga\r u(ph=rcen e)f' h(gemoni/as diakairopti/as
gene/sqai, kai\ tou/tous ai( metabolai\ pa/lin a)/llois douleu/ein u(pe/zeucan,
<milestone n="128" unit="section" />to\ plei=ston de\ fu=lon a)/llwn u(pakh/koen polla/kis. *ai)gu/ptioi
d' a)/ra mo/noi dia\ to\ katafugei=n, w(/s fasin, ei)s th\n xw/ran au)tw=n
tou\s qeou\s kai\ swqh=nai metaba/llontas ei)s morfa\s qhri/wn e)cai/reton
ge/ras eu(/ronto to\ mhdeni\ douleu=sai tw=n th=s *)asi/as h)\ th=s
*eu)rw/phs krathsa/ntwn, oi( mi/an h(me/ran e)k tou= panto\s ai)w=nos e)leuqeri/as
<milestone n="129" unit="section" />ou) tuxo/ntes a)ll' ou)de\ para\ tw=n oi)kodespotw=n. o(/ntina me\n
ga\r au)toi=s e)xrh/santo *pe/rsai tro/pon ou)x a(/pac mo/non a)lla\ kai\ polla/kis
porqou=ntes ta\s po/leis i(era\ kataska/ptontes tou\s par' au)toi=s
<milestone n="130" unit="section" />nomizome/nous qeou\s katasfa/zontes, ou)k a)\n o)neidi/saimi: mimei=sqai
ga\r ou) prosh=ken th\n *)api/wnos a)paideusi/an, o(\s ou)/te ta\s *)aqhnai/wn
tu/xas ou)/te ta\s *lakedaimoni/wn e)neno/hsen, w(=n tou\s me\n a)ndreiota/tous
<milestone n="131" unit="section" />ei)=nai, tou\s de\ eu)sebesta/tous tw=n *(ellh/nwn a(/pantes le/gousin. e)w=
basile/as tou\s e)p' eu)sebei/a| diabohqe/ntas [w(=n e(/na *kroi=son], oi(/ais
e)xrh/santo sumforai=s bi/ou: e)w= th\n kataprhsqei=san *)aqhnai/wn
a)kro/polin, to\n e)n *)efe/sw| nao/n, to\n e)n *delfoi=s, a)/llous muri/ous,
kai\ ou)dei\s w)nei/disen tau=ta toi=s paqou=sin, a)lla\ toi=s dra/sasin.
<milestone n="132" unit="section" />kaino\s de\ kath/goros h(mw=n *)api/wn hu(re/qh tw=n i)di/wn au)tou= peri\
th\n *ai)/gupton kakw=n e)klaqo/menos, a)lla\ *se/swstris au)to\n o( muqeuo/menos
*ai)gu/ptou basileu\s e)tu/flwsen: h(mei=s de\ tou\s h(mete/rous ou)k
a)\n ei)/poimen basile/as *daui/dhn kai\ *solomw=na polla\ xeirwsame/nous
e)/qnh. <milestone n="133" unit="section" />tou/tous me\n ou)=n parali/pwmen: ta\ de\ gnw/rima pa=sin *)api/wn
h)gno/hken, o(/ti *persw=n kai\ met' e)kei/nous h(goume/nwn th=s *)asi/as *makedo/nwn
*ai)gu/ptioi me\n e)dou/leuon a)ndrapo/dwn ou)de\n diafe/rontes,
<milestone n="134" unit="section" />h(mei=s de\ o)/ntes e)leu/qeroi prose/ti kai\ tw=n pe/ric po/lewn h)/rxomen
e)/th sxedo\n ei)/kosi/ pou kai\ <num>r</num> me/xri *ma/gnou *pomphi/ou, kai\ pa/ntwn
e)kpolemhqe/ntwn pro\s *(rwmai/wn tw=n pantaxou= basile/wn mo/noi
dia\ pi/stin oi( par' h(mi=n su/mmaxoi kai\ fi/loi diefula/xqhsan.
<milestone n="13" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="135" unit="section" /></p><p>*)alla\ qaumastou\s a)/ndras ou) paresxh/kamen oi(=on texnw=n
tinwn eu(reta\s h)\ sofi/a| diafe/rontas. kai\ katariqmei= *swkra/thn
kai\ *zh/nwna kai\ *klea/nqhn kai\ toiou/tous tina/s. ei)=ta to\ qaumasiw/taton
toi=s ei)rhme/nois au)to\s e(auto\n prosti/qhsi kai\ makari/zei
<milestone n="136" unit="section" />th\n *)aleca/ndreian, o(/ti toiou=ton e)/xei poli/thn: e)/dei ga\r au)tw=| ma/rturos
e(autou=: toi=s me\n ga\r a)/llois a(/pasin o)xlagwgo\s e)do/kei ponhro\s
ei)=nai kai\ tw=| bi/w| kai\ tw=| lo/gw| diefqarme/nos, w(/ste ei)ko/tws
e)leh/sai tis a)\n th\n *)aleca/ndreian, ei)/per e)pi\ tou/tw| me/ga e)fro/nei.
peri\ de\ tw=n par' h(mi=n a)ndrw=n gegono/twn ou)deno\s h(=tton e)pai/nou
tugxa/nein a)ci/wn i)/sasin oi( tai=s h(mete/rais a)rxaiologi/ais e)ntugxa/nontes.
<milestone n="14" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="137" unit="section" /></p><p>*ta\ loipa\ tw=n e)n th=| kathgori/a| gegramme/nwn a)/cion h)=n
i)/sws a)napolo/ghta paralipei=n, i(/n' au)to\s au)tou= kai\ tw=n a)/llwn
*ai)gupti/wn h)=| o( kathgorw=n: e)gkalei= ga\r, o(/ti zw=|a qu/omen kai\ xoi=ron
<milestone n="138" unit="section" />ou)k e)sqi/omen kai\ th\n tw=n ai)doi/wn xleua/zei peritomh/n. to\ me\n
ou)=n peri\ th=s tw=n h(me/rwn zw/|wn a)naire/sews koino/n e)sti kai\ pro\s
tou\s a)/llous a)nqrw/pous a(/pantas, *)api/wn de\ toi=s qu/ousin e)gkalw=n
au(to\n e)ch/legcen o)/nta to\ ge/nos *ai)gu/ption: ou) ga\r a)\n *(/ellhn
w)\n h)\ *makedw\n e)xale/painen: ou(=toi ga\r eu)/xontai qu/ein e(kato/mbas
toi=s qeoi=s kai\ xrw=ntai toi=s i(erei/ois pro\s eu)wxi/an, kai\ ou) dia\
tou=to sumbe/bhken e)rhmou=sqai to\n ko/smon tw=n boskhma/twn, o(/per
*)api/wn e)/deisen. <milestone n="139" unit="section" />ei) me/ntoi toi=s *ai)gupti/wn e)/qesin h)kolou/qoun
a(/pantes, h)rh/mwto me\n a)\n o( ko/smos tw=n a)nqrw/pwn, tw=n a)griwta/twn
de\ qhri/wn e)plhqu/nqh, a(\ qeou\s ou(=toi nomi/zontes e)pimelw=s
e)ktre/fousin. <milestone n="140" unit="section" />kai\ mh\n ei)/ tis au)to\n h)/reto, tw=n pa/ntwn *ai)gupti/wn
ti/nas ei)=nai kai\ sofwta/tous kai\ qeosebei=s nomi/zei, pa/ntws a)\n w(molo/ghse
<milestone n="141" unit="section" />tou\s i(erei=s: du/o ga\r au)tou/s fasin u(po\ tw=n basile/wn e)c
a)rxh=s tau=ta prosteta/xqai, th\n tw=n qew=n qerapei/an kai\ th=s sofi/as
th\n e)pime/leian. e)kei=noi toi/nun a(/pantes kai\ perite/mnontai
kai\ xoirei/wn a)pe/xontai brwma/twn, ou) mh\n ou)de\ tw=n a)/llwn *ai)gupti/wn
<milestone n="142" unit="section" />ou)de\ ei(=s u(=n qu/ei toi=s qeoi=s. a)=r' ou)=n tuflo\s h)=n to\n nou=n
*)api/wn u(pe\r *ai)gupti/wn h(mi=n loidorei=n sunqe/menos, e)kei/nwn de\
kathgorw=n, oi(/ ge mh\ mo/non xrw=ntai toi=s u(po\ tou/tou loidoroume/nois
e)/qesin, a)lla\ kai\ tou\s a)/llous e)di/dacan perite/mnesqai, kaqa/per
ei)/rhken *(hro/dotos; <milestone n="143" unit="section" />o(/qen ei)ko/tws moi dokei= th=s ei)s tou\s
patri/ous au)tou= no/mous blasfhmi/as dou=nai di/khn *)api/wn th\n pre/pousan:
perietmh/qh ga\r e)c a)na/gkhs e(lkw/sews au)tw=| peri\ to\ ai)doi=on
genome/nhs. kai\ mhde\n w)felhqei\s u(po\ th=s peritomh=s a)lla\
shpo/menos e)n deinai=s o)du/nais a)pe/qanen. <milestone n="144" unit="section" />dei= ga\r tou\s eu)= fronou=ntas
toi=s me\n oi)kei/ois no/mois peri\ th\n eu)se/beian a)kribw=s e)mme/nein,
tou\s de\ tw=n a)/llwn mh\ loidorei=n: o( de\ tou/tous me\n e)/fugen, tw=n
h(mete/rwn de\ kateyeu/sato. tou=to me\n *)api/wni tou= bi/ou to\ te/los
e)ge/neto kai\ tou=to [par'] h(mw=n e)ntau=qa to\ pe/ras e)/stw tou= lo/gou.
<milestone n="15" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="145" unit="section" /></p><p>*)epei\ de\ kai\ *)apollw/nios o( *mo/lwn kai\ *lusi/maxos kai/
tines a)/lloi ta\ me\n u(p' a)gnoi/as, to\ plei=ston de\ kata\ dusme/neian
peri/ te tou= nomoqeth/santos h(mi=n *mwse/ws kai\ peri\ tw=n no/mwn
pepoi/hntai lo/gous ou)/te dikai/ous ou)/te a)lhqei=s, to\n me\n w(s go/hta
kai\ a)patew=na diaba/llontes, tou\s no/mous de\ kaki/as h(mi=n kai\ ou)demia=s
a)reth=s fa/skontes ei)=nai didaska/lous, bou/lomai sunto/mws kai\
peri\ th=s o(/lhs h(mw=n katasta/sews tou= politeu/matos kai\ peri\ tw=n
<milestone n="146" unit="section" />kata\ me/ros w(s a)\n w)= dunato\s ei)pei=n. oi)=mai ga\r e)/sesqai fanero/n,
o(/ti kai\ pro\s eu)se/beian kai\ pro\s koinwni/an th\n met' a)llh/lwn kai\
pro\s th\n kaqo/lou filanqrwpi/an e)/ti de\ pro\s dikaiosu/nhn kai\ th\n
e)n toi=s po/nois karteri/an kai\ qana/tou perifro/nhsin a)/rista keime/nous
<milestone n="147" unit="section" />e)/xomen tou\s no/mous. parakalw= de\ tou\s e)nteucome/nous th=|
grafh=| mh\ meta\ fqo/nou poiei=sqai th\n a)na/gnwsin: ou) ga\r e)gkw/mion
h(mw=n au)tw=n proeilo/mhn suggra/fein, a)lla\ polla\ kai\ yeudh= kathgoroume/nois
h(mi=n tau/thn a)pologi/an dikaiota/thn ei)=nai nomi/zw th\n
<milestone n="148" unit="section" />a)po\ tw=n no/mwn, kaq' ou(\s zw=ntes diatelou=men. a)/llws te kai\ th\n
kathgori/an o( *)apollw/nios ou)k a)qro/an w(/sper o( *)api/wn e)/tacen,
a)lla\ spora/dhn, kai\ dh\ ei)/pas pote\ me\n w(s a)qe/ous kai\ misanqrw/pous
loidorei=, pote\ d' au)= deili/an h(mi=n o)neidi/zei kai\ tou)/mpalin
e)/stin o(/pou to/lman kathgorei= kai\ a)po/noian. le/gei de\ kai\ a)fuesta/tous
ei)=nai tw=n barba/rwn kai\ dia\ tou=to mhde\n ei)s to\n bi/on eu(/rhma
sumbeblh=sqai mo/nous. <milestone n="149" unit="section" />tau=ta de\ pa/nta dielegxqh/sesqai nomi/zw
safw=s, ei) ta)nanti/a tw=n ei)rhme/nwn fanei/h kai\ dia\ tw=n no/mwn
h(mi=n prostetagme/na kai\ pratto/mena meta\ pa/shs a)kribei/as u(f'
h(mw=n. <milestone n="150" unit="section" />ei) d' a)/ra biasqei/hn mnhsqh=nai tw=n par' e(te/rois u(penanti/ws
nenomisme/nwn, tou/tou di/kaioi th\n ai)ti/an e)/xein ei)si\n oi( ta\
par' h(mi=n w(s xei/rw paraba/llein a)ciou=ntes: oi(=s ou)de/teron a)poleifqh/sesqai
nomi/zw le/gein, ou)/q' w(s ou)xi\ tou/tous e)/xomen tou\s
no/mous, w(=n e)gw\ paraqh/somai tou\s kefalaiwdesta/tous, ou)/q' w(s
ou)xi\ ma/lista pa/ntwn e)mme/nomen toi=s e(autw=n no/mois.
<milestone n="16" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="151" unit="section" /></p><p>*mikro\n ou)=n a)nalabw\n to\n lo/gon tou=t' a)\n ei)/poimi prw=ton,
o(/ti tw=n a)no/mws kai\ a)ta/ktws biou/ntwn oi( ta/cews kai\ no/mou
koinwni/as e)piqumhtai\ geno/menoi kai\ prw=toi kata/rcantes ei)ko/tws
<milestone n="152" unit="section" />a)\n h(mero/thti kai\ fu/sews a)reth=| dienegkei=n marturhqei=en. a)me/lei
peirw=ntai ta\ par' au)toi=s e(/kastoi pro\s to\ a)rxaio/taton a)na/gein,
i(/na mh\ mimei=sqai do/cwsin e(te/rous, a)ll' au)toi\ tou= zh=n nomi/mws
a)/llois u(fhgh/sasqai. <milestone n="153" unit="section" />tou/twn de\ tou=ton e)xo/ntwn to\n tro/pon a)reth\
me/n e)sti nomoqe/tou ta\ be/ltista sunidei=n kai\ pei=sai tou\s xrhsome/nous
peri\ tw=n u(p' au)tou= tiqeme/nwn, plh/qous de\ to\ pa=si toi=s
do/casin e)mmei=nai kai\ mh/te eu)tuxi/ais mh/te sumforai=s au)tw=n mhde\n
metaba/llein. <milestone n="154" unit="section" />fhmi\ toi/nun to\n h(me/teron nomoqe/thn tw=n o(poudhpotou=n
mnhmoneuome/nwn nomoqetw=n proa/gein a)rxaio/thti: *lukou=rgoi
ga\r kai\ *so/lwnes kai\ *za/leukos o( tw=n *lokrw=n kai\ pa/ntes oi( qaumazo/menoi
para\ toi=s *(/ellhsin e)xqe\s dh\ kai\ prw/|hn w(s pro\s e)kei=non
paraballo/menoi fai/nontai gegono/tes, o(/pou ge mhd' au)to\ tou)/noma
<milestone n="155" unit="section" />pa/lai e)gignw/sketo tou= no/mou para\ toi=s *(/ellhsi. kai\ ma/rtus *(/omhros
ou)damou= th=s poih/sews au)tw=| xrhsa/menos: ou)de\ ga\r h)=n kata\
tou=ton, a)lla\ gnw/mais a)ori/stois ta\ plh/qh diw|kei=to kai\ prosta/gmasi
tw=n basile/wn, a)f' ou(= kai\ me/xri pollou= die/meinan e)/qesin
a)gra/fois xrw/menoi kai\ polla\ tou/twn a)ei\ pro\s to\ suntugxa/non
metatiqe/ntes. <milestone n="156" unit="section" />o( d' h(me/teros nomoqe/ths a)rxaio/tatos gegonw/s, tou=to
ga\r dh/pouqen o(mologei=tai kai\ para\ toi=s pa/nta kaq' h(mw=n le/gousin,
e(auto/n te pare/sxen a)/riston toi=s plh/qesin h(gemo/na kai\ su/mboulon
th/n te kataskeuh\n au)toi=s o(/lhn tou= bi/ou tw=| no/mw| perilabw\n
e)/peisen parade/casqai kai\ bebaiota/thn ei)s a)ei\ fulaxqh=nai
pareskeu/asen.
<milestone n="17" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="157" unit="section" /></p><p>*)/idwmen de\ tw=n e)/rgwn au)tou= to\ prw=ton megalei=on: e)kei=nos
ga\r tou\s progo/nous h(mw=n, e)pei/per e)/docen au)toi=s th\n *ai)/gupton
e)klipou=sin e)pi\ th\n pa/trion gh=n e)panie/nai, polla\s ta\s muria/das
paralabw\n e)k pollw=n kai\ a)mhxa/nwn die/swsen ei)s a)sfa/leian: kai\
ga\r th\n a)/nudron au)tou\s kai\ pollh\n ya/mmon e)/dei diodoiporh=sai
kai\ nikh=sai polemi/ous kai\ te/kna kai\ gunai=kas kai\ lei/an o(mou= sw/zein
maxome/nous. <milestone n="158" unit="section" />e)n oi(=s a(/pasi kai\ strathgo\s a)/ristos e)ge/neto kai\
su/mboulos sunetw/tatos kai\ pa/ntwn khdemw\n a)lhqe/statos. a(/pan
de\ to\ plh=qos ei)s e(auto\n a)nhrth=sqai pareskeu/asen, kai\ peri\ panto\s
e)/xwn peisqe/ntas [a)nti\ tou= keleusqe/ntos] ei)s ou)demi/an oi)kei/an
e)/laben tau=ta pleoneci/an, a)ll' e)n w(=| ma/lista tou= kairou= duna/meis
me\n au)toi=s periba/llontai kai\ turanni/das oi( proesthko/tes, e)qi/zousi
<milestone n="159" unit="section" />de\ ta\ plh/qh meta\ pollh=s zh=n a)nomi/as, e)n tou/tw| th=s e)cousi/as
e)kei=nos kaqesthkw\s tou)nanti/on w)|h/qh dei=n eu)sebei=n kai\ pollh\n
eu)/noian toi=s laoi=s e)mparasxei=n, ou(/tws au)to/s te ta\ ma/lista th\n
a)reth\n e)pidei/cein th\n au)tou= nomi/zwn kai\ swthri/an toi=s au)to\n h(gemo/na
pepoihme/nois bebaiota/thn pare/cein. <milestone n="160" unit="section" />kalh=s ou)=n au)tw=| proaire/sews
kai\ pra/cewn mega/lwn e)pitugxanome/nwn ei)ko/tws e)no/mizen
h(gemo/na te kai\ su/mboulon qeo\n e)/xein, kai\ pei/sas pro/teron e(auto\n
o(/ti kata\ th\n e)kei/nou bou/lhsin a(/panta pra/ttei kai\ dianoei=tai,
tau/thn w)/|eto dei=n pro\ panto\s e)mpoih=sai th\n u(po/lhyin toi=s plh/qesin:
oi( ga\r pisteu/santes e)piskopei=n qeo\n tou\s e(autw=n bi/ous
<milestone n="161" unit="section" />ou)qe\n a)ne/xontai e)camartei=n. toiou=tos me\n dh/ tis [au)to\s] h(mw=n o(
nomoqe/ths, ou) go/hs ou)d' a)patew/n, a(/per loidorou=ntes le/gousin
a)di/kws, a)ll' oi(/ous para\ toi=s *(/ellhsin au)xou=sin to\n *mi/nw gegone/nai
<milestone n="162" unit="section" />kai\ meta\ tau=ta tou\s a)/llous nomoqe/tas: oi( me\n ga\r au)tw=n
tou\s no/mous u(poti/qentai, o( de/ ge *mi/nws e)/legen o(/ti ei)s to\n *)apo/llw
kai\ to\ *delfiko\n au)tou= mantei=on ta\s tw=n no/mwn mantei/as a)ne/feren,
h)/toi ta)lhqe\s ou(/tws e)/xein nomi/zontes h)\ pei/sein r(a=|on u(polamba/nontes.
<milestone n="163" unit="section" />ti/s d' h)=n o( ma/lista katorqw/sas tou\s no/mous kai\ th=s
dikaiota/ths peri\ qeou= pi/stews e)pituxw/n, pa/restin e)c au)tw=n katanoei=n
tw=n no/mwn a)ntiparaba/llontas: h)/dh ga\r peri\ tou/twn lekte/on.
<milestone n="164" unit="section" />ou)kou=n a)/peiroi me\n ai( kata\ me/ros tw=n e)qw=n kai\ tw=n no/mwn para\
toi=s a(/pasin a)nqrw/pois diaforai/, * kefalaiwdw=s a)\n e)pi/oi tis:
oi( me\n ga\r monarxi/ais, oi( de\ tai=s o)li/gwn dunastei/ais, a)/lloi de\
<milestone n="165" unit="section" />toi=s plh/qesin e)pe/treyan th\n e)cousi/an tw=n politeuma/twn. o( d'
h(me/teros nomoqe/ths ei)s me\n tou/twn ou)dotiou=n a)pei=den, w(s d' a)/n
tis ei)/poi biasa/menos to\n lo/gon qeokrati/an a)pe/deice to\ poli/teuma
<milestone n="166" unit="section" />qew=| th\n a)rxh\n kai\ to\ kra/tos a)naqei/s. kai\ pei/sas ei)s e)kei=non
a(/pantas a)fora=n w(s ai)/tion me\n a(pa/ntwn o)/nta tw=n a)gaqw=n, a(\
koinh=| te pa=sin a)nqrw/pois u(pa/rxei kai\ o(/swn e)/tuxon au)toi\ dehqe/ntes
e)n a)mhxa/nois, laqei=n de\ th\n e)kei/nou gnw/mhn ou)k e)no\n ou)/te tw=n
<milestone n="167" unit="section" />prattome/nwn ou)de\n ou)/q' w(=n a)/n tis par' au)tw=| dianohqh=|, e(/na au)to\n
a)pe/fhne kai\ a)ge/nhton kai\ pro\s to\n a)i/dion xro/non a)nalloi/wton
pa/shs i)de/as qnhth=s ka/llei diafe/ronta kai\ duna/mei me\n h(mi=n gnw/rimon,
<milestone n="168" unit="section" />o(poi=os de\ kat' ou)si/an [e)sti\n] a)/gnwston. tau=ta peri\ qeou=
fronei=n oi( sofw/tatoi par' *(/ellhsin o(/ti me\n e)dida/xqhsan e)kei/nou
ta\s a)rxa\s parasxo/ntos, e)w= nu=n le/gein, o(/ti d' e)sti\ kala\ kai\ pre/ponta
th=| tou= qeou= fu/sei kai\ megaleio/thti, sfo/dra memarturh/kasi:
kai\ ga\r *puqago/ras kai\ *)anacago/ras kai\ *pla/twn oi(/ te met'
e)kei=non a)po\ th=s stoa=s filo/sofoi kai\ mikrou= dei=n a(/pantes ou(/tws
<milestone n="169" unit="section" />fai/nontai peri\ th=s tou= qeou= fu/sews pefronhko/tes. a)ll' oi( me\n
pro\s o)li/gous filosofou=ntes ei)s plh/qh do/cais prokateilhmme/na
th\n a)lh/qeian tou= do/gmatos e)cenegkei=n ou)k e)to/lmhsan, o( de\ h(me/teros
nomoqe/ths a(/te dh\ ta\ e)/rga pare/xwn su/mfwna toi=s lo/gois ou)
mo/non tou\s kaq' au(to\n e)/peisen, a)lla\ kai\ toi=s e)c e)kei/nwn a)ei\ genhsome/nois
<milestone n="170" unit="section" />th\n peri\ qeou= pi/stin e)ne/fusen a)metaki/nhton. ai)/tion
d' o(/ti kai\ tw=| tro/pw| th=s nomoqesi/as pro\s to\ xrh/simon pa/ntwn
a)ei\ polu\ dih/negken: ou) ga\r me/ros a)reth=s e)poi/hsen th\n eu)se/beian,
a)lla\ tau/ths me/rh ta)=lla, le/gw de\ th\n dikaiosu/nhn th\n swfrosu/nhn
th\n karteri/an th\n tw=n politw=n pro\s a)llh/lous e)n a(/pasi sumfwni/an:
<milestone n="171" unit="section" />a(/pasai ga\r ai( pra/ceis kai\ diatribai\ kai\ lo/goi pa/ntes e)pi\
th\n pro\s qeo\n h(mi=n eu)se/beian a)nafe/rousin: ou)de\n ga\r tou/twn
a)nece/taston ou)de\ a)o/riston pare/lipen. du/o me\n ga/r ei)sin a(pa/shs
paidei/as tro/poi kai\ th=s peri\ ta\ h)/qh kataskeuh=s, w(=n o( me\n lo/gw|
<milestone n="172" unit="section" />didaskaliko/s, o( de\ dia\ th=s a)skh/sews tw=n h)qw=n. oi( me\n ou)=n a)/lloi
nomoqe/tai tai=s gnw/mais die/sthsan kai\ to\n e(/teron au)tw=n o(\n e)/docen
e(ka/stois e(lo/menoi to\n e(/teron pare/lipon, oi(=on *lakedaimo/nioi me\n
kai\ *krh=tes e)/qesin e)pai/deuon, ou) lo/gois, *)aqhnai=oi de\ kai\ sxedo\n
oi( a)/lloi pa/ntes *(/ellhnes a(\ me\n xrh\ pra/ttein h)\ mh\ prose/tasson
dia\ tw=n no/mwn, tou= de\ pro\s au)ta\ dia\ tw=n e)/rgwn e)qi/zein w)ligw/roun.
<milestone n="18" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="173" unit="section" /></p><p>*(o d' h(me/teros nomoqe/ths a)/mfw tau=ta sunh/rmosen kata\
pollh\n e)pime/leian: ou)/te ga\r kwfh\n a)pe/lipe th\n tw=n h)qw=n a)/skhsin
ou)/te to\n e)k tou= no/mou lo/gon a)/prakton ei)/asen, a)ll' eu)qu\s a)po\
th=s prw/ths a)rca/menos trofh=s kai\ th=s kata\ to\n oi)=kon e(ka/stwn
diai/ths ou)de\n ou)de\ tw=n braxuta/twn au)tecou/sion e)pi\ tai=s boulh/sesi
<milestone n="174" unit="section" />tw=n xrhsome/nwn kate/lipen, a)lla\ kai\ peri\ siti/wn, o(/swn a)pe/xesqai
xrh\ kai\ ti/na prosfe/resqai, kai\ peri\ tw=n koinwnhso/ntwn th=s diai/ths
e)/rgwn te suntoni/as kai\ tou)/mpalin a)napau/sews o(/ron e)/qhken
au)to\s kai\ kano/na to\n no/mon, i(/n' w(/sper u(po\ patri\ tou/tw| kai\ despo/th|
zw=ntes mh/te boulo/menoi mhqe\n mh/q' u(p' a)gnoi/as a(marta/nwmen.
<milestone n="175" unit="section" />ou)de\ ga\r th\n a)po\ th=s a)gnoi/as u(poti/mhsin kate/lipen, a)lla\
kai\ ka/lliston kai\ a)nagkaio/taton a)pe/deice pai/deuma to\n no/mon,
ou)k ei)sa/pac a)kroasome/nois ou)de\ di\s h)\ polla/kis, a)ll' e(ka/sths
e(bdoma/dos tw=n a)/llwn e)/rgwn a)feme/nous e)pi\ th\n a)kro/asin e)ke/leuse
tou= no/mou sulle/gesqai kai\ tou=ton a)kribw=s e)kmanqa/nein: o(\ dh\
pa/ntes e)oi/kasin oi( nomoqe/tai paralipei=n.
<milestone n="19" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="176" unit="section" /></p><p>*kai\ tosou=ton oi( plei=stoi tw=n a)nqrw/pwn a)pe/xousi tou=
kata\ tou\s oi)kei/ous no/mous zh=n, w(/ste sxedo\n au)tou\s ou)d' i)/sasin,
a)ll' o(/tan e)cama/rtwsin, to/te par' a)/llwn manqa/nousin, o(/ti to\n
<milestone n="177" unit="section" />no/mon parabebh/kasin, oi(/ te ta\s megi/stas kai\ kuriwta/tas par'
au)toi=s a)rxa\s dioikou=ntes o(mologou=si th\n a)/gnoian: e)pista/tas ga\r
parakaqi/stantai th=s tw=n pragma/twn oi)konomi/as tou\s e)mpeiri/an
e)/xein tw=n no/mwn u(pisxnoume/nous. <milestone n="178" unit="section" />h(mw=n de\ o(ntinou=n tis e)/roito
tou\s no/mous r(a=|on a)\n ei)/poi pa/ntas h)\ tou)/noma to\ e(autou=. toigarou=n
a)po\ th=s prw/ths eu)qu\s ai)sqh/sews au)tou\s e)kmanqa/nontes e)/xomen
e)n tai=s yuxai=s w(/sper e)gkexaragme/nous, kai\ spa/nios me\n o(
parabai/nwn, a)du/natos d' h( th=s kola/sews parai/thsis.
<milestone n="20" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="179" unit="section" /></p><p>*tou=to prw=ton a(pa/ntwn th\n qaumasth\n o(mo/noian h(mi=n
e)mpepoi/hken: to\ ga\r mi/an me\n e)/xein kai\ th\n au)th\n do/can peri\
qeou=, tw=| bi/w| de\ kai\ toi=s e)/qesi mhde\n a)llh/lwn diafe/rein, kalli/sthn
e)n h)/qesin a)nqrw/pwn sumfwni/an a)potelei=. <milestone n="180" unit="section" />par' h(mi=n ga\r
mo/nois ou)/te peri\ qeou= lo/gous a)kou/setai/ tis a)llh/lois u(penanti/ous,
o(poi=a polla\ par' e(te/rois ou)x u(po\ tw=n tuxo/ntwn mo/non kata\ to\
prospeso\n e(ka/stw| le/getai pa/qos, a)lla\ kai\ para/ tisi tw=n filoso/fwn
a)poteto/lmhtai, tw=n me\n th\n o(/lhn tou= qeou= fu/sin a)nairei=n
toi=s lo/gois e)pikexeirhko/twn, a)/llwn de\ th\n u(pe\r a)nqrw/pwn au)to\n
<milestone n="181" unit="section" />pro/noian a)fairoume/nwn: ou)/t' e)n toi=s e)pithdeu/masi tw=n bi/wn o)/yetai
diafora/n, a)lla\ koina\ me\n e)/rga pa/ntwn par' h(mi=n, ei(=s de\ lo/gos
o( tw=| no/mw| sumfwnw=n peri\ qeou= pa/nta le/gwn e)kei=non e)fora=n.
kai\ mh\n peri\ tw=n kata\ to\n bi/on e)pithdeuma/twn, o(/ti dei= pa/nta
ta)=lla te/los e)/xein th\n eu)se/beian, kai\ gunaikw=n a)kou/seien a)/n tis
kai\ tw=n oi)ketw=n.
<milestone n="21" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="182" unit="section" /></p><p>*(/oqen dh\ kai\ to\ profero/menon h(mi=n u(po/ tinwn e)/gklhma,
to\ dh\ mh\ kainw=n eu(reta\s e)/rgwn h)\ lo/gwn a)/ndras parasxei=n, e)nteu=qen
sumbe/bhken: oi( me\n ga\r a)/lloi to\ mhdeni\ tw=n patri/wn e)mme/nein
kalo\n ei)=nai nomi/zousi kai\ toi=s tolmw=si tau=ta parabai/nein
<milestone n="183" unit="section" />ma/lista sofi/as deino/thta marturou=sin, h(mei=s de\ tou)nanti/on mi/an
ei)=nai kai\ fro/nhsin kai\ a)reth\n u(peilh/famen to\ mhde\n o(/lws u(penanti/on
mh/te pra=cai mh/te dianohqh=nai toi=s e)c a)rxh=s nomoqethqei=sin.
o(/per ei)ko/tws a)\n ei)/h tekmh/rion tou= ka/llista to\n no/mon
teqh=nai: ta\ ga\r mh\ tou=ton e)/xonta to\n tro/pon ai( pei=rai deo/mena
diorqw/sews e)le/gxousin.
<milestone n="22" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="184" unit="section" /></p><p>*(hmi=n de\ toi=s peisqei=sin e)c a)rxh=s teqh=nai to\n no/mon
kata\ qeou= bou/lhsin ou)d' eu)sebe\s h)=n tou=ton mh\ fula/ttein: ti/ ga\r
au)tou= tis a)\n metakinh/seien h)\ ti/ ka/llion e)ceu=ren h)\ ti/ par' e(te/rwn
w(s a)/meinon meth/negken; a)=ra/ ge th\n o(/lhn kata/stasin tou= politeu/matos;
<milestone n="185" unit="section" />kai\ ti/s a)\n kalli/wn h)\ dikaiote/ra ge/noito th=s qeo\n me\n h(gemo/na
tw=n o(/lwn pepoihme/nhs, toi=s i(ereu=si de\ koinh=| me\n ta\ me/gista
dioikei=n e)pitrepou/shs, tw=| de\ pa/ntwn a)rxierei= pa/lin au)= pepisteukui/as
<milestone n="186" unit="section" />th\n tw=n a)/llwn i(ere/wn h(gemoni/an; ou(\s ou) kata\ plou=ton ou)de/
tisin a)/llais prou/xontas au)toma/tois pleoneci/ais to\ prw=ton eu)qu\s
o( nomoqe/ths e)pi\ th\n timh\n e)/tacen, a)ll' o(/soi tw=n met' au)tou= peiqoi=
te kai\ swfrosu/nh| tw=n a)/llwn die/feron, tou/tois th\n peri\ to\n
<milestone n="187" unit="section" />qeo\n ma/lista qerapei/an e)nexei/risen. tou=to d' h)=n kai\ tou= no/mou
kai\ tw=n a)/llwn e)pithdeuma/twn a)kribh\s e)pime/leia: kai\ ga\r e)po/ptai
pa/ntwn kai\ dikastai\ tw=n a)mfisbhtoume/nwn kai\ kolastai\ tw=n
kategnwsme/nwn oi( i(erei=s e)ta/xqhsan.
<milestone n="23" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="188" unit="section" /></p><p>*ti/s a)\n ou)=n a)rxh\ ge/noito tau/ths o(siwte/ra; ti/s de\ timh\
qew=| ma=llon a(rmo/zousa, panto\s me\n tou= plh/qous kateskeuasme/nou
pro\s th\n eu)se/beian, e)cai/reton de\ th\n e)pime/leian tw=n i(ere/wn pepisteume/nwn,
w(/sper de\ teleth=s tinos th=s o(/lhs politei/as oi)konomoume/nhs;
<milestone n="189" unit="section" />a(\ ga\r o)li/gwn h(merw=n a)riqmo\n e)pithdeu/ontes a)/lloi fula/ttein
ou) du/nantai musth/ria kai\ teleta\s e)ponoma/zontes, tau=ta
meq' h(donh=s kai\ gnw/mhs a)metaqe/tou fula/ttomen h(mei=s di' ai)w=nos.
<milestone n="190" unit="section" />ti/nes ou)=n ei)sin ai( prorrh/seis kai\ a)pagoreu/seis; a(plai= te kai\ gnw/rimoi.
prw/th d' h(gei=tai h( peri\ qeou= le/gousa, o( qeo\s e)/xei ta\
su/mpanta pantelh\s kai\ maka/rios, au)to\s au(tw=| kai\ pa=sin au)ta/rkhs,
a)rxh\ kai\ me/sa kai\ te/los ou(=tos tw=n pa/ntwn, e)/rgois me\n kai\ xa/risin
e)nargh\s kai\ panto\s ou(=tinos fanerw/teros, morfh\n de\ kai\ me/geqos
<milestone n="191" unit="section" />h(mi=n a)/fatos: pa=sa me\n u(/lh pro\s ei)ko/na th\n tou/tou ka)\n h)=| polutelh\s
a)/timos, pa=sa de\ te/xnh pro\s mimh/sews e)pi/noian a)/texnos.
ou)de\n o(/moion ou)/t' ei)/domen ou)/t' e)pinoou=men ou)/t' ei)ka/zein e)sti\n o(/sion.
<milestone n="192" unit="section" />e)/rga ble/pomen au)tou= fw=s ou)rano\n gh=n h(/lion u(/data zw/|wn gene/seis
karpw=n a)nado/seis. tau=ta qeo\s e)poi/hsen ou) xersi\n ou) po/nois ou)/
tinwn sunergasome/nwn e)pidehqei/s, a)ll' au)tou= qelh/santos kalw=s h)=n
eu)qu\s gegono/ta. tou=ton qerapeute/on a)skou=ntas a)reth/n: tro/pos
ga\r qeou= qerapei/as ou(=tos o(siw/tatos.
<milestone n="24" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="193" unit="section" /></p><p>*ei(=s nao\s e(no\s qeou=, fi/lon ga\r a)ei\ panti\ to\ o(/moion, koino\s
a(pa/ntwn koinou= qeou= a(pa/ntwn. tou=ton qerapeu/sousin me\n
dia\ panto\s oi( i(erei=s, h(gh/setai de\ tou/twn o( prw=tos a)ei\ kata\ ge/nos.
<milestone n="194" unit="section" />ou(=tos meta\ tw=n suniere/wn qu/sei tw=| qew=|, fula/cei tou\s no/mous,
dika/sei peri\ tw=n a)mfisbhtoume/nwn, kola/sei tou\s e)legxqe/ntas. o(
tou/tw| mh\ peiqo/menos u(fe/cei di/khn w(s ei)s qeo\n au)to\n a)sebw=n.
<milestone n="195" unit="section" />qu/omen ta\s qusi/as ou)k ei)s me/qhn e(autoi=s, a)bou/lhton ga\r qew=|
to/de, a)ll' ei)s swfrosu/nhn. <milestone n="196" unit="section" />kai\ e)pi\ tai=s qusi/ais xrh\ prw=ton
u(pe\r th=s koinh=s eu)/xesqai swthri/as, ei)=q' u(pe\r e(autw=n: e)pi\ ga\r
koinwni/a| gego/namen kai\ tau/thn o( protimw=n tou= kaq' au(to\n i)di/ou
ma/lista qew=| kexarisme/nos. <milestone n="197" unit="section" />de/hsis d' e)/stw pro\s to\n qeo/n, ou)x
o(/pws dw=| ta)gaqa/, de/dwken ga\r au)to\s e(kw\n kai\ pa=sin ei)s me/son
katate/qeiken, a)ll' o(/pws de/xesqai dunw/meqa kai\ labo/ntes fula/ttwmen.
<milestone n="198" unit="section" />a(gnei/as e)pi\ tai=s qusi/ais diei/rhken o( no/mos a)po\ kh/dous
a)po\ le/xous a)po\ koinwni/as th=s pro\s gunai=ka kai\ pollw=n a)/llwn.
[a(\ makro\n a)\n ei)/h gra/fein. toiou=tos me\n o( peri\ qeou= kai\ th=s
e)kei/nou qerapei/as lo/gos h(mi=n e)stin, o( d' au)to\s a(/ma kai\ no/mos.]
<milestone n="25" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="199" unit="section" /></p><p>*ti/nes d' oi( peri\ ga/mwn no/moi; mi=cin mo/nhn oi)=den o( no/mos
th\n kata\ fu/sin th\n pro\s gunai=ka kai\ tau/thn, ei) me/lloi te/knwn e(/neka
gi/nesqai. th\n de\ pro\s a)/rrenas a)rre/nwn e)stu/ghken kai\ qa/natos
tou)piti/mion, ei)/ tis e)pixeirh/seien. <milestone n="200" unit="section" />gamei=n de\ keleu/ei mh\ proiki\
prose/xontas mhde\ biai/ois a(rpagai=s mhd' au)= do/lw| kai\ a)pa/th| pei/santas,
a)lla\ mnhsteu/ein para\ tou= dou=nai kuri/ou kai\ kata\ sugge/neian
e)pithdei/ou. <milestone n="201" unit="section" />gunh\ xei/rwn, fhsi/n, a)ndro\s ei)s a(/panta. toigarou=n
u(pakoue/tw, mh\ pro\s u(/brin, a)ll' i(/n' a)/rxhtai: qeo\s ga\r
a)ndri\ to\ kra/tos e)/dwken. tau/th| sunei=nai dei= to\n gh/manta mo/nh|,
to\ de\ th\n a)/llou peira=n a)no/sion. ei) de/ tis tou=to pra/ceien, ou)demi/a
qana/tou parai/thsis, ou)/t' ei) bia/saito parqe/non e(te/rw| prowmologhme/nhn,
ou)/t' ei) pei/seien gegamhme/nhn. <milestone n="202" unit="section" />te/kna tre/fein a(/panta
prose/tacen, kai\ gunaici\n a)pei=pen mh/t' a)mblou=n to\ spare\n mh/te
diafqei/rein a)lla\ h)\n fanei/h teknokto/nos a)\n ei)/h yuxh\n a)fani/zousa
kai\ to\ ge/nos e)lattou=sa. toigarou=n ou)d' ei)/ tis e)pi\ le/xous
<milestone n="203" unit="section" />fqora\n pare/lqoi, kaqaro\s ei)=nai to/te prosh/kei. kai\ meta\ th\n
no/mimon sunousi/an a)ndro\s kai\ gunaiko\s a)polou/sasqai: yuxh=s ga\r
e)/xein tou=to merismo\n pro\s a)/llhn xw/ran u(pe/laben: kai\ ga\r e)mfuome/nh
sw/masin kakopaqei= kai\ tou/twn au)= qana/tw| diakriqei=sa.
dio/per a(gnei/as e)pi\ pa=si toi=s toiou/tois e)/tacen.
<milestone n="26" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="204" unit="section" /></p><p>*ou) mh\n ou)d' e)pi\ tai=s tw=n pai/dwn gene/sesin e)pe/treyen
eu)wxi/as suntelei=n kai\ profa/seis poiei=sqai me/qhs, a)lla\ sw/frona
th\n a)rxh\n eu)qu\s th=s trofh=s e)/tace. kai\ gra/mmata paideu/ein e)ke/leusen
ta\ peri\ tou\s no/mous kai\ tw=n progo/nwn ta\s pra/ceis e)pi/stasqai,
ta\s me\n i(/na mimw=ntai, toi=s d' i(/na suntrefo/menoi mh/te
parabai/nwsi mh/te skh=yin a)gnoi/as e)/xwsi.
<milestone n="27" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="205" unit="section" /></p><p>*th=s ei)s tou\s teteleuthko/tas prouno/hsen o(si/as ou) polutelei/ais
e)ntafi/wn ou) kataskeuai=s mnhmei/wn e)pifanw=n, a)lla\ ta\
me\n peri\ th\n khdei/an toi=s oi)keiota/tois e)pitelei=n, pa=si de\ toi=s
pariou=si kai\ proselqei=n kai\ sunapodu/rasqai. kaqai/rein de\ kai\ to\n
oi)=kon kai\ tou\s e)noikou=ntas a)po\ kh/dous, i(/na plei=ston a)pe/xh| tou=
dokei=n kaqaro\s ei)=nai/ tis fo/non e)rgasa/menos.
<milestone n="28" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="206" unit="section" /></p><p>*gone/wn timh\n meta\ th\n pro\s qeo\n deute/ran e)/tacen kai\
to\n ou)k a)meibo/menon ta\s par' au)tw=n xa/ritas a)ll' ei)s o(tiou=n
e)llei/ponta leusqhso/menon paradi/dwsi. kai\ panto\s tou= presbute/rou
timh\n e)/xein tou\s ne/ous fhsi/n, e)pei\ presbu/taton o( qeo/s.
<milestone n="207" unit="section" />kru/ptein ou)de\n e)a=| pro\s fi/lous: ou) ga\r ei)=nai fili/an th\n mh\ pa/nta
pisteu/ousan. ka)\n sumbh=| tis e)/xqra, ta)po/rrhta le/gein kekw/luke.
dika/zwn ei) dw=ra tis la/boi, qa/natos h( zhmi/a. periorw=n i(ke/thn
<milestone n="208" unit="section" />bohqei=n e)no\n u(peu/qunos. o(\ mh\ kate/qhke/n tis ou)k a)nairh/setai,
tw=n a)llotri/wn ou)deno\s a(/yetai, to/kon ou) lh/yetai. [tau=ta
kai\ polla\ tou/tois o(/moia th\n pro\s a)llh/lous h(mw=n sune/xei koinwni/an]
<milestone n="29" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="209" unit="section" /></p><p>*pw=s de\ kai\ th=s pro\s a)llofu/lous e)pieikei/as e)fro/ntisen
o( nomoqe/ths, a)/cion i)dei=n, [fanei=tai ga\r a)/rista pa/ntwn pronohsa/menos]
o(/pws mh/te ta\ oi)kei=a diafqei/rwmen mh/te fqonh/swmen
toi=s mete/xein tw=n h(mete/rwn proairoume/nois. <milestone n="210" unit="section" />o(/soi me\n ga\r qe/lousin
u(po\ tou\s au)tou\s h(mi=n no/mous zh=n u(pelqo/ntes de/xetai filofro/nws,
ou) tw=| ge/nei mo/non, a)lla\ kai\ th=| proaire/sei tou= bi/ou
nomi/zwn ei)=nai th\n oi)keio/thta. tou\s d' e)k pare/rgou prosio/ntas
a)nami/gnusqai th=| sunhqei/a| ou)k h)qe/lhsen.
<milestone n="30" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="211" unit="section" /></p><p>*ta)=lla de\ proei/rhken, w(=n h( meta/dosi/s e)stin a)nagkai/a:
pa=si pare/xein toi=s deome/nois pu=r u(/dwr trofh/n, o(dou\s fra/zein,
a)/tafon mh\ periora=n, e)pieikei=s de\ kai\ ta\ pro\s tou\s polemi/ous
<milestone n="212" unit="section" />kriqe/ntas ei)=nai ou) ga\r e)a=| th\n gh=n au)tw=n purpolei=n ou)de\ te/mnein
h(/mera de/ndra, a)lla\ kai\ skuleu/ein a)pei/rhken tou\s e)n th=| ma/xh| peso/ntas,
kai\ tw=n ai)xmalw/twn prouno/hsen, o(/pws au)tw=n u(/bris a)ph=|,
<milestone n="213" unit="section" />ma/lista de\ gunaikw=n. ou(/tws d' h(mero/thta kai\ filanqrwpi/an
h(ma=s e)cepai/deusen, w(s mhde\ tw=n a)lo/gwn zw/|wn o)ligwrei=n, a)lla\
mo/nhn e)fh=ke tou/twn xrh=sin th\n no/mimon, pa=san d' e(te/ran e)kw/lusen:
a(\ d' w(/sper i(keteu/onta prosfeu/gei tai=s oi)ki/ais a)pei=pen
a)nelei=n. ou)de\ neottoi=s tou\s gone/as au)tw=n e)pe/treye sunecairei=n,
fei/desqai de\ ka)n th=| polemi/a| tw=n e)rgazome/nwn zw/|wn
<milestone n="214" unit="section" />kai\ mh\ foneu/ein. ou(/tws pantaxo/qen ta\ pro\s e)piei/keian perieske/yato,
didaskalikoi=s me\n toi=s proeirhme/nois xrhsa/menos no/mois,
tou\s d' au)= kata\ tw=n parabaino/ntwn timwrhtikou\s ta/cas
a)/neu profa/sews.
<milestone n="31" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="215" unit="section" /></p><p>*zhmi/a ga\r e)pi\ toi=s plei/stois tw=n parabaino/ntwn o( qa/natos,
a)\n moixeu/sh| tis, a)\n bia/shtai ko/rhn, a)\n a)/rreni tolmh/sh|
pei=ran prosfe/rein, a)\n u(pomei/nh| paqei=n o( peirasqei/s. e)/sti de\
<milestone n="216" unit="section" />kai\ e)pi\ dou/lois o(moi/ws o( no/mos a)parai/thtos. a)lla\ kai\ peri\ me/trwn
h)/n tis kakourgh/sh| h)\ staqmw=n h)\ peri\ pra/sews a)di/kou kai\
do/lw| genome/nhs, ka)\n u(fe/lhtai/ tis a)llo/trion, ka)\n o(\ mh\ kate/qhken
a)ne/lhtai, pa/ntwn ei)si\ kola/seis ou)x oi(=ai par' e(te/rois, a)ll' e)pi\
<milestone n="217" unit="section" />to\ mei=zon. peri\ me\n ga\r gone/wn a)diki/as h)\ th=s ei)s qeo\n a)sebei/as
ka)\n mellh/sh| tis, eu)qu\s a)po/llutai. toi=s me/ntoi ge nomi/mws biou=si
ge/ras e)sti\n ou)k a)/rguros ou)de\ xruso\s ou) koti/nou ste/fanos h)\ seli/nou
<milestone n="218" unit="section" />kai\ toiau/th tis a)nakh/rucis, a)ll' au)to\s e(/kastos au(tw=| to\ suneido\s
e)/xwn marturou=n pepi/steuken, tou= me\n nomoqe/tou profhteu/santos,
tou= de\ qeou= th\n pi/stin i)sxura\n paresxhko/tos, o(/ti toi=s tou\s
no/mous diafula/casi ka)\n ei) de/oi qnh/skein u(pe\r au)tw=n proqu/mws
a)poqanei=n e)/dwken o( qeo\s gene/sqai te pa/lin kai\ bi/on a)mei/nw
labei=n e)k peritroph=s. <milestone n="219" unit="section" />w)/knoun d' a)\n e)gw\ tau=ta gra/fein, ei) mh\
dia\ tw=n e)/rgwn a(/pasin h)=n fanero/n, o(/ti polloi\ kai\ polla/kis h)/dh
tw=n h(mete/rwn peri\ tou= mhde\ r(h=ma fqe/gcasqai para\ to\n no/mon
pa/nta paqei=n gennai/ws proei/lonto.
<milestone n="32" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="220" unit="section" /></p><p>[*ka)\n te ti mh\ sumbebh/kei gnw/rimon h(mw=n to\ e)/qnos
a(/pasin a)nqrw/pois u(pa/rxei ka)n fanerw=| kei=sqai th\n e)qelou/sion
<milestone n="221" unit="section" />h(mw=n toi=s no/mois a)kolouqi/an,] a)lla/ tis h)\ suggra/yai lo/gos au)toi=s
a)negi/nwske toi=s *(/ellhsin h)/ pou perituxei=n e)/cw th=s ginwskome/nhs
gh=s e)/fasken a)nqrw/pois toiau/thn me\n e)/xousi do/can ou(/tw semnh\n
peri\ qeou=, toiou/tois de\ no/mois polu\n ai)w=na bebai/ws e)mmemenhko/si,
pa/ntas a)\n oi)=mai qauma/sai dia\ ta\s sunexei=s par' au)toi=s metabola/s.
<milestone n="222" unit="section" />a)me/lei tw=n gra/yai ti paraplh/sion ei)s politei/an kai\ no/mous
e)pixeirhsa/ntwn w(s qaumasta\ sunqe/ntwn kathgorou=si, fa/skontes
au)tou\s labei=n a)duna/tous u(poqe/seis. kai\ tou\s me\n a)/llous
paralei/pw filoso/fous, o(/soi ti toiou=ton e)n toi=s gra/mmasin e)pragmateu/santo,
<milestone n="223" unit="section" />*pla/twn de\ qaumazo/menos para\ toi=s *(/ellhsin w(s kai\
semno/thti bi/ou dienegkw\n kai\ duna/mei lo/gwn kai\ peiqoi= pa/ntas
u(pera/ras tou\s e)n filosofi/a| gegono/tas, u(po\ tw=n fasko/ntwn deinw=n
ei)=nai ta\ politika\ mikrou= dei=n xleuazo/menos kai\ kwmw|dou/menos
diatelei=. <milestone n="224" unit="section" />kai/toi ta)kei/nou skopw=n suxnw=s tis a)\n eu(/roi r(a=|on kai\
tai=s tw=n pollw=n e)/ggion sunhqei/ais, au)to\s de\ *pla/twn w(molo/ghken,
o(/ti th\n a)lhqh= peri\ qeou= do/can ei)s th\n tw=n o)/xlwn a)/noian ou)k h)=n
<milestone n="225" unit="section" />a)sfale\s e)cenegkei=n. a)lla\ ta\ me\n *pla/twnos lo/gous tine\s ei)=nai
kenou\s nomi/zousi kata\ pollh\n e)cousi/an kekalligrafhme/nous, ma/lista
de\ tw=n nomoqetw=n *lukou=rgon teqauma/kasi kai\ th\n *spa/rthn
a(/pantes u(mnou=sin, o(/ti toi=s e)kei/nou no/mois e)pi\ plei=ston e)nekarte/rhsan.
<milestone n="226" unit="section" />ou)kou=n tou=to me\n w(mologh/sqw tekmh/rion a)reth=s ei)=nai to\
pei/qesqai toi=s no/mois: oi( de\ *lakedaimoni/ous qauma/zontes to\n
e)kei/nwn xro/non a)ntiparaballe/twsan toi=s plei/osin h)\ disxili/ois
<milestone n="227" unit="section" />e)/tesi th=s h(mete/ras politei/as, kai\ prose/ti logize/sqwsan, o(/ti *lakedaimo/nioi
o(/son e)f' e(autw=n xro/non ei)=xon th\n e)leuqeri/an a)kribw=s
e)/docan tou\s no/mous diafula/ttein, e)pei\ me/ntoi peri\ au)tou\s e)ge/nonto
metabolai\ th=s tu/xhs, mikrou= dei=n a(pa/ntwn e)pela/qonto tw=n
no/mwn. <milestone n="228" unit="section" />h(mei=s d' e)n tu/xais gegono/tes muri/ais dia\ ta\s tw=n basileusa/ntwn
th=s *)asi/as metabola\s ou)d' e)n toi=s e)sxa/tois tw=n deinw=n
tou\s no/mous prou/domen ou)k a)rgi/as ou)de\ trufh=s au)tou\s xa/rin perie/pontes,
a)ll' ei)/ tis e)qe/loi skopei=n, pollw=| tini th=s dokou/shs
e)piteta/xqai *lakedaimoni/ois karteri/as mei/zonas a)/qlous kai\ po/nous
h(mi=n e)piteqe/ntas <milestone n="229" unit="section" />* oi( me/n ge mh/te gh=n e)rgazo/menoi mh/te peri\
te/xnas ponou=ntes a)lla\ pa/shs e)rgasi/as a)/fetoi liparoi\ kai\ ta\ sw/mata
<milestone n="230" unit="section" />pro\s ka/llos a)skou=ntes e)pi\ th=s po/lews dih=gon, a)/llois u(phre/tais
pro\s a(/panta ta\ tou= bi/ou xrw/menoi kai\ th\n trofh\n e(toi/mhn
par' e)kei/nwn lamba/nontes, e)f h(\n dh\ tou=to mo/non to\ kalo\n e)/rgon
kai\ fila/nqrwpon a(/panta kai\ pra/ttein kai\ pa/sxein u(pome/nontes
<milestone n="231" unit="section" />to\ kratei=n pa/ntwn, e)f' ou(\s a)\n strateu/wsin. o(/ti de\ mhde\ tou=to
katw/rqwsan, e)w= le/gein: ou) ga\r kaq' e(/na mo/non, a)lla\ polloi\
polla/kis a)qro/ws tw=n tou= no/mou prostagma/twn a)melh/santes au(tou\s
meta\ tw=n o(/plwn pare/dosan toi=s polemi/ois.
<milestone n="33" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="232" unit="section" /></p><p>*)=ar' ou)=n kai\ par' h(mi=n, ou) le/gw tosou/tous, a)lla\ du/o h)\
trei=s e)/gnw tis prodo/tas genome/nous tw=n no/mwn h)\ qa/naton fobhqe/ntas,
ou)xi\ to\n r(a=|ston e)kei=non le/gw to\n sumbai/nonta toi=s maxome/nois,
a)lla\ to\n meta\ lu/mhs tw=n swma/twn, o(poi=os ei)=nai dokei=
pa/ntwn xalepw/tatos; <milestone n="233" unit="section" />o(\n e)/gwge nomi/zw tina\s krath/santas h(mw=n
ou)x u(po\ mi/sous prosfe/rein toi=s u(poxeiri/ois, a)lla\ [w(s] qaumasto/n
ti qe/ama boulome/nous i)dei=n, ei)/ tine/s ei)sin a)/nqrwpoi mo/non ei)=nai
kako\n au)toi=s pepisteuko/tes, ei) pra=cai/ ti para\ tou\s e(autw=n no/mous
ei) lo/gon ei)pei=n par' e)kei/nois parabiasqei=en. <milestone n="234" unit="section" />ou) xrh\ de\
qauma/zein, ei) pro\s qa/naton a)ndrei/ws e)/xomen u(pe\r tw=n no/mwn
para\ tou\s a)/llous a(/pantas: ou)de\ ga\r ta\ r(a=|sta dokou=nta tw=n
h(mete/rwn e)pithdeuma/twn a)/lloi r(a|di/ws u(pome/nousin, au)tourgi/an
le/gw kai\ trofh=s lito/thta kai\ to\ mhde\n ei)kh= mhd' w(s e)/tuxen e(/kastos
e)pitequmhkw\s fagei=n h)\ piei=n h)\ sunousi/a| proselqei=n h)\ polutelei/a|
<milestone n="235" unit="section" />kai\ pa/lin a)rgi/as u(pomei=nai ta/cin a)metaki/nhton. a)ll' oi(
toi=s ci/fesin o(mo/se xwrou=ntes kai\ tou\s polemi/ous e)c e)fo/dou trepo/menoi
toi=s prosta/gmasin toi=s peri\ diai/ths ou)k a)nte/bleyan.
h(mi=n de\ pa/lin e)k tou= peri\ tau=ta tw=| no/mw| peiqarxei=n h(de/ws ka)kei=
peri/estin e)pidei/knusqai to\ gennai=on.
<milestone n="34" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="236" unit="section" /></p><p>*ei)=ta *lusi/maxoi kai\ *mo/lwnes kai\ toiou=toi/ tines a)/lloi
suggrafei=s, a)do/kimoi sofistai/, meiraki/wn a)patew=nes, w(s pa/nu
h(ma=s faulota/tous a)nqrw/pwn loidorou=sin. <milestone n="237" unit="section" />e)gw\ d' ou)k a)\n e)boulo/mhn
peri\ tw=n par' e(te/rois nomi/mwn e)ceta/zein: ta\ ga\r au(tw=n
h(mi=n fula/ttein pa/trio/n e)stin, ou) tw=n a)llotri/wn kathgorei=n. kai\
peri/ ge tou= mh/te xleua/zein mh/te blasfhmei=n tou\s nomizome/nous
qeou\s par' e(te/rois a)/ntikrus h(mi=n o( nomoqe/ths a)pei/rhken au)th=s
e(/neka proshgori/as tou= qeou=. <milestone n="238" unit="section" />tw=n de\ kathgo/rwn dia\ th=s a)ntiparaqe/sews
h(ma=s e)le/gxein oi)ome/nwn ou)x oi(=o/n te katasiwpa=n, a)/llws
te kai\ tou= lo/gou me/llontos ou)x u(f' h(mw=n e)legxqh/sesqai nu=n
au)tw=n suntiqe/ntwn, a)lla\ u(po\ pollw=n ei)rhme/nou kai\ li/an eu)dokimou/ntwn.
<milestone n="239" unit="section" />ti/s ga\r tw=n para\ toi=s *(/ellhsin e)pi\ sofi/a| teqaumasme/nwn
ou)k e)piteti/mhken kai\ poihtw=n toi=s e)pefanesta/tois kai\ nomoqetw=n
toi=s ma/lista pepisteume/nois, o(/ti toiau/tas do/cas peri\ qew=n
<milestone n="240" unit="section" />e)c a)rxh=s toi=s plh/qesin e)gkate/speiran, a)riqmw=| me\n o(po/sous a)\n
au)toi\ qelh/swsin a)pofaino/menoi e)c a)llh/lwn de\ ginome/nous kai\
kata\ pantoi/ous tro/pous gene/sewn, tou/tous de\ kai\ diairou=ntes to/pois
kai\ diai/tais, w(/sper tw=n zw/|wn ta\ ge/nh, tou\s me\n u(po\ gh=n,
tou\s de\ e)n qala/tth|, tou\s me/ntoi presbuta/tous au)tw=n e)n tw=| tarta/rw|
dedeme/nous <milestone n="241" unit="section" />* o(/sois de\ to\n ou)rano\n a)pe/neiman tou/tois pate/ra
me\n tw=| lo/gw|, tu/rannon de\ toi=s e)/rgois kai\ despo/thn e)fista/ntes,
kai\ dia\ tou=to sunistame/nhn e)piboulh\n e)p' au)to\n u(po\ gunaiko\s
kai\ a)delfou= kai\ qugatro/s, h(\n e)k th=s e(autou= kefalh=s e)ge/nnhsen,
i(/na dh\ sullabo/ntes au)to\n kaqei/rcwsin, w(/sper au)to\s e)kei=nos to\n
pate/ra to\n e(autou=.
<milestone n="35" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="242" unit="section" /></p><p>*tau=ta dikai/ws me/myews pollh=s a)ciou=sin oi( fronh/sei
diafe/rontes kai\ pro\s tou/tois katagelw=sin, ei) tw=n qew=n tou\s me\n
a)genei/ous kai\ meira/kia, tou\s de\ presbute/rous kai\ geneiw=ntas ei)=nai
xrh\ dokei=n, a)/llous de\ teta/xqai pro\s tai=s te/xnais, xalkeu/onta/ tina,
th\n de\ u(fai/nousan, to\n de\ polemou=nta kai\ meta\ a)nqrw/pwn maxo/menon,
<milestone n="243" unit="section" />tou\s de\ kiqari/zontas h)\ tocikh=| xai/rontas, ei)=t' au)toi=s e)ggignome/nas
pro\s a)llh/lous sta/seis kai\ peri\ a)nqrw/pwn filoneiki/as me/xri
tou= mh\ mo/non a)llh/lois ta\s xei=ras prosfe/rein, a)lla\ kai\ u(p' a)nqrw/pwn
<milestone n="244" unit="section" />traumatizome/nous o)du/resqai kai\ kakopaqei=n. to\ de\ dh\
pa/ntwn a)selge/steron, th\n peri\ ta\s mi/ceis a)krasi/an kai\ tou\s e)/rwtas
pw=s ou)k a)/topon mikrou= dei=n a(/pasi prosa/yai kai\ toi=s a)/rresi
<milestone n="245" unit="section" />tw=n qew=n kai\ tai=s qhlei/ais; ei)=q' oi( gennaio/tatoi kai\ prw=tos au)to\s
o( path\r ta\s a)pathqei/sas u(p' au)tou= kai\ genome/nas e)gku/ous
kaqeirgnume/nas h)\ katapontizome/nas periora=| kai\ tou\s e)c au)tou=
gegono/tas ou)/te sw/zein du/natai kratou/menos u(po\ th=s ei(marme/nhs
<milestone n="246" unit="section" />ou)/t' a)dakruti\ tou\s qana/tous au)tw=n u(pome/nein. kala/ ge tau=ta
kai\ toi=s a)/llois e(po/mena, moixei/as me\n e)n ou)ranw=| blepome/nhs ou(/tws
a)naisxu/ntws u(po\ tw=n qew=n, w(/ste tina\s kai\ zhlou=n o(mologei=n tou\s
e)p' au)th=| dedeme/nous: ti/ ga\r ou)k e)/mellon, o(po/te mhd' o( presbu/tatos
kai\ basileu\s h)dunh/qh th=s pro\s th\n gunai=ka mi/cews e)pisxei=n
<milestone n="247" unit="section" />th\n o(rmh\n o(/son gou=n ei)s to\ dwma/tion a)pelqei=n; oi( de\ dh\ douleu/ontes
toi=s a)nqrw/pois qeoi\ kai\ nu=n me\n oi)kodomou=ntes e)pi\ misqw=|
nu=n de\ poimai/nontes, a)/lloi de\ tro/pon kakou/rgwn e)n xalkw=| desmwthri/w|
dedeme/noi, ti/na tw=n eu)= fronou/ntwn ou)k a)\n parocu/neian, w(s
toi=s tau=ta sunqei=sin e)piplh=cai kai\ pollh\n eu)h/qeian katagnw=nai
tw=n proseme/nwn; <milestone n="248" unit="section" />oi( de\ kai\ dei=mo/n tina kai\ fo/bon h)/dh de\ kai\ lu/ssan
kai\ a)pa/thn kai\ ti/ ga\r ou)xi\ tw=n kaki/stwn paqw=n ei)s qeou=
fu/sin kai\ morfh\n a)ne/plasan: toi=s de\ eu)fhmote/rois tou/twn kai\
<milestone n="249" unit="section" />qu/ein ta\s po/leis e)/peisan. toigarou=n ei)s pollh\n a)na/gkhn kaqi/stantai
tou\s me/n tinas tw=n qew=n nomi/zein doth=ras a)gaqw=n, tou\s
de\ kalei=n a)potropai/ous, ei)=ta de\ tou/tous w(/sper tou\s ponhrota/tous
tw=n a)nqrw/pwn xa/risi kai\ dw/rois a)posei/ontai, me/ga ti lh/yesqai
kako\n u(p' au)tw=n prosdokw=ntes, ei) mh\ misqo\n au)toi=s para/sxoien.
<milestone n="36" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="250" unit="section" /></p><p>*ti/ toi/nun to\ ai)/tion th=s tosau/ths a)nwmali/as kai\ peri\
to\ qei=on plhmmelei/as; e)gw\ me\n u(polamba/nw to\ mh/te th\n a)lhqh=
tou= qeou= fu/sin e)c a)rxh=s sunidei=n au)tw=n tou\s nomoqe/tas mh/q'
o(/son kai\ labei=n h)dunh/qhsan a)kribh= gnw=sin diori/santas pro\s tou=to
<milestone n="251" unit="section" />poih/sasqai th\n a)/llhn ta/cin tou= politeu/matos, a)ll' w(/sper a)/llo
ti tw=n faulota/twn e)fh=kan toi=s me\n poihtai=s ou(/stinas a)\n bou/lwntai
qeou\s ei)sa/gein pa/nta pa/sxontas, toi=s de\ r(h/torsi politografei=n
<milestone n="252" unit="section" />kata\ yh/fisma tw=n ce/nwn qew=n to\n e)pith/deion: pollh=s
de\ kai\ zwgra/foi kai\ pla/stai th=s ei)s tou=to para\ tw=n *(ellh/nwn
a)pe/lausan e)cousi/as, au)to\s e(/kasto/s tina morfh\n e)pinow=n, o( me\n
e)k phlou= pla/ttwn, o( de\ gra/fwn, oi( de\ ma/lista dh\ qaumazo/menoi
tw=n dhmiourgw=n to\n e)le/fanta kai\ to\n xruso\n e)/xousi th=s a)ei\ kainourgi/as
<milestone n="253" unit="section" />th\n u(po/qesin. [kai\ ta\ me\n tw=n i(erw=n e)n e)rhmi/a| pantelw=s
ei)sin, ta\ de\ e)mperispou/dasta kaqa/rsesi pantodapai=s perikosmou/mena.]
ei)=q' oi( me\n pro/teron e)n tai=s timai=s a)kma/santes
qeoi\ geghra/kasin: [oi( de\ u(pakma/zontes tou/twn e)n deute/ra| ta/cei
<milestone n="254" unit="section" />u(pobe/blhntai] ou(/tw ga\r eu)fhmo/teron le/gein: a)/lloi de\ kainoi/ tines
ei)sago/menoi qrhskei/as tugxa/nousin, [w(s e)n parekba/sei w(=n proei/pomen
tou\s to/pous e)rhmwqe/ntas katalipei=n] kai\ tw=n i(erw=n ta\
me\n e)rhmou=tai, ta\ de\ newsti\ kata\ th\n au)tw=n bou/lhsin e(/kastos
i(dru/etai, de/on [toi/nun] tou)nanti/on th\n peri\ tou= qeou= do/can au)tou\s
kai\ th\n pro\s au)to\n timh\n a)metaki/nhton diafula/ttein.
<milestone n="37" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="255" unit="section" /></p><p>*)apollw/nios me\n ou)=n o( *mo/lwn tw=n a)noh/twn ei(=s h)=n kai\
tetufwme/nwn, tou\s me/ntoi kat' a)lh/qeian e)n toi=s *(ellhnikoi=s filosofh/santas
ou)/te tw=n proeirhme/nwn ou)de\n die/laqen ou)/te ta\s yuxra\s
profa/seis tw=n a)llhgoriw=n h)gno/hsan, dio/per tw=n me\n ei)ko/tws
katefro/nhsan, ei)s de\ th\n a)lhqh= kai\ pre/pousan peri\ tou= qeou=
do/can h(mi=n sunefw/nhsan. <milestone n="256" unit="section" />a)f' h(=s o(rmhqei\s o( *pla/twn ou)/te tw=n
a)/llwn ou)de/na poihtw=n fhsi dei=n ei)s th\n politei/an parade/xesqai
kai\ to\n *(/omhron eu)fh/mws a)pope/mpetai stefanw/sas kai\ mu/ron
au)tou= kataxe/as, i(/na dh\ mh\ th\n o)rqh\n do/can peri\ qeou= toi=s mu/qois
a)fani/seie. <milestone n="257" unit="section" />ma/lista de\ *pla/twn memi/mhtai to\n h(me/teron nomoqe/thn
ka)n tw=| mhde\n ou(/tw pai/deuma prosta/ttein toi=s poli/tais w(s to\
pa/ntas a)kribw=s tou\s no/mous e)kmanqa/nein, kai\ mh\n kai\ peri\ tou=
mh\ dei=n w(s e)/tuxen e)pimi/gnusqai/ tinas e)/cwqen, a)ll' ei)=nai kaqaro\n
<milestone n="258" unit="section" />to\ poli/teuma tw=n e)mmeno/ntwn toi=s no/mois prouno/hsen. w(=n ou)de\n
logisa/menos o( *mo/lwn *)apollw/nios h(mw=n kathgo/rhsen, o(/ti mh\
paradexo/meqa tou\s a)/llais prokateilhmme/nous do/cais peri\ qeou=
mhde\ koinwnei=n e)qe/lomen toi=s kaq' e(te/ran sunh/qeian bi/ou zh=n
proairoume/nois. <milestone n="259" unit="section" />a)ll' ou)de\ tou=t' e)/stin i)/dion h(mw=n, koino\n de\ pa/ntwn,
ou)x *(ellh/nwn de\ mo/nwn, a)lla\ kai\ tw=n e)n toi=s *(/ellhsin eu)dokimwta/twn:
*lakedaimo/nioi de\ kai\ cenhlasi/as poiou/menoi diete/loun
kai\ toi=s au)tw=n a)podhmei=n poli/tais ou)k e)pe/trepon diafqora\n e)c
<milestone n="260" unit="section" />a)mfoi=n u(forw/menoi genh/sesqai peri\ tou\s no/mous. e)kei/nois me\n
ou)=n ta/x' a)\n duskoli/an tis o)neidi/seien ei)ko/tws: ou)deni\ ga\r ou)/te
<milestone n="261" unit="section" />th=s politei/as ou)/te th=s par' au)toi=s metedi/dosan diatribh=s: h(mei=s
de\ ta\ me\n tw=n a)/llwn zhlou=n ou)k a)ciou=men, tou\s me/ntoi mete/xein
tw=n h(mete/rwn boulome/nous h(de/ws dexo/meqa. kai\ tou=to a)\n ei)/h tekmh/rion,
oi)=mai, filanqrwpi/as a(/ma kai\ megaloyuxi/as.
<milestone n="38" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="262" unit="section" /></p><p>*)ew= peri\ *lakedaimoni/wn e)pi\ plei/w le/gein. oi( de\ koinh\n
ei)=nai th\n e(autw=n do/cantes po/lin *)aqhnai=oi pw=s peri\ tou/twn ei)=xon,
*)apollw/nios h)gno/hsen, o(/ti kai\ tou\s r(h=ma mo/non para\ tou\s e)kei/nwn
<milestone n="263" unit="section" />no/mous fqegcame/nous peri\ qew=n a)paraith/tws e)ko/lasan. ti/nos
ga\r e(te/rou xa/rin *swkra/ths a)pe/qanen; ou) ga\r dh\ proedi/dou th\n
po/lin toi=s polemi/ois ou)de\ tw=n i(erw=n e)su/lhsen ou)de/n, a)ll' o(/ti
kainou\s o(/rkous w)/mnuen kai/ ti daimo/nion au)tw=| shmai/nein e)/fasken
h)\ diapai/zwn, w(s e)/nioi le/gousi, dia\ tau=ta kategnw/sqh kw/neion piw\n
a)poqanei=n. <milestone n="264" unit="section" />kai\ diafqei/rein de\ tou\s ne/ous o( kath/goros au)to\n h)|tia=to,
th=s patri/ou politei/as kai\ tw=n no/mwn o(/ti proh=gen au)tou\s
katafronei=n. *swkra/ths me\n ou)=n poli/ths *)aqhnai/wn toiau/thn u(pe/meine
timwri/an. <milestone n="265" unit="section" />*)anacago/ras de\ *klazome/nios h)=n, a)ll' o(/ti nomizo/ntwn
*)aqhnai/wn to\n h(/lion ei)=nai qeo\n o(/d' au)to\n e)/fh mu/dron
ei)=nai dia/puron, qa/naton au)tou= par' o)li/gas yh/fous kate/gnwsan.
<milestone n="266" unit="section" />kai\ *diago/ra| tw=| *mhli/w| ta/lanton e)pekh/rucan, ei)/ tis au)to\n a)ne/loi,
e)pei\ ta\ par' au)toi=s musth/ria xleua/zein e)le/geto. kai\ *prwtago/ras
ei) mh\ qa=tton e)/fuge, sullhfqei\s a)\n e)teqnh/kei gra/yai ti do/cas
<milestone n="267" unit="section" />ou)x o(mologou/menon toi=s *)aqhnai/ois peri\ qew=n. ti/ de\ dei= qauma/zein,
ei) pro\s a)/ndras ou(/tws a)ciopi/stous diete/qhsan, oi(/ ge mhde\
gunaikw=n e)fei/santo; nu=n ga\r th\n i(e/reian a)pe/kteinan, e)pei/ tis
au)th=s kathgo/rhsen, o(/ti ce/nous e)mu/ei qeou/s: no/mw| d' h)=n tou=to
par' au)toi=s kekwlume/non kai\ timwri/a kata\ tw=n ce/non ei)sago/ntwn
<milestone n="268" unit="section" />qeo\n w(/risto qa/natos. oi( de\ toiou/tw| no/mw| xrw/menoi dh=lon o(/ti
tou\s tw=n a)/llwn ou)k e)no/mizon ei)=nai qeou/s: ou) ga\r a)\n au)toi=s pleio/nwn
a)polau/ein e)fqo/noun. <milestone n="269" unit="section" />ta\ me\n ou)=n *)aqhnai/wn e)xe/tw kalw=s.
*sku/qai de\ fo/nois xai/rontes a)nqrw/pwn kai\ braxu\ tw=n qhri/wn
diafe/rontes, o(/mws ta\ par' au)toi=s oi)/ontai dei=n periste/llein, kai\
to\n u(po\ tw=n *(ellh/nwn e)pi\ sofi/a| qaumasqe/nta to\n *)ana/xarsin
e)panelqo/nta pro\s au)tou\s a)nei=lon, e)pei\ tw=n *(ellhnikw=n e)qw=n e)/docen
h(/kein a)na/plews, pollou\s de\ kai\ para\ *pe/rsais a)/n tis eu(/roi
<milestone n="270" unit="section" />kai\ dia\ th\n au)th\n ai)ti/an kekolasme/nous. a)lla\ dh=lon o(/ti toi=s
*persw=n e)/xaire no/mois o( *)apollw/nios ka)kei/nous e)qau/mazen, o(/ti th=s
a)ndrei/as au)tw=n a)pe/lausan oi( *(/ellhnes kai\ th=s o(mognwmosu/nhs h(=s
ei)=xon peri\ qew=n, tau/ths me\n [ou)=n] e)n toi=s i(eroi=s oi(=s kate/prhsan,
th=s a)ndrei/as de\ douleu=sai para\ mikro\n e)lqo/ntes, a(pa/ntwn de\ kai\
tw=n e)pithdeuma/twn mimhth\s e)ge/neto tw=n *persikw=n gunai=kas a)llotri/as
<milestone n="271" unit="section" />u(bri/zwn kai\ pai=das e)kte/mnwn. par' h(mi=n de\ qa/natos w(/ristai,
ka)\n a)/logo/n tis ou(/tw zw=|on a)dikh=|: kai\ tou/twn h(ma=s tw=n no/mwn
a)pagagei=n ou)/te fo/bos i)/sxusen tw=n krathsa/ntwn ou)/te zh=los tw=n
<milestone n="272" unit="section" />para\ toi=s a)/llois tetimhme/nwn. ou)de\ th\n a)ndrei/an h)skh/samen e)pi\
tw=| pole/mous a)/rasqai xa/rin pleoneci/as, a)ll' e)pi\ tw=| tou\s no/mous
diafula/ttein. ta\s gou=n a)/llas e)lattw/seis pra/|ws u(pome/nontes,
e)peida/n tines h(ma=s ta\ no/mima kinei=n a)nagka/zwsi, to/te kai\ para\
du/namin ai(rou/meqa pole/mous kai\ me/xri tw=n e)sxa/twn tai=s sumforai=s
e)gkarterou=men. <milestone n="273" unit="section" />dia\ ti/ ga\r a)\n kai\ zhlw/saimen tou\s e(te/rwn
no/mous o(rw=ntes mhde\ para\ toi=s qeme/nois au)tou\s tethrhme/nous;
pw=s ga\r ou)k e)/mellon *lakedaimo/nioi me\n th=s a)nepimi/ktou katagnw/sesqai
politei/as kai\ th=s peri\ tou\s ga/mous o)ligwri/as, *)hlei=oi de\
kai\ *qhbai=oi th=s para\ fu/sin kai\ [a)/gan] a)ne/dhn pro\s tou\s a)/rrenas
mi/cews; <milestone n="274" unit="section" />a(\ gou=n pa/lai ka/llista kai\ sumforw/tata pra/ttein u(pela/mbanon,
tau=t' ei) kai\ mh\ panta/pasi toi=s e)/rgois pefeu/gasin, ou)x
<milestone n="275" unit="section" />o(mologou=sin, a)lla\ kai\ tou\s peri\ au)tw=n no/mous a)po/mnuntai tosou=to/n
pote para\ toi=s *(/ellhsin i)sxu/santas, w(/ste kai\ toi=s qeoi=s
ta\s tw=n a)rre/nwn mi/ceis e)pefh/misan, kata\ to\n au)to\n de\ lo/gon kai\
tou\s tw=n gnhsi/wn a)delfw=n ga/mous, tau/thn a)pologi/an au(toi=s tw=n
a)to/pwn kai\ para\ fu/sin h(donw=n suntiqe/ntes.
<milestone n="39" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="276" unit="section" /></p><p>*)ew= nu=n peri\ tw=n timwriw=n le/gein, o(/sas me\n e)c a)rxh=s
e)/dosan oi( plei=stoi nomoqe/tai toi=s ponhroi=s dialu/seis, e)pi\ moixei/as
me\n zhmi/as xrhma/twn, e)pi\ fqora=s de\ kai\ ga/mous nomoqeth/santes,
o(/sas de\ peri\ th=s a)sebei/as profa/seis perie/xousin a)rnh/sews,
ei) kai/ tis e)pixeirh/seien e)ceta/zein: h)/dh ga\r para\ toi=s plei/osi mele/th
<milestone n="277" unit="section" />ge/gone tou= parabai/nein tou\s no/mous. ou) mh\n kai\ par' h(mi=n,
a)lla\ ka)\n plou/tou kai\ po/lewn kai\ tw=n a)/llwn a)gaqw=n sterhqw=men,
o( gou=n no/mos h(mi=n a)qa/natos diame/nei, kai\ ou)dei\s *)ioudai/wn ou)/te
makra\n ou(/tws a)\n a)pe/lqoi th=s patri/dos ou)/te pikro\n fobhqh/setai
<milestone n="278" unit="section" />despo/thn, w(s mh\ pro\ e)kei/nou dedie/nai to\n no/mon. ei) me\n ou)=n dia\
th\n a)reth\n tw=n no/mwn ou(/tws pro\s au)tou\s diakei/meqa, sugxwrhsa/twsan
o(/ti krati/stous e)/xomen no/mous. ei) de\ fau/lois ou(/tws h(ma=s
e)mme/nein u(polamba/nousi, ti/ ou)k a)\n au)toi\ dikai/ws pa/qoien tou\s
krei/ttonas ou) fula/ttontes; <milestone n="279" unit="section" />e)pei\ toi/nun o( polu\s xro/nos pisteu/etai
pa/ntwn ei)=nai dokimasth\s a)lhqe/statos, tou=ton a)\n poihsai/mhn e)gw\
ma/rtura th=s a)reth=s h(mw=n tou= nomoqe/tou kai\ th=s u(p' e)kei/nou fh/mhs
peri\ tou= qeou= paradoqei/shs: a)pei/rou ga\r tou= xro/nou gegono/tos,
ei)/ tis au)to\n paraba/lloi tai=s tw=n a)/llwn h(liki/ais nomoqetw=n,
para\ pa/ntas eu(/roi tou=ton *
<milestone n="40" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="280" unit="section" /></p><p>u(f' h(mw=n te dihle/gxqhsan oi( no/moi kai\ toi=s a)/llois a(/pasin
<milestone n="281" unit="section" />a)nqrw/pois a)ei\ kai\ ma=llon au(tw=n zh=lon e)mpepoih/kasi. prw=toi
me\n ga\r oi( para\ toi=s *(/ellhsi filosofh/santes tw=| me\n dokei=n ta\
pa/tria diefu/latton, e)n de\ toi=s pra/gmasi kai\ tw=| filosofei=n e)kei/nw|
kathkolou/qhsan, o(/moia me\n peri\ qeou= fronou=ntes, eu)te/leian de\
<milestone n="282" unit="section" />bi/ou kai\ th\n pro\s a)llh/lous koinwni/an dida/skontes. ou) mh\n a)lla\
kai\ plh/qesin h)/dh polu\s zh=los ge/gonen e)k makrou= th=s h(mete/ras
eu)sebei/as, ou)d' e)/stin ou) po/lis *(ellh/nwn ou)dhtisou=n ou)de\ ba/rbaron
ou)de\ e(\n e)/qnos, e)/nqa mh\ to\ th=s e(bdoma/dos, h(\n a)rgou=men h(mei=s,
to\ e)/qos [de\] diapefoi/thken kai\ ai( nhstei=ai kai\ lu/xnwn a)nakau/seis
kai\ polla\ tw=n ei)s brw=sin h(mi=n ou) nenomisme/nwn parateth/rhtai.
<milestone n="283" unit="section" />mimei=sqai de\ peirw=ntai kai\ th\n pro\s a)llh/lous h(mw=n o(mo/noian
kai\ th\n tw=n o)/ntwn a)na/dosin kai\ to\ filergo\n e)n tai=s te/xnais kai\
<milestone n="284" unit="section" />to\ karteriko\n e)n tai=s u(pe\r tw=n no/mwn a)na/gkais: to\ ga\r qaumasiw/taton,
o(/ti xwri\s tou= th=s h(donh=s e)pagwgou= dele/atos au)to\s kaq'
e(auto\n i)/sxusen o( no/mos, kai\ w(/sper o( qeo\s dia\ panto\s tou= ko/smou
pefoi/thken, ou(/tws o( no/mos dia\ pa/ntwn a)nqrw/pwn beba/diken. au)to\s
de/ tis e(/kastos th\n patri/da kai\ to\n oi)=kon e)piskopw=n to\n au)tou=
toi=s u(p' e)mou= legome/nois ou)k a)pisth/sei. <milestone n="285" unit="section" />xrh\ toi/nun pa/ntwn a)nqrw/pwn
katagnw=nai ponhri/an e)qelou/sion, ei) ta)llo/tria kai\ fau=la
pro\ tw=n oi)kei/wn kai\ kalw=n zhlou=n e)pitequmh/kasin, h)\ pau/sasqai
<milestone n="286" unit="section" />baskai/nontas h(mi=n tou\s kathgorou=ntas. ou)de\ ga\r e)pifqo/nou tino\s
a)ntipoiou/meqa pra/gmatos to\n au(tw=n timw=ntes nomoqe/thn kai\ toi=s
u(p' e)kei/nou profhteuqei=si peri\ tou= qeou= pepisteuko/tes: kai\ ga\r
ei) mh\ suni/emen au)toi\ th=s a)reth=s tw=n no/mwn, a(pa/ntwn a)\n u(po\ tou=
plh/qous tw=n zhlou/ntwn me/ga fronei=n e)p' au)toi=s proh/xqhmen.
<milestone n="41" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="287" unit="section" /></p><p>*)alla\ ga\r peri\ me\n tw=n no/mwn kai\ th=s politei/as th\n
a)kribh= pepoi/hmai para/dosin e)n toi=s peri\ a)rxaiologi/as moi grafei=si.
nuni\ d' au)tw=n e)pemnh/sqhn e)f' o(/son h)=n a)nagkai=on, ou)/te
ta\ tw=n a)/llwn ye/gein ou)/te ta\ par' h(mi=n e)gkwmia/zein proqe/menos,
a)ll' i(/na tou\s peri\ h(mw=n a)di/kws gegrafo/tas e)le/gcw pro\s au)th\n
<milestone n="288" unit="section" />a)naidw=s th\n a)lh/qeian pefiloneikhko/tas. kai\ dh/ moi dokw= peplhrw=sqai
dia\ th=s grafh=s i(kanw=s a(\ prou+pesxo/mhn: kai\ ga\r a)rxaio/thti
prou+pa/rxon e)pe/deica to\ ge/nos, tw=n kathgo/rwn o(/ti new/tato/n
e)stin ei)rhko/twn, [kai\ ga\r] kai\ pollou\s e)n toi=s suggra/mmasin e)mnhmoneuko/tas
h(mw=n a)rxai/ous pare/sxomen ma/rturas, e)kei/nwn o(/ti mhdei/s
e)stin diabebaioume/nwn. <milestone n="289" unit="section" />a)lla\ mh\n *ai)gupti/ous e)/fasan h(mw=n tou\s
progo/nous: e)dei/xqhsan d' ei)s *ai)/gupton e)lqo/ntes e(te/rwqen. dia\
de\ lu/mhn swma/twn au)tou\s e)kblhqh=nai kateyeu/santo: proaire/sei
kai\ periousi/a| r(w/mhs e)fa/nhsan e)pi\ th\n oi)kei/an u(postre/yantes gh=n.
<milestone n="290" unit="section" />oi( me\n w(s faulo/taton h(mw=n to\n nomoqe/thn e)loido/rhsan: tw=| de\
th=s a)reth=s pa/lai me\n o( qeo/s, met' e)kei=non de\ ma/rtus o( xro/nos
eu(/rhtai gegenhme/nos.
<milestone n="42" unit="Whiston section" /><milestone n="291" unit="section" /></p><p>*peri\ tw=n no/mwn ou)k e)de/hse lo/gou plei/onos: au)toi\ ga\r
e(wra/qhsan di' au)tw=n ou)k a)se/beian me\n eu)se/beian d' a)lhqesta/thn
dida/skontes, ou)d' e)pi\ misanqrwpi/an, a)ll' e)pi\ th\n tw=n o)/ntwn
koinwni/an parakalou=ntes, a)diki/as e)xqroi/, dikaiosu/nhs e)pimelei=s,
a)rgi/an kai\ polute/leian e)cori/zontes, au)ta/rkeis kai\ filopo/nous ei)=nai
<milestone n="292" unit="section" />dida/skontes, pole/mwn me\n a)pei/rgontes ei)s pleoneci/an, a)ndrei/ous
de\ u(pe\r au(tw=n ei)=nai paraskeua/zontes, a)parai/thtoi pro\s ta\s timwri/as,
a)so/fistoi lo/gwn paraskeuai=s, toi=s e)/rgois a)ei\ bebaiou/menoi:
tau=ta ga\r [a)ei\] h(mei=s pare/xomen tw=n gramma/twn e)narge/stera.
<milestone n="293" unit="section" />dio/per e)gw\ qarsh/sas a)\n ei)/poimi plei/stwn a(/ma kai\ kalli/stwn
h(ma=s ei)shghta\s toi=s a)/llois gegone/nai: ti/ ga\r eu)sebei/as
a)paraba/tou ka/llion; ti/ de\ tou= peiqarxei=n toi=s no/mois dikaio/teron;
<milestone n="294" unit="section" />h)\ ti/ sumforw/teron tou= pro\s a)llh/lous o(monoei=n kai\ mh/t' e)n sumforai=s
dii/stasqai mh/t' e)n eu)tuxi/ais stasia/zein e)cubri/zontas, a)ll'
e)n pole/mw| me\n qana/tou katafronei=n, e)n ei)rh/nh| de\ te/xnais h)\ gewrgi/ais
prosane/xein, pa/nta de\ kai\ pantaxou= pepei=sqai to\n qeo\n
e)popteu/onta die/pein; <milestone n="295" unit="section" />tau=t' ei) me\n par' e(te/rois h)\ e)gra/fh pro/teron
h)\ e)fula/xqh bebaio/teron, h(mei=s a)\n e)kei/nois xa/rin w)fei/lomen
w(s maqhtai\ gegono/tes: ei) de\ kai\ xrw/menoi ma/lista pa/ntwn blepo/meqa
kai\ th\n prw/thn eu(/resin au)tw=n h(mete/ran ou)=san e)pedei/camen,
*)api/wnes me\n kai\ *mo/lwnes kai\ pa/ntes o(/soi tw=| yeu/desqai
<milestone n="296" unit="section" />kai\ loidorei=n xai/rousin e)celhle/gxqwsan. soi\ de/, *)epafro/dite, ma/lista
th\n a)lh/qeian a)gapw=nti kai\ dia\ se\ toi=s o(moi/ws boulhsome/nois
peri\ tou= ge/nous h(mw=n ei)de/nai tou=to kai\ to\ pro\ au)tou= gegra/fqw
bibli/on.</p></div1>
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