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“29. καὶ ὁ μὲν ἐν τούτοις ἦν, ὁ δὲ δῆμος τῶν Ῥωμαίων ἐβουθύτει καὶ ὑπερέχαιρε καὶ τινες καὶ πιλία 1 ὡς ἠλευθερωμένοι ἔφερον. καὶ τῷ Γάλβᾳ τὰ τῇ αὐτοκράτορι ἀρχῇ προσήκοντα ἐψηφίσαντο. 2 παρὰ πάντα δὲ ζήτησιν αὐτοῦ τοῦ Νέρωνος ἐποιοῦντο, 3 καὶ χρόνον μέν τινα ἠπόρησαν ὅπου ποτὲ ἀπεληλυθὼς εἴη, ἔπειτα μαθόντες ἔπεμψαν [2] ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἱππέας. καὶ οὕτως ἐκεῖνος προσιόντας [p. 192] αὐτοὺς αἰσθόμενος 4 προσέταξε τοῖς παροῦσιν ἑαυτὸν 5 ἀποκτεῖναι. ἐπεί τε οὐχ ὑπήκουσαν, ἀνεστέναξέ τε καὶ ἔφη ‘ἐγὼ μόνος οὔτε φίλον οὔτε ἐχθρὸν ἔχω.’ 6 κἀν τούτῳ πελασάντων αὐτῷ τῶν ἱππέων αὐτὸς ἑαυτὸν ἀπέκτεινε, τὸ θρυλούμενον ἐκεῖνο εἰπών, ‘ὦ Ζεῦ, οἷος τεχνίτης παραπόλλυμαι.’ καὶ αὐτὸν δυσθανατοῦντα ὁ Ἐπαφρόδιτος προσκατειργάσατο. [3] ἐβίω δὲ ἔτη τριάκοντα καὶ μῆνας ἐννέα, ἀφ᾽ ὧν ἦρξεν ἔτη δεκατρία καὶ μῆνας ὀκτώ, 7 ἔσχατος τῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ Αἰνείου καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Αὐγούστου γεγονότων, καθάπερ 8 που σαφῶς καὶ αἱ δάφναι [p. 194] αἱ ὑπὸ τῆς Λιουίας φυτευθεῖσαι τό τε γένος τῶν λευκῶν ὀρνίθων προδιαφθαρέντα αὐτοῦ ἐσήμανεν.” Xiph. 185, 27-186, 10 R. St. “ [4] ὅτι οὐδενὶ ἀνέλπιστος ἦν ἡ ἐγχείρησις τῆς βασιλείας ἐν τηλικαύτῃ γενομένη ταραχῇ.” Petr. Patr. exc. Vat. 79 (p. 216 Mai.=p. 197, 22, 23 Dind.). “ [5] ὅτι ὁ Ῥοῦφος πρὸς Γάλβαν ἦλθε, καὶ παρὰ μὲν ἐκείνου οὐδὲν ὅ τι ἄξιον εἰπεῖν εὕρετο, εἰ μή τις αὐτὸ τοῦτ᾽ 9 ἐκλογίσαιτο ὅτι πολλάκις αὐτοκράτωρ ὀνομασθεὶς ἔζησε: παρὰ δὲ δὴ τῶν ἄλλων ἀνθρώπων ὄνομα μέγα, καὶ μεῖζον ἢ εἴπερ ὑπεδέδεκτο τὴν ἡγεμονίαν, ἐκτήσατο, ὅτι οὐκ ἠθέλησεν αὐτὴν λαβεῖν.” Exc. Val. 259 (p. 697). “ [6] Γάλβας δ᾽, ἐπεὶ ὅ τε Νέρων διέφθαρτο καὶ ἡ βουλὴ τὴν ἀρχήν οἱ ἐψηφίσατο καὶ ὁ Ῥοῦφος αὐτῷ προσεχώρησεν, ἀνεθάρσησεν, οὐ μέντοι καὶ τὸ Καίσαρος ἀνέλαβεν ὄνομα πρὶν τοὺς τῆς βουλῆς πρεσβευτὰς πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐλθεῖν. ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲ τὸ τοῦ αὐτοκράτορος πρότερον εἰς οὐδὲν γράμμα ἐνεγεγράφει.” Zon. 11, 14, p. 43, 10-15 D. “ ”

1 pili/a Zon. Cedr., po/lia cod. Paris. 1712, pi/la *wC.

2 Cf. o( de\ dh=mos e)n th=| *(rw/mh|, e)pei\ h(me/ra e)ge/neto, u(pere/xairon kai\ th\n po/lin stefanwma/twn e)plh/rwsan kai/ tines kai\ pili/a w(s h)leuqerwme/noi e)/feron. kai\ h( boulh\ tw=| *ga/lba| ta\ th=| a)rxh=| prosh/konta e)yhfi/sato. o( de\ o(/milos ei)/s te to\n *ne/rwna a)pe/skwpton kai\ suxnou\s tw=n par' au)tw=| dunhqe/ntwn foneu/ontes ei(=lkon. Joann. Antioch. (fr. 91 M. v. 74-77; 92 M. v. 56-60): kai\ h( po/lis stefanw/masi kai\ da|douxi/ais e)keko/smhto (e)keko/smhto Bs., keko/smhte cod. Par., diakeko/smhtai cod. Esc.), eu)xa/s te a)lhqei=s kai\ e(orta\s e)pete/loun, kai\ tou/s ti dunhqe/ntas e)pi\ tou= tura/nnou foneu/ontes ei)ko/nas te kai\ a)ndria/ntas kataspw=ntes w(s kai\ au)to\n e)kei=non ai)ki/zontes diete/loun. h( de\ tw=n *(rwmai/wn boulh\ pole/mion au)to\n a)neipou=sa. dou=nai di/kas tw=n kata\ th\n a)rxh\n h(marthme/nwn toio/nde tina\ tro/pon e)yhfi/sato: a)xqh=nai me\n ga\r e)s to\ desmwth/rion gumno\n kerai/as e)pibeblhme/nhs tw=| traxh/lw| prosta/ttetai, meta\ de\ sfodro\n ai)kismo\n tou= sw/matos w)sqh=nai kata/ tinos pe/tras. Zonaras (11, 13, p. 42, 10-20 D.)

3 Zonaras supplies the subject oi( stratiw=tai kai\ a)/lloi.

4 Cf. a(\ dh\ proaisqo/menos o( *ne/rwn, tou/s te xwrou=ntas e)p' au)to\n katadei/sas, prose/tace kte(. Joann. Antioch. (fr. 92 M. v. 60-62)

5 e(auto\n Xiph., kai\ e(auto\n kai\ sfa=s Zon, kai\ e(auto\n kai\ e(autou\s Joann. Ant.

6 Cf. w(s d' ou)x u(ph/kouon, me/ga e)ste/nacen. ei)=ta to\n *spo/ron a)nelei=n qelh/sas kai\ mh\ dunhqei/s, ‘e)gw\ mo/nos’ e)/fh kte(. Zonaras (11, 13, p. 42, 20-22 D.) Cf. e)pei\ de/ ge ou)x u(ph/kousan, to\ me\n o(/ti ou)k e)to/lmwn, to\ de\ o(/ti th\n tafh\n au)tou= proefasi/santo, deinw=s a)lgh/sas e)ste/nacen, o(/ti mhde\n e)du/nato. meta\ de\ tou=to to\n *spo/ron boulhqei\s a)poktei=nai dih/marten, a)pofugo/ntos e)kei/nou. to/te e)/fh: ‘e)gw\’ kte(. Joann. Antioch. (fr. 92 M. v. 62-74)

7 Cf. o( me\n ou)=n ou(/tw kata\ to\n *)iou/lion e)teleu/thse mh=na biou\s e)/th tria/konta pro\s mhsi\ pe/nte kai\ h(me/rais ei)/kosin, a)f' w(=n h)=rcen e)/th triskai/deka kai\ mh=nas o)ktw\ duoi=n h(merw=n de/ontas. Zonaras (11, 13, p. 43, 1-6 D.) Cf. kai\ o( me\n *ne/rwn fu\s a)/rista kai\ trafei\s ka/kista ou(/tws th=s a)rxh=s e)ce/pese, l me\n e)c au)th=s w)di=nos gegonw\s e)/th, basileu/sas de\ id duei=n mhnw=n a)pode/onta. Joann. Antioch. (fr. 92 M. v. 70-74)

8 kaqa/per Sylb., ei)/per *w, kai/per C.

9 tou=t' Val., tau=t' cod.

Dio's Roman History. Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Earnest Cary. Herbert Baldwin Foster. William Heinemann, Harvard University Press. London; New York. 1914-. Keyboarding.

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