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ἐνεφορέετο, ‘filled himself full of,’ i. e. ‘used to the full’; cf. Plut. Cic. 19μὴ δοκοίη τῆς ἐξουσίας ἄγαν ἐμφορεῖσθαι”, (Cic. feared) ‘lest he should be thought to abuse his authority’ (against the Catilinarians).


For explanation of this oracle cf. c. 91. 5.

ποδαβρέ. The effeminacy of the Lydians was later (cf. App. I. 4 and 79. 3; 155); but they had already developed a luxurious civilization (cf. 71. 2, the story of Sandanis).

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