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ἀλλὰ καὶ παρασκευάσασθαι δύναμιν ἢ
χρήσασθαι βελτίων ἐδόκει στρατηγὸς εἶναι, πάντα
μὲν ἐκ περιουσίας ὑπάρχειν βουλόμενος ἐπὶ τὰς
χρείας, τῆς δὲ περὶ τὰς ναῦς καὶ τὰ μηχανήματα
μεγαλουργίας καὶ καθ᾽ ἡδονήν τινα τοῦ θεωρεῖν
ἀπλήστως ἔχων. εὐφυὴς γὰρ ὢν καὶ θεωρητικὸς
οὐκ εἰς παιδιὰς οὐδ᾽ εἰς διαγωγὰς ἀχρήστους
ἔτρεψε τὸ φιλότεχνον, ὥσπερ ἄλλοι βασιλεῖς
αὐλοῦντες καὶ ζωγραφοῦντες καὶ τορεύοντες.
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