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7 eKarDj^u, Tra^o? wcrre 

 3 az/ TrepiX-aftelv Terrapa? avBpas. ?; e eV 



trea TrepieKOTTij ^ev rot)? aicpe/JLova^, ov /J,TJI> 



//.aim? Be Ti? eireicrev avrovs 

 Ova lav re TroielcrOai KOI Tijpeii' TO Sevfipov &>? 

 crrj/jieLov ayaOov 7670^09. avecrrr) Se /cal eV 

 ^rayeipoi^ ev ry /JLovaeiw \VKY} ri? eKireaovcra. 

 Tr}? 8e /jLijrpas egaipovfJLevrjs ovOev &)? elirelv 

 Sev&pov. o-rj/jieiov Be on TroXXa Kol\a 

 /.iey0os e^ovrwv BevSpwv ta-riv. ol 8e Trepl 



fyaal ^XP L Ttv S ^ v nv TO SevSpov, 

 e^ airavTOS e%atpe0eicrri<$ KOI 

 KOI eXar^y KOLI a\\o TTCLV. 

 Kotvrj 8e (f)0opa nrdvrwv K.CLV al 

 KOTTWCTIV TI rracrai TI al 7r\L(TTai teal 

 Kal /cvpiwrarai, rov t,r\v. aurat, JJL^V ovv 



'H S' VTTO rou eXalov Trpocrdedei, rivl fjia\\ov i] 

 afyaipeaei' iro\e^Lov jap Srj Kal rouro Tracr 

 ekaiov eTTL^eovai rot? inro\ei/.i/iacri TWV 

 la"Xyei 8e /.ia\\ov TO eXauov eV roZ? viois Kal ap-n 

 (pvo/jLevow acrQevicfTepa 'yap, St' o Kal aiTTecrOai 

 K(i)\vovcri. 



<&0opal Be Kal VTT J aX\i]\a)v elcrl TW Trapai- 

 pelcyOai ra? Tpofyas Kal ev rot? aXXot? e/jLiroSi^eiv. 

 ^aXeTro? Be Kal 6 KLTTOS Trapa^vo/jLevo^, ^aXe?ro9 

 Be Kal 6 KVTicros' aTro\\vcn a iroLvO a>? elirelv 



1 rivbs /j.fv {TJV rb S. conj. W. ; TIVOS Ikv (corrected) rov 

 U; TWOS f|j?pe'07j rov 5. MVAld. 



2 c/. Plin. 17. 234 ; C. P. 5. 15. 6. 



8 Traor Kal f\atov tirixfovvi conj. Sch.; iruffiv $\aioy 

 ova iv UMPoAU. 



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