THEOPHRASTUS 



e^ovcrav ei? TO fieo-ov avpporfv /cal 

 ravrrjv eBa(f>i<Tcoo-i,, KaTao"%ivavT<t TOVS /cop/uovs 

 <jvvTi0ea(Ti 7rapa7T\r]cri,av avvOecnv r^9 TWV dv- 

 0pa/cev6vTa)v, Tr\r)V ov/c /A/3o0pov aXXa ra? 

 cr^ta9 opOas TT/OO? d\\rj\a<>, ware \afA/3dv6iv v\jro^ 

 alel tcara 7r\fj@o<i' rylvecrOai Be (fracriv, orav rj 

 crvvOecris rj KVK\W fjiev oySoiJKOvra /cal e/carov 



KOVTCL TJ CKOLTOV a[jL<)OTepoi<$, evirep TI 



crvvQevres ovv avryv OUTO>? teal /cara- 



Karafcpinrrov- 

 TO Trvp, cnroXkvTat, 



TTiTTa TOVTOV (TV/ji/3dvTOS. V(j)d7TTOV(Tl, Be 



Kara TTJV V7ro\6i7rofj,ei>7)v SioBov elra Be /cal 

 ravra TTi<ppdj;avT6$ rfj ii\y KOI eTTL^wcravTe^ 

 TTjpovcriv avaftaivovres Kara K\i/uLa/co$, rj av opwcn 

 rov KCLTTVOV a)0ov/jivov, /cal eTnj3d\\ova-i,v alel 

 OTTO)? jirjB' dva\dj,r). /careo-Kevacrrai, 



Be O%TO? rf} Trirrrj Bia TT}? (rvv0eorea>$ 



dTTOppofjS 66? (BodvVOV OGOV IfJT k^OVT d 



/caiBe/ca Trfyew rj B* cnroppeovora TTJS 

 "^rv^pa ryiverai, Kara Tr)v d(j)ijv. fcaierai, Be /Jtd- 

 \t(7ra Bvo rjjjiepas KOI vvfcras' ry yap vcrrepaia 

 irpo r)\iov Bvvavro? e/c/ce/cav/jievr) ryLverai /cal 

 evBeBa)Kv TI Trvpd" rovro yap av jubftaivei /ay/ceri 

 peovar) 1 ?. TOVTOV Be TOV ^pbvov aTcavra TTjpovaiv 



1 f$a<t>lff<afft : cf. 9. 4. 4. 



2 cf. 5. 9, where however the 'pit' is not described. 



3 yivffdai Se. Something seems to have dropped out at the 

 beginning of this clause. ? "and they say that the pile at 

 largest is 180 " . . .: so Sch. supplying pey'tcrri] after $. The 

 omitted words might also throw light on the preceding 

 sentence. 



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