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 Koi ocra roiavra- ravra Be 009 /cad^ oXov elirelv 

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 ToiavTa' TTcivra 8e coarrep eK Svolv avvOera kol 

 TO jxecrov olov rpoTTi'^, ov iv T0t9 aWoL<i pbeya^i 

 TTopot; 6 fiea-of;. Siacpepovcri 8e /cal rot<i ^^(^i^/xaa-r 

 ra ixev yap Trepicpeprj, KaOdirep ra Trj<i clttIov, to. 

 he TTpofirjicecrjepa, KaBdirep ra t?}? /jbr]\ea<i' ra he 

 eh o^v irporjKOVTa Kal TrapaKavdi^ovra, Kaddnrep 

 ra rov /j-i\aKO<i. kuI ravra /xep d(T')(^iara' <rd he 

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 he Mcnrep av elrroL ri<i KopcouoTTohcohT]. evia Be 

 Kal evrofjidq e-)(ovra, KaOdirep rd rr]<; TTTeXf'a? Kal 

 rd rrj^ '}ilpaK\€0)riKTJ<i Kal rd rf]<; hpv6<i. rd he 

 Kal irapaKavOi^ovra Kal eK rov UKpov Kal eK rwv 

 irXaycMv, olov rd t?79 irpivov Kal rd rrj<i hpvb^ 

 Kal fiiXaKot; Kal ^drov Kal irdXiovpov Kal rd reov 

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 hevhpoi<i ovK eariv ovhev wv r)fjiei<i 'larfiev, ev he 

 rol<i dWoL<i vXijfxaaLV eariv, olov r) re aKopva Kal 

 r] hpvirU Kal 6 dKavo<i Kal a-^^ehov dirav rb rcov 

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 aKavOa ttcktiv el he p^rj (f)vWa Tf9 ravra drjo-ei, 



1 Plin. I.e. and 13. 80. ^ „i ^^ ^onj. W.; '6e^v Aid. H. 

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 * TO. 56 (Txtffra add. W, 



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