THEOPHRASTUS 



rfKiKO^; Kvafio^, rrreTraiveTai Be, Mairep ol ^orpve^, 

 /jLera^dWcov ra? 'x^poid^' (f)veTac Be, KaOdirep to, 

 fivpTa, Trap' dWrjXa ttvkvo^ iirl tmv ^XaarSsv 

 ia6i6/jL€vo<i S' 6 iv TOt<f A(i)ro(f>dyoi<; koXov [ievoL<; 

 <yXvKv<i Kol tJSu? Kol dcrivr)<; Koi eri Trpo? rrjv 

 KoCkiav dya66<;' r/Blcov S' 6 dirvprivo^, ecrrt yap 

 Kul TOiovTov TL yevo^' TTOiovai Bk Kal olvov i^ 

 avTOv. 

 1 noXL» Be TO BevBpov Kal iroX-VKapTTOV ro y 

 ovv ^O^eWov arparoireBov, r/vLKa e^dBi^ev eh 

 Kapxv^ova, Kal tovtm ^aaX Tpa^rjvat nrXeiovi 

 ri/jiepa<; eirLkLiTovTOiv tmv iTrirrjBelcov. ecm fxev 

 ovv Kal iv rfj vrjcrw rfj Acoro<payiTiBi, KaXovfiev-p 

 7ro\v<i' avrrj S' eirLKetTai. Kal direx^i p^iKpov ov 

 fj,r)V ovOev ye /xepo'i dWa ttoWw 7r\eiov iv Trj 

 rjireipw' irXelcrTov yap oXoy; iv rfj At^vrj, Kaddrrep 

 ecprjrai, tovto Kal 6 iraXtovpo'i iariv iv yap 

 ^vecnrepiai rovrot^ KavcrL/xoi<i ^pwi'Tat. Bia(f)epei. 

 Be ovTO<i 6 XcoTo^ Tov Trapa roi'i AQ)TO(j)dyoi<;. 



'O Be TraXiovpo'i dafivwBearepo^ rov Xwrov' 

 (f)vWov Be wapofJiOLov ej(^et rw ivravda, tov Be 

 KapTTov Bt,d(f)opov' ov yap irXaTiiv dXXd oTpoyyv- 

 Xov Kal epvOpov, //.eye^o? Be rfKiKOv t^? KeBpov rj 

 fiiKpG) /jbei^ov TTvprjva Be eyei ov avveadt6/x,evov 

 KaOdirep Taif poat9* r)Bvv Be tov Kaprrov Kal idv 

 Tt<? olvov iiTixer) Kal avTov rjBlo) ylveaBal (f>aac 



Kal TOV olvov rjBiO) TTOLelv. 



1 cf. Hdt. 4. 177; Athen. 14. 651 ; Scyl. Feripl. Lotophagi. 

 ■^ A ruler of Gyrene, who invaded Carthaginian territory in 

 conjunction with Agathocles, B.C. 308. 



* TJj \a>TO(t>aytrlSi conj. W. ; tt) Xairotpayla ^dptii UMAld. 



* p-ipos : fxdotv conj. Sch. (non minor G). 



