Isocrates, To Philip, George Norlin (Translator), 54

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[54] and, finally, they began war upon the Phocians,¹ expecting that in a short time they would conquer their cities, occupy all the surrounding territory, and prevail over all the treasures at Delphi ² by the outlay of their own funds. But none of these hopes has been realized; instead of seizing the cities of the Phocians they have lost cities of their own;³ and now when they invade the enemy’s territory they inflict less damage upon them than they suffer when they are retreating to their own country;

To Philip. Isocrates. George Norlin (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1928.

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To Philip (English) (Isocrates, Vol. 1. Norlin, George, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1928 (printing).)

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[54] τελευτῶντες δὲ πρὸς Φωκέας πόλεμον ἐξήνεγκαν ὡς τῶν τε πόλεων ἐν ὀλίγῳ χρόνῳ κρατήσοντες, τόν τε τόπον ἅπαντα τὸν περιέχοντα κατασχήσοντες, τῶν τε χρημάτων τῶν ἐν Δελφοῖς περιγενησόμενοι ταῖς ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων δαπάναις. ὧν οὐδὲν αὐτοῖς ἀποβέβηκεν, ἀλλʼ ἀντὶ μὲν τοῦ λαβεῖν τὰς Φωκέων πόλεις τὰς αὑτῶν ἀπολωλέκασιν, εἰσβάλλοντες δʼ εἰς τὴν τῶν πολεμίων ἐλάττω κακὰ ποιοῦσιν ἐκείνους ἢ πάσχουσιν ἀπιόντες εἰς τὴν αὑτῶν·

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To Philip

1. Ten years, 356-346 B.C. See Isoc. 5.50 .

2. The Phocians met their expenses in the war from the rich treasures in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi .

3. Orchomenus , Coroneia, Corsiae. Dio. Sic. 16.33-58 .

Isocrates To Philip 54

George Norlin (Translator)

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