Philo Judaeus, De Agricultura, ed. Paul Wendland, 35

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[35] 8 ἐπεὶ πόθεν ἄλλοθεν τὰ πανταχοῦ τῆς οἰκουμένης ¹ θέατρα νομίζομεν ἀμυθήτων μυριάδων ἀνὰ πᾶσαν ἡμέραν πληροῦσθαι; οἱ γὰρ ἀκουσμάτων καὶ θεαμάτων ἥττους καὶ ὦτα καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς χωρὶς ἡνιῶν ἐάσαντες φέρεσθαι καὶ κιθαριστὰς καὶ κιθαρῳδοὺς καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κεκλασμένην καὶ ἄνανδρον μουσικὴν περιέποντες, ἔτι δὲ ὀρχηστὰς καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους μίμους ἀποδεχόμενοι, ὅτι σχέσεις καὶ κινήσεις ἐκτεθηλυμμένας
ἴσχονται καὶ κινοῦνται, τὸν ἐπὶ σκηνῆς ἀεὶ πόλεμον συγκροτοῦσι μήτε τῆς τῶν ἰδίων μήτε τῆς τῶν κοινῶν ἐπανορθώσεως πεφροντικότες, ἀλλὰ τὸν ἑαυτῶν οἱ δυστυχεῖς διά τε ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ ὤτων ἀνατρέποντες βίον.

De Agricultura. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

De Agricultura (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 2. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1897.)

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On the Tilling of the Earth by Noah First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 35 focus

Since on what other account can we imagine, that in every quarter of the habitable globe, the theatres are every day filled with incalculable myriads of spectators? For they, being wholly under the dominion of sounds and sights, and allowing their ears and their eyes to be carried away without any restraint, go in pursuit of harp-players and singers to the harp, and every description of effeminate and unmanly music; and, moreover, eagerly receiving dancers and every other kind of actors, because they place themselves and move in all kinds of effeminate positions and motions, they are continually by their applause exciting the factions of the theatre, never thinking either of the propriety of their own conduct or of that of the general body of the citizens; but, miserable as they are, upsetting all their own plan of life for the sake of their eyes and ears.

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De agricultura

1.
1 λογισμός M
2 ἐπιδείξομεν GUFH: ἐπιδείξωμεν MA 2.
3 αὐτίκα ἐπιδείξομεν UF
3 κτήνει UF συγγεγένηται F τῆ ψυχὴ UF
4 ὧν] ὡς UF
5 ἐπευφημίσθη νοῦς Α δ’ ἄλογον conicio ἑξαχῇ Mang.: ἐξ ἀρχῆς codd. εἰς GH2: om. ceteri
6 φύσις GFH post φύσεις add. ἔσχεν U δυοῖν v
7 αὐτὴ AU δὲ] τὲ MAF ἄλογος om. UF κτήνεσιν UF: κτήνει ceteri
8 πληθύι MF: πληθύει Α, πληθὺς U, πλήθουσα GH δεῖ scripsi: αἰεὶ M, ἀεὶ U, δέεται G, ἐπιδέεται Η, om. AF
9 ἐξαναστὰς MAGH: προεξαναστὰς UF
12 ἔκγονον couicio
14 τέως] γε ὡς UF
15 περιτρέχει conicio τι om. UF
16 ἀδυνατῆς U
19 ἔχει Α
20 ἀπαυχενίζεται καὶ AF 20.
21 καὶ πλημμελῶς — ὀφθαλμοὶ UF: om. ceteri
21 τύχοι U: τύχη F 21.
22 ἀναπεπταμένοι GUF: ἀναπεπταμένα MAH
22 ἐξώκειλαν scripsi: ἐξωκείλοντα G, ἐξωκείλουσι MF, ἐξοκείλουσι AUH (supra scr. ut vid. ντα Η) 23.
24 περὶ ἀργίας Α
24 καὶ ἐλευθέρου A

Philo Judaeus De Agricultura 35

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