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ταῦτ’ ἦν μέν σοι κηρύξαι ῥᾴδιον, οὐ μὴν ἠξίωσάς ¹²³⁴ γε οὐδ’ ἐπέθηκας ζυγὸν ἐνταῦθα ταῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων ψυχαῖς, ἀλλ’ οἴει μὲν τοῦτ’ ἐκείνου βέλτιον εἶναι, οὐ μὴν ἀσέβημά γε ἐκεῖνο οὐδ’ ἐφ’ ᾧ τις ἂν δικαίως καὶ] κολασθείη. ἀλλ’ οὐδὲ τῶν τιμῶν τούς γε τοιούτους
ἀπέκλεισας, | ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀρχὰς ἔδωκας καὶ συσσί- ⁵ τοὺς ἐποιήσω καὶ τοῦτό γε πολλάκις καὶ προὔπιες καὶ · νῦν πρὸς ἄλλοις τισὶ παρέζευξας σεαυτῷ συμφέρειν τῇ βασιλείᾳ νομίσας ἄνδρα ὀμνύντα θεοὺς πρός τε τοὺς ἄλλους καὶ σὲ καὶ οὐκ ἀγανακτεῖς οὐδ᾿ ἀδικεῖσθαι τοῖς τοιούτοις ὑπολαμβάνεις ὅρκοις οὐδ’ εἶναι ·πάντως
κακὸν τὸν ἐν τοῖς θεοῖς ἔχοντα τὰς βελτίους ἐλπίδας.

54. Σοῦ τοίνυν οὐκ ἐλαύνοντος ἡμᾶς, ὥσπερ οὐδ’ ὁ τοὺς Πέρσας ἐκεῖνος μεθ’ ὅπλων ἐληλακὼς τοὺς ἐναντίως ταύτῃ τῶν ὑπηκόων πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἔχοντας, πῶς ἐλαύνουσιν οὗτοι; κατὰ τὶ δὲ δίκαιον ποιοῦνται
τὰς ἐφόδους; πῶς δ’ ἀλλοτρίων ἅπτονται μετ’ ὀργῆς ἀγρῶν; πῶς δὲ τὰ μὲν καταφέρουσι, τὰ δὲ ἀράμενοι φέρουσιν ὕβρει τῇ τοῦ τὰ τοιαῦτα ποιεῖν προστιθέντες ὕβριν τὴν ἐκ τοῦ καλλύνεσθαι τοῖς πεπραγμένοις;

55. Ἡμεῖς, ὦ βασιλεῦ, σοῦ μὲν ταῦτα καὶ ἐπαι-
νοῦντος καὶ ἐπιτρέποντος οἴσομεν οὐκ ἄνευ μὲν λύπης, ⁶⁷⁸ δείξομεν δ’ ὡς | ἄρχεσθαι μεμαθήκαμεν. εἰ δ’ οὐχὶ καὶ σοῦ διδόντος οἵδε ἥξουσιν ἢ ἐπὶ τὸ διαπε- φευγὸς αὐτοὺς ἢ διὰ τάχους ἀναστάν, ἴσθι τοὺς τῶν ἀγρῶν δεσπότας καὶ αὑτοῖς καὶ τῷ νόμῳ βοηθήσοντας.

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Oratio 30. Libanius. ed. Richard Foerster. Germany. 2014.

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Oratio 30 (Greek) (Libanius, Oratio 30, Libanii Opera Vol 3, Orationes XXVI-L, Teubner, Foerster, 1906)

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Oratio 30

1. 1 sq. Iul. Misop. p. 346 Β. C 2 cf. t. Ι 141, 19. t. II 152, 10 sq. ep. 767 3 cf. Malal. Χ p. 234 ed. Bonn. 16 Pind. Nem. VIII 20

2. 1 διατί APIBMV | τὸ τῆς Τύχης om Ι 2 καὶ — Διὸς τὸ (3) om I 4 δέδωκ cum ras 2 litt U | ὑμῖν om U

3. 5 οὔ inserui auctore Re 6 ὠφείλετε CAP Got 7 ἐν om Μ 9 κηρῦξαι Ρ sed ~ in ras m3, Sinner Monnier, fortasse recte at cf. l. 18 et t. II 28, 19; 258, 2 | δὲ post μηδεὶς CA, sed in hoc del, Got Re, delendum censuit Cobetus Coll. 127 δὴ Orelli Sinner Monnier 10 (bis) μὴ δὲ ΑΡΙΜV 11 τί ΑΡΙΒΜV Got | τοῖς post μήτε inser Re delevi 12 ἢ V et supra εἰ Α2 13 τιμίου <θεοῦ> cf. p. 103,15 14 τε om 15 ἐκείνῳ scripsi ἐκεῖνος Ρ in quo ς ex ι corr, BUV ἐκεῖνοι reliqui libri edd 15 αὐτοῦ ΙΒΜ Got 17 τόνδ’ V | δὲ Re

4. 18 κηρῦξαι Ρ sed ~ in ras m3, Sinner Monnier cf. ad l. 9

5. R II 203

6. 7 cf. t. II 43, 10; 215, 11 8 Richomerem consulem anni 384? cf. p. 81. De Tatiano cogitanerunt Gothofredus p. 39 et Sievers p. 192 9 Od. ξ 331 19 Plat. Apol. p. 20 C

7. 1 οὐδὲ ΒΜ | ἐπέθηκας scripsi ἐπέστησας libri edd 3 τε Ι sed τ in γ corr m3, ΒΜ Got | καὶ om V cancellavi 5 ἔδω- κας scripsi δέδωκας libri edd 9 πρὸς ante σέ inser Re delevi | οὐδ᾿ scripsi οὔτ᾿ libri edd 10 ὑπολαμβάνοις U 15 κατὰ τί δὲ] καὶ κατὰ (sed κα inser m3) τί Ι 17 καταφθεί- ρουσι Cobet Coll. 127 at cf. t. II 27, 2 | δ᾿ edd 18 ὕβρει Ι sed in ὕβριν ὕβρει corr m3 | τῇ ετ τὰ om Β | ταῦτα Β | προστι- θέντος Β 19 ὕβριν om Ι 20 καὶ καὶ V

8. R II 204

9. 1 δὲ Re 2 σὺ | οἷδε Α οἱ δὲ Ι 3 διατάχους AMV | ἀνιστᾶν Ι 4 αὐτοῖς Β | ὑπὲρ τῶν ἱερῶν subscr A, πρὸς βασιλέα cum ras 8 litt ὑπὲρ τῶν ἱερῶν Ρ, πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ὑπὲρ τῶν ἱερῶν U, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἱερῶν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα θεοδόσιον Ι

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