Introduction
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fragment 1P.Herc. 208 fr. 1
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ α καὶ φ̣
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κα
[ -ca.?- φιλ]οσοφε[ῖ]ν
[ -ca.?- ̣ ̣ὡ]σ̣ὰν δὲ γόη̣[τες] fragment 2P.Herc. 208 fr. 2
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ οι̣
[ -ca.?- ]ντ
[ -ca.?- ]ο, ὦ Π̣[λάτων]
5[ -ca.?- ]ρ τὸ α
[ -ca.?- ]ὅπερ fragment 3P.Herc. 208 fr. 3
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ναυ̣
[ -ca.?- ]ι̣ι̣ρι
[ -ca.?- ]ἄ̣χρησ[τος] fragment 4P.Herc. 208 fr. 4
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π̣ι
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ρ
[ -ca.?- ̣ ̣τὸ]ν πρότ[ερον]
5[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ καὶ ἐπά̣[γει]
[ -ca.?- ] ἐ̣πιτ̣ήδευμα
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ σ̣γ̣ε̣ι̣γεικεσ
[ -ca.?- ̣ἐπι]τρέπομε[ν]
[ -ca.?- κα]τ̣' αὐτὸν μ
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ εἰκότως fragment 5P.Herc. 208 fr. 5
- ca.11 - ι̣ ̣ καὶ εν
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ εη[ ̣ ̣ ̣ἀ]λ̣λὰ καὶ
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ σ̣κ̣α̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐδο]ξάσ-
5[θη ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ω̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ησα fragment 6P.Herc. 208 fr. 6
[ -ca.?- μα]κά̣ριον̣
[ -ca.?- ]ο̣ν ἔδειξ[α]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ν δὴ οι
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ι̣ε̣ναα
5[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ις καὶ π̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ αὐτ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ αὐτ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ αὐ[τ]
[ -ca.?- ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ἄ]νδ̣ρα fragment 7P.Herc. 208 fr. 7
ετ [ -ca.?- ]
τα ̣ [- ca.11 -ἐν τῶι]
βίω[ι -ca.?- ]
——
τι [ -ca.?- ]
5μ [ -ca.?- ]
ση̣ [ -ca.?- ]
ο α[ὐ]τὰ [ -ca.?- ]
——
του̣ [ -ca.?- ] fragment 8P.Herc. 208 fr. 8
[- ca.12 -τρ]όπωι
[- ca.12 -ἀν]τιλ̣έ-
[γει- ca.11 -] πρὸς
- ca.13 - π̣α ὁ α̣ὐ-
5[τὸς- ca.10 -]μ̣εμ̣η̣
- ca.14 - μω
- ca.14 - οπι̣ ̣ ̣
- ca.14 - τ̣ὸν ε
- ca.16 - μ̣ε fragment 9P.Herc. 208 fr. 1
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
τ ̣ λ̣εβε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣ι̣π̣α̣
γ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ μέγιστ̣ο[ν]
5δηλ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἔχον
κ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐπ̣[ιτ]ηδείους̣
ωσ̣ι̣η̣σα[ ̣ ἀλ]λ̣' ἐν τῶι
καιμαι ̣ ̣ σ̣υμβεβη-
κ[έ̣]ναι ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ζῆλον
——
10κ[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐπιτη]δείου[ς]
[γει]νομ[ένου]ς̣ ηυ ̣ ̣
εν̣ι̣ - ca.9 - τῶν
τριτι - ca.9 - εγε
εισπ ̣ ιχεσ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ λι fragment 10P.Herc. 208 fr. 9
[πάσης] φ̣ιλοσοφίας ἄ[γευ-]
[στο]ς ἐγεγόνει. ειν̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣τ]ῶν γιγνο[μένων ̣]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π̣α - ca.12 -
5 ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ινοσε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ου - ca.11 -
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π - ca.12 -
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ονειδε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ να̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ fragment 11P.Herc. 208 fr. 11
[ν]ῦν εἰκ[ότως] fragment 12
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ πραγ̣[μα]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ εμ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ διὰ [τ]ὰ̣ ο ̣
5[ -ca.?- φη]μί, τὴ̣ν δὲ θ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ οι̣ω̣ ἀλλὰ
[ ̣ ̣ π]ρ̣ά̣[γ]μ̣ασ[ι]
[ -ca.?- ̣ πρά]γμασιν fragment 13P.Herc. 208 fr. 3
κ̣αλὰ τ[- ca.11 -οὐ-]
δὲν α - ca.14 -
ατο̣ι̣[- ca.13 - ἀ-]
κόλουθ̣[ον - ca.10 -]
5καὶ ἐπά[γει ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐ-]
κείνου - ca.12 -
̣ ο ̣ μο - ca.13 -
σ̣υνευ̣ - ca.13 - fragment 14
[- ca.12 - δό]ξ̣αις
5[- ca.9 - ἀκολο]ύθως
- ca.14 - η̣αν
- ca.10 - οὔθ' οὕτως ἔχει.
[τοῖς δὲ κατ]ὰ̣ δόξαν λε-
[γομένοις προσ]έξομεν ἐ̣φ' ὅ-
10[σον ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π]ερὶ νοῦ fragment 15P.Herc. 208 fr. 4
- ca.14 - α̣τ̣ου
[- ca.12 - δ]ιάνοι-
[α- ca.11 - οὐ]κ ἐπά-
[γει- ca.13 -]ι̣μη
5- ca.16 - γ̣ω
[- ca.12 - ἀλ̣]λ' ἐναν-
[τι- ca.11 -]κ̣ηται
- ca.12 - η̣ οὐθὲν
- ca.14 - ι̣ου ̣ ̣
10[- ca.12 - ἀ]γ̣αθὸ[ν]
- ca.14 - ὠφε-
[λεῖν ἡμᾶς τὰ ποι]ήμα[τα]
- ca.14 - ντα
- ca.14 - γὰρ α
15- ca.14 - ο̣ν ̣ ̣ ̣
- ca.15 - ω ̣ ̣ ̣ fragment 16P.Herc. 208 fr. 16
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
[- ca.15 - ἀγα-]
θὸς [- ca.14 -ὠ-]
φελοῦσ̣[ι - ca.11 -]
5οὔτε ἃ σὺ φ̣[ῆς ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
̣ ̣ ̣ καθ̣ - ca.13 -
̣ ̣ ̣ μουμ ̣ νο ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣λο ̣ ̣ προσ ̣ ̣
α ̣ ̣ ι̣ου κ̣αὶ τὸ συμφέρον
10κα̣[ὶ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] τό γε ὅπ̣[ως ̣ ̣ ̣]
[κατὰ τὸ] ἐ̣ναργ[ές ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
[ ̣ ̣ δοξάζ]ε̣ται fragment 17
- ca.15 - κ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ πῶς, [ὦ] Μενέ-
[δημε, ̣] ̣ π̣ου αὐτὰ τὰ
[ὀ]νόματα κατὰ τὸ ἐναρ-
5[γὲς] καὶ ἐπὶ δύν̣αμιν
[μίαν τ]ρόπω̣[ι]
[ὧτινι οὖν] δο[ξ]άζεται; fragment 18P.Herc. 208 fr. 2
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣οδυ̣ [ -ca.?- ]
5 ̣ ̣ ̣ καὶ ὁμοίω̣[ς ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
[ἴ]σ̣ως̣ προσδοξάζε̣[ι ̣ ̣]
̣ ις τινὸ[ς] ὠφε[λεῖ ̣ ̣ ̣]
̣ ̣ ̣ αιταν ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ο̣σσκυ̣ fragment 19
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ πρε
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ονε
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ νει̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ π̣ιτα
5[ -ca.?- ἀλ]λ̣' ἧττ[ον]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ τῶν
[ -ca.?- τρ]όπωι̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ασιμ̣
[ -ca.?- ̣ ̣]σθαι̣
10[ -ca.?- ̣ π]οιητ[ήν] fragment 20P.Herc. 208 col. 2
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
τηγ οὕτω[ς κα]λεῖν
ἀγαθ̣ὸν π̣ο[ιητὴν ̣ ̣ ̣]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ οὗτος ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ αι̣ιος οὗτ̣ος παρ' ἑ-
5[αυ]τῶι καλεῖν ἀγαθὸν
[πο]ι̣ητ[ὴν] ἐδόξαζεν
[α]ὐτὸν ἀγ̣αθὸν̣ ποιη-
τὴν ε̣ἶ̣ναι. κ̣αὶ τῶι Ἱπ-
π̣οθάλ[ε]ι̣ ἐχρῆ[ν] μ̣άχεσθαι
10[ὁ] διατεταγμ[έ]νος παρ' ἑ-
[αυ]τῶ̣ι [κ]αλεῖ[ν] κ̣ατὰ τὸ
[ἐν]α̣ργὲ[ς] καὶ μὴ̣ [<τὸ> δ]ο̣ξαζό-
[μ]ε̣νον ἀγα[θὸν] ποι[η-]
[τὴν τ]ὸν τ[οιοῦτο]ν ̣ ̣ fragment 21P.Herc. 208 fr. 21
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τουτω
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ οντιο
[ -ca.?- ] καιη ̣ ουτοσ
[ -ca.?- ] ηπαν ιοσου
5[ -ca.?- ] ετανε καλε
[ -ca.?- ] μ̣αιμειποι
[ -ca.?- ] αρχιλοχα
[ -ca.?- ] γαειηιακ
[ -ca.?- ] ρουσια ̣ ατο̣
10[ -ca.?- ] ταταπ fragment 22P.Herc. 208 col. 3
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Orsini
ἀ̣γαθ̣[ὰ -ca.?- ]
̣ ̣ π̣[οι]ήματ[α -ca.?- ]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ υνα [ -ca.?- ]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἔλ̣εγ[ε]ν πο̣[ι]ητὴν
5ε̣ἶ[ναι], ὁ̣ δὲ τοῦτ' οὐκέτ̣ι, οὐ̣-
[δὲ σὺ] πρὸς διάνοιαν
[διελέ]γ̣ου̣ τῶ̣ι ἀ̣[ν]θ̣[ρ]ώπωι
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣σε ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣πει̣
ε ̣ ̣ ̣ α ̣ ̣ ̣ ω̣ιχραι̣ ̣ ̣ πι fragment 23
γμ
η̣ - ca.12 - β̣ο̣ύ-
λει σημ̣ηονην ὁ φθόγ-
5γος. [ἀλ]λὰ μὴν ἥ γε κοι
——
νὴ πάντων ἡμῶν ὁμι-
λία ἦ̣ν τ̣[η]ρεῖν τοὺς φ[θ]ό̣γ-
γου[ς] κα̣[τ]ὰ τὸ ἐν[α]ργές,
[οὐ] τ̣ὸ δοξαζόμενόν
10γ' ἐκ[ε]ῖνο καὶ οὐχὶ ὃ ο[ὗ-]
[τό]ς̣ φ̣[ησι]ν. εἴρηται δὲ [ἡ-]
[μῖν ἤδη πλ]εονάκις τὸ̣ τ̣[οι-]
[οῦτον, ὥσ]τε δ κατη[γορεῖ] fragment 24P.Herc. 208 col. 4
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Orsini
- ca.13 - α̣ν̣ ̣ ̣
[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κατὰ τὸ ἐν]α̣ργὲς
κ̣α[ὶ οὐ τὸ δοξαζό]μ̣ενόν
π[ο]τ̣ε, καὶ προσδιαλ̣ε-
5γόμενός μοι τοὺς φθόγ-
γο[υ]ς. ἐν δὲ τοῖς κατὰ
μέρ̣[ο]ς̣ περὶ ποιητῶν
ἤδη̣ ἀντιλέγωμεν κα[ὶ]
ὃ μέν̣ φασ̣[ι] εἴτ' ἐνα̣ρ̣[γὲς εἶ-]
10να[ι] τ̣ὸ γ̣[νω]ριζόμ[ε]ν[ον]
π[ερὶ] ποιητῶ̣ν̣ ἀγαθ̣ῶ̣ν
[τ]ῆι [δανοίαι τρ]όπον
[τινά - ca.12 -]
τῶ[ν] π[οιητ]ῶν ομ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
15α [π]αραλ[λα]τ̣τ̣ fragment 25P.Herc. 208 fr. 25
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ γ
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ λ̣ε̣
θ̣η̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ταιε̣λ̣ ̣ ̣ α̣κο̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ εισι καλε̣ῖ̣ν το̣[νδὶ]
5ἀ̣γ̣α̣[θὸ]ν ποιητὴν αλι̣ ̣ ̣ ε
ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ω̣νδ̣ρ̣ος̣ οὐ κατ[ὰ τ]ο̣ῦ̣-
[τό ἐστι]ν̣ ἀκρειβή̣ς. ἀλλὰ̣ [τ]ο̣-
[δὶ δοξ]ά̣ζων περὶ τονδεεὶ
[παραλό]γ[ως] ἀ̣πεφ̣ή̣ν̣[ατ]ο θε̣ι̣ fragment 26P.Herc. 208 fr. 26
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τὸν α
προε ̣ ̣ φα̣σι ̣
5τὸ[ν ἀ]γ̣αθὸν π[οιητὴν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
ἀ[ν]τ̣ε̣[ρ]οῦμεν αὐτ̣[ῶι, ὥστε]
καὶ ὀρθ̣[ῶ]ς̣ ἀ̣ντερε̣[ῖν ἡμᾶς]
καὶ λέγειν ὁμιλί[αν ἀκενό-]
σπο[υδον περὶ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
10- ca.14 - υ̣σα
[- ca.11 - ἀγα]θὸν fragment 27P.Herc. 208 col. 6
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
Engraved 1809-1864 by Francesco Biondi
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π ̣ ω̣τα γεί-
[ν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]πτ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ λε
[τ]ο̣ῦ̣ πρ̣ά̣[γμ]ατος συμ-
βόλωι θ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ἡ π]ρ̣ᾶξις αὐ-
5[τ]ὴ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐ]σ̣τὶν
[κ]αὶ ̣ ̣ ναυ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐπὶ τοῦ
̣ ̣ υσ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κα]θ̣άπερ ἐπὶ
τοῦ δοξαζ̣ομ̣ένου, ἀλ-
- ca.9 - ι̣το οἷον
10- ca.11 - μεθ ̣ ̣ fragment 28
- ca.14 - ι̣σ̣α
ο ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κ̣αθ̣άπερ κοι-
ν̣ὰ̣ πα̣[ρ'] ἡμῖν διατέτα-
[κτ]αι. [ἐκ] γὰρ τούτου γεί-
5[νε]τ̣αι̣, [κ]αθάπερ πᾶς ὁ
[δό]κι[μος ὁρ]ᾶ, τὸ συνέ-
[χον] τινω[ ̣ τ]ὴν πρὸς ἄλ-
[λους] δ̣[ι]δ̣ασκαλίαν αλ
̣ ̣ ̣ α̣τ̣α ̣ ̣ εἰ̣ γάρ τις ̣ ̣ ̣
10 ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣τη ̣ ̣ ρ̣ηκει̣τοι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ σ̣λ̣η̣νει fragment 29P.Herc. 208 col. 7
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
καὶ οἱ σ ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣ν̣τ̣ον̣
οἱ σοφοὶ ἐν̣ τοῖς κατὰ
δόξαν λ[εγ]ο̣μένοις,
οὐκ ἐν τ̣[οῖ]ς̣ κατὰ τὸν̣
5 ̣ ̣ ̣ ε̣νε̣ν ̣ ̣ ε̣ιμ̣ημ̣ι̣
̣ ̣ ̣ πολλ ̣ ι̣αι̣ ̣ ειλης̣
[ἀ]λλ' οὕτω[ς] εχεμ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
τ̣ι̣ω̣ σοφωτά̣[τ]ω̣ι εν ̣ ̣
α̣ς κατὰ τὰ̣ς περὶ τῶ̣[ν]
10[ἄλ]λων [ἐδό]ξαζεν̣ fragment 30P.Herc. 208 col. 8
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τ̣αν ̣ ̣ λλομε
̣ ̣ ̣ περιπατοῦσιν ἐν
[τῆι] Ποικίλη στοᾶ λέ-
[γον]τ̣ες, ὅτι Μενέδημον
5[οὐκ ἀν]ήρει τὸ λέγειν εὐ-
[ήθη καὶ] ἄ̣φρονα καὶ ὀ̣λ̣ί-
[γωρο]ν̣ καὶ μάτ[αιο]ν̣.
[ἃ δ' ὁ Ζ]ήνων ε̣[ὐη]μ̣ε̣ρεῖ,
[ὃς τἆλ]λα τὸν φρόνιμον
10[ποιεῖ]ν̣ ἔφη καὶ σφαιρί-
[ζει]ν̣ καὶ φακῆν ἕψειν,
[ἔστι] νὴ τὸν Ἀπόλ-
[λω λέγ]ων περὶ τῶν πρα-
[γμάτ]ω̣ν, ἃ δῆλον δι̣
15 ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ η̣θεμ ̣ νη̣σακεισ
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ματος μ̣όν[ον]
[φησὶ γὰρ τὸν σοφὸν] fragment 31P.Herc. 208 col. 9
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
Engraved 1809-1864 by Luigi Corazza
ἄνθρωπον φακῆν οὐκ ἂν
ἑψῆσαι τοιαύτην, οἵαν
τε ῥοφωμένην ἡδο-
νὴν παρα̣σχεῖν τινα
5τῶ̣ι ῥοφοῦντι κατὰ
τὴν γεῦσιν. οὐκοῦν τοῦ -
——
τό γε οὐδὲ Μενέδημος
καλῶς ἐδόξαζεν. ἀλ-
λ̣' ἆ̣ρ̣α μὴ σύ, Μενέδημε,
10πά̣λ̣ιν οὐκ ὤου τ[ὸν] φ̣ρό-
[ν]ι̣μον ὅτι ἄμ ποτε ταύ-
τη[ι] κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ δ[ι]ά-
θεσιν ἀλύπως τε καὶ εὖ̣
δι̣ά̣ξειν. τ̣[ί δ]ὲ κ[αὶ τὴν φ]α̣-
15κῆν ὑποθώμεθα ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣
ατονα̣υ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ταυτο fragment 32P.Herc. 208 col. 2
φρόνιμον ἐ[πιφέ]ρε[ι]
φακῆν πο[ι]ῆ[σαι π]άν̣[υ δι-]
αρ̣κ̣ῶς̣ πρὸς τὴ[ν] γε̣[ῦσιν]
ἔχουσαν, Μεν̣έ̣δη̣[μον]
5δ' οὔ, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῦτο [ὁ-]
——
μοίως ἐδόξαζον ἀμφ[ό-]
τεροι. θαυμάζω γὰρ ἔ -
——
γ̣ωγε, εἰ καὶ φορτικώτε-
ρ̣όν ἐστιν εἰπεῖν, εἰ μὴ̣
10ὤ̣οντο ἀ̣μφότεροι τ̣οὺς
σοφοὺς ὑ̣ποθέμενοι φα-
κῆν ἕψ[ο]ντας οὐκ ἂν
κ̣αὶ προσ̣κ̣λύσαι τάυτην,
ὁ̣μ̣οίως̣ [κ]α̣[ὶ τἀνθ]ρ̣ά̣κιον
15[δὲ] ν̣ῆσα̣ι κἂν κατ' ἄλ-
λ̣ο̣ν τρό̣[π]ο̣[ν ὑπουργεῖ]ν fragment 33P.Herc. 208 fr. 33
- ca.14 - ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
- ca.14 - η καὶ
5- ca.15 - τ̣ὸν
[- ca.14 -]α̣σιν
̣ ̣ ̣ α̣σ - ca.12 - σ
- ca.18 -
- ca.16 - πε fragment 34P.Herc. 208 col. 11
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ αμεα ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ σεισ̣π̣οσ ̣ ̣ ̣ με
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ν ἅμα κἀ[ν πᾶσι]
[πά]νυ ἀμέμπτ[ου δι]α-
5[γωγῆ]ς̣ ἐν ἐκκλη̣[σίαις]
κ̣α̣ὶ̣ δικαστηρίοι[ς]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ως̣ Πλάτων̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ν ̣ σασ̣θαιλ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ει τ̣ούτων fragment 35P.Herc. 208 fr. 35
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ μην
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ νοσ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ εργ
[ -ca.?- ] δ̣ιήκ[ει]
5[ -ca.?- ] ̣ θεισ
[ -ca.?- ἐ]δοξ[αζεν]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ νω
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ι̣απε
[ -ca.?- ]εχρη
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ η̣κ ̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ νου
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ελ title subscriptioP.Herc. 208 fr.
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Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
ΚΩΛΩΤΟΥ
ΠΡΟΣΤΟΝΠΛΑΤ̣Ω̣
ΝΟΣΛΥΣΙΝ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ α καὶ φ̣
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κα
[ -ca.?- φιλ]οσοφε[ῖ]ν
[ -ca.?- ̣ ̣ὡ]σ̣ὰν δὲ γόη̣[τες] fragment 2P.Herc. 208 fr. 2
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ οι̣
[ -ca.?- ]ντ
[ -ca.?- ]ο, ὦ Π̣[λάτων]
5[ -ca.?- ]ρ τὸ α
[ -ca.?- ]ὅπερ fragment 3P.Herc. 208 fr. 3
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ναυ̣
[ -ca.?- ]ι̣ι̣ρι
[ -ca.?- ]ἄ̣χρησ[τος] fragment 4P.Herc. 208 fr. 4
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π̣ι
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ρ
[ -ca.?- ̣ ̣τὸ]ν πρότ[ερον]
5[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ καὶ ἐπά̣[γει]
[ -ca.?- ] ἐ̣πιτ̣ήδευμα
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ σ̣γ̣ε̣ι̣γεικεσ
[ -ca.?- ̣ἐπι]τρέπομε[ν]
[ -ca.?- κα]τ̣' αὐτὸν μ
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ εἰκότως fragment 5P.Herc. 208 fr. 5
- ca.11 - ι̣ ̣ καὶ εν
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ εη[ ̣ ̣ ̣ἀ]λ̣λὰ καὶ
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ σ̣κ̣α̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐδο]ξάσ-
5[θη ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ω̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ησα fragment 6P.Herc. 208 fr. 6
[ -ca.?- μα]κά̣ριον̣
[ -ca.?- ]ο̣ν ἔδειξ[α]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ν δὴ οι
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ι̣ε̣ναα
5[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ις καὶ π̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ αὐτ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ αὐτ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ αὐ[τ]
[ -ca.?- ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ἄ]νδ̣ρα fragment 7P.Herc. 208 fr. 7
ετ [ -ca.?- ]
τα ̣ [- ca.11 -ἐν τῶι]
βίω[ι -ca.?- ]
——
τι [ -ca.?- ]
5μ [ -ca.?- ]
ση̣ [ -ca.?- ]
ο α[ὐ]τὰ [ -ca.?- ]
——
του̣ [ -ca.?- ] fragment 8P.Herc. 208 fr. 8
[- ca.12 -τρ]όπωι
[- ca.12 -ἀν]τιλ̣έ-
[γει- ca.11 -] πρὸς
- ca.13 - π̣α ὁ α̣ὐ-
5[τὸς- ca.10 -]μ̣εμ̣η̣
- ca.14 - μω
- ca.14 - οπι̣ ̣ ̣
- ca.14 - τ̣ὸν ε
- ca.16 - μ̣ε fragment 9P.Herc. 208 fr. 1
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τ ̣ λ̣εβε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣ι̣π̣α̣
γ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ μέγιστ̣ο[ν]
5δηλ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἔχον
κ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐπ̣[ιτ]ηδείους̣
ωσ̣ι̣η̣σα[ ̣ ἀλ]λ̣' ἐν τῶι
καιμαι ̣ ̣ σ̣υμβεβη-
κ[έ̣]ναι ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ζῆλον
——
10κ[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐπιτη]δείου[ς]
[γει]νομ[ένου]ς̣ ηυ ̣ ̣
εν̣ι̣ - ca.9 - τῶν
τριτι - ca.9 - εγε
εισπ ̣ ιχεσ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ λι fragment 10P.Herc. 208 fr. 9
[πάσης] φ̣ιλοσοφίας ἄ[γευ-]
[στο]ς ἐγεγόνει. ειν̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣τ]ῶν γιγνο[μένων ̣]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π̣α - ca.12 -
5 ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ινοσε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ου - ca.11 -
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π - ca.12 -
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ονειδε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ να̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ fragment 11P.Herc. 208 fr. 11
[ν]ῦν εἰκ[ότως] fragment 12
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ πραγ̣[μα]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ εμ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ διὰ [τ]ὰ̣ ο ̣
5[ -ca.?- φη]μί, τὴ̣ν δὲ θ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ οι̣ω̣ ἀλλὰ
[ ̣ ̣ π]ρ̣ά̣[γ]μ̣ασ[ι]
[ -ca.?- ̣ πρά]γμασιν fragment 13P.Herc. 208 fr. 3
κ̣αλὰ τ[- ca.11 -οὐ-]
δὲν α - ca.14 -
ατο̣ι̣[- ca.13 - ἀ-]
κόλουθ̣[ον - ca.10 -]
5καὶ ἐπά[γει ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐ-]
κείνου - ca.12 -
̣ ο ̣ μο - ca.13 -
σ̣υνευ̣ - ca.13 - fragment 14
[- ca.12 - δό]ξ̣αις
5[- ca.9 - ἀκολο]ύθως
- ca.14 - η̣αν
- ca.10 - οὔθ' οὕτως ἔχει.
[τοῖς δὲ κατ]ὰ̣ δόξαν λε-
[γομένοις προσ]έξομεν ἐ̣φ' ὅ-
10[σον ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π]ερὶ νοῦ fragment 15P.Herc. 208 fr. 4
- ca.14 - α̣τ̣ου
[- ca.12 - δ]ιάνοι-
[α- ca.11 - οὐ]κ ἐπά-
[γει- ca.13 -]ι̣μη
5- ca.16 - γ̣ω
[- ca.12 - ἀλ̣]λ' ἐναν-
[τι- ca.11 -]κ̣ηται
- ca.12 - η̣ οὐθὲν
- ca.14 - ι̣ου ̣ ̣
10[- ca.12 - ἀ]γ̣αθὸ[ν]
- ca.14 - ὠφε-
[λεῖν ἡμᾶς τὰ ποι]ήμα[τα]
- ca.14 - ντα
- ca.14 - γὰρ α
15- ca.14 - ο̣ν ̣ ̣ ̣
- ca.15 - ω ̣ ̣ ̣ fragment 16P.Herc. 208 fr. 16
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[- ca.15 - ἀγα-]
θὸς [- ca.14 -ὠ-]
φελοῦσ̣[ι - ca.11 -]
5οὔτε ἃ σὺ φ̣[ῆς ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
̣ ̣ ̣ καθ̣ - ca.13 -
̣ ̣ ̣ μουμ ̣ νο ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣λο ̣ ̣ προσ ̣ ̣
α ̣ ̣ ι̣ου κ̣αὶ τὸ συμφέρον
10κα̣[ὶ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] τό γε ὅπ̣[ως ̣ ̣ ̣]
[κατὰ τὸ] ἐ̣ναργ[ές ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
[ ̣ ̣ δοξάζ]ε̣ται fragment 17
- ca.15 - κ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ πῶς, [ὦ] Μενέ-
[δημε, ̣] ̣ π̣ου αὐτὰ τὰ
[ὀ]νόματα κατὰ τὸ ἐναρ-
5[γὲς] καὶ ἐπὶ δύν̣αμιν
[μίαν τ]ρόπω̣[ι]
[ὧτινι οὖν] δο[ξ]άζεται; fragment 18P.Herc. 208 fr. 2
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̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣οδυ̣ [ -ca.?- ]
5 ̣ ̣ ̣ καὶ ὁμοίω̣[ς ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
[ἴ]σ̣ως̣ προσδοξάζε̣[ι ̣ ̣]
̣ ις τινὸ[ς] ὠφε[λεῖ ̣ ̣ ̣]
̣ ̣ ̣ αιταν ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ο̣σσκυ̣ fragment 19
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ πρε
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ονε
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ νει̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ π̣ιτα
5[ -ca.?- ἀλ]λ̣' ἧττ[ον]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ τῶν
[ -ca.?- τρ]όπωι̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ασιμ̣
[ -ca.?- ̣ ̣]σθαι̣
10[ -ca.?- ̣ π]οιητ[ήν] fragment 20P.Herc. 208 col. 2
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τηγ οὕτω[ς κα]λεῖν
ἀγαθ̣ὸν π̣ο[ιητὴν ̣ ̣ ̣]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ οὗτος ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ αι̣ιος οὗτ̣ος παρ' ἑ-
5[αυ]τῶι καλεῖν ἀγαθὸν
[πο]ι̣ητ[ὴν] ἐδόξαζεν
[α]ὐτὸν ἀγ̣αθὸν̣ ποιη-
τὴν ε̣ἶ̣ναι. κ̣αὶ τῶι Ἱπ-
π̣οθάλ[ε]ι̣ ἐχρῆ[ν] μ̣άχεσθαι
10[ὁ] διατεταγμ[έ]νος παρ' ἑ-
[αυ]τῶ̣ι [κ]αλεῖ[ν] κ̣ατὰ τὸ
[ἐν]α̣ργὲ[ς] καὶ μὴ̣ [<τὸ> δ]ο̣ξαζό-
[μ]ε̣νον ἀγα[θὸν] ποι[η-]
[τὴν τ]ὸν τ[οιοῦτο]ν ̣ ̣ fragment 21P.Herc. 208 fr. 21
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τουτω
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ οντιο
[ -ca.?- ] καιη ̣ ουτοσ
[ -ca.?- ] ηπαν ιοσου
5[ -ca.?- ] ετανε καλε
[ -ca.?- ] μ̣αιμειποι
[ -ca.?- ] αρχιλοχα
[ -ca.?- ] γαειηιακ
[ -ca.?- ] ρουσια ̣ ατο̣
10[ -ca.?- ] ταταπ fragment 22P.Herc. 208 col. 3
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Orsini
ἀ̣γαθ̣[ὰ -ca.?- ]
̣ ̣ π̣[οι]ήματ[α -ca.?- ]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ υνα [ -ca.?- ]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἔλ̣εγ[ε]ν πο̣[ι]ητὴν
5ε̣ἶ[ναι], ὁ̣ δὲ τοῦτ' οὐκέτ̣ι, οὐ̣-
[δὲ σὺ] πρὸς διάνοιαν
[διελέ]γ̣ου̣ τῶ̣ι ἀ̣[ν]θ̣[ρ]ώπωι
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣σε ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣πει̣
ε ̣ ̣ ̣ α ̣ ̣ ̣ ω̣ιχραι̣ ̣ ̣ πι fragment 23
γμ
η̣ - ca.12 - β̣ο̣ύ-
λει σημ̣ηονην ὁ φθόγ-
5γος. [ἀλ]λὰ μὴν ἥ γε κοι
——
νὴ πάντων ἡμῶν ὁμι-
λία ἦ̣ν τ̣[η]ρεῖν τοὺς φ[θ]ό̣γ-
γου[ς] κα̣[τ]ὰ τὸ ἐν[α]ργές,
[οὐ] τ̣ὸ δοξαζόμενόν
10γ' ἐκ[ε]ῖνο καὶ οὐχὶ ὃ ο[ὗ-]
[τό]ς̣ φ̣[ησι]ν. εἴρηται δὲ [ἡ-]
[μῖν ἤδη πλ]εονάκις τὸ̣ τ̣[οι-]
[οῦτον, ὥσ]τε δ κατη[γορεῖ] fragment 24P.Herc. 208 col. 4
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Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Orsini
- ca.13 - α̣ν̣ ̣ ̣
[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κατὰ τὸ ἐν]α̣ργὲς
κ̣α[ὶ οὐ τὸ δοξαζό]μ̣ενόν
π[ο]τ̣ε, καὶ προσδιαλ̣ε-
5γόμενός μοι τοὺς φθόγ-
γο[υ]ς. ἐν δὲ τοῖς κατὰ
μέρ̣[ο]ς̣ περὶ ποιητῶν
ἤδη̣ ἀντιλέγωμεν κα[ὶ]
ὃ μέν̣ φασ̣[ι] εἴτ' ἐνα̣ρ̣[γὲς εἶ-]
10να[ι] τ̣ὸ γ̣[νω]ριζόμ[ε]ν[ον]
π[ερὶ] ποιητῶ̣ν̣ ἀγαθ̣ῶ̣ν
[τ]ῆι [δανοίαι τρ]όπον
[τινά - ca.12 -]
τῶ[ν] π[οιητ]ῶν ομ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
15α [π]αραλ[λα]τ̣τ̣ fragment 25P.Herc. 208 fr. 25
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ γ
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ λ̣ε̣
θ̣η̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ταιε̣λ̣ ̣ ̣ α̣κο̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ εισι καλε̣ῖ̣ν το̣[νδὶ]
5ἀ̣γ̣α̣[θὸ]ν ποιητὴν αλι̣ ̣ ̣ ε
ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ω̣νδ̣ρ̣ος̣ οὐ κατ[ὰ τ]ο̣ῦ̣-
[τό ἐστι]ν̣ ἀκρειβή̣ς. ἀλλὰ̣ [τ]ο̣-
[δὶ δοξ]ά̣ζων περὶ τονδεεὶ
[παραλό]γ[ως] ἀ̣πεφ̣ή̣ν̣[ατ]ο θε̣ι̣ fragment 26P.Herc. 208 fr. 26
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τὸν α
προε ̣ ̣ φα̣σι ̣
5τὸ[ν ἀ]γ̣αθὸν π[οιητὴν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
ἀ[ν]τ̣ε̣[ρ]οῦμεν αὐτ̣[ῶι, ὥστε]
καὶ ὀρθ̣[ῶ]ς̣ ἀ̣ντερε̣[ῖν ἡμᾶς]
καὶ λέγειν ὁμιλί[αν ἀκενό-]
σπο[υδον περὶ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]
10- ca.14 - υ̣σα
[- ca.11 - ἀγα]θὸν fragment 27P.Herc. 208 col. 6
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Engraved 1809-1864 by Francesco Biondi
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π ̣ ω̣τα γεί-
[ν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]πτ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ λε
[τ]ο̣ῦ̣ πρ̣ά̣[γμ]ατος συμ-
βόλωι θ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ἡ π]ρ̣ᾶξις αὐ-
5[τ]ὴ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐ]σ̣τὶν
[κ]αὶ ̣ ̣ ναυ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἐπὶ τοῦ
̣ ̣ υσ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κα]θ̣άπερ ἐπὶ
τοῦ δοξαζ̣ομ̣ένου, ἀλ-
- ca.9 - ι̣το οἷον
10- ca.11 - μεθ ̣ ̣ fragment 28
- ca.14 - ι̣σ̣α
ο ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κ̣αθ̣άπερ κοι-
ν̣ὰ̣ πα̣[ρ'] ἡμῖν διατέτα-
[κτ]αι. [ἐκ] γὰρ τούτου γεί-
5[νε]τ̣αι̣, [κ]αθάπερ πᾶς ὁ
[δό]κι[μος ὁρ]ᾶ, τὸ συνέ-
[χον] τινω[ ̣ τ]ὴν πρὸς ἄλ-
[λους] δ̣[ι]δ̣ασκαλίαν αλ
̣ ̣ ̣ α̣τ̣α ̣ ̣ εἰ̣ γάρ τις ̣ ̣ ̣
10 ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣τη ̣ ̣ ρ̣ηκει̣τοι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ σ̣λ̣η̣νει fragment 29P.Herc. 208 col. 7
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
καὶ οἱ σ ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣ν̣τ̣ον̣
οἱ σοφοὶ ἐν̣ τοῖς κατὰ
δόξαν λ[εγ]ο̣μένοις,
οὐκ ἐν τ̣[οῖ]ς̣ κατὰ τὸν̣
5 ̣ ̣ ̣ ε̣νε̣ν ̣ ̣ ε̣ιμ̣ημ̣ι̣
̣ ̣ ̣ πολλ ̣ ι̣αι̣ ̣ ειλης̣
[ἀ]λλ' οὕτω[ς] εχεμ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
τ̣ι̣ω̣ σοφωτά̣[τ]ω̣ι εν ̣ ̣
α̣ς κατὰ τὰ̣ς περὶ τῶ̣[ν]
10[ἄλ]λων [ἐδό]ξαζεν̣ fragment 30P.Herc. 208 col. 8
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τ̣αν ̣ ̣ λλομε
̣ ̣ ̣ περιπατοῦσιν ἐν
[τῆι] Ποικίλη στοᾶ λέ-
[γον]τ̣ες, ὅτι Μενέδημον
5[οὐκ ἀν]ήρει τὸ λέγειν εὐ-
[ήθη καὶ] ἄ̣φρονα καὶ ὀ̣λ̣ί-
[γωρο]ν̣ καὶ μάτ[αιο]ν̣.
[ἃ δ' ὁ Ζ]ήνων ε̣[ὐη]μ̣ε̣ρεῖ,
[ὃς τἆλ]λα τὸν φρόνιμον
10[ποιεῖ]ν̣ ἔφη καὶ σφαιρί-
[ζει]ν̣ καὶ φακῆν ἕψειν,
[ἔστι] νὴ τὸν Ἀπόλ-
[λω λέγ]ων περὶ τῶν πρα-
[γμάτ]ω̣ν, ἃ δῆλον δι̣
15 ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ η̣θεμ ̣ νη̣σακεισ
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ματος μ̣όν[ον]
[φησὶ γὰρ τὸν σοφὸν] fragment 31P.Herc. 208 col. 9
Sketched 1804-1806 by Giuseppe Casanova
Engraved 1809-1864 by Luigi Corazza
ἄνθρωπον φακῆν οὐκ ἂν
ἑψῆσαι τοιαύτην, οἵαν
τε ῥοφωμένην ἡδο-
νὴν παρα̣σχεῖν τινα
5τῶ̣ι ῥοφοῦντι κατὰ
τὴν γεῦσιν. οὐκοῦν τοῦ -
——
τό γε οὐδὲ Μενέδημος
καλῶς ἐδόξαζεν. ἀλ-
λ̣' ἆ̣ρ̣α μὴ σύ, Μενέδημε,
10πά̣λ̣ιν οὐκ ὤου τ[ὸν] φ̣ρό-
[ν]ι̣μον ὅτι ἄμ ποτε ταύ-
τη[ι] κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ δ[ι]ά-
θεσιν ἀλύπως τε καὶ εὖ̣
δι̣ά̣ξειν. τ̣[ί δ]ὲ κ[αὶ τὴν φ]α̣-
15κῆν ὑποθώμεθα ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣
ατονα̣υ̣ ̣ ̣ ι̣ταυτο fragment 32P.Herc. 208 col. 2
φρόνιμον ἐ[πιφέ]ρε[ι]
φακῆν πο[ι]ῆ[σαι π]άν̣[υ δι-]
αρ̣κ̣ῶς̣ πρὸς τὴ[ν] γε̣[ῦσιν]
ἔχουσαν, Μεν̣έ̣δη̣[μον]
5δ' οὔ, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῦτο [ὁ-]
——
μοίως ἐδόξαζον ἀμφ[ό-]
τεροι. θαυμάζω γὰρ ἔ -
——
γ̣ωγε, εἰ καὶ φορτικώτε-
ρ̣όν ἐστιν εἰπεῖν, εἰ μὴ̣
10ὤ̣οντο ἀ̣μφότεροι τ̣οὺς
σοφοὺς ὑ̣ποθέμενοι φα-
κῆν ἕψ[ο]ντας οὐκ ἂν
κ̣αὶ προσ̣κ̣λύσαι τάυτην,
ὁ̣μ̣οίως̣ [κ]α̣[ὶ τἀνθ]ρ̣ά̣κιον
15[δὲ] ν̣ῆσα̣ι κἂν κατ' ἄλ-
λ̣ο̣ν τρό̣[π]ο̣[ν ὑπουργεῖ]ν fragment 33P.Herc. 208 fr. 33
- ca.14 - ι̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
- ca.14 - η καὶ
5- ca.15 - τ̣ὸν
[- ca.14 -]α̣σιν
̣ ̣ ̣ α̣σ - ca.12 - σ
- ca.18 -
- ca.16 - πε fragment 34P.Herc. 208 col. 11
Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ αμεα ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ σεισ̣π̣οσ ̣ ̣ ̣ με
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ν ἅμα κἀ[ν πᾶσι]
[πά]νυ ἀμέμπτ[ου δι]α-
5[γωγῆ]ς̣ ἐν ἐκκλη̣[σίαις]
κ̣α̣ὶ̣ δικαστηρίοι[ς]
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ως̣ Πλάτων̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ν ̣ σασ̣θαιλ̣
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ει τ̣ούτων fragment 35P.Herc. 208 fr. 35
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ μην
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ νοσ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ εργ
[ -ca.?- ] δ̣ιήκ[ει]
5[ -ca.?- ] ̣ θεισ
[ -ca.?- ἐ]δοξ[αζεν]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ νω
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ι̣απε
[ -ca.?- ]εχρη
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ η̣κ ̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ νου
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ελ title subscriptioP.Herc. 208 fr.
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Engraved 1809-1864 by Vincenzo Corazza
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