# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 3.9.12

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, Book 3, Chapter 9. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/3.9.12

Διὰ σὲ Καλλιρρόην ἔχω καὶ τὸν υἱόν. Ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἄν σοι προσέταξα Χαιρέαν ἀποκτεῖναι, σοῦ δὲ ποιήσαντος οὐ μέμφομαι· τὸ γὰρ ἀδίκημα φιλοδέσποτον. Τοῦτο μόνον ἀμελῶς ἐποίησας οὐκ ἐπολυπραγμόνησας πότερον ἐν τοῖς τεθνηκόσι Χαιρέας ἐστὶν ἢ ἐν τοῖς δεδεμένοις. Καὶ ἔδει ζητῆσαι τὸν νεκρόν· καὶ γὰρ ἐκεῖνος ἂν ἔτυχε τάφου κἀγὼ βεβαιότερον ἔσχον τὸ θαρρεῖν. Οὐ δύναμαι δὲ νῦν ἀμερίμνως εὐτυχεῖν διὰ τοὺς δεδεμένους· οὐδὲ γὰρ τοῦτο ἴσμεν, ὅποι τις αὐτῶν ἐπράθη.”

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Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, ed. Rudolf Hercher. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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