# Epistulae 3-10

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, λζ′. Μονίμῳ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/3-10

(3) ἐγὼ δὲ ἀναβὰς εἰς τὸ στρατόπεδον περιεπάτησα, καὶ τότε κατέβην εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ Λακύδου. τῷ δὲ ἄρα ἦν παρασκευὴ οὐχ ὅση πρὸς τὴν φύσιν ἀποχρῆναι ἧς ἡμεῖς ἐδεόμεθα, ἀλλ’ ὁπόση πρὸς τὴν δόξαν ἧς οἱ ἄλλοι ἡττῶνται· κλῖναι γὰρ ἐξέστρωντο σφόδρα πολυτελεῖς καὶ τράπεζαί τινες ἐν τῷ καταντικρὺ ἔκειντο, αἳ μὲν ἐκ βαριασνοου, αἳ δὲ ἐκ σφενδαμνίνων ξύλων, ἀργυρωμάτων ἀνάπλεῳ, ἐπὶ δὲ τούτοις θεράποντες εἱστήκεσαν οἳ μὲν χέρνιβας ἔχοντες, οἳ δὲ ἄλλα διακονήματα. εἰς ταῦτα ἀπιδών ἀλλὰ ἐγὼ μέν ἔφην ἧκον εἰς τὴν ξενίαν τὴν σήν, Λακύδη, ὠφελησὺ

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Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, 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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