# Oratio I 206

Libanius, Oratio I, Chapter 206. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/libanius/oratio-i/206

Φιλάγριος δέ, ἀνὴρ ἐνδοξότατος, ἐπὶ τὸν μείζω θρόνον ἥκων, κρείττω μὲν οὐκ ἔχων τὰ πράγματα ποιῆσαι, ἀγαπῶν δέ, εἰ μὴ φαυλότερα, παρεκάλει μὲν τὸ τῶν σιτοποιῶν ἔθνος εἶναι δικαιοτέρους, ἀνάγκας δὲ οὐκ ᾤετο δεῖν ἐπάγειν, δεδιὼς τὴν ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἀπόδρασιν, ᾧ ἂν εὐθὺς ἐβαπτίζετο τὸ ἄστυ, καθάπερ ναῦς ἐκλιπόντων τῶν ναυτῶν.

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Libanius, Oratio I, ed. Richard Foerster. 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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