# Oratio I 252

Libanius, Oratio I, Chapter 252. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/libanius/oratio-i/252

ἕτερος ἄρχων, ἐφ’ οὗ τὰ δεινότατα πολέμῳ πονηρῶν δαιμόνων δόξαντα κεκινῆσθαι, λίθοι τε ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐν ταῖς γρα- φαῖς βασιλέας ἐκ χειρῶν ἐρχόμενοι, καὶ ἦν πολὺς ὁ ψόφος, χαλκαῖ τε εἰκόνες διὰ γῆς ἑλκόμεναι ῥήματά τε ἐπὶ τοὺς τῶν ὅλων κυρίους πικρότερα παντὸς ἀφιέμενα λίθου· δι’ ἃ πολλαὶ δὴ μεταναστάσεις, ὡς οὐκ ὄν μένοντι σωθῆναι, καὶ ὁ φεύγων τὸν οὐ φεύ- γοντα ἐθρήνει. ἐν μὲν οὖν ταῖς ἐλπίσι κατασκαφαί, τὸ δὲ ἐλπίδος ἔξω σωτηρία.

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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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