# De Josepho 56

Philo Judaeus, De Josepho, Section 56. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philo-judaeus/de-josepho/56

τίς γὰρ ἀγνοεῖ τὰς ἐξ ἀκρασίας ἔθνεσι καὶ χώραις καὶ ὅλοις κλίμασι τῆς οἰκουμένης ἐν γῇ καὶ θαλάττῃ γινομένας συμφοράς; τῶν γὰρ πολέμων οἱ πλείους καὶ μέγιστοι δι’ ἔρωτας καὶ μοιχείας καὶ γυναικῶν ἀπάτας συνέστησαν, ὑφ’ ὧν τὸ πλεῖστον καὶ ἄριστον ἐξαναλώθη τοῦ τε Ἑλληνικοῦ καὶ βαρβαρικοῦ γένους καὶ τῶν πόλεων ἡ νεότης ἐφθάρη.

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Philo Judaeus, De Josepho, ed. Leopold Cohn. 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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