# Graecarum affectionum curatio 9.70-71

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, 9.70 to 9.71. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/9.70

Τοσοῦτο δὲ σέβας τῶν μέχρι θανάτου κεκινδυνευκότων καὶ εἶχον ἐκεῖνοι, καὶ μὲν δὴ καὶ ἔχουσιν ἅπαντες, ὡς τὰς ἐκείνων γε θήκας θησαυροὺς ὑπολαμβάνειν ἀγαθῶν παντοδαπῶν χορηγούς. Ἀθρήσατε δὴ οὖν, ὦ ἄνδρες, τῶνδε τῶν νόμων τὴν δύναμιν. Τούτους γὰρ καὶ Ῥωμαῖοι καὶ Πέρσαι καὶ οἱ τῆς τούτων ἡγεμονίας ἔξω τελοῦντες καταλῦσαι λίαν ἐσπουδακότες, τὴν μὲν οἰκείαν ἀσθένειαν ἔδειξαν, τὴν δὲ τούτων ἰσχὺν ἐκδηλοτέραν ἀπέφηναν. Τοῖς δὲ Λυκούργου καὶ Σόλωνος οὐδεὶς ἐπολέμησε νόμοις, ἀλλ' αὐτόματοι κατελύθησαν. Καὶ οὔτε ὁ Πύθιος οὔτε

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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