timoleon-第12章

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of　young　men　over　that　ground　where　the　palace　and　castle　of　Dionysius
stood　before　they　were　demolished　by　Timoleon。　There　attended　on　the
solemnity　several　thousands　of　men　and　women；　all　crowned　with
flowers；　and　arrayed　in　fresh　and　clean　attire；　which　made　it　look
like　the　procession　of　a　public　festival；　while　the　language　of　all；
and　their　tears　mingling　with　their　praise　and　benediction　of　the　dead
Timoleon；　manifestly　showed　that　it　was　not　any　superficial　honour；　or
commanded　homage；　which　they　paid　him；　but　the　testimony　of　a　just
sorrow　for　his　death；　and　the　expression　of　true　affection。　The　bier
at　length　being　placed　upon　the　pile　of　wood　that　was　kindled　to
consume　his　corpse；　Demetrius；　one　of　their　loudest　criers；
proceeded　to　read　a　proclamation　to　the　following　purpose：　〃The　people
of　Syracuse　have　made　a　special　decree　to　inter　Timoleon；　the　son　of
Timodemus；　the　Corinthian；　at　the　common　expense　of　two　hundred　minas；
and　to　honour　his　memory　for　ever；　by　the　establishment　of　annual
prizes　to　be　competed　for　in　music；　and　horse…races；　and　all　sorts
of　bodily　exercise；　and　this；　because　he　suppressed　the　tyrants；
overthrew　the　barbarians；　replenished　the　principal　cities；　that
were　desolate；　with　new　inhabitants；　and　then　restored　the　Sicilian
Greeks　to　the　privilege　of　living　by　their　own　laws。〃　Besides　this；
they　made　a　tomb　for　him　in　the　market…place；　which　they　afterwards
built　round　with　colonnades；　and　attached　to　it　places　of　exercise　for
the　young　men；　and　gave　it　the　name　of　the　Timoleonteum。　And　keeping
to　that　form　and　order　of　civil　policy　and　observing　those　laws　and
constitutions　which　he　left　them；　they　lived　themselves　a　long　time　in
great　prosperity。




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