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Iulii Firmici Materni Matheseos libri VIII - Hellenistic Astrology

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LIBER QUARTUS<br />

(PROOEMIUM)<br />

Patrocinia tractantes tenuerunt causarum conflic- 1<br />

tationes et caninae, ut ita dicam, contentioiJis iurgiosa<br />

5 certamina, ex quo studio nihil mihi aliud per dies<br />

singulos nisi perieulorum cumulus et grave onus invidiae<br />

conferebatur; semper enim factiosis hominibus<br />

et quos inpotentiae deleetabat improbitas vel qui<br />

avarae cupiditatis instinetu alienis inhiabant vel qui<br />

10 miseris hominibus ex iudieiorum metu terribiles videbantur,<br />

erecta constantiae confidentia resistebam. Hine<br />

mihi malignus livor invidiae et periculorum procellae<br />

inproborum hominum pravis cupiditatibus parabantur.<br />

Deserui itaque hoc studium, ne imperitorum ac deli- 2<br />

15 rorum hominum convalescente consensu pro alienis<br />

utilitatibus excubans maximis me insidiis et maximis<br />

periculorum discriminibus implicarem; quibus semper<br />

et sine illtermissione contra me saevientibus et aeerba<br />

odiorum continuatione certantibus nulla alia ratione<br />

20 restiti, nisi quod liberali animo contemptis forensibus<br />

lucris laborantibus hominibus ac varia rerum diversitate<br />

sollicitis purum ac fidele patrocinium defen-<br />

2 add. a 8 tenuerunt (nos) a 4 contentiones, carr..Qv<br />

8 improbitas om. K 9 inhiabant Haupt op. III580J inherebant<br />

at cf. 8,26 IV 11,3.12,4 11 et erecta constantia (-ti~ Qb)Q<br />

I confidebant, carr. Sittl cf. 23, 6 14 im;piornm ox I dehrornm<br />

Haupt] debitor (or ir. R) 17 discrimiDls KRa 19 certaminibus,<br />

carr. VA: 20 restiti nisi ox] restitutionis I liberari,<br />

carr. v 21 1110 et in novo 11erSU laborantibus K 22 fidelem<br />

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