Monday, December 09, 2024
Credit and Blame
Dio Cassius 67.6.4 (on Domitian; tr. Earnest Cary):
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The same emperor, having been defeated, laid the blame on his commanders. For, though he claimed for himself all the successes, none of which was due to him, yet he blamed others for the reverses, notwithstanding that they had been incurred in consequence of the orders issued by him. Indeed, he hated those who succeeded and blamed those who met with reverses.
Ὅτι ὁ αὐτὸς πταίσας τοῖς στρατιάρχαις ἐπεκάλει. τὰ μὲν γὰρ ἀμείνω πάντα, καίτοι μηδὲν αὐτῶν πράττων, προσεποιεῖτο, τῶν δὲ δὴ χειρόνων ἑτέρους, εἰ καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκείνου τι κελεύσεως συνεβεβήκει, ᾐτιᾶτο. καὶ ἐμίσει μὲν τοὺς κατορθώσαντάς τι, ἐμέμφετο δὲ τοὺς πταίσαντας.
