第3部分(第1/7 页)

victory；Darius　being　killed；　the　state　remained　secure　to　Alexander；　for　theabove　reasons。　And　if　his　successors　had　been　united　they　would　haveenjoyed　it　securely　and　at　their　ease；　for　there　were　no　tumults　raisedin　the　kingdom　except　those　they　provoked　themselves。But　it　is　impossible　to　hold　with　such　tranquillity　states　constitutedlike　that　of　France。　Hence　arose　those　frequent　rebellions　against　theRomans　in　Spain；　France；　and　Greece；　owing　to　the　many　principalitiesthere　were　in　these　states；　of　which；　as　long　as　the　memory　of　themendured；　the　Romans　always　held　an　insecure　possession；　but　with　thepower　and　long　continuance　of　the　empire　the　memory　of　them　passed　away；and　the　Romans　then　became　secure　possessors。　And　when　fightingafterwards　amongst　themselves；　each　one　was　able　to　attach　to　himselfhis　own　parts　of　the　country；　according　to　the　authority　he　had　assumedthere；　and　the　family　of　the　former　lord　being　exterminated；　none　otherthan　the　Romans　were　acknowledged。When　these　things　are　remembered　no　one　will　marvel　at　the　ease　withwhich　Alexander　held　the　Empire　of　Asia；　or　at　the　difficulties　whichothers　have　had　to　keep　an　acquisition；　such　as　Pyrrhus　and　many　more；this　is　not　occasioned　by　the　little　or　abundance　of　ability　in　theconqueror；　but　by　the　want　of　uniformity　in　the　subject　state。CHAPTER　VCONCERNING　THE　WAY　TO　GOVERN　CITIES　OR　PRINCIPALITIES　WHICH　LIVED　UNDERTHEIR　OWN　LAWS　BEFORE　THEY　WERE　ANNEXEDWHENEVER　those　states　which　have　been　acquired　as　stated　have　beenaccustomed　to　live　under　their　own　laws　and　in　freedom；　there　are　threecourses　for　those　who　wish　to　hold　them：　the　first　is　to　ruin　them；　thenext　is　to　reside　there　in　person；　the　third　is　to　permit　them　to　liveunder　their　own　laws；　drawing　a　tribute；　and　establishing　within　it　ano