e)/sti de\ kai\ peri\ tw=n *noma= tou= basile/ws xro/nwn, kaq' ou(\s ge/gone, neanikh\ diafora/, kai/per e)c a)rxh=s ei)s tou=ton kata/gesqai tw=n stemma/twn a)kribw=s dokou/ntwn. a)lla\ *klw/dio/s tis e)n e)le/gxw| xro/nwn ou(/tw ga/r pws e)pige/graptai to\ bibli/on i)sxuri/zetai ta\s me\n a)rxai/as e)kei/nas a)nagrafa\s e)n toi=s *keltikoi=s pa/qesi th=s po/lews h)fani/sqai, ta\s de\ nu=n fainome/nas ou)k a)lhqw=s sugkei=sqai di' a)ndrw=n xarizome/nwn tisi\n ei)s ta\ prw=ta ge/nh kai\ tou\s e)pifanesta/tous oi)/kous e)c ou) proshko/ntwn ei)sbiazome/nois. legome/nou de\ ou)=n w(s *noma=s ge/noito *puqago/rou sunh/qhs, oi( me\n o(/lws a)ciou=si mhde\n *(ellhnikh=s paideu/sews *noma=| metei=nai, kaqa/per h)\ fu/sei dunato\n kai\ au)ta/rkh gene/sqai pro\s a)reth\n h)\ belti/oni *puqago/rou barba/rw| tini\ th\n tou= basile/ws a)podou=nai pai/deusin oi( de\ *puqago/ran me\n o)ye\ gene/sqai, tw=n *noma= xro/nwn o(mou= ti pe/nte geneai=s a)poleipo/menon, *puqago/rou de\ to\n *spartia/thn *)olu/mpia nenikhko/ta sta/dion e)pi\ th=s e(kkaideka/ths *)olumpia/dos, h(=s e)/tei tri/tw| *noma=s ei)s th\n basilei/an kate/sth, planhqe/nta peri\ th\n *)itali/an suggene/sqai tw=| *noma=| kai\ sundiakosmh=sai th\n politei/an, o(/qen ou)k o)li/ga toi=s *(rwmai+koi=s e)pithdeu/masi tw=n *lakwnikw=n a)namemi=xqai *puqago/rou dida/cantos, a)/llws de\ *noma=s ge/nos me\n h)=n e)k *sabi/nwn, *sabi=noi de\ bou/lontai *lakedaimoni/wn e(autou\s a)poi/kous gegone/nai. tou\s me\n ou)=n xro/nous e)cakribw=sai xalepo/n e)sti, kai\ ma/lista tou\s e)k tw=n *)olumpionikw=n a)nagome/nous, w(=n th\n a)nagrafh\n o)ye/ fasin *(ippi/an e)kdou=nai to\n *)hlei=on, a)p' ou)deno\s o(rmw/menon a)nagkai/ou pro\s pi/stin a(\ de\ pareilh/famen h(mei=s a)/cia lo/gou peri\ *noma=, die/cimen a)rxh\n oi)kei/an labo/ntes.

e(/bdomon e)niauto\n h( *(rw/mh kai\ triakosto\n h)/dh *(rwmu/lou basileu/ontos w)|kei=to: pe/mpth| de\ i(stame/nou mhno/s, h(\n nu=n h(me/ran nw/nas *kaprati/nas kalou=si, qusi/an tina\ dhmotelh= pro\ th=s po/lews o( *(rwmu/los e)/que peri\ to\ kalou/menon *ai)go\s e(/los, kai\ parh=n h(/ te boulh\ kai\ tou= dh/mou to\ plei=ston. e)cai/fnhs de\ mega/lhs peri\ to\n a)e/ra troph=s genome/nhs kai\ ne/fous e)pi\ th\n gh=n e)rei/santos a(/ma pneu/mati kai\ za/lh|, to\n me\n a)/llon o(/milon e)kplage/nta sune/bh fugei=n kai\ skedasqh=nai, to\n de\ *(rwmu/lon a)fanh= gene/sqai, kai\ mh/te au)to\n e)/ti mh/te sw=ma teqnhko/tos eu(reqh=nai, xaleph\n de\ tin' u(po/noian a(/yasqai tw=n patriki/wn, kai\ r(uh=nai lo/gon e)n tw=| dh/mw| kat' au(tw=n w(s pa/lai baruno/menoi to\ basileu/esqai kai\ metasth=sai to\ kra/tos ei)s au(tou\s qe/lontes a)ne/loien to\n basile/a, kai\ ga/r e)do/kei traxu/teron h)/dh prosfe/resqai kai\ monarxikw/teron au)toi=s. a)lla\ tau/thn me\n th\n u(poyi/an e)qera/peuon ei)s qew=n tima\s a)na/gontes w(s ou) teqnhko/ta to\n *(rwmu/lon, a)lla\ krei/ttonos o)/nta moi/ras: kai\ *pro/klos, a)nh\r e)pifanh/s, diwmo/sato *(rwmu/lon i)dei=n ei)s ou)rano\n su\n toi=s o(/plois a)nafero/menon, kai\ fwnh=s a)kou=sai keleu/ontos au)to\n o)noma/zesqai *kuri=non.

e(te/ra de\ taraxh\ kai\ sta/sis katela/mbane th\n po/lin u(pe\r tou= me/llontos a)podeixqh/sesqai basile/ws, ou)/pw tw=n e)phlu/dwn komidh=| toi=s prw/tois sugkekrame/nwn poli/tais, a)ll' e)/ti tou= te dh/mou polla\ kumai/nontos e)n e(autw=| kai\ tw=n patriki/wn e)n u(poyi/ais e)k tou= diafo/rou pro\s a)llh/lous o)/ntwn, ou) mh\n a)lla\ basileu/esqai me\n e)do/kei pa=sin, h)/risan de\ kai\ die/sthsan ou)x u(pe\r a)ndro\s mo/non, a)lla\ kai\ ge/nous, o(po/teron pare/cei to\n h(gemo/na, kai\ ga/r oi( meta\ *(rwmu/lou: prw=toi sunoiki/santes th\n po/lin ou)k a)nasxeto\n e)poiou=nto po/lews kai\ xw/ras tou\s *sabi/nous metalabo/ntas a)/rxein bia/zesqai tw=n e)pi\ tau=ta decame/nwn, kai\ toi=s *sabi/nois h)=n tis eu)gnw/mwn lo/gos, e)pei\ *tati/ou tou= basile/ws au(tw=n a)poqano/ntos ou)k e)stasi/asan pro\s *(rwmu/lon, a)ll' ei)/asan a)/rxein mo/non, au)=qis a)ciou/ntwn to\n a)/rxonta gene/sqai par' au(tw=n, ou)/te ga/r e)k tapeinote/rwn krei/ttosi prosgene/sqai, kai\ prosgeno/menoi plh/qei te r(w=sai kai\ proagagei=n ei)s a)ci/wma po/lews e)kei/nous meq' e(autw=n, u(pe\r me\n ou)=n tou/twn e)stasi/azon.

o(/pws de\ mh\ su/gxusin e)k th=s a)narxi/as h( sta/sis a)perga/setai, metew/rou tou= politeu/matos o)/ntos, e)/tacan oi( patri/kioi, penth/konta kai\ e(kato\n o)/ntwn au(tw=n, e(/kaston e)n me/rei toi=s basilikoi=s parash/mois kosmou/menon qu/ein te toi=s qeoi=s ta\ nenomisme/na kai\ xrhmati/zein e(\c me\n w(/ras th=s nukto/s, e(\c de\ th=s h(me/ras, kai\ ga\r h( dianomh\ tw=n kairw=n e(kate/rou pro\s i(so/thta kalw=s e)/xein e)do/kei toi=s a)/rxousi, kai\ pro\s to\n dh=mon h( metabolh\ th=s e)cousi/as a)fairei=n to\n fqo/non, o(rw=nta th=s au)th=s h(me/ras kai\ nukto\s to\n au)to\n i)diw/thn e)k basile/ws gino/menon. to\ de\ sxh=ma tou=to th=s a)rxh=s mesobasilei/an *(rwmai=oi kalou=sin.

a)lla\ kai/per ou(/tw politikw=s kai\ a)nepaxqw=s a)fhgei=sqai dokou=ntes, u(ponoi/ais kai\ qoru/bois perie/pipton, w(s meqista/ntes ei)s o)ligarxi/an ta\ pra/gmata kai\ diapaidagwgou=ntes e)n sfi/sin au)toi=s th\n politei/an, basileu/esqai de\ ou)k e)qe/loien. e)k tou/tou sune/bhsan a)mfo/terai pro\s a)llh/las ai( sta/seis, w(/ste th\n e(te/ran e)k th=s e(te/ras a)podei=cai basile/a: ma/lista ga/r a)\n ou(/tws e)/n te tw=| paro/nti pau/sasqai th\n filoneiki/an, kai\ to\n a)podeixqe/nta pro\s a)mfote/rous i)/son gene/sqai, tou\s me\n w(s e(lome/nous a)gapw=nta, toi=s de\ eu)/noun o)/nta dia\ sugge/neian, e)pitreya/ntwn de\ prote/rois toi=s *(rwmai/ois tw=n *sabi/nwn th\n ai(/resin, e)/doce ma=llon e(le/sqai *sabi=non au)tou\s a)podei/cantas h)\ parasxei=n *(rwmai=on e)kei/nwn e(lome/nwn. kai\ bouleusa/menoi kaq' e(autou\s a)podeiknu/ousin e)k *sabi/nwn *noma=n *pompi/lion, a)/ndra tw=n me\n ei)s *(rw/mhn a)pw|kisme/nwn ou) geno/menon. gnw/rimon d) ou(/tw di' a)reth\n o)/nta pa=sin w(/ste tw=n e(lome/nwn proqumo/teron o)nomasqe/ntos au)tou= de/casqai tou\s *sabi/nous, fra/santes ou)=n tw=| dh/mw| ta\ dedogme/na, pre/sbeis e)kpe/mpousi pro\s to\n a)/ndra koinh=| tou\s prwteu/ontas a)p' a)mfote/rwn, h(/kein dehsome/nous kai\ paralabei=n th\n basilei/an.

h)=n de\ po/lews me\n o( *noma=s e)pifanou=s e)n *sabi/nois th=s *ku/rewn, a)f' h(=s kai\ *kuri/tas *(rwmai=oi sfa=s au)tou\s a(/ma toi=s a)nakraqei=si *sabi/nois proshgo/reusan, ui(o\s de\ *po/mpwnos,*po/mpwnos a correction of *pompwni/ou by Sintenis2 (critical notes), adopted by Bekker, and now confirmed by S. a)ndro\s eu)doki/mou, tessa/rwn a)delfw=n new/tatos: h(me/ra| de\ gegonw\s kata\ dh/ tina qei/an tu/xhn e)n h(=| th\n *(rw/mhn e)/ktisan oi( peri\ *(rwmu/lon au(/th de\ e)sti pro\ dekamia=s kalandw=n *mai+/wn, fu/sei de\ pro\s pa=san a)reth\n eu)= kekrame/nos to\ h)=qos, e)/ti ma=llon au(to\n e)chme/rwse dia\ paidei/as kai\ kakopaqei/as kai\ filosofi/as,kai\ filosofi/as omitted by Bekker, with C. ou) mo/non ta\ loidorou/mena pa/qh th=s yuxh=s, a)lla\ kai\ th\n eu)dokimou=san e)n toi=s barba/rois bi/an kai\ pleoneci/an e)kpodw\n poihsa/menos, a)ndrei/an de\ a)lhqh= th\n u(po\ lo/gou tw=n e)piqumiw=n e)n au(tw=| ka/qeircin h(gou/menos, e)k de\ tou/tou pa=san oi)/koqen a(/ma trufh\n kai\ polute/leian e)celau/nwn, panti\ de\ poli/th| kai\ ce/nw| xrh=sqai pare/xwn e(auto\n a)/mempton dikasth\n kai\ su/mboulon, au)to\s d) e(autw=| sxola/zonti xrw/menos ou)de\n pro\s h(dupaqei/as kai\ porismou/s, a)lla\ qerapei/an qew=n kai\ qewri/an dia\ lo/gou fu/sew/s te au)tw=n kai\ duna/mews, o)/noma me/ga kai\ do/can ei)=xen, w(/ste kai\ *ta/tion to\n e)n *(rw/mh| sumbasileu/santa *(rwmu/lw|, mia=s au)tw=| qugatro\s ou)/shs *tati/as, poih/sasqai gambro\n e)kei=non, ou) mh\n e)ph/rqh ge tw=| ga/mw| metoiki/sasqai pro\s to\n penqero/n, a)ll' au)tou= perie/pwn pate/ra ghraio\n e)n *sabi/nois u(pe/menen, a(/ma kai\ th=s *tati/as e(lome/nhs th\n tou= a)ndro\s i)diwteu/ontos h(suxi/an pro\ th=s e)n *(rw/mh| dia\ to\n pate/ra timh=s kai\ do/chs, au(/th me\n ou)=n le/getai tri/tw| kai\ deka/tw| meta\ to\n ga/mon e)/tei teleuth=sai.

o( de\ *noma=s e)klei/pwn ta\s e)n a)/stei diatriba\s a)graulei=n ta\ polla\ kai\ plana=sqai mo/nos h)/qelen, e)n a)/lsesi qew=n kai\ leimw=sin i(eroi=s kai\ to/pois e)rh/mois poiou/menos th\n di/aitan. o(/qen ou)x h(/kista th\n a)rxh\n o( peri\ th=s qea=s e)/labe lo/gos, w(s a)/ra *noma=s e)kei=nos ou)k a)dhmoni/a| tini\ yuxh=s kai\ pla/nh| to\n meta\ a)nqrw/pwn a)pole/loipe bi/on, a)lla\ semnote/ras gegeume/nos o(mili/as kai\ ga/mwn qei/wn h)ciwme/nos, *)hgeri/a| dai/moni sunw\n e)rw/sh| kai\ sundiaitw/menos, eu)dai/mwn a)nh/r kai\ ta\ qei=a pepnume/nos ge/gonen. o(/ti me\n ou)=n tau=ta polloi=s tw=n pa/nu palaiw=n mu/qwn e)/oiken, ou(\s oi( *fru/ges te peri\ *)/attew kai\ *biqunoi\ peri\ *(hrodo/tou kai\ peri\ *)endumi/wnos *)arka/des a)/lloi te peri\ a)/llwn eu)daimo/nwn dh/ tinwn kai\ qeofilw=n gene/sqai dokou/ntwn paralabo/ntes h)ga/phsan, ou)k a)/dhlo/n e)/sti. kai/ pou lo/gon e)/xei to\n qeo/n, ou) fi/lippon ou)de\ fi/lornin, a)lla\ fila/nqrwpon o)/nta, toi=s diafero/ntws a)gaqoi=s e)qe/lein sunei=nai, kai\ mh\ dusxerai/nein mhde\ a)tima/zein a)ndro\s o(si/ou kai\ sw/fronos o(mili/an. w(s de\ kai\ sw/matos a)nqrwpi/nou kai\ w(/ras e)sti/ tis qew=| kai\ dai/moni koinwni/a kai\ xa/ris, e)/rgon h)/dh kai\ tou=to peisqh=nai.

kai/toi dokou=sin ou)k a)piqa/nws *ai)gu/ptioi diairei=n w(s gunaiki\ me\n ou)k a)du/naton pneu=ma plhsia/sai qeou= kai/ tinas e)ntekei=n a)rxa\s gene/sews, a)ndri\ de\ ou)k e)/sti su/mmicis pro\s qeo\n ou)de\ o(mili/a sw/matos. a)gnoou=si de\ o(/ti to\ mignu/menon w(=| mi/gnutai th\n i)/shn a)ntapodi/dwsi koinwni/an. ou) mh\n a)lla\ fili/an ge pro\s a)/nqrwpon ei)=nai qew=| kai\ to\n e)pi\ tau/th| lego/menon e)/rwta kai\ fuo/menon ei)s e)pime/leian h)/qous kai\ a)reth=s, pre/pon a)\n ei)/h. kai\ ou) plhmmelou=sin oi( to\n *fo/rbanta kai\ to\n *(ua/kinqon kai\ to\n *)/admhton e)rwme/nous *)apo/llwnos gegone/nai muqologou=ntes, w(/sper au)= kai\ to\n *sikuw/nion *(ippo/luton, w(=| dh\ kai/ fasin, o(sa/kis tu/xoi diaple/wn ei)s *ki/rran e)k *sikuw=nos, th\n *puqi/an, oi(=on ai)sqanome/nou tou= qeou= kai\ xai/rontos, a)poqespi/zein to/de to\ h(rw=|on kai\ d) au)=q' *(ippolu/toio fi/lon ka/ra ei)s a(/la bai/nei. *pinda/rou de\ kai\ tw=n melw=n e)rasth\n gene/sqai to\n *pa=na muqologou=sin. a)pe/dwke de/ tina timh\n kai\ *)arxilo/xw| kai\ *(hsio/dw| teleuth/sasi dia\ ta\s *mou/sas to\ daimo/nion. *sofoklei= de\ kai\ zw=nti to\n *)asklhpio\n e)picenwqh=nai lo/gos e)sti\ polla\ me/xri deu=ro diasw/zwn tekmh/ria, kai\ teleuth/santi tuxei=n tafh=s a)/llos qeo/s, w(s le/getai, pare/sxen. a)=ra ou)=n a)/cio\n e)/sti, tau=ta sugxwrou=ntas e)pi\ tou/twn, a)pistei=n ei) *zaleu/kw| kai\ *mi/nw| kai\ *zwroa/strh| kai\ *noma=| kai\ *lukou/rgw| basilei/as kubernw=si kai\ politei/as diakosmou=sin ei)s to\ au)to\ e)foi/ta to\ daimo/nion, h)\ tou/tois me\n ei)ko\s e)/sti kai\ spouda/zontas qeou\s o(milei=n e)pi\ didaskali/a| kai\ paraine/sei tw=n belti/stwn, poihtai=s de\ kai\ lurikoi=s minuri/zousin, ei)/per r a)/ra, xrh=sqai pai/zontas; ei) de\ le/gei tis a)/llws, kata\ *bakxuli/dhn, platei=a ke/leuqos. ou)de\ ga\r a(/teros lo/gos e)/xei ti fau=lon, o(\n peri\ *lukou/rgou kai\ *noma= kai\ toiou/twn a)/llwn a)ndrw=n le/gousin, w(s duska/qekta kai\ dusa/resta plh/qh xeirou/menoi kai\ mega/las s e)pife/rontes tai=s politei/ais kainotomi/as, prosepoih/santo th\n a)po\ tou= qeou= do/can, au)toi=s e)kei/nois pro\s ou(\s e)sxhmati/zonto swth/rion ou)=san.

a)lla\ ga\r e)/tos h)/dh diatelou=nti tw=| *noma=| tessarakosto\n h(=kon a)po\ *(rw/mhs oi( pre/sbeis parakalou=ntes e)pi\ th\n basilei/an. tou\s de\ lo/gous e)poih/sato *pro/klos kai\ *ou)e/lesos, w(=n pro/teron e)pi/docos h)=n o( dh=mos ai(rh/sesqai to\n e(/teron basile/a, *pro/klw| me\n tw=n *(rwmu/lou law=n, *ou)ele/sw| de\ tw=n *tati/ou ma/lista prosexo/ntwn. ou(=toi me\n ou)=n braxe/a diele/xqhsan, oi)o/menoi tw=| *noma=| th\n suntuxi/an a)spazome/nw| gegone/nai: h)=n d) ou) mikro/n, w(s e)/oiken, e)/rgon, a)lla\ kai\ lo/gwn pollw=n kai\ deh/sews to\ pei=sai kai\ metasth=sai gnw/mhn a)ndro\s e)n h(suxi/a kai\ ei)rh/nh| bebiwko/tos ei)s a)rxh\n po/lews tro/pon tina\ kai\ gegenhme/nhs gegnhme/nhs Bekker has gegennhme/nhs (born), after Coraës. pole/mw| kai\ sunhuchme/nhs. e)/legen ou)=n tou= te patro\s au)tou= paro/ntos kai\ *marki/ou, tw=n suggenw=n e(no/s, w(s pa=sa me\n a)nqrwpi/nou bi/ou metabolh\ sfalero\n w(=| de\ mh/t' a)/pesti/ ti tw=n i(kanw=n mh/te mempto/n e)sti tw=n paro/ntwn, tou=ton ou)de\n a)/llo plh\n a)/noia metakosmei= kai\ meqi/sthsin e)k tw=n sunh/qwn oi(=s ka)\n ei) mhde\n e(/teron prosei/h, tw=| bebaiote/rw| diafe/rei tw=n a)dh/lwn, a)ll' ou)de\ a)/dhla ta\ th=s basilei/as toi=s *(rwmu/lou tekmairome/nw| paqh/masin, w(s ponhra\n me\n au)to\s e)/labe do/can e)pibouleu=sai tw=| suna/rxonti *tati/w|, ponhra\n de\ toi=s o(moti/mois periepoi/hsen w(s a)nh|rhme/nos u(p' au)tw=n, kai/toi *(rwmu/lon me\n ou(=toi pai=da qew=n u(mnou=si fh/mais, kai\ trofh/n tina daimo/nion au)tou= kai\ swthri/an a)/piston e)/ti nhpi/ou le/gousin e)moi\ de\ kai\ ge/nos qnhto/n e)sti kai\ trofh\ kai\ pai/deusis u(p' a)nqrw/pwn w(=n ou)k a)gnoei=te gegenhme/nh: ta\ d) e)painou/mena tou= tro/pou basileu/ein po/rrw me/llontos a)ndro/s, h(suxi/a te pollh\ kai\ diatribh\ peri\ lo/gous a)pra/gmonas, o(/ te deino\s ou(=tos kai\ su/ntrofos ei)rh/nhs e)/rws kai\ pragma/twn a)pole/mwn kai\ a)nqrw/pwn e)pi\ timh=| qew=n kai\ filofrosu/nais ei)s to\ au)to\ sunio/ntwn, ta\ de\ a)/lla kaq' e(autou\s gewrgou/ntwn h)\ nemo/ntwn. u(mi=n de/, w)= *(rwmai=oi, pollou\s me\n i)/sws a)boulh/tous a)pole/loipe pole/mous *(rwmu/los, oi(=s a)nterei/dontos h( po/lis e)mpei/rou dei=tai basile/ws kai\ a)kma/zontos: pollh\ de\ kai\ sunh/qeia kai\ proqumi/a di' eu)tuxi/an ge/gone tw=| dh/mw|, kai\ ou)de/na le/lhqen au)/cesqai kai\ kratei=n e(te/rwn boulo/menos, w(/ste kai\ ge/lws a)\n ei)/h ta)ma/, qerapeu/ontos qeou/s, kai\ di/khn tima=n, bi/an de\ kai\ po/lemon e)xqai/rein dida/skontos po/lin strathla/tou ma=llon h)\ basile/ws deome/nhn.

toiou/tois lo/gois a)fosioume/nou th\n basilei/an tou= a)ndro/s, oi(/ te *(rwmai=oi pa=san e)poiou=nto spoudh\n a)ntibolou=ntes kai\ deo/menoi mh\ sfa=s au)=qis ei)s sta/sin e)mbalei=n kai\ po/lemon e)mfu/lion, ou)k o)/ntos e(te/rou pro\s o(\n a)mfo/terai sunneu/sousin ai( sta/seis, o(/ te path/r kai\ o( *ma/rkios e)kei/nwn metasta/ntwn i)di/a| proskei/menoi to\n *noma=n e)/peiqon de/xesqai me/ga kai\ qei=on dw=ron. ei) de\ au)to\s ou)/te plou/tou de/h| di' au)ta/rkeian ou)/te do/can a)rxh=s kai\ dunastei/as e)zh/lwkas krei/ssona th\n a)p' a)reth=s e)/xwn, a)ll' u(phresi/an ge qeou= to\ basileu/ein h(gou/menos, o(/s ge a)ni/sthsi kai\ ou)k e)a=| kei=sqai kai\ a)rgei=n th\n e)n soi\ tosau/thn dikaiosu/nhn, mh\ feu=ge mhde\ a)podi/draske th\n a)rxh/n, a)ndri\ froni/mw| pra/cewn kalw=n kai\ mega/lwn ou)=san xw/ran, e)n h(=| kai\ qerapei=ai qew=n megaloprepei=s ei)si kai\ pro\s eu)se/beian a)nqrw/pwn h(merw/seis r(a=|sta kai\ ta/xista metakosmoume/nwn u(po\ to\n kratou=ntos, ou(=toi kai\ *ta/tion e)/stercan e)/phlun h(gemo/na, kai\ th\n *(rwmu/lou mnh/mhn a)poqeou=si tai=s timai=s. ti/s de\ oi)=den ei) kai\ nikw=nti dh/mw| pole/mou ko/ros e)sti/, kai\ mestoi\ qria/mbwn kai\ lafu/rwn gegono/tes h(gemo/na pra=|on kai\ di/khs e(tai=ron e)p' eu)nomi/a| kai\ ei)rh/nh| poqou=sin; ei) de\ dh\ kai\ panta/pasin a)kratw=s e)/xousi kai\ manikw=s pro\s po/lemon, a)=r' ou)xi\ be/ltion a)llaxo/se th\n o(rmh\n au)tw=n tre/pein, dia\ xeiro\s e)/xonta ta\s h( ni/as, th=| de\ patri/di kai\ panti\ tw=| *sabi/nwn e)/qnei su/ndesmon eu)noi/as kai\ fili/as pro\s po/lin a)kma/zousan kai\ dunath\n gene/sqai; tou/tois prosh=n, w(s le/getai, shmei=a/ te xrhsta\ kai\ spoudh\ tw=n politw=n kai\ zh=los, w(s e)pu/qonto th\n presbei/an, deome/nwn badi/zein kai\ paralamba/nein th\n basilei/an e)pi\ koinwni/a| kai\ sugkra/sei tw=n politw=n.politw=n MSS. and edd., including Sintenis1. Bekker corrects to po/lewn (cities), and is followed by Sintenis2.

w(s ou)=n e)de/dokto, qu/sas toi=s qeoi=s proh=gen ei)s th\n *(rw/mhn. a)ph/nta de\ h( boulh\ kai\ o( dh=mos e)/rwti qaumastw=| tou= a)ndro/s, eu)fhmi/ai te pre/pousai gunaikw=n e)gi/nonto kai\ qusi/ai pro\s i(eroi=s kai\ xara\ pa/ntwn, w(/sper ou) basile/a th=s po/lews, a)lla\ basilei/an dexome/nhs, e)pei\ de\ ei)s th\n a)gora\n kate/sthsan, o( me\n tai=s w(/rais e)kei/nais suneilhxw\s mes o basileu\s *spo/rios *ou)e/ttios yh=fon e)pe/dwke toi=s poli/tais kai\ pa/ntes h)/negkan, prosferome/nwn d) au)tw=| tw=n basilikw=n parash/mwn e)pisxei=n keleu/sas e)/fh dei=sqai kai\ qeou= th\n basilei/an e)mpedou=ntos au)tw=|. paralabw\n de\ ma/nteis kai\ i(erei=s a)ne/bainen ei)s to\ *kapitw/lion *tarph/i+on au)to\ lo/fon oi( to/te *(rwmai=oi proshgo/reuon. e)ntau=qa tw=n ma/ntewn o( prwteu/wn to\n me\n ei)s meshmbri/an tre/yas e)gkekalumme/non, au)to\s de\ parasta\s e)co/pisqen kai\ th=| decia=| th=s kefalh=s e)fapto/menos au)tou= kateu/cato, kai\ periesko/pei ta\ para\ tw=n qew=n e)n oi)wnoi=s h)\ sumbo/lois profaino/mena, pantaxo/se ta\s o)/yeis perife/rwn, sigh\ de\ a)/pistos e)n plh/qei tosou/tw| th\n a)gora\n katei=xe karadokou/ntwn kai\ sunaiwroume/nwn tw=| me/llonti, me/xri ou(= prou)fa/nhsan o)/rniqes a)gaqoi\ kai\ decioi\ e)pe/treyan kai\ decioi\ e)pe/treyan with S: kai\ decioi\ kai\ e)pe/treyan. ou(/tw de\ th\n basilikh\n a)nalabw\n e)sqh=ta kate/baine *noma=s ei)s to\ plh=qos a)po\ th=s a)/kras, to/te de\ kai\ fwnai\ kai\ deciw/seis h)=san w(s eu)sebe/staton kai\ qeofile/staton dexome/nwn.

paralabw\n de\ th\n a)rxh\n prw=ton me\n to\ tw=n triakosi/wn su/sthma die/lusen, ou(\s *(rwmu/los e)/xwn a)ei\ peri\ to\ sw=ma *ke/leras proshgo/reusen, o(/per e)sti\ taxei=s: ou)/te ga\r a)pistei=n pisteu/ousin ou)/te basileu/ein a)pistou/ntwn h)ci/ou. deu/teron de\ toi=s ou)=sin i(ereu=si *dio\s kai\ *)/arews tri/ton *(rwmu/lou proskate/sthsen, o(\n *fla/mina *kurina/lion w)no/masen. e)ka/loun de\ kai\ tou\s progeneste/rous *fla/minas a)po\ tw=n perikrani/wn pi/lwn ou(\s peri\ tai=s kefalai=s forou=si, pilame/nas tina\s o)/ntas, w(s i(storou=si, tw=n *(ellhnikw=n o)noma/twn to/te ma=llon h)\ nu=n toi=s *lati/nois a)nakekrame/nwn. kai\ ga/r a(\s e)f o/ roun oi( i(erei=s lai/nas o( *)io/bas xlai/nas fhsi\n ei)=nai, kai\ to\n u(phretou=nta tw=| i(erei= tou= *dio\s a)mfiqalh= pai=da le/gesqai *ka/millon, w(s kai\ to\n *(ermh=n ou(/tws e)/nioi tw=n *(ellh/nwn *ka/millon *ka/millon deleted by Bekker; corrected to *kadmi=lon by Sintenis2. a)po\ th=s diakoni/as proshgo/reuon.

tau=ta de\ o( *noma=s e)p' eu)noi/a| kai\ xa/riti tou= dh/mou politeusa/menos eu)qu\s e)pexei/rei th\n po/lin, w(/sper si/dhron, e)k sklhra=s kai\ polemikh=s malakwte/ran poih=sai kai\ dikaiote/ran. a)texnw=s ga\r h(\n *pla/twn a)pokalei= flegmai/nousan po/lin e)kei/nh to/t' h)=n, susta=sa me\n eu)qu\s e)c a)rxh=s to/lmh| tini\ kai\ parabo/lw| qrasu/thti tw=n qrasuta/twn kai\ maximwta/twn e)kei= pantaxo/qen w)same/nwn, tai=s de\ pollai=s stratei/ais kai\ toi=s sunexe/si pole/mois trofh=| xrhsame/nh kai\ au)ch/sei th=s duna/mews, kai\ kaqa/per ta\ kataphgnu/mena tw=| sei/esqai ma=llon e(dra/zetai, r(w/nnusqai dokou=sa dia\ tw=n kindu/nwn, ou(/tw dh\ mete/wron kai\ tetraxume/non dh=mon ou) mikra=s ou)de\ fau/lhs oi)o/menos ei)=nai pragmatei/as metaxeiri/sasqai kai\ metakosmh=sai pro\s ei)rh/nhn, e)phga/geto th\n a)po\ tw=n qew=n boh/qeian, ta\ me\n polla\ qusi/ais kai\ pompai=s kai\ xorei/ais, a(\s au)to\s w)rgi/ase kai\ kate/sthsen, a(/ma semno/thti diagwgh\n e)pi/xarin kai\ fila/nqrwpon h(donh\n e)xou/sais, dhmagwgw=n kai\ tiqaseu/wn to\ qumoeide\s kai\ filopo/lemon e)/sti d) o(/te kai\ fo/bous tina\s a)pagge/llwn para\ tou= qeou= kai\ fa/smata daimo/nwn a)llo/kota kai\ fwna\s ou)k eu)menei=s, e)dou/lou kai\ tapeinh\n e)poi/ei th\n dia/noian au)tw=n u(po\ deisidaimoni/as. e)c w(=n kai\ ma/lista lo/gon e)/sxen h( sofi/a kai\ h( pai/deusis tou= a)ndro/s, w(s *puqago/ra| suggegono/tos. me/ga ga\r h)=n me/ros, w(s e)kei/nw| th=s filosofi/as, kai\ tou/tw| th=s politei/as h( peri\ to\ qei=on a(gistei/a a(gistei/a Bryan's correction, after Amyot, adopted by Coraës and Bekker: a)gxistei/a (relationship). kai\ diatribh/. le/getai de\ kai\ to\n e)/cwqen o)/gkon kai\ sxhmatismo\n a)po\ th=s au)th=s *puqago/ra| dianoi/as peribale/sqai. kai\ ga/r e)kei=nos a)eto/n te dokei= prau=nai, fwnai=s tisin e)pisth/sas kai\ katagagw\n u(peripta/menon, to/n te mhro\n u(pofh=nai xrusou=n *)olumpi/asi diaporeuo/menos th\n panh/gurin: a)/llas te teratw/deis mhxana\s au)tou= kai\ pra/ceis a)nagge/llousin, e)f' ai(=s kai\ *ti/mwn o( *flia/sios e)/graye: *puqago/rhn de\ go/htas a)pokli/nont' e)pi\ do/cas qh/rh| e)p' a)nqrw/pwn, semnhgori/hs o)aristh\n tw=| de\ *noma=| dra=ma qea=s tinos h)\ nu/mfhs o)rei/as e)/rws h)=n kai\ sunousi/a pro\s au)to\n a)po/rrhtos, w(/sper ei)/rhtai, kai\ koinai\ meta\ *mousw=n diatribai/. ta\ ga\r: plei=sta tw=n manteuma/twn ei)s *mou/sas a)nh=ge, kai\ mi/an *mou=san i)di/ws kai\ diafero/ntws e)di/dace se/besqai tou\s *(rwmai/ous, *taki/tan prosagoreu/sas, oi(=on siwphlh\n h)\ e)nea/n: o(/per ei)=nai dokei= th\n *puqago/reion a)pomnhmoneu/ontos e)xemuqi/an kai\ timw=ntos.

e)/sti de\ kai\ ta\ peri\ tw=n a)fidruma/twn nomoqeth/mata panta/pasin a)delfa\ tw=n *puqago/rou dogma/twn, ou)/te ga\r e)kei=nos ai)sqhto\n h)\ paqhto/n, a)o/raton de\ kai\ a)/ktiston a)/ktiston Sintenis1 with AC, followed by Bekker: a)kh/raton (unmixed). kai\ nohto\n u(pela/mbanen ei)=nai to\ prw=ton, ou(=to/s te diekw/lusen a)nqrwpoeidh= kai\ zw|o/morfon ei)ko/na qeou= *(rwmai/ous nomi/zein. ou)d' h)=n par' au(toi=s ou)/te grapto\n ou)/te plasto\n ei)=dos qeou= pro/teron, a)ll' e)n e(kato\n e(bdomh/konta toi=s prw/tois e)/tesi naou\s me\n oi)kodomou/ men oi kai\ kalia/das i(era\s i(stw=ntes, a)/galma de\ ou)de\n e)/mmorfon poiou/menoi diete/loun, w(s ou)/te o(/sion a)fomoiou=n ta\ belti/ona toi=s xei/rosin ou)/te e)fa/ptesqai qeou= dunato\n a)/llws h)\ noh/sei, komidh= de\ kai\ ta\ tw=n qusiw=n e)/xetai th=s *puqagorikh=s a(gistei/as: a)nai/maktoi ga/r h)=san ai(/ ge pollai/, di' a)lfi/tou kai\ spondh=s kai\ tw=n eu)telesta/twn pepoihme/nai.

xwri\s de\ tou/twn e(te/rois e)/cwqen e)pagwni/zontai tekmhri/ois oi( to\n a)/ndra tw=| a)ndri\ sunoikeiou=ntes. w(=n e(\n me/n e)stin o(/ti *puqago/ran *(rwmai=oi th=| politei/a| prose/grayan, w(s i(sto/rhken *)epi/xarmos o( kwmiko\s e)/n tini\ lo/gw| pro\s *)anth/nora gegramme/nw|, palaio\s a)nh/r kai\ th=s *puqagorikh=s diatribh=s metesxhkw/s e(/teron de\ o(/ti tessa/rwn ui(w=n basilei= *noma=| genome/nwn e(/na *ma/merkon e)pi\ tw=| *puqago/rou paidi\ proshgo/reusen. a)p' e)kei/nou de\ kai\ to\n *ai) mili/wn oi)=kon a)namixqe/nta toi=s patriki/ois o)nomasqh=nai/ fasin, ou(/tws u(pokorizome/nou tou= basile/ws th\n e)n toi=s lo/gois tou= a)ndro\s ai(muli/an kai\ xa/rin, au)toi\ d) a)khko/amen pollw=n e)n *(rw/mh| diecio/ntwn o(/ti xrhsmou= pote *(rwmai/ois genome/nou to\n fronimw/taton kai\ to\n a)ndreio/taton *(ellh/nwn i(dru/sasqai par' au(toi=s, e)/sthsan e)pi\ th=s a)gora=s ei)ko/nas xalka=s du/o, th\n me\n *)alkibia/dou, th\n de\ *puqago/rou. tau=ta me\n ou)=n a)mfisbhth/seis e)/xonta polla\s kai\ to\ kinei=n dia\ makrote/rwn kai\ to\ pistou=sqai pistou=sqai a correction of Reiske's, accepted by Coraës and Bekker: pisteu/sqai (believe). meirakiw/dous e)/sti filoneiki/as.

*noma=| de\ kai\ th\n tw=n a)rxiere/wn, ou(\s *ponti/fikas kalou=si, dia/tacin kai\ kata/stasin a)podido/asi, kai/ fasin au)to\n e(/na tou/twn to\n prw=ton gegone/nai. keklh=sqai de\ tou\s *ponti/fikas oi( me\n o(/ti tou\s qeou\s qerapeu/ousi dunatou\s kai\ kuri/ous a(pa/ntwn o)/ntas: o( ga/r dunato\s u(po\ *(rwmai/wn o)noma/zetai po/thns: e(/teroi de/ fasi pro\s u(pecai/resin gegone/nai tou)/noma tw=n dunatw=n, w(s tou= nomoqe/tou ta\s dunata\s e)pitelei=n i(erourgi/as tou\s i(erei=s keleu/ontos, a)\n de\ h)=| ti kw/luma mei=zon, ou) sukofantou=ntos. oi( de\ plei=stoi ma/lista kai\ to\ gelw/menon tw=n o)noma/twn dokima/zousin, w(s ou)de\n a)ll' h)\ gefuropoiou\s tou\s a)/ndras e)piklhqe/ntas a)po\ tw=n poioume/nwn peri\ th\n ge/furan i(erw=n, a(giwta/twn kai\ palaiota/twn o)/ntwn po/ntem ga/r oi( *lati=noi th\n ge/furan o)noma/zousin. ei)=nai me/ntoi kai\ th\n th/rhsin au)th=s kai\ th\n e)piskeuh/n, w(/sper a)/llo ti tw=n a)kinh/twn kai\ patri/wn i(erw=n, prosh/kousan toi=s i(ereu=sin. ou) ga/r qemito/n, a)ll' e)pa/raton h(gei=sqai *(rwmai/ous th\n kata/lusin th=s culi/nhs gefu/ras, le/getai de\ kai\ to\ pa/mpan a)/neu sidh/rou kata\ dh/ ti lo/gion suggegomfw=sqai dia\ tw=n cu/lwn, h( de\ liqi/nh polloi=s u(/steron e)ceirga/sqh xro/nois u(p' *ai)mili/ou tamieu/ontos. ou) mh\n a)lla\ kai\ th\n culi/nhn tw=n *noma= xro/nwn a)polei/pesqai le/gousin, u(po\ *marki/ou tou= *noma= qugatridou= basileu/ontos a)potelesqei=san.

o( de\ me/gistos tw=n *pontifi/kwn oi(=on e)chghtou= kai\ profh/tou, ma=llon de\ i(erofa/ntou ta/cin ei)/lhxen, ou) mo/non mo/non with most MSS. (including S) and edd. : mo/nwn. tw=n dhmosi/a| drwme/nwn e)pimelou/menos, a)lla\ kai\ tou\s i)di/a| qu/ontas e)piskopw=n kai\: kwlu/wn parekbai/nein ta\ nenomisme/na, kai\ dida/skwn o(/tou tis de/oito pro\s qew=n timh\n h)\ parai/thsin. h)=n de\ kai\ tw=n i(erw=n parqe/nwn e)pi/skopos, a(\s *(estia/das prosagoreu/ousi. *noma=| ga\r dh\ kai\ th\n tw=n *(estia/dwn parqe/nwn kaqie/rwsin kai\ o(/lws th\n peri\ to\ pu=r to\ a)qa/naton, o(\ fula/ttousin au(=tai, qerapei/an te kai\ timh\n a)podido/asin, ei)/te w(s kaqara\n kai\ a)/fqarton th\n tou= puro\s ou)si/an a)khra/tois kai\ a)mia/ntois paratiqeme/nou sw/masin, ei)/te to\ a)/karpon kai\ a)/gonon th=| parqeni/a| sunoikeiou=ntos. e)pei/ toi th=s *(ella/dos o(/pou pu=r a)/sbesto/n e)stin, w(s *puqoi= kai\ *)aqh/nhsin, ou) parqe/noi, gunai=kes de\ pepaume/nai ga/mwn e)/xousi th\n e)pime/leian e)a\n de\ u(po\ tu/xhs tino\s e)kli/ph|, kaqa/per *)aqh/nhsi me\n e)pi\ th=s *)aristi/wnos le/getai turanni/dos a)posbesqh=nai to\n i(ero\n lu/xnon, e)n *delfoi=s de\ tou= naou= kataprhsqe/ntos u(po\ *mh/dwn, peri\ de\ ta\ *miqridatika\ kai\ to\n e)mfu/lion *(rwmai/wn po/lemon a(/ma tw=| bwmw=| to\ pu=r h)fani/sqh, ou)/ fasi dei=n a)po\ e(te/rou puro\s e)nau/esqai, kaino\n de\ poiei=n kai\ ne/on, a)na/ptontas a)po\ tou= h(li/ou flo/ga kaqara\n kai\ a)mi/anton. e)ca/ptousi de\ ma/lista toi=s skafei/ois, a(\ kataskeua/zetai me\n a)po\ pleura=s i)soskelou=s o)rqogwni/ou trigw/nou koilaino/mena, sunneu/ei d) ei)s e(\n e)k th=s periferei/as ke/ntron. o(/tan ou)=n qe/sin e)nanti/an la/bh| pro\s to\n h(/lion, w(/ste ta\s au)ga\s pantaxo/qen a)nakoptome/nas a)qroi/zesqai kai\ sumple/kesqai peri\ to\ ke/ntron, au)to/n te diakri/nei to\n a)e/ra leptuno/menon, kai\ ta\ koufo/tata kai\ chro/tata tw=n prostiqeme/nwn o)ce/ws a)na/ptei kata\ th\n a)nte/reisin, sw=ma kai\ plhgh\n purw/dh th=s au)gh=s labou/shs. e)/nioi me\n ou)=n ou)de\n u(po\ tw=n i(erw=n parqe/nwn a)ll' h)\ to\ a)/sbeston e)kei=no frourei=sqai pu=r nomi/zousin e)/nioi de\ ei)=nai/ tina\ fasin a)qe/ata toi=s a)/llois i(era\ krupto/mena, peri\ w(=n o(/sa kai\ puqe/sqai kai\ fra/sai qemito\n e)n tw=| *kami/llou bi/w| ge/graptai.

prw=ton me\n ou)=n u(po\ *noma= kaqierwqh=nai le/gousi *gegani/an kai\ *berhni/an, deu/teron de\ *kanoulhi+/an kai\ *tarphi+/an: u(/steron de\ *serbi/ou du/o prosqe/ntos a)/llas tw=| a)riqmw=| diathrei=sqai diathrei=sqai the correction of Coraës, adopted by Bekker: diathrh=sai. me/xri tw=n xro/nwn tou/twn to\ plh=qos, w(ri/sqh de\ tai=s i(erai=s parqe/nois u(po\ tou= basile/ws a(gnei/a triakontae/tis, e)n h(=| th\n me\n prw/thn dekaeti/an a(\ xrh\ dra=n manqa/nousi, th\n de\ me/shn a(\ memaqh/kasi drw=si, th\n de\ tri/thn e(te/ras au)tai\ dida/skousin. ei)=ta a)nei=tai th=| boulome/nh| meta\ to\n xro/non tou=ton h)/dh kai\ ga/mou metalamba/nein kai\ pro\s e(/teron trape/sqai bi/on, a)pallagei/sh| th=s i(erourgi/as, le/gontai de\ ou) pollai\ tau/thn a)spa/sasqai th\n a)/deian, ou)de\ a)spasame/nais xrhsta\ pra/gmata suntuxei=n, a)lla\ metanoi/a| kai\ kathfei/a| sunou=sai to\n loipo\n bi/on e)mbalei=n ta\s a)/llas ei)s deisidaimoni/an, w(/ste me/xri gh/rws kai\ qana/tou diatelei=n e)gkarterou/sas kai\ parqeneuome/nas.

tima\s de\ mega/las a)pe/dwken au)tai=s, w(=n e)/sti kai\ to\ diaqe/sqai zw=ntos e)cei=nai patro\s kai\ ta)=lla pra/ttein a)/neu prosta/tou diagou/sas, w(/sper ai( tri/paides. r(abdouxou=ntai de\ proi+ou=sai: ka)\n a)gome/nw| tini\ pro\s qa/naton au)toma/tws suntu/xwsin, ou)k a)nairei=tai, dei= de\ a)pomo/sai th\n parqe/non a)kou/sion kai\ tuxai/an kai\ ou)k e)cepi/thdes gegone/nai th\n a)pa/nthsin. o( de\ u(pelqw\n komizome/nwn u(po\ to\ forei=on a)poqnh/skei, ko/lasis de\ tw=n me\n a)/llwn a(marthma/twn plhgai\ tai=s parqe/nois i)s, tou= megi/stou *ponti/fikos kola/zontos e)/stin o(/te kai\ gumnh\n th\n plhmmelh/sasan, o)qo/nhs e)n palinski/w| parateinome/nhs: h( de\ th\n parqeni/an kataisxu/nasa zw=sa katoru/ttetai para\ th\n *kolli/nhn legome/nhn pu/lhn e)n h(=| tis e)/stin e)nto\s th=s po/lews o)fru\s gew/dhs paratei/nousa po/rrw: kalei=tai de\ xw=ma diale/ktw| th=| *lati/nwn, e)ntau=qa kataskeua/zetai kata/geios oi)=kos ou) me/gas, e)/xwn a)/nwqen kata/basin. kei=tai de\ e)n au)tw=| kli/nh te u(pestrwme/nh kai\ lu/xnos kaio/menos, a)parxai/ te tw=n pro\s to\ zh=n a)nagkai/wn braxei=ai/ tines, oi(=on a)/rtos, u(/dwr e)n a)ggei/w|, ga/la, e)/laion, w(/sper a)fosioume/nwn to\ mh\ limw=| diafqei/rein sw=ma tai=s megi/stais kaqierwme/non a(gistei/ais. au)th\n de\ th\n kolazome/nhn ei)s forei=on e)nqe/menoi kai\ katastega/santes e)/cwqen kai\ katalabo/ntes i(ma=sin, w(s mhde\ fwnh\n e)ca/kouston gene/sqai, komi/zousi di' a)gora=s, e)ci/stantai de\ pa/ntes siwph=| kai\ parape/mpousin a)/fqoggoi meta/ tinos deinh=s kathfei/as ou)de\ e)/stin e(/teron qe/ama frikto/teron, ou)d' h(me/ran h( po/lis a)/llhn a)/gei stugnote/ran e)kei/nhs, o(/tan de\ pro\s to\n to/pon komisqh=| to\ forei=on, oi( me\n u(phre/tai tou\s desmou\s e)ce/lusan, o( de\ tw=n i(ere/wn e)/carxos eu)xa/s tinas a)porrh/tous poihsa/menos kai\ xei=ras a)natei/nas qeoi=s pro\ th=s a)na/gkhs, e)ca/gei sugkekalumme/nhn kai\ kaqi/sthsin e)pi\ kli/makos ei)s to\ oi)/khma ka/tw ferou/shs. ei)=ta au)to\s me\n a)potre/petai meta\ tw=n a)/llwn i(ere/wn th=s de\ kataba/shs h(/ te kli/mac a)nairei=tai kai\ katakru/ptetai to\ oi)/khma gh=s pollh=s a)/nwqen e)piforoume/nhs, w(/ste i)so/pedon tw=| loipw=| xw/mati gene/sqai to\n to/pon, ou(/tw me\n ai( proe/menai th\n i(era\n parqeni/an kola/zontai.

*noma=s de\ le/getai kai\ to\ th=s *(esti/as i(ero\n e)gku/klion peribale/sqai tw=| a)sbe/stw| puri\ froura/n, a)pomimou/menos ou) to\ sxh=ma th=s gh=s w(s *(esti/as ou)/shs, a)lla\ tou= su/mpantos ko/smou, ou(= me/son oi( *puqagorikoi\ to\ pu=r i(dru=sqai nomi/zousi, kai\ tou=to *(esti/an kalou=si kai\ mona/da: th\n de\ gh=n ou)/te a)ki/nhton ou)/te e)n me/sw| th=s perifora=s ou)=san, a)lla\ ku/klw| peri\ to\ pu=r ai)wroume/nhn ou) tw=n timiwta/twn ou)de\ tw=n prw/twn tou= ko/smou mori/wn u(pa/rxein. tau=ta de\ kai\ *pla/twna/ fasi presbu/thn geno/menon dianenoh=sqai peri\ th=s gh=s w(s e)n e(te/ra| xw/ra| kaqestw/shs, th\n de\ me/shn kai\ kuriwta/thn e(te/rw| tini\ krei/ttoni prosh/kousan.

oi( de\ *ponti/fikes kai\ ta\ peri\ ta\s tafa\s pa/tria toi=s xrh/|zousin a)fhgou=ntai, *noma= dida/cantos mhde\n h(gei=sqai mi/asma tw=n toiou/twn, a)lla\ kai\ tou\s e)kei= qeou\s se/besqai toi=s nenomisme/nois, w(s ta\ kuriw/tata tw=n h(mete/rwn u(podexome/nous e)caire/tws de\ th\n prosagoreuome/nhn *libi/tinan, e)pi/skopon tw=n peri\ tou\s qnh/skontas o(si/wn qeo\n ou)=san, ei)/te *persefo/nhn ei)/te ma=llon, w(s oi( logiw/tatoi *(rwmai/wn u(polamba/nousin, *)afrodi/thn, ou) kakw=s ei)s mia=s du/namin qeou= ta\ peri\ ta\s gene/seis kai\ ta\s teleuta\s a)na/ptontes. au)to\s de\ kai\ ta\ pe/nqh kaq' h(liki/as kai\ xro/nous e)/tacen oi(=on pai=da mh\ penqei=n new/teron trietou=s, mhde\ presbu/teron plei/onas mh=nas w(=n e)bi/wsen e)niautw=n me/xri tw=n de/ka, kai\ peraite/rw mhdemi/an h(liki/an, a)lla\ tou= makrota/tou pe/nqous xro/non ei)=nai dekamhniai=on, e)f' o(/son kai\ xhreu/ousin ai( tw=n a)poqano/ntwn gunai=kes, h( de\ pro/teron gamhqei=sa bou=n e)gku/mona kate/quen e)kei/nou nomoqeth/santos.

polla\s de\ kai\ a)/llas *noma= katadei/cantos i(erwsu/nas e)/ti duei=n mnhsqh/somai, th=s te *sali/wn kai\ th=s tw=n *fitiale/wn, ai( ma/lista th\n eu)se/beian tou= a)ndro\s e)mfai/nousin. oi( me\n ga/r *fitialei=s ei)rhnofu/lake/s tines o)/ntes, w(s d) e)moi\ dokei=, kai\ tou)/noma labo/ntes a)po\ th=s pra/cews, lo/gw| ta\ nei/kh kate/pauon, ou)k e)w=ntes strateu/ein pro/teron h)\ pa=san e)lpi/da di/khs a)pokoph=nai. kai\ ga\r ei)rh/nhn *g? *(/ellhnes kalou=sin o(/tan lo/gw|, mh\ bi/a|, pro\s a)llh/lous xrw/menoi lu/swsi ta\s diafora/s, oi( de\ *(rwmai/wn *fitialei=s polla/kis me\n e)ba/dizon w(s tou\s a)dikou=ntas au)toi\ pei/qontes eu)gnwmonei=n: a)gnwmonou/ntwn de\ martura/menoi qeou/s, kai\ kateuca/menoi polla\ kai\ deina\ kaq' au(tw=n au)toi\ kai\ th=s patri/dos ei) mh\ dikai/ws e)peci/asin, ou(/tw kath/ggellon au)toi=s to\n po/lemon. kwluo/ntwn de\ tou/twn h)\ mh\ sunainou/ntwn, ou)/te stratiw/th| qemito\n ou)/te basilei= *(rwmai/wn o(/pla kinei=n, a)lla\ para\ tou/twn e)/dei th\n a)rxh\n tou= pole/mou deca/menon w(s dikai/ou to\n a)/rxonta, to/te skopei=n peri\ tou= sumfe/rontos, le/getai de\ kai\ to\ *keltiko\n e)kei=no pa/qos th=| po/lei gene/sqai tou/twn tw=n i(ere/wn paranomhqe/ntwn.

e)/tuxon me\n ga\r oi( ba/rbaroi *klousi/nous poliorkou=ntes: e)pe/mfqh de\ presbeuth\s *fa/bios *)/amboustos ei)s to\ strato/pedon dialu/seis pra/cwn u(pe\r tw=n poliorkoume/nwn. labw\n de\ a)pokri/seis ou)k e)pieikei=s kai\ pe/ras sxei=n au(tw=| th\n presbei/an oi)o/menos, e)neanieu/sato pro\ tw=n *klousi/nwn o(/pla labw\n prokale/sasqai to\n a)risteu/onta tw=n barba/rwn. ta\ me\n ou)=n th=s ma/xhs eu)tuxei=to kai\ katabalw\n e)sku/leuse to\n a)/ndra gnwri/santes de\ oi( *keltoi\ pe/mpousin ei)s *(rw/mhn kh/ruka tou= *fabi/ou kathgorou=ntes w(s e)kspo/ndou kai\ a)pi/stou kai\ a)kata/ggelton e)cenhnoxo/tos pro\s au)tou\s po/lemon. e)ntau=qa th\n me\n su/gklhton oi( *fitialei=s e)/peiqon e)kdido/nai to\n a)/ndra toi=s *keltoi=s, katafugw\n de\ e)kei=nos ei)s tou\s pollou\s kai\ tw=| dh/mw| spouda/zonti xrhsa/menos diekrou/sato th\n di/khn. met' o)li/gon de\ e)pelqo/ntes oi( *keltoi\ th\n *(rw/mhn plh\n tou= *kapitwli/ou diepo/rqhsan. a)lla\ tau=ta me\n e)n toi=s peri\ *kami/llou ma=llon a)kribou=tai.

tou\s de\ *sali/ous i(erei=s e)k toiau/ths le/getai susth/sasqai profa/sews. e)/tos o)/gdoon au)tou= basileu/ontos loimw/dhs no/sos perii+ou=sa th\n *)itali/an e)stro/bhse kai\ th\n *(rw/mhn. a)qumou/ntwn de\ tw=n a)nqrw/pwn i(storei=tai xalkh=n pe/lthn e)c ou)ranou= kataferome/nhn ei)s ta\s *noma= pesei=n xei=ras. e)pi\ de\ au)th=| qauma/sio/n tina lo/gon le/gesqai u(po\ tou= basile/ws, o(\n *)hgeri/as te kai\ tw=n *mousw=n puqe/sqai. to\ me\n ga/r o(/plon h(/kein e)pi\ swthri/a| th=s po/lews, kai\ dei=n au)to\ frourei=sqai genome/nwn a)/llwn e(/ndeka kai\ sxh=ma kai\ me/geqos kai\ morfh\n e)kei/nw| paraplhsi/wn, o(/pws a)/poron ei)/h tw=| kle/pth| di' o(moio/thta tou= diopetou=s e)pituxei=n e)/ti de\ xrh=nai *mou/sais kaqierw=sai to\ xwri/on e)kei=no kai\ tou\s peri\ au)to\ leimw=nas, o(/pou ta\ polla\ foitw=sai sundiatri/bousin au)tw=|. th\n de\ phgh\n h(\ kata/rdei to\ xwri/on, u(/dwr i(ero\n a)podei=cai tai=s *(estia/si parqe/nois, o(/pws lamba/nousai kaq' h(me/ran a(gni/zwsi kai\ r(ai/nwsi to\ a)na/ktoron. tou/tois me\n ou)=n marturh=sai le/gousi kai\ ta\ th=s no/sou paraxrh=ma pausa/mena. th\n de\ pe/lthn proqe/ntos au)tou= kai\ keleu/santos a(milla=sqai tou\s texni/tas u(pe\r th=s o(moio/thtos, tou\s me\n a)/llous a)peipei=n, *ou)etou/rion de\ *mamou/rion e(/na a tw=n a)/krwn dhmiourgw=n ou(/tws e)fike/sqai th=s e)mferei/as, kai\ kataskeua/sai pa/sas o(moi/as, w(/ste mhd' au)to\n e)/ti to\n *noma=n diaginw/skein. tou/twn ou)=n fu/lakas kai\ a)mfipo/lous a)pe/deice tou\s *sali/ous i(erei=s. sa/lioi de\ e)klh/qhsan, ou)x, w(s e)/nioi muqologou=si, *samo/qra|kos a)ndro\s h)\ *mantine/ws, o)/noma *sali/ou, prw/tou th\n e)no/plion e)kdida/cantos o)/rxhsin, a)lla\ ma=llon a)po\ th=s o)rxh/sews au)th=s, a(ltikh=s ou)/shs, h(\n u(porxou=ntai diaporeuo/menoi th\n po/lin, o(/tan ta\s i(era\s pe/ltas a)nala/bwsin e)n tw=| *marti/w| mhni/, foinikou=s me\n e)ndedume/noi xitwni/skous, mi/trais de\ xalkai=s e)pezwsme/noi platei/ais kai\ kra/nh xalka= forou=ntes, e)gxeiridi/ois de\ mikroi=s ta\ o(/pla krou/ontes. h( de\ a)/llh th=s o)rxh/sews podw=n e)/rgon e)sti/: kinou=ntai ga/r e)piterpw=s, e(ligmou/s tinas kai\ metabola\s e)n r(uqmw=| ta/xos e)/xonti kai\ pukno/thta meta\ r(w/mhs kai\ koufo/thtos a)podido/ntes.

au)ta\s s de\ ta\s pe/ltas a)gku/lia kalou=si dia\ to\ sxh=ma: ku/klos ga/r ou)k e)/stin ou)de\ a)podi/dwsin, w(s pe/lth, th\n perife/reian, a)ll' e)ktomh\n e)/xei grammh=s e(likoeidou=s, h(=s ai( kerai=ai kampa\s e)/xousai kai\ sunepistre/fousai th=| pukno/thti pro\s a)llh/las a)gku/lon to\ sxh=ma poiou=sin h)\ dia\ to\n a)gkw=na peri\ o(\n perife/rontai, tau=ta ga/r o( *)io/bas ei)/rhke glixo/menos e)cellhni/sai tou)/noma. du/naito de\ a)\n th=s a)ne/kaqen fora=s prw=ton e)pw/numon gegone/nai, kai\ th=s a)ke/sews tw=n nosou/ntwn, kai\ th=s tw=n au)xmw=n lu/sews, e)/ti de\ th=s tw=n deinw=n a)nasxe/sews, kaq' o(\ kai\ tou\s *dioskou/rous *)/anakas *)aqhnai=oi proshgo/reusan, ei)/ ge dei= pro\s th\n *(ellhnikh\n dia/lekton e)ca/gein tou)/noma.

tw=| de\ *mamouri/w| le/gousi misqo\n gene/sqai th=s te/xnhs e)kei/nhs mnh/mhn tina\ di' w)|dh=s u(po\ tw=n *sali/wn a(/ma th=| purri/xh| diaperainome/nhs. oi( de\ ou) *ou)etou/rion *mamou/rion ei)=nai/ fasi to\n a)|do/menon, a)lla\ ou)ete/rem memori/am, o(/per e)sti/, palaia\n mnh/mhn.

e)pei\ de\ dieko/smhse ta\s i(erwsu/nas, e)dei/mato plhsi/on tou= th=s *(esti/as i(erou= th\n kaloume/nhn *(rhgi/an, oi(=o/n ti basi/leion oi)/khma: kai\ to\ plei=ston au)to/qi tou= xro/nou die/triben i(erourgw=n h)\ dida/skwn tou\s i(erei=s h)\ pro\s e)nnoi/a| tini\ tw=n qei/wn pro\s au(to\n sxola/zwn. oi)ki/an d) ei)=xen e(te/ran peri\ to\n *kuri/nou lo/fon, h(=s e)/ti nu=n to\n to/pon e)pideiknu/ousin. e)n de\ tai=s propompai=s kai\ o(/lws tw=n i(ere/wn tai=s pompai=s prohgou=nto kh/rukes a)na\ th\n po/lin e)linu/ein keleu/ontes kai\ ta\ e)/rga katapau/ontes. w(s ga/r fasi tou\s *puqagorikou\s ou)k e)a=n e)k paro/dou proskunei=n kai\ proseu/xesqai toi=s qeoi=s, a)ll' oi)/koqen eu)qu\s e)pi\ tou=to gnw/mh| pareskeuasme/nous badi/zein, ou(/tws w)/|eto *noma=s xrh=nai tou\s poli/tas mh/te a)kou/ein ti tw=n qei/wn mh/te o(ra=n e)n pare/rgw| kai\ a)melw=s, a)lla\ sxolh\n a)/gontas a)po\ tw=n a)/llwi\ kai\ prose/xontas th\n dia/noian w(s pra/cei megi/sth| th=| peri\ th\n eu)se/beian, yo/fwn te kai\ pata/gwn kai\ stenagmw=n, kai\ o(/sa toiau=ta toi=s a)nagkai/ois kai\ banau/sois po/nois e(/petai, kaqara\s ta\s o(dou\s tai=s i(erourgi/ais pare/xontas, w(=n i)/xnos ti me/xri nu=n diasw/zontes, o(/tan a)/rxwn pro\s o)/rnisin h)\ qusi/ais diatri/bh|, bow=sin *(\ok a)/ge: shmai/nei de\ h( fwnh\ tou=to pra=sse, sunepistre/fousa kai\ katakosmou=sa tou\s prostugxa/nontas.

h)=n de\ kai\ tw=n a)/llwn paraggelma/twn au)tou= polla\ toi=s *puqagorikoi=s e)oiko/ta. w(s ga\r e)kei=noi parh/|noun e)pi\ xoi/nikos mh\ kaqh=sqai, kai\ maxai/ra| pu=r mh\ skaleu/ein, kai\ badi/zontas ei)s a)podhmi/as mh\ metastre/fesqai, kai\ toi=s me\n ou)rani/ois perissa/, qu/ein, a)/rtia de\ toi=s xqoni/ois, w(=n e(ka/stou th\n dia/noian a)pekru/ptonto pro\s tou\s pollou/s, ou(/tws e)/nia tw=n *noma= patri/wn a)po/rrhton e)/xei to\n lo/gon oi(=on to\ mh\ spe/ndein qeoi=s e)c a)mpe/lwn a)tmh/twn mhde\ qu/ein a)/ter a)lfi/twn kai\ to\ proskunei=n peristrefome/nous kai\ to\ kaqh=sqai proskunh/santas. ta\ me\n ou)=n prw=ta du/o th\n gh=s e)chme/rwsin e)/oike dida/skein, w(s mo/rion eu)sebei/as ou)=san h( de\ peristrofh\ tw=n proskunou/ntwn le/getai me\n a)pomi/mhsis ei)=nai th=s tou= ko/smou perifora=s, do/ceie d) a)\n ma=llon o( proskunw=n, e)pei\ pro\s e(/w tw=n i(erw=n blepo/ntwn a)pe/straptai ta\s a)natola/s, metaba/llein e(auto\n e)ntau=qa kai\ peristre/fein e)pi\ to\n qeo/n, ku/klon poiw=n kai\ suna/ptwn th\n e)pitelei/wsin th=s eu)xh=s di' a)mfoi=n ei) mh\ nh\ *di/a toi=s *ai)gupti/ois troxoi=s ai)ni/ttetai/ ti kai\ dida/skei paraplh/sion h( metabolh\ tou= sxh/matos, w(s ou)deno\s e(stw=tos tw=n a)nqrwpi/nwn, a)ll' o(/pws a)\n stre/fh| kai\ a)neli/tth| to\n bi/on h(mw=n o( qeo/s, a)gapa=n kai\ de/xesqai prosh=kon, to\ de\ kaqe/zesqai proskunh/santas oi)wnismo\n ei)=nai le/gousi tou= bebaio/thta tai=s eu)xai=s kai\ diamonh\n toi=s a)gaqoi=s e)pigi/nesqai. le/gousi de\ kai\ pra/cewn diorismo\n ei)=nai th\n a)na/pausin: w(s ou)=n th=| prote/ra|, pra/cei pe/ras e)pitiqe/ntas kaqe/zesqai para\ toi=s qeoi=s, i(/na e(te/ras pa/lin a)rxh\n par' e)kei/nwn la/bwsi. du/natai de\ kai\ tou=to toi=s ei)rhme/nois o(mologei=n, e)qi/zontos h(ma=s tou= nomoqe/tou mh\ poiei=sqai ta\s pro\s to\ qei=on e)nteu/ceis e)n a)sxoli/a|, kai\ pare/rgws oi(=on speu/dontas, a)ll' o(/tan xro/non e)/xwmen kai\ sxolh\n a)/gw men.

e)k de\ th=s toiau/ths paidagwgi/as pro\s to\ qei=on ou(/tws h( po/lis e)gego/nei xeiroh/qhs kai\ katateqambhme/nh th\n tou= *noma= du/namin, w(/ste mu/qois e)oiko/tas th\n a)topi/an lo/gous parade/xesqai, kai\ nomi/zein mhde\n a)/piston ei)=nai mhde\ a)mh/xanon e)kei/nou. boulhqe/ntos. le/getai gou=n pote kale/sas e)pi\ th\n tra/pezan ou)k o)li/gous tw=n politw=n, skeu/h te fau=la kai\ dei=pnon eu)tele\s pa/nu proqe/sqai kai\ dhmotiko\n a)rcame/nwn de\ deipnei=n e)mbalw\n lo/gon w(s h( qeo\s h(=| su/nestin h(/koi pro\s au)to/n, ai)fni/dion e)pidei=cai to/n te oi)=kon e)kpwma/twn plh/rh polutelw=n kai\ ta\s trape/zas o)/ywn te pantodapw=n kai\ paraskeuh=s dayilou=s gemou/sas. pa=san de\ u(perbe/blhken a)topi/an to\ u(pe\r th=s tou= *dio\s o(mili/as i(storou/menon. muqologou=si ga/r ei)s to\n *)abenti=non lo/fon ou)/pw me/ros o)/nta th=s po/lews ou)de\ sunoikou/menon, a)ll' e)/xonta phga/s te dayilei=s e)n au(tw=| kai\ na/pas skiera/s, foita=n du/o dai/mona/s, *pi=kon kai\ *fau=non ou(\s ta\ me\n a)/lla *satu/rwn a)/n tis h)\ *panw=n ge/nei proseika/seie, duna/mei de\ farma/kwn kai\ deino/thti th=s peri\ ta\ qei=a gohtei/as le/gontai tau)ta\ toi=s u(f' *(ellh/nwn prosagoreuqei=sin *)idai/ois *daktu/lois sofizo/menoi perii+e/nai th\n *)itali/an. tou/tous fasi\ xeirw/sasqai to\n *noma=n, oi)/nw| kai\ me/liti kera/santa th\n krh/nhn a)f' h(=s e)/pinon sunh/qws. lhfqe/ntas de\ polla\s me\n i)de/as tre/pesqai kai\ metekdu/esqai th\n au(tw=n fu/sin, a)llo/kota fa/smata kai\ fobera\ th=s o)/yews proballome/nous: e)pei\ de\ e)/gnwsan e(alwko/tes i)sxura\n kai\ a)/fukton a(/lwsin, a)/lla te proqespi/sai polla\ tw=n mello/ntwn kai\ to\n e)pi\ toi=s keraunoi=s e)kdida/cai kaqarmo/n, o(\s poiei=tai me/xri nu=n dia\ krommu/wn kai\ trixw=n kai\ maini/dwn. e)/nioi de\ ou) tou\s dai/mona/s fasi\n u(poqe/sqai to\n kaqarmo/n, a)ll' e)kei/nous me\n katagagei=n to\n *di/a mageu/santas, to\n de\ qeo\n o)rgizo/menon tw=| *noma=| prosta/ssein w(s xrh\ gene/sqai to\n kaqarmo\n kefalai=s: u(polabo/ntos de\ tou= *noma=, krommu/wn; ei)pei=n, a)nqrw/pwn to\n de\ au)=qis e)ktre/ponta to\ tou= prosta/gmatos deino\n e)pere/sqai, qrici/n; a)pokriname/nou de\ tou= *dio/s, e)myu/xois, e)pagagei=n to\n *noma=n, maini/si; tau=ta le/gein u(po\ th=s *)hgeri/as dedidagme/non. kai\ to\n me\n qeo\n a)pelqei=n i(/lew geno/menon, to\n de\ to/pon *)ili/kion a)p' e)kei/nou prosagoreuqh=nai kai\ to\n kaqarmo\n ou(/tw suntelei=sqai. tau=ta me\n ou)=n ta\ muqw/dh kai\ geloi=a th\n tw=n to/te a)nqrw/pwn e)pidei/knutai dia/qesin pro\s to\ qei=on, h(\n o( e)qismo\s au)toi=s e)nepoi/hsen. au)to\n de\ to\n *noma=n ou(/tw fasi\n ei)s to\ qei=on a)nhrth=sqai tai=s e)lpi/sin, w(/ste kai\ prosaggeli/as au)tw=| pote genome/nhs w(s e)pe/rxontai pole/mioi, meidia=sai kai\ ei)pei=n: e)gw\ de\ qu/w.

prw=ton de/ fasi kai\ *pi/stews kai\ *te/rmonos i(ero\n i(dru/sasqai. kai\ th\n me\n *pi/stin o(/rkon a)podei=cai *(rwmai/ois me/giston, w(=| xrw/menoi me/xri nu=n diatelou=sin: o( de\ *te/rmwn o(/ros a)/n tis ei)/h, kai\ qu/ousin au)tw=| dhmosi/a| kai\ i)di/a| kata\ tou\s tw=n a)grw=n periorismou/s, nu=n me\n e)/myuxa, to\ palaio\n de\ a)nai/maktos h)=n h( qusi/a, *noma= filosofh/santos w(s xrh\ to\n o(/rion qeo\n ei)rh/nhs fu/laka kai\ dikaiosu/nhs ma/rtun o)/nta fo/nou kaqaro\n ei)=nai, dokei= de\ kai\ o(/lws ou(=tos o(ri/sai th\n xw/ran o( basileu/s, *(rwmu/lou mh\ boulhqe/ntos e)comologh/sasqai tw=| me/trw| tou= oi)kei/ou th\n a)fai/resin tou= a)llotri/ou: desmo\n ga/r ei)=nai th=s duna/mews to\n o(/ron, a)\n fula/tthtai, mh\ fulatto/menon de\ th=s a)diki/as e)/legxon. ou) mh\n ou)de\ h)=n dayilh\s xw/ra| th=| po/lei kat' a)rxa/s, a)lla\ th\n pollh\n ai)xmh=| prosekth/sato *(rwmu/los: kai\ tau/thn pa=san o( *noma=s die/neime toi=s a)po/rois tw=n politw=n, w(s a)na/gkhn th=s a)diki/as a)fairw=n th\n a)pori/an, kai\ tre/pwn e)pi\ gewrgi/an to\n dh=mon a(/ma th=| xw/ra| sunechmerou/menon. ou)de\n ga/r a)/llo tw=n e)pithdeuma/twn ou(/tws e)/rwta drimu\n ei)rh/nhs e)rga/zetai kai\ taxu\n w(s o( a)po\ gh=s bi/os, e)n w(=| kai\ th=s polemikh=s eu)tolmi/as to\ me\n u(permaxhtiko\n tou= oi)kei/ou diame/nei kai\ pa/resti, to\ de\ ei)s a)diki/an kai\ pleoneci/an a)neime/non e)kke/koptai. dio\ kai\ th\n gewrgi/an o( *noma=s oi(=on ei)rh/nhs fi/ltron e)mmi/cas toi=s poli/tais kai\ ma=llon w(s h)qopoio\n h)\ ploutopoio\n a)gaph/sas te/xnhn, ei)s me/rh th\n xw/ran diei=len, a(\ pa/gous proshgo/reuse, kai\ kaq' e(/kaston e)pisko/pous e)/tace kai\ peripo/lous, e)/sti d) o(/te kai\ au)to\s e)forw=n kai\ tekmairo/menos a)po\ tw=n e)/rgwn tou\s tro/pous tw=n politw=n tou\s me\n ei)s tima\s kai\ pi/steis a)nh=ge, tou\s de\ r(a|qu/mous kai\ a)melei=s ye/gwn kai\ kaki/zwn e)swfro/nize.

tw=n de\ a)/llwn au)tou= politeuma/twn h( kata\ te/xnas dianomh\ tou= plh/qous ma/lista qauma/zetai, th=s ga/r po/lews e)k duei=n genw=n, w(/sper ei)/rhtai, sunesta/nai dokou/shs, diestw/shs de\ ma=llon kai\ mhdeni\ tro/pw| mia=s gene/sqai boulome/nhs mhde\ oi(=on e)calei=yai th\n e(tero/thta kai\ diafora/n, a)lla\ sugkrou/seis a)pau/stous kai\ filoneiki/as tw=n merw=n e)xou/shs, dianohqei\s o(/ti kai\ tw=n swma/twn ta\ fu/sei du/smikta kai\ sklhra\ kataqrau/ontes kai\ diairou=ntes a)namignu/ousin, u(po\ mikro/thtos a)llh/lois sumbai/nonta ma=llon, e)/gnw katatemei=n toma\s plei/onas to\ su/mpan plh=qos e)k de\ tou/twn ei)s e(te/ras e)mbalw\n diafora\s th\n prw/thn e)kei/nhn kai\ mega/lhn a)fani/sai tai=s e)la/ttosin e)ndiasparei=san. h)=n de\ h( dianomh\ kata\ ta\s te/xnas, au)lhtw=n, xrusoxo/wn, tekto/nwn, bafe/wn, skutoto/mwn, skutodeyw=n, xalke/wn, kerame/wn, ta\s de\ loipa\s te/xnas ei)s tau)to\ sunagagw\n e(\n au)tw=n e)k pasw=n a)pe/deice su/sthma. koinwni/as de\ kai\ suno/dous kai\ qew=n tima\s a)podou\s e(ka/stw| ge/nei prepou/sas, to/te prw=ton e)k th=s po/lews a)nei=le to\ le/gesqai kai\ nomi/zesqai tou\s me\n *sabi/nous, tou\s de\ *(rwmai/ous, kai\ tou\s me\n *tati/ou, tou\s de\ *(rwmu/lou poli/tas, w(/ste th\n diai/resin eu)armosti/an kai\ a)na/micin pa/ntwn gene/sqai pro\s pa/ntas.

e)painei=tai de\ tw=n politikw=n au)tou= kai\ to\ peri\ to\n no/mon dio/rqwma to\n dido/nta toi=s patra/si tou\s pai=das pipra/skein, u(pecelome/nou tou\s gegamhko/tas, ei) tou= patro\s e)painou=ntos kai\ keleu/ontos o( ga/mos ge/noito, deino\n ga\r h(gei=to th\n w(s e)leuqe/rw| gegamhme/nhn gunai=ka dou/lw| sunoikei=n.

h(/yato de\ kai\ th=s peri\ to\n ou)rano\n pragmatei/as ou)/te a)kribw=s ou)/te panta/pasin a)qewrh/tws. *(rwmu/lou ga\r basileu/ontos a)lo/gws e)xrw=nto toi=s mhsi\ kai\ a)ta/ktws, tou\s me\n ou)de\ ei)/kosin h(merw=n, tou\s de\ pe/nte kai\ tria/konta, tou\s de\ pleio/nwn logizo/menoi, th=s de\ ginome/nhs a)nwmali/as peri\ th\n selh/nhn kai\ to\n h(/lion e)/nnoian ou)k e)/xontes, a)ll' e(\n fula/ttontes mo/non, o(/pws e(ch/konta kai\ triakosi/wn h(merw=n o( e)niauto\s e)/stai. *noma=s de\ to\ para/llagma th=s a)nwmali/as h(merw=n e(/ndeka gi/nesqai logizo/menos, w(s tou= me\n selhniakou= triakosi/as penth/konta te/ssaras e)/xontos h(me/ras, tou= de\ h(liakou= triakosi/as e(ch/konta pe/nte, ta\s e(/ndeka tau/tas h(me/ras diplasia/zwn e)ph/gage par' e)niauto\n e)pi\ tw=| *febrouari/w| mhni\ to\n e)mbo/limon, u(po\ *(rwmai/wn *merkhdi=non kalou/menon, ei)/kosi kai\ duoi=n h(merw=n o)/nta. kai\ tou=to me\n au)tw=| to\ i)/ama th=s a)nwmali/as meizo/nwn e)/mellen i)ama/twn deh/sesqai.

meteki/nhse de\ kai\ th\n ta/cin tw=n mhnw=n to\n ga/r *ma/rtion prw=ton o)/nta tri/ton e)/tace, prw=ton de\ to\n *)ianoua/rion, o(\s h)=n e(nde/katos e)pi\ *(rwmu/lou, dwde/katos de\ kai\ teleutai=os o( *febroua/rios, w(=| nu=n deute/rw| xrw=ntai. polloi\ de/ ei)sin oi(\ kai\ prosteqh=nai tou/tous u(po\ *noma= tou\s mh=nas le/gousi, to/n te *)ianoua/rion kai\ to\n *febroua/rion, e)c a)rxh=s de\ xrh=sqai de/ka mo/non ei)s to\n e)niauto/n, w(s e)/nioi tw=n barba/rwn trisi/, kai\ tw=n *(ellh/nwn *)arka/des me\n te/ssarsin, e(\c de\ *)akarna=nes, *ai)gupti/ois de\ mhniai=os h)=n o( e)niauto/s, ei)=ta tetra/mhnos, w(/s fasi. dio\ kai\ newta/thn xw/ran oi)kou=ntes a)rxaio/tatoi dokou=sin ei)=nai kai\ plh=qos a)mh/xanon e)tw=n e)pi\ tai=s genealogi/ais katafe/rousin, a(/te dh\ tou\s mh=nas ei)s e)tw=n a)riqmo\n tiqe/menoi.

*(rwmai=oi de\ o(/ti me\n de/ka mh=nas ei)s to\n e)niauto\n e)/tatton, ou) dw/deka, tekmh/rion h( tou= teleutai/ou proshgori/a: de/katon ga/r au)to\n a)/xri nu=n kalou=sin o(/ti de\ to\n *ma/rtion prw=ton, h( ta/cis: to\n ga/r a)p' e)kei/nou pe/mpton e)ka/loun pe/mpton e(/kton de\ to\n e(/kton kai\ tw=n a)/llwn e(ch=s o(moi/ws e(/kaston, e)pei\ to\n *)ianoua/rion kai\ to\n *febroua/rion pro\ tou= *marti/ou tiqeme/nois sune/bainen au)toi=s to\n ei)rhme/non mh=na pe/mpton me\n o)noma/zein, e(/bdomon de\ a)riqmei=n. a)/llws de\ kai\ lo/gon ei)=xe to\n *ma/rtion *)/arei kaqierwme/non u(po\ tou= *(rwmu/lou prw=ton o)noma/zesqai: deu/teron de\ to\n *)apri/llion, e)pw/numon o)/nta th=s *)afrodi/ths, e)n w(=| qu/ousi/ te th=| qew=| kai\ tai=s kala/ndais ai( gunai=kes e)stefanwme/nai mursi/nh| lou/ontai, tine\s de\ ou) dia\ th\n *)afrodi/thn to\n *)apri/llio\n fasin, a)ll' w(/sper e)/xei tou)/noma yilo/n, *)apri/llion keklh=sqai to\n mh=na th=s e)arinh=s w(/ras a)kmazou/shs a)noi/gonta kai\ a)nakalu/ptonta tou\s blastou\s tw=n futw=n tou=to ga\r h( glw=tta shmai/nei. tw=n d) e)fech=s to\n me\n *ma/i+on kalou=sin a)po\ *mai/as: *(ermh=| ga\r a)nie/rwtai to\n de\ *)iou/nion a)po\ th=s *(/hras. ei)si\ de/ tines oi( tou/tous h(liki/as e)pwnu/mous ei)=nai le/gontes presbute/ras kai\ newte/ras: mai+w/reis ga\r oi( presbu/teroi par' au)toi=s, i)ouniw/reis de\ oi( new/teroi kalou=ntai, tw=n de\ loipw=n e(/kaston a)po\ th=s ta/cews, w(/sper a)riqmou=ntes, w)no/mazon pe/mpton, e(/kton, e(/bdomon, o)/gdoon, e)/naton, de/katon ei)=ta o( pe/mptos a)po\ *kai/saros tou= katagwnisame/nou *pomph/i+on *)iou/lios: o( de\ e(/ktos *au)/goustos a)po\ tou= deute/rou me\n a)/rcantos, *sebastou= de\ e)piklhqe/ntos, w)noma/sqh. tou\s de\ e)fech=s e)fexh=s Bekker adds du/o.*dometiano\s ei)sepoi/hse tai=s au(tou= proswnumi/ais ou) polu\n xro/non, a)lla\ ta\s au(tw=n a)nalabo/ntes pa/lin e)kei/nou sfage/ntos o( me\n e(/bdomos, o( de\ o)/gdoos kalou=ntai, mo/noi d) oi( teleutai=oi du/o th\n a)po\ th=s ta/cews klh=sin, w(/sper e)/sxon e)c a)rxh=s, diefu/lacan.

tw=n de\ u(po\ *noma= prosteqe/ntwn h)\ metateqe/ntwn o( me\n *febroua/rios oi(=on kaqa/rsios a)/n tis ei)/h: kai\ ga/r h( le/cis e)/ggista tou=to shmai/nei, kai\ toi=s fqitoi=s e)nagi/zousi to/te kai\ th\n tw=n *louperkali/wn e(orth\n ei)s ta\ polla\ kaqarmw=| proseoikui=an telou=sin o( de\ prw=tos *)ianoua/rios a)po\ tou= *)ianou=, dokei= de/ moi to\n *ma/rtion o( *noma=s e)pw/numon o)/nta tou= *)/arews e)k th=s proedri/as metasth=sai, boulo/menos e)n panti\ th=s polemikh=s duna/mews protima=sqai th\n politikh/n. o( ga\r *)iano\s e)n toi=s pa/nu palaioi=s ei)/te dai/mwn ei)/te basileu\s geno/menos politiko\s kai\ koinwniko\s e)k tou= qhriw/dous kai\ a)gri/ou le/getai metabalei=n th\n di/aitan. kai\ dia\ tou=to pla/ttousin au)to\n a)mfipro/swpon, w(s e(te/ran e)c e(te/ras tw=| bi/w| peripoih/santa th\n morfh\n kai\ dia/qesin.

e)/sti de\ au)tou= kai\ new\s e)n *(rw/mh| di/quros, o(\n pole/mou pu/lhn kalou=si. nomi/zetai ga/r a)new=|xqai me\n au)to\n o(/tan h)=| po/lemos, keklei=sqai de\ ei)rh/nhs genome/nhs, o(\ dh\ xalepo\n h)=n kai\ spani/ws gino/menon, a)ei/ tini sunhrthme/nhs pole/mw| th=s h(gemoni/as, dia\ me/geqos toi=s ku/klw| perikexume/nois ge/nesi barba/rois a)ntereidou/shs. plh\n e)pi/ ge tou= *sebastou= *kai/saros e)klei/sqh kaqelo/ntos *)antw/nion kai\ pro/teron u(pateuo/ntwn *ma/rkou *)atili/ou kai\ *ti/tou *malli/ou xro/non ou) polu\n ei)=ta eu)qu\s a)new/|xqh pole/mou surrage/ntos. a)ll' e)pi/ ge th=s *noma= basilei/as ou)demi/an h(me/ran a)new|gme/nos w)/fqh, tri/a de\ kai\ tettara/konta e)/th sunexw=s e)/meine kekleisme/nos: ou(/tws e)ch/|rhto pantelw=s ta\ tou= pole/mou kai\ pantaxo/qen, ou) ga/r mo/non o( *(rwmai/wn h(me/rwto kai\ katekekh/lhto th=| dikaiosu/nh| kai\ pra|o/thti tou= basile/ws dh=mos, a)lla\ kai\ ta\s ku/klw| po/leis, w(/sper au)/ras tino\s e)kei=qen h)\ pneu/matos u(gieinou= fe/rontos, a)rxh\ metabolh=s e)/labe kai\ po/qos ei)serru/h pa/ntas eu)nomi/as kai\ ei)rh/nhs kai\ gh=n futeu/ein kai\ te/kna tre/fein e)n h(suxi/a| kai\ se/besqai qeou/s, e(ortai\ de\ kai\ qali/ai kai\ par' a)llh/lous a)dew=s i)o/ntwn kai\ a)namignume/nwn u(podoxai\ kai\ filofrosu/nai th\n *)itali/an katei=xon, oi(=on e)k phgh=s th=s *noma= sofi/as tw=n kalw=n kai\ dikai/wn e)peisreo/ntwn ei)s a(/pantas kai\ diaxeome/nhs th=s peri\ e)kei=non galh/nhs: w(/ste kai\ ta\s poihtika\s u(perbola\s e)ndei=n pro\s th\n to/te kata/stasin le/gousin: e)n de\ sidarode/tois po/rpacin ai)qa=n a)raxna=n e)/rga: kai/, eu)rw\s da/mnatai e)/gxea/ te logxwta\ ci/fea\ t' a)mfh/kea, xalkea=n de\ ou)ke/ti salpi/ggwn ktu/pos, ou)de\ sula=tai meli/frwn u(/pnos a)po\ blefa/rwn. ou)/te ga/r po/lemos ou)/te sta/sis ou)/te newterismo\s peri\ politei/an i(sto/rhtai *noma= basileu/ontos: ou) mh\n ou)d' e)p' au)to\n e)kei=non e)/xqra tis h)\ fqo/nos h)\ di' e)/rwta basilei/as e)piboulh\ kai\ su/stasis a)ndrw=n, a)ll' ei)/te fo/bos qew=n prokh/desqai dokou/ntwn tou= a)ndro\s ei)/te th=s a)reth=s ai)dw\s ei)/te daimo/nios daimo/nios Bryan's correction, adopted by Coraës and Bekker: dai/monos. tu/xh, pa/shs kaki/as a)/qikton e)p' e)kei/nou kai\ kaqaro\n diafula/ttousa to\n bi/on, e)narge\s e)ch/negke para/deigma kai\ tekmh/rion th=s *platwnikh=s fwnh=s, h(\n u(/steron e)kei=nos ou)k o)li/gois xro/nois geno/menos e)to/lmhsen a)fei=nai peri\ politei/as, w(s mi/a kakw=n pau=la kai\ lu/sis a)nqrw/pois e)sti/n, e)/k tinos tu/xhs qei/as ei)s tau)to\ dianoi/a| filoso/fw| basilikh\n sumpesou=san du/namin e)gkrath= kai\ u(perde/cion th=s kaki/as th\n a)reth\n katasth=sai. maka/rios me\n ga\r au)to/s o( sw/frwn w(s a)lhqw=s, maka/rioi de\ oi( sunh/kooi tw=n e)/k tou= swfronou=ntos sto/matos i)o/ntwn lo/gwn. ta/xa ga\r ou)de\ a)na/gkhs tino\s dei= pro\s tou\s pollou\s ou)de\ a)peilh=s, au)toi\ de\ th\n a)reth\n e)n eu)dh/lw| paradei/gmati kai\ lamprw=| tw=| bi/w| tou= a)/rxontos o(rw=ntes, e(kousi/ws swfronou=si kai\ summetasxhmati/zontai pro\s to\n e)n fili/a| kai\ o(monoi/a| th=| pro\s au)tou\s meta\ dikaiosu/nhs kai\ metrio/thtos a)mu/mona a)mu/mona MSS. and edd. : a)ku/mona (waveless, serene), after Wyttenbach. kai\ maka/rion bi/on, e)n w(=| to\ ka/lliston a(pa/shs politei/as te/los e)sti/, kai\ basilikw/tatos a(pa/ntwn o( tou=ton to\n bi/on kai\ tau/thn th\n dia/qesin toi=s u(phko/ois e)nerga/sasqai duna/menos. tau=ta me\n ou)=n *noma=s panto\s ma=llon fai/netai sunewrakw/s.

peri\ de\ pai/dwn au)tou= kai\ ga/mwn a)ntilogi/ai gego/nasi toi=s i(storikoi=s. oi( me\n ga\r ou)/te ga/mon a)/llon h)\ to\n *tati/as labei=n au)to\n ou)/te paido\s e(te/rou gene/sqai pate/ra plh\n mia=s qugatro\s *pompili/as le/gousin: oi( de\ pro\s tau/th| te/ssaras ui(ou\s a)nagra/fousin au)tou=, *po/mpwna, *pi=non, *ka/lpon, *ma/merkon, w(=n e(/kaston oi)/kou diadoxh\n kai\ ge/nous e)nti/mou katalipei=n. ei)=nai ga/r a)po\ me\n tou= *po/mpwnos tou\s *pompwni/ous, a)po\ de\ *pi/nou tou\s *pinari/ous, a)po\ de\ *ka/lpou tou\s *kalpourni/ous, a)po\ de\ *mame/rkou tou\s *mamerki/ous, oi(=s dia\ tou=to kai\ *(rh=gas gene/sqai parwnu/mion, o(/per e)sti\ basile/as, tri/toi de/ ei)sin oi( tou/twn me\n kathgorou=ntes w(s xarizome/nwn toi=s ge/nesi kai\ prostiqe/ntwn ou)k a)lhqh= ste/mmata th=s a)po\ *noma= diadoxh=s, th\n de\ *pompili/an ou)k e)k *tati/as gegone/nai le/gontes, a)ll' e)c e(te/ras gunai- ko/s, h(\n h)/dh basileu/wn e)/ghme, *loukrhti/as: pa/ntes d) ou)=n o(mologou=si th\n *pompili/an *marki/w| gamhqh=nai. pai=s de\ h)=n o( *ma/rkios e)kei/nou *marki/ou tou= *noma=n parormh/santos e)pi\ th\n basilei/an kai\ ga\r summetw/|khsen ei)s *(rw/mhn au)tw=| kai\ th=s sugklh/tou mete/sxe timw/menos, kai\ meta\ th\n *noma= teleuth\n *(ostili/w| peri\ th=s basilei/as ei)s a)gw=na katasta\s kai\ h(tthqei\s a)pekarte/rhsen. o( de\ ui(o\s au)tou= *ma/rkios e)/xwn th\n *pompili/an kate/meinen e)n *(rw/mh| kai\ *ma/rkion *)/agkon e)ge/nnhsen, o(\s meta\ *tu/llon *(osti/lion e)basi/leuse. tou=ton, w(s le/getai, pentaeth= katalipw\n o( *noma=s e)teleu/thsen, ou) taxei/as ou)d' ai)fnidi/ou genome/nhs au)tw=| th=s teleuth=s, a)lla\ kata\ mikro\n u(po\ gh/rws kai\ no/sou malakh=s a)pomaraino/menos, w(s i(sto/rhke *pei/swn. e)teleu/thse de\ xro/non ou) polu\n toi=s o)gdoh/konta prosbiw/sas.

zhlwto\n de\ au)tou= kai\ tw=| ta/fw| to\n bi/on e)poi/hsan oi(/ te su/mmaxoi kai\ fi/loi dh=moi, sunelqo/ntes e)pi\ ta\s tafa\s a(/ma dhmosi/ais e)piforai=s kai\ stefa/nois, oi(/ te patri/kioi to\ le/xos a)ra/menoi, kai\ sumparo/ntes oi( tw=n qew=n i(erei=s kai\ parape/mpontes, o( d) a)/llos o(/milos a)namemigme/nwn kai\ gunaikw=n kai\ pai/dwn ou)x w(s basile/ws tafai=s ghraiou= paro/ntes, a)ll' w(/s tina tw=n filta/twn e(/kastos e)n a)kmh=| bi/ou poqou/menon qa/ptwn, met' oi)mwgh=s kai\ klauqmw=n e(po/menoi, puri\ me\n ou)=n ou)k e)/dosan to\n nekro\n au)tou= kwlu/santos, w(s le/getai, du/o de\ poihsa/menoi liqi/nas sorou\s u(po\ to\ *)ia/noklon e)/qhkan, th\n me\n e(te/ran e)/xousan to\ sw=ma, th\n de\ e(te/ran ta\s i(era\s bi/blous a(\s e)gra/yato me\n au)to/s, w(/sper oi( tw=n *(ellh/nwn nomoqe/tai tou\s ku/rbeis, e)kdida/cas de\ tou\s i(erei=s e)/ti zw=n ta\ gegramme/na kai\ pa/ntwn e(/cin te kai\ gnw/mhn e)nergasa/menos au)toi=s, e)ke/leuse suntafh=nai meta\ tou= sw/matos, w(s ou) kalw=s e)n a)yu/xois gra/mmasi frouroume/nwn tw=n a)porrh/twn. w(=| logismw=| fasi mhde\ tou\s *puqagorikou\s ei)s grafh\n katati/qesqai ta\ sunta/gmata, mnh/mhn de\ kai\ pai/deusin au)tw=n a)/grafon e)mpoiei=n toi=s a)ci/ois. kai\ th=s ge peri\ ta\s a)po/rous kai\ a)rrh/tous legome/nas e)n gewmetri/a| meqo/dous pragmatei/as pro/s tina tw=n a)naci/wn e)kdoqei/shs, e)/fasan e)pishmai/nein to\ daimo/nion mega/lw| tini\ kai\ koinw=| kakw=| th\n gegenhme/nhn paranomi/an kai\ a)se/beian e)pecerxo/menon. w(/ste suggnw/mhn e)/xein pollh\n toi=s ei)s to\ au)to\ *puqago/ra| *noma=n filotimoume/nois suna/gein e)pi\ tosau/tais o(moio/thsin.

oi( de\ peri\ *)anti/an i(storou=si dw/deka me\n ei)=nai bi/blous i(erofantika/s, dw/deka de\ a)/llas *(ellhnika\s filoso/fous ta\s ei)s th\n soro\n sunteqei/sas. tetrakosi/wn de/ pou diagenome/nwn e)tw=n u(/patoi me\n h)=san *po/plios *kornh/lios kai\ *ma/rkos *bai/bios: o)/mbrwn de\ mega/lwn e)pipeso/ntwn kai\ xw/matos perirrage/ntos e)ce/wse se ta\s sorou\s to\ r(eu=ma: kai\ tw=n e)piqhma/twn a)popeso/ntwn h( me\n e(te/ra| kenh\ panta/pasin w)/fqh kai\ me/ros ou)de\n ou)de\ lei/yanon e)/xousa tou= sw/matos, e)n de\ th=| e(te/ra| tw=n gramma/twn eu(reqe/ntwn a)nagnw=nai me\n au)ta\ le/getai *peti/lios strathgw=n to/te, pro\s de\ th\n su/gklhton komi/sai,komi/sai Coraës, Sintenis1, and Bekker, with C: o(rmh=sai. mh\ dokei=n au)tw=| qemito\n ei)=nai le/gwn mhde\ o(/sion e)/kpusta polloi=s ta\ gegramme/na gene/sqai: dio\ kai\ komisqei/sas ei)s to\ *komi/tion ta\s bi/blous katakah=nai.

pa=si me\n ou)=n e(/petai toi=s dikai/ois kai\ a)gaqoi=s a)ndra/si mei/zwn o( kato/pin kai\ meta\ th\n teleuth\n e)/painos, tou= fqo/nou polu\n xro/non ou)k e)pizw=ntos, e)n i/wn de\ kai\ proapoqnh/skontos: ou) mh\n a)ll' e)kei/nou ge th\n do/can ai( tw=n u(/steron basile/wn tu/xai lamprote/ran e)poi/hsan, pe/nte ga/r genome/nwn met' au)to\n o( me\n e)/sxatos e)kpesw\n th=s a)rxh=s e)n fugh=| kategh/rase, tw=n de\ tessa/rwn ou)dei\s kata\ fu/sin e)teleu/thsen, a)ll' oi( me\n trei=s e)pibouleuqe/ntes e)sfa/ghsan, *(osti/lios de\ *tu/llos, o(\s meta\ *noma=n e)basi/leuse, kai\ ta\ plei=sta tw=n e)kei/nou kalw=n, e)n de\ prw/tois kai\ ma/lista th\n peri\ to\ qei=on eu)la/beian, e)pixleua/sas kai\ kaqubri/sas w(s a)rgopoio\n kai\ gunaikw/dh, pro\s po/lemon n e)/treye tou\s poli/tas, ou)d' au)to\s e)ne/meine toi=s neanieu/masi tou/tois, a)ll' u(po\ no/sou xaleph=s kai\ polutro/pou th\n gnw/mhn a)llasso/menos ei)s deisidaimoni/an e)ne/dwken ou)de/n ti th=| kata\ *noma=n eu)sebei/a| prosh/kousan, e)/ti de\ ma=llon e)nepoi/hse toi=s a)/llois to\ toiou=ton pa/qos, w(s le/getai, kataflexqei\s u(po\ keraunw=n.