aristides-第7部分

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in　such　a　threadbare　cloak？　Is　it　not　probable　that　one　who；　out　of
doors；　goes　thus　exposed　to　the　cold；　must　want　food　and　other
necessaries　at　home？　Callias；　the　wealthiest　of　the　Athenians；　does
nothing　to　relieve　either　him　or　his　wife　and　children　in　their
poverty；　though　he　is　his　own　cousin；　and　has　made　use　of　him　in
many　cases；　and　often　reaped　advantage　by　his　interest　with　you。〃
But　Callias；　perceiving　the　judges　were　moved　more　particularly　by
this；　and　were　exasperated　against　him；　called　in　Aristides；　requiring
him　to　testify　that　when　he　frequently　offered　him　divers　presents；
and　entreated　him　to　accept　them；　he　had　refused；　answering　that　it
became　him　better　to　be　proud　of　his　poverty　than　Callias　of　his
wealth；　since　there　are　many　to　be　seen　that　make　a　good　or　bad　use　of
riches；　but　it　is　difficult；　comparatively；　to　meet　with　one　who
supports　poverty　in　a　noble　spirit；　those　only　should　be　ashamed　of　it
who　incurred　it　against　their　wills。　On　Aristides　deposing　these　facts
in　favour　of　Callias；　there　was　none　who　heard　them　that　went　not　away
desirous　rather　to　be　poor　like　Aristides　than　rich　as　Callias。　Thus
Aeschines；　the　scholar　of　Socrates；　writes。　But　Plato　declares　that；
of　all　the　great　renowned　men　in　the　city　of　Athens；　he　was　the　only
one　worthy　of　consideration；　for　Themistocles；　Cimon；　and　Pericles
filled　the　city　with　porticoes；　treasure；　and　many　other　vain
things；　but　Aristides　guided　his　public　life　by　the　rule　of　justice。
He　showed　his　moderation　very　plainly　in　his　conduct　towards
Themistocles　himself。　For　though　Themistocles　had　been　his　adversary
in　all　his　undertakings；　and　was　the　cause　of　his　banishment；　yet　when
he　afforded　a　similar　opportunity　of　revenge；　being　accused　to　the
city；　Aristides　bore　him　no　malice；　but　while　Alcmaeon；　Cimon；　and
many　others　were　prosecuting　and　impeaching　him；　Aristides　alone
neither　did　nor　said　any　ill　against　him；　and　no　more　triumphed　over
his　enemy　in　his　adversity　than　he　had　envied　him　his　prosperity。
　　Some　say　Aristides　died　in　Pontus；　during　a　voyage　upon　the
affairs　of　the　public。　Others　that　he　died　of　old　age　at　Athens
being　in　great　honour　and　veneration　amongst　his　fellow…citizens。
But　Craterus；　the　Macedonian；　relates　his　death　as　follows。　After
the　banishment　of　Themistocles；　he　says；　the　people　growing
insolent；　there　sprung　up　a　number　of　false　and　frivolous　accusers；
impeaching　the　best　and　most　influential　men　and　exposing　them　to
the　envy　of　the　multitude；　whom　their　good　fortune　and　power　had
filled　with　self…conceit。　Amongst　these；　Aristides　was　condemned　of
bribery　upon　the　accusation　of　Diophantus　of　Amphitrope；　for　taking
money　from　the　Ionians　when　he　was　collector　of　the　tribute；　and　being
unable　to　pay　the　fine；　which　was　fifty　minae；　sailed　to　Ionia；　and
died　there。　But　of　this　Craterus　brings　no　written　proof；　neither
the　sentence　of　his　condemnation；　nor　the　decree　of　the　people；　though
in　general　it　is　tolerably　usual　with　him　to　set　down　such　things
and　to　cite　his　authors。　Almost　all　others　who　have　spoken　of　the
misdeeds　of　the　people　towards　their　generals　collect　them　all
together；　and　tell　us　of　the　banishment　of　Themistocles；　Miltiades's
bonds；　Pericles's　fine；　and　the　death　of　Paches　in　the
judgment…hall；　who；　upon　receiving　sentence；　killed　himself　on　the
hustings；　with　many　things　of　the　like　nature。　They　add　the　banishment
of　Aristides；　but　of　this　his　condemnation　they　make　no　mention。
　　Moreover；　his　monument　is　to　be　seen　at　Phalerum；　which　they　say　was
built　him　by　the　city；　he　not　having　left　enough　even　to　defray
funeral　charges。　And　it　is　stated　that　his　two　daughters　were　publicly
married　out　of　the　prytaneum；　or　state…house；　by　the　city；　which
decreed　each　of　them　three　thousand　drachmas　for　her　portion；　and　that
upon　his　son　Lysimachus　the　people　bestowed　a　hundred　minas　of
money；　and　as　many　acres　of　planted　land；　and　ordered　him　besides；
upon　the　motion　of　Alcibiades；　four　drachmas　a　day。　Furthermore；
Lysimachus　leaving　a　daughter；　named　Polycrite；　as　Callisthenes
says；　the　people　voted　her；　also；　the　same　allowance　for　food　with
those　that　obtained　the　victory　in　the　Olympic　Games。　But　Demetrius
the　Phalerian；　Hieronymus　the　Rhodian；　Aristoxenus　the　musician；　and
Aristotle　（if　the　Treatise　of　Nobility　is　to　be　reckoned　among　the
genuine　pieces　of　Aristotle）　say　that　Myrto；　Aristides's
granddaughter；　lived　with　Socrates　the　philosopher；　who　indeed　had
another　wife；　but　took　her　into　his　house；　being　a　widow；　by　reason　of
her　indigence　and　want　of　the　necessaries　of　life。　But　Panaetius
sufficiently　confutes　this　in　his　book　concerning　Socrates。
Demetrius　the　Phalerian；　in　his　Socrates；　says　he　knew　one　Lysimachus；
son　to　the　daughter　of　Aristides；　extremely　poor；　who　used　to　sit　near
what　is　called　the　Iaccheum；　and　sustained　himself　by　a　table　for
interpreting　dreams；　and　that；　upon　his　proposal　and
representations；　a　decree　was　passed　by　the　people　to　give　the
mother　and　aunt　of　this　man　half　a　drachma　a　day。　The　same
Demetrius；　when　he　was　legislating　himself；　decreed　each　of　these
women　a　drachma　per　diem。　And　it　is　not　to　be　wondered　at；　that　the
people　of　Athens　should　take　such　care　of　people　living　in　the　city；
since　hearing　the　granddaughter　of　Aristogiton　was　in　a　low
condition　in　the　isle　of　Lemnos；　and　so　poor　nobody　would　marry　her；
they　brought　her　back　to　Athens；　and　marrying　her　to　a　man　of　good
birth；　gave　a　farm　at　Potamus　as　her　marriage…portion；　and　of
similar　humanity　and　bounty　the　city　of　Athens；　even　in　our　age；　has
given　numerous　proofs；　and　is　justly　admired　and　respected　in
consequence。




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