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advancing in large numbers they might certainly make off with whatever
corn or wine or cattle they found outside。 But even if they did get hold of
the silver ore�察�it would be little better to them than a heap of stones。��58�А�
But how is an enemy ever to march upon the mines in force�拭�The nearest
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state�察�Megara�察�is distant�察�I take it�察�a good deal over sixty miles�撮�59�А�and the
next closest�察�Thebes�察 �a good deal nearer seventy。��60�А �Supposing then an
enemy to advance from some such point to attack the mines�察 �he cannot
avoid passing Athens�察�and presuming his force to be small�察�we may expect
him to be annihilated by our cavalry and frontier police。��61�А �I say�察�
presuming his force to be small�察�since to march with anything like a large
force�察�and thereby leave his own territory denuded of troops�察�would be a
startling achievement。 Why�察 �the fortified city of Athens will be much
closer the states of the attacking parties than they themselves will be by
the time they have got to the mines。 But�察�for the sake of argument�察�let us
suppose an enemy to have arrived in the neighbourhood of Laurium�察�how
is he going to stop there without provisions�拭 �To go out in search of
supplies with a detachment of his force would imply risk�察 �both for the
foraging party and for those who have to do the fighting�撮�62�А �whilst�察 �if
they are driven to do so in force each time�察 �they may call themselves
besiegers�察�but they will be practically in a state of siege themselves。
��53�А�Or�察 �the proposed organisation。;
��54�А�See ch。 ii。 above。
��55�А �Or�察 �reading ��en te pros mesembrian thalatte���察 �on the southern
Sea。; For Anaphlystus see ;Hell。; I。 ii。 1�察 �Mem。; III。 v。 25。 It was
Eubulus's deme�察�the leading statesman at this date。
��56�А�Lit。 ;60 stades。;
��57�А �The passage ��sunekoi t an erga���察 �etc。�察 �is probably corrupt。 ��Ta
erga�� seems to mean ;the operatives�察─�cf。 Latin ;operae。; Others take
it of ;the works themselves。; Possibly it may refer to military works
connecting the three fortresses named。 ;There might be a system of
converging ��works or�� lines drawn to a single point from all the
fortresses�察�and at the first sign of any thing hostile�察─�etc。
��58�А�I。e。 ;they might as well try to carry off so many tons of stone。;
��59�А�Lit。 ;500 stades。;
��60�А�Lit。 ;more than 600 stades。;
��61�А�The ��peripoloi���察�or horse patrol to guard the frontier。 See Thuc。
iv。 57�察 �viii。 92�察 �Arist。 ;Birds�察�ii。 76。 Young Athenians between
eighteen and twenty were eligible for the service。
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��62�А �Or�察 �for the very object of the contest。; The construction is in
any case unusual。 ��peri on agonizontai�� = ��peri touton oi��。 Zurborg
suggests ��peri ton agonizomenon��。
But it is not the income��63�А�derived from the slaves alone to which we
look to help the state towards the effective maintenance of her citizens�察�but
with the growth and concentration of a thick population in the mining
district various sources of revenue will accrue�察�whether from the market at
Sunium�察�or from the various state buildings in connection with the silver
mines�察 �from furnaces and all the rest。 Since we must expect a thickly
populated city to spring up here�察 �if organised in the way proposed�察 �and
plots of land will become as valuable to owners out there as they are to
those who possess them in the neighbourhood of the capital。
��63�А �I adopt Zurborg's correction�察 。�prosphora�� for ��eisphora���察 �as
obviously right。 See above�察�iv。 23。
If�察�at this point�察�I may assume my proposals to have been carried into
effect�察�I think I can promise�察�not only that our city shall be relieved from a
financial strain�察�but that she shall make a great stride in orderliness and in
tactical organisation�察�she shall grow in martial spirit and readiness for war。
I anticipate that those who are under orders to go through gymnastic
training will devote themselves with a new zeal to the details of the
training school�察�now that they will receive a larger maintenance whilst��64�А�
under the orders of the trainer in the torch race。 So again those on garrison
duty in the various fortresses�察 �those enrolled as peltasts�察 �or again as
frontier police to protect the rural districts�察�one and all will carry out their
respective duties more ardently when the maintenance��64�А�appropriate to
these several functions is duly forthcoming。
��64�А �I follow Zurborg in omitting ��e��。 If ��e�� is to stand�察 �transl。
;than they get whilst supplied by the gymnasiarch in the torch race�察─�
or ;whilst exercising the office of gymnasiarchs themselves。; See
;Pol。 Ath。; i。 13。
��65�А �State aid。;
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But now�察�if it is evident that�察�in order to get the full benefit of all these
sources of revenue�撮�1�А�peace is an indispensable condition if that is plain�察�
I say�察�the question suggests itself�察�would it not be worth while to appoint a
board to act as guardians of peace�拭�Since no doubt the election of such a
magistracy would enhance the charm of this city in the eyes of the whole
world�察 �and add largely to the number of our visitors。 But if any one is
disposed to take the view�察 �that by adopting a persistent peace policy�撮�2�А�
this city will be shorn of her power�察�that her glory will dwindle and her
good name be forgotten throughout the length and breadth of Hellas�察�the
view so taken by our friends here��3�А �is in my poor judgment somewhat
unreasonable。 For they are surely the happy states�察 �they�察 �in popular
language�察 �are most fortune´favoured�察 �which endure in peace the longest
season。 And of all states Athens is pre´eminently adapted by nature to
flourish and wax strong in peace。 The while she abides in peace she cannot
fail to exercise an attractive force on all。 From the mariner and the
merchant upwards�察�all seek her�察�flocking they come�察�the wealthy dealers in
corn and wine��4�А�and oil�察�the owner of many cattle。 And not these only�察�
but the man who depends upon his wits�察�whose skill it is to do business
and make gain out of money��5�А �and its employment。 And here another
crowd�察�artificers of all sorts�察�artists and artisans�察�professors of wisdom�撮�6�А�
philosophers�察 �and poets�察 �with those who exhibit and popularise their
works。��7�А �And next a new train of pleasure´seekers�察 �eager to feast on
everything sacred or secular�撮�8�А�which may captivate and charm eye and
ear。 Or once again�察�where are all those who seek to effect a rapid sale or
purchase of a thousand commodities�察 �to find what they want�察 �if not at
Athens�拭�
��1�А �Or�察 �to set these several sources of revenue flowing in full
stream。;
��2�А �Cf。 ;a policy of peace at any price�察─ �or�察 �by persisting for any
length of time in the enjoyment of peace。;
��3�А。�kai outoi ge��。 The speaker waves his hand to the quarter of the
house where the anti´peace party is seated。
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��4�А�After Zurborg�察�I omit ��oukh oi eduoinoi��。
��5�А�Reading ��kai ap arguriou���察�with Zurborg。
��6�А�Lit。 ;Sophists。; See Grote�察 �H。 G。; viii。 lxvii。 note�察�p。 497。
��7�А �E。g。 chorus´trainers�察 �musicians�察 �grammarians�察 �rhapsodists�察 �and
actors。
��8�А�Or�察 �sacred and profane。;
But if there is no desire to gainsay these viewsonly that certain
people�察�in their wish to recover that headship��9�А�which was once the pride
of our city�察�are persuaded that the accomplishment of their hopes is to be
found�察�not in peace but in war�察�I beg them to reflect on some matters of
history�察�and to begin at the beginning�撮�10�А�the Median war。 Was it by high´
handed violence�察�or as benefactors of the Hellenes�察�that we obtained the
headship of the naval forces�察 �and the trusteeship of the treasury of
Hellas�殖�11�А�Again�察�when through the too cruel exercise of her presidency�察�
as men thought�察�Athens was deprived of her empire�察�is it not the case that
even in those days�撮�12�А�as soon as we held aloof from injustice we were
once more reinstated by the islanders�察�of their own free will�察�as presidents
of the naval force�拭 �Nay�察 �did not the very Thebans�察 �in return for certain
benefits�察�grant to us Athenians to exercise leadership over them�殖�13�А�And
at another date the Lacedaemonans suffered us Athenians to arrange the
terms of hegemony��14�А�at our discretion�察�not as driven to such submission�察�
but in requital of kindly trea
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