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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�

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