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terms of hegemony��14�А�at our discretion�察�not as driven to such submission�察�

but   in   requital   of   kindly   treatment。 And   to´day�察  �owing   to   the   chaos��15�А�

which reigns in Hellas�察�if I mistake not�察�an opportunity has fallen to this 

city of winning back our fellow´Hellenes without pain or peril or expense 

of any sort。 It is given to us to try and harmonise states which are at war 

with   one   another�此  �it   is   given   to   us   to   reconcile   the   differences   of   rival 

factions within those states themselves�察�wherever existing。 

     ��9�А�Lit。 ;her hegemony for the city�察─�B。C。 476。 

     ��10�А �And first of all。; 

     ��11�А�See Thuc。 i。 96。 

     ��12�А  �B。C。   378。   Second   confederacy   of   Delos。   See   Grote�察   �H。   G。;   x。 

152。 

     ��13�А  �B。C。   375。   Cf。   ;Hell。;   V。   iv。   62�察  �Grote�察   �H。   G。;   x。   139�察  �Isocr。 

;Or。; xiv。 20�察�Diod。 Sic。 xv。 29。 



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     ��14�А�B。C。 369 ��al。 B。C。 368��。 Cf。 ;Hell。; VII。 i。 14。 

     ��15�А�See ;Hell。;VII。 v。 27。 

     Make       it   but    evident     that    we    are    minded      to    preserve     the 

independence��16�А  �of   the   Delphic   shrine   in   its   primitive   integrity�察  �not   by 

joining   in   any   war   but   by   the   moral   force   of   embassies   throughout   the 

length and breadth of Hellasand I for one shall not be astonished if you 

find our brother Hellenes of one sentiment and eager under seal of solemn 

oaths��17�А     �to  proceed     against    those�察  �whoever     they   may     be�察 �who    shall 

seek��18�А�to step into the place vacated by the Phocians and to occupy the 

sacred shrine。  Make   it but   evident   that you   intend   to   establish a general 

peace   by   land   and   sea�察  �and�察  �if   I   mistake   not�察  �your   efforts   will   find   a 

response      in  the   hearts   of  all。  There    is  no  man    but   will   pray   for  the 

salvation of Athens next to that of his own fatherland。 

     ��16�А �Autonomy。; 

     ��17�А�See Thuc。 v。 18�察�clause 2 of the Treaty of Peace�察�B。C。 422´421。 

     ��18�А    �Reading�察      �with    Zurborg�察     。�peironto��。       Or�察  �if   the    vulgate 

 ��epeironto���察�transl。 ;against those who sought to step。; 

     Again�察�is any one persuaded that�察�looking solely to riches and money´ 

making�察�the state may find war more profitable than peace�拭�If so�察�I cannot 

conceive a better method to decide that question than to allow the mind to 

revert��19�А�to the past history of the state and to note well the sequence of 

events。   He   will   discover   that   in   times   long   gone   by   during   a   period   of 

peace vast wealth was stored up in the acropolis�察�the whole of which was 

lavishly expended during a subsequent period of war。 He will perceive�察�if 

he examines closely�察�that even at the present time we are suffering from its 

ill effects。 Countless sources of revenue have failed�察�or if they have still 

flowed in�察�been lavishly expended on a multiplicity of things。 Whereas�撮�20�А�

now that peace is established by sea�察�our revenues have expanded and the 

citizens of Athens have it in their power to turn these to account as they 

like best。 

     ��19�А�Reading ��epanoskopoin��。 

     ��20�А�Or�察 �But the moment peace has been restored。; 

     But   if   you   turn   on   me   with   the   question�察   �Do   you   really   mean   that 

even in the event of unjust attacks upon our city on the part of any�察�we are 



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still resolutely to observe peace towards that offender�拭─�I answer distinctly�察�

No� �But�察�on the contrary�察�I maintain that we shall all the more promptly 

retaliate on such aggression in proportion   as we   have done no wrong to 

any one ourselves。 Since that will be to rob the aggressor of his allies。��21�А�

    ��21�А�Reading�察�after Cobet�察。�ei medena uparkhoimen adikountes��。 Or�察�

if       the vulgate ��ei medena parakhoimen adikounta���察�transl。 ;if we can 

show complete innocence on our own side。; 



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     But now�察�if none of these proposals be impracticable or even difficult 

of execution�察�if rather by giving them effect we may conciliate further the 

friendship   of   Hellas�察  �whilst   we   strengthen   our   own   administration   and 

increase our fame�察�if by the same means the people shall be provided with 

the necessaries of life�察�and our rich men be relieved of expenditure on war�察�

if with the large surplus to be counted on�察�we are in a position to conduct 

our   festivals   on   an   even   grander    scale   than   heretofore�察  �to   restore  our 

temples�察  �to   rebuild   our   forts   and   docks�察  �and   to   reinstate   in   their   ancient 

privileges   our   priests�察  �our   senators�察  �our   magistrates�察  �and   our   knights 

surely it were but reasonable to enter upon this project speedily�察�so that we 

too�察�even in our own day�察�may witness the unclouded dawn of prosperity 

in store for our city。 

     But if you are agreed to carry out this plan�察�there is one further counsel 

which I would urge upon you。 Send to Dodona and to Delphi�察�I would beg 

you�察�and consult the will of Heaven whether such a provision and such a 

policy on our part be truly to the interest of Athens both for the present 

and for the time to come。 If the consent of Heaven be thus obtained�察�we 

ought then�察�I say�察�to put a further question�此�whose special favour among 

the gods shall we seek to secure with a view to the happier execution of 

these measures�拭�

     And in accordance with that answer�察�let us offer a sacrifice of happy 

omen   to   the   deities   so   named�察  �and   commence   the   work�察  �since   if   these 

transactions be so carried out with the will of God�察�have we not the right to 

prognosticate   some   further   advance   in   the   path   of   political   progress   for 

this whole state�拭�



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