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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 Excerpt: ...115. Top «V1 T5v Ottxuv " the general of the heavy-armed soldiery, or infantry." forktop here is used for orikirwv, as is seen from the fact that the soldiers under this general are designated by the latter term, a few words after. It is often used in this way, too, by Xenophon (Anab. n. 2, 4, el passim), and other Greek authors. This usage is precisely the same as that of artillery in our language.--aira " themselves." In distinction from their contents, already given. 116. vpvravtaiv.... ywupg " the prytanes bringing it before the people with the approbation of the Senate." Callias was the author of the decree, but it was brought before the Senate by the prytanes. The name of the author is often found first, as here, in inscriptions of decrees. Dissen.--laKaiiiva According to Vomel (as quoted in the Class. Mus., No. VIII.), " the Attic Salamis, whither he was ordered, in conjunction with Diotimus, after the battle on the Cephissua against Philip." See § 216.--favpoStras 14 Thesmothetse." A name given to the six inferior archons; so called from 6trpot and W%u, having originally, perhaps, been intrusted with making laws. 117. Tavra.... brptov " for assuredly there are the same rights to me with others, concerning the same things." Tavra, it will be perceived, is for To aixd, " the same," and governs Skkok. In what follows in this paragraph, the orator goes on to describe the entire likeness of his case to that of the others alluded to. See a case similarly put below, § 198.--Hpxov "I held a magistracy, or office."--Ai", K. r. X. " Yes, by Jupiter, but I exercised my office unjustly (perhaps you will say); then, being present, when he Logistse summoned me befo...