POLITICS OF ARISTOTLE

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NOTES, BOOK 111, 3. I11


monians, which, after a discussion, was repaid by the democracy
of the public funds, and not by confiscation of the property of
the oligarchs. cp. also Isocr. Areopag. vii. 153, where the same
story is repeated.
;v8ixmac y+ 8ta{.~~~Brjuar rb~ T&OU Kai TO~S ddpi)~OVP. 3. 3.
E.g. the case of the Athenian KX~POSXOI, who, while possessing
land in other places, remained citizens of Athens ; or of migrations
in which a whole state was transferred; or possibly a dispersion
like that of the Arcadian cities which were afterwards reunited by
Epaminondas. Yet, ii. 1.^8 2,^6 rdnos c&^6 rjs pi& ndhcos.

aoXXaxGs yhp $9 solc~s Xcyopiuqs Cri nos dpdprra $0 roru;rtp 3. 4.
(?p+J€kX.
‘When difficulties are raised about the identity of the state, you
may solve many of them quite easily by saying that the word
‘:state ” is used in different senses.’

6polos 6i uu‘r riiu rbv aCrbu rdnov K~TOLKO~TOU,

sotahq 6’ ?uos iuri Kai Bu@vhlu.




    1. sc. 4 cinopia imiu, supplied from rrjs cinopias rahqs.





    1. ‘ Such as Peloponnesus would be, if included within a wall,’-
      further illustrated by is y’ iahoKvias K.T.X.




6s yi $amu idowias rpirqu 4pipp.u O~K aiuB&sBar rr p[pos rijs n6Xcws. 3. 5.
Cp. Herod. i. 191 : ‘The Babylonians say that, when the further
parts of the city had been taken by Cyrus, those in the centre
knew nothing of the capture, but were holding a festival.’ Also
Jeremiah li. 31 : ‘One post shall run to meet another, and one
messenger to meet another to show the king of Babylon that his
city is taken at one end.’

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