Constitution of the Lacedaemonians

Sections

1.1 – 1.3 1.4 – 1.6 1.7 – 2.1 2.1 – 2.2 2.3 – 2.4 2.5 – 2.6 2.7 – 2.8 2.9 – 2.11 2.12 – 2.14 3.1 – 3.4 3.5 – 4.3 4.4 – 4.7 5.1 – 5.4 5.5 – 5.7 5.8 – 6.1 6.2 – 6.4 6.5 – 7.4 7.5 – 8.2 8.3 – 8.4 8.5 – 9.3 9.4 – 10.1 10.2 – 10.5 10.6 – 11.1 11.2 – 11.3 11.4 – 11.6 11.7 – 11.9 11.10 – 12.2 12.3 – 12.7 12.7 – 13.2 13.3 – 13.6 13.7 – 13.9 13.10 – 14.3 14.4 – 15.2 15.3 – 15.7 15.8 – 15.9

İngilizce Yunanca

13.10 When the time for encamping seems to have arrived, the decision rests with the King, who also indicates the proper place. On the other hand the dispatch of embassies whether to friends or enemies is not the King’s affair. All who have any business to transact deal in the first instance with the King.

13.11 Suitors for justice are remitted by the King to the Court of Hellanodicae, applications for money to the treasurers; and if anyone brings booty, he is sent to the auctioneers. With this routine the only duties left to the King on active service are to act as priest in matters of religion and as general in his dealings with the men.

14.1 Should anyone ask me whether I think that the laws of Lycurgus still remain unchanged at this day, I certainly could not say that with any confidence whatever.οὐκ .. ἔτι probably does not correspond to no longer here. On this chapter see Introduction.

14.2 For I know that formerly the Lacedaemonians preferred to live together at home with moderate fortunes rather than expose themselves to the corrupting influences of flattery as governors of dependent states.

14.3 And I know too that in former days they were afraid to be found in possession of gold; whereas nowadays there are some who even boast of their possessions.