κατὰ Ἀριστοκράτους

Sections

1 – 3 4 – 5 6 – 8 9 – 11 12 – 14 15 – 16 17 – 18 19 – 20 21 – 23 24 – 25 26 – 28 28 – 30 31 – 33 34 – 35 36 – 37 38 – 39 40 – 41 42 – 44 44 – 46 47 – 49 50 – 51 51 – 53 53 – 54 55 – 56 57 – 58 59 – 60 61 – 62 62 – 62 63 – 63 64 – 65 66 – 67 68 – 69 70 – 71 72 – 73 74 – 74 75 – 75 76 – 77 78 – 79 80 – 81 82 – 83 84 – 86 86 – 87 88 – 89 90 – 92 93 – 94 95 – 96 97 – 99 100 – 102 103 – 104 105 – 106 107 – 108 109 – 110 111 – 113 114 – 115 116 – 117 118 – 119 120 – 121 122 – 123 124 – 125 126 – 127 128 – 129 130 – 132 133 – 135 136 – 138 139 – 140 141 – 141 142 – 142 143 – 144 145 – 147 148 – 149 150 – 151 152 – 153 154 – 155 156 – 157 158 – 159 160 – 162 162 – 163 164 – 165 166 – 168 168 – 169 170 – 171 172 – 174 174 – 176 177 – 178 179 – 181 182 – 183 184 – 185 186 – 187 188 – 190 191 – 192 193 – 194 195 – 196 197 – 198 199 – 200 201 – 202 203 – 204 205 – 206 207 – 208 209 – 209 210 – 211 212 – 214 215 – 216 217 – 218 219 – 220

İngilizce Yunanca

82 Have we any statute left? . . . Let me see it. . . . . Yes, that is the one; read it.

82 The Statute

82 If any man die a violent death, his kinsmen may take and hold hostages in respect of such death, until they either submit to trial for bloodguiltiness, or surrender the actual manslayers. This right is limited to three hostages and no more.

82 We have many well-conceived laws, men of Athens; but I am inclined to think that this statute is as wise and just as any of them. Observe the spirit of equity and the remarkable humanity with which it is drawn up.

83 If any man die a violent death, says the legislator. First, by adding the epithet violent, he has given an indication by which we understand his meaning to be, if a man die wrongfully. His kinsmen may take and hold hostages in respect of such death, until they either submit to trial for bloodguiltiness, or surrender the actual manslayers. You will note what an admirable provision this is. He requires the hostages, in the first instance, to stand trial; and then if they refuse, he enjoins them to give up the murderers; but, if they decline both these duties, he adds that the right to hold hostages is limited to three and no more. The whole of this statute is defied in the wording of the decree.

← Previous 40 / 104 Next →

Şifre Yenileme