Isocrates, Against Lochites, Larue Van Hook (Translator), 2

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[2] You will find that our legislators also have had the greatest concern for our persons. For, in the first place, it is for this one kind of misdemeanor only that they have instituted public and private actions that require no preliminary court-deposit,¹ with the intent that each of us, according to what may happen to be within his power and agreeable to his wish, may be able to exact punishment from those who wrong him. In the next place, in the case of other charges, the culprit may be prosecuted by the injured party only; but where assault and battery is involved, as the public interest is affected, any citizen who so desires may give notice of a public suit to the Thesmothetes² and appear before your court.

Against Lochites. Isocrates. Larue Van Hook (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1945.

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Against Lochites (English) (Isocrates, Vol. 3. Van Hook, Larue, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1945 (printing).)

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Κατὰ Λοχίτου Perseus (Isocrates, Vol. 3. Van Hook, Larue, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1945 (printing).) — 2 focus

[2] εὑρήσετε δὲ καὶ τοὺς θέντας ἡμῖν τοὺς νόμους ὑπὲρ τῶν σωμάτων μάλιστα σπουδάσαντας. πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ περὶ μόνου τούτου τῶν ἀδικημάτων καὶ δίκας καὶ γραφὰς ἄνευ παρακαταβολῆς ἐποίησαν, ἵνʼ ὅπως ἂν ἕκαστος ἡμῶν τυγχάνῃ καὶ δυνάμενος καὶ βουλόμενος, οὕτως ἔχῃ τιμωρεῖσθαι τοὺς ἀδικοῦντας. ἔπειτα τῶν μὲν ἄλλων ἐγκλημάτων αὐτῷ τῷ παθόντι μόνον ὁ δράσας ὑπόδικός ἐστιν· περὶ δὲ τῆς ὕβρεως, ὡς κοινοῦ τοῦ πράγματος ὄντος, ἔξεστι τῷ βουλομένῳ τῶν πολιτῶν γραψαμένῳ πρὸς τοὺς θεσμοθέτας εἰσελθεῖν εἰς ὑμᾶς.

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Against Lochites

1. The court-deposit refers to money deposited in court by a claimant and forfeited by him in case of failure to establish his claim.

2. The Thesmothetes were the six junior archons. They had jurisdiction over many offenses against the state.

Isocrates Against Lochites 2

Larue Van Hook (Translator)

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