Isocrates, Panegyricus, George Norlin (Translator), 120

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[120] One may best comprehend how great is the reversal in our circumstances if he will read side by side the treaties¹ which were made during our leadership and those which have been published recently; for he will find that in those days we were constantly setting limits to the empire of the King,² levying tribute on some of his subjects, and barring him from the sea; now, however, it is he who controls the destinies of the Hellenes, who dictates³ what they must each do, and who all but sets up his viceroys in their cities.

Panegyricus. Isocrates. George Norlin (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1928.

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Panegyricus (English) (Isocrates, Vol. 1. Norlin, George, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1928 (printing).)

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Πανηγυρικός Perseus (Isocrates, Vol. 1. Norlin, George, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1928 (printing).) — 120 focus

[120] μάλιστα δʼ ἄν τις συνίδοι τὸ μέγεθος τῆς μεταβολῆς, εἰ παραναγνοίη τὰς συνθήκας τάς τʼ ἐφʼ ἡμῶν γενομένας καὶ τὰς νῦν ἀναγεγραμμένας. τότε μὲν γὰρ ἡμεῖς φανησόμεθα τὴν ἀρχὴν τὴν βασιλέως ὁρίζοντες καὶ τῶν φόρων ἐνίους τάττοντες καὶ κωλύοντες αὐτὸν τῇ θαλάττῃ χρῆσθαι· νῦν δʼ ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν ὁ διοικῶν τὰ τῶν Ἑλλήνων, καὶ προστάττων ἃ χρὴ ποιεῖν ἑκάστους, καὶ μόνον οὐκ ἐπιστάθμους ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι καθιστάς.

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Panegyricus

1. See Isoc. 4.115 and note.

2. Cf. Isoc. 4.118 and note.

3. Cf. Isoc. 4.175 ; Xen. Hell. 6.3.9 .

Isocrates Panegyricus 120

George Norlin (Translator)

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