Isocrates, Archidamus, George Norlin (Translator), 1

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[1] Doubtless some of you are astonished that I, who heretofore have observed the customs¹ of the state more faithfully, I dare say, than any other of my generation, have now so completely changed that I have come forward, in spite of my youth, to offer counsel regarding a subject which even our elders hesitate to discuss.

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

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

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[1] ἴσως τινὲς ὑμῶν θαυμάζουσιν ὅτι τὸν ἄλλον χρόνον ἐμμεμενηκὼς τοῖς τῆς πόλεως νομίμοις ὡς οὐκ οἶδʼ εἴ τις ἄλλος τῶν ἡλικιωτῶν, τοσαύτην πεποίημαι τὴν μεταβολὴν ὥστε περὶ ὧν ὀκνοῦσιν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι λέγειν, περὶ τούτων νεώτερος ὢν παρελήλυθα συμβουλεύσων.

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Archidamus

1. In Sparta the young were not supposed to appear in public places. Plutarch states ( Plut. Lyc. 25 ) that men were not allowed even in the market-place until after they were thirty years old.

Isocrates Archidamus 1

George Norlin (Translator)

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