Isocrates, Panathenaicus, ed. George Norlin, 123

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

← Previous Next →

[123]
ταῦτα δὲ διῆλθον οὐκ ἐκείνους λοιδορῆσαι βουλόμενος, ἀλλʼ ἐπιδεῖξαι παρὰ τοῖς ἡμετέροις οὐ μόνον οὐδὲν τοιοῦτον γεγενημένον· τοῦτο μὲν γὰρ ἂν σημεῖον ἦν οὐκ ἀρετῆς ἀλλʼ ὡς οὐχ ὅμοιοι τὰς φύσεις ἦσαν τοῖς ἀνοσιωτάτοις γεγενημένοις· δεῖ δὲ τοὺς ἐπιχειροῦντας καθʼ ὑπερβολήν τινας ἐπαινεῖν μὴ τοῦτο μόνον ἐπιδεικνύναι, μὴ πονηροὺς ὄντας αὐτούς, ἀλλʼ ὡς ἁπάσαις ταῖς ἀρεταῖς καὶ τῶν τότε καὶ τῶν νῦν διήνεγκαν. ἅπερ ἔχοι τις ἂν καὶ περὶ τῶν προγόνων τῶν ἡμετέρων εἰπεῖν.

Panathenaicus. Isocrates. ed. George Norlin. Cambridge, MA. 1928.

Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.

Funding provided by The Annenberg CPB/Project.

Current edition Perseus

Παναθηναικός (Greek) (Isocrates, Vol 2. Norlin, George, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 (printing).)

Translations (1)

Panathenaicus Perseus (IIsocrates, Vol 2. Norlin, George, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 (printing).) — 123 focus

[123] I have recounted these atrocities with the desire, not of maligning these states, but of showing not only that nothing of the sort happened among the Athenians—for this would be a proof, not of their superior excellence, but merely that they were not of the same character as those who have proved themselves the most godless of men. However, those who undertake to praise any people in superlative terms must show, not only that they were not depraved, but that they excelled in all the virtues both those who lived at that time and those who are now living—which is the very claim that one may make for our ancestors.

Isocrates Panathenaicus 123

ed. George Norlin

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Current edition Perseus

Stable identifiers