Isaeus, On the Estate of Menecles, Edward Seymour Forster (Translator), 31

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[31] They, after having sworn an oath to us at the altar of Aphrodite at Cephale¹ that they would decide what was to our common interest, gave as their verdict that we should give up what my opponent claimed and hand it over to him as a free gift; for they declared that the only way of settling the matter was that my opponent should receive a share of Menecles' property.

On the Estate of Menecles. Isaeus. Edward Seymour Forster (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1962.

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On the Estate of Menecles (English) (Isaeus. Forster, Edward Seymour, translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1927 (1962 printing).)

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Περὶ τοῦ Μενεκλέους κλήρου Perseus (Isaeus. Forster, Edward Seymour, editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1927 (1962 printing).) — 31 focus

[31] καὶ ἐκεῖνοι ὀμόσαντες ἡμῖν πρὸς τῷ βωμῷ τῷ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης τῆς Κεφαλῆσι¹ τὰ συμφέροντα γνώσεσθαι, διῄτησαν ἡμᾶς ἀποστῆναι ὧν οὗτος ἠμφισβήτησε καὶ δοῦναι δωρεάν· οὐ γὰρ ἔφασαν εἶναι ἄλλην ἀπαλλαγὴν οὐδεμίαν, εἰ μὴ μεταλήψονται οὗτοι τῶν ἐκείνου.

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On the Estate of Menecles

1. This sanctuary is mentioned on an inscription found near the E. coast of Attica about 12 miles N. of Sunium.

Isaeus On the Estate of Menecles 31

Edward Seymour Forster (Translator)

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