Isaeus, On The Estate of Apollodorus, Edward Seymour Forster (Translator), 38

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[38] His father not only performed all the other state services but also acted continuously as a trierarch, not contributing jointly with several others,¹ as is the practice nowadays, but bearing the expenses out of his own fortune, and not jointly with one other but by himself alone; nor did he intermit his duties for two years² but served continuously, not performing his duties in a perfunctory manner but providing the most perfect equipment. Wherefore, mindful of these services you honored him and saved his son when he was being robbed of his fortune, forcing those who were in possession of his property to restore it.

On The Estate of Apollodorus. Isaeus. Edward Seymour Forster (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1962.

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

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Περὶ τοῦ Απολλοδώρου κλήρου Perseus (Isaeus. Forster, Edward Seymour, editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1927 (1962 printing).) — 38 focus

[38] ὁ μὲν γὰρ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ τάς τε ἄλλας ἁπάσας λῃτουργίας λελῃτούργηκε, καὶ τριηραρχῶν τὸν πάντα χρόνον διετέλεσεν, οὐκ ἐκ συμμορίας [τὴν ναῦν ποιησάμενος] ὥσπερ οἱ νῦν, ἀλλʼ ἐκ τῶν αὑτοῦ δαπανῶν, οὐδὲ δεύτερος αὐτὸς ὢν ἀλλὰ κατὰ μόνας, οὐδὲ δύο ἔτη διαλιπὼν ἀλλὰ συνεχῶς, οὐδʼ ἀφοσιούμενος ἀλλʼ ὡς οἷόν τʼ ἄριστα παρασκευαζόμενος. ἀνθʼ ὧν ὑμεῖς κἀκεῖνον ἐτιμᾶτε, μεμνημένοι τούτων τῶν ἔργων, καὶ τὸν ὑὸν αὐτοῦ τῶν χρημάτων ἀποστερούμενον ἐσώσατε, τοὺς ἔχοντας ἀποδοῦναι τὰ ὄντʼ αὐτῷ καταναγκάσαντες.

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On The Estate of Apollodorus

1. The system under which several citizens could jointly contribute to provide a trireme for the service of the state appears to have come into force about 357 B.C.; see Introduction.

2. i.e., he did not avail himself of the period of exemption allowed by law.

Isaeus On The Estate of Apollodorus 38

Edward Seymour Forster (Translator)

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