Lysias, Before the Council: In Defense of Mantitheus at His Scrutiny, W.R.M. Lamb (Translator), 6

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[6] Moreover, to refer to the register for those who served in the cavalry is puerile: for it does not include many of those who admit that they served, while some who were absent abroad are on the list. But the strongest proof lies in the fact that, after you had returned, you voted that the tribal officers should make out a list of those who had served in the cavalry, so that you might recover the allowances¹ from them.

Before the Council: In Defense of Mantitheus at His Scrutiny. Lysias. W.R.M. Lamb (Translator). London. 1930.

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ἐν βουλῇ Μαντιθέῳ δοκιμαζομένῳ ἀπολογία Perseus (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.) — 6 focus

[6] ἔπειτα δὲ ἐκ μὲν τοῦ σανιδίου τοὺς ἱππεύσαντας σκοπεῖν εὔηθές ἐστιν. ἐν τούτῳ γὰρ πολλοὶ μὲν τῶν ὁμολογούντων ἱππεύειν οὐκ ἔνεισιν, ἔνιοι δὲ τῶν ἀποδημούντων ἐγγεγραμμένοι εἰσίν. ἐκεῖνος δʼ ἐστὶν ἔλεγχος μέγιστος· ἐπειδὴ γὰρ κατήλθετε, ἐψηφίσασθε τοὺς φυλάρχους ἀπενεγκεῖν τοὺς ἱππεύσαντας, ἵνα τὰς καταστάσεις ἀναπράξητε παρʼ αὐτῶν.

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Before the Council: In Defense of Mantitheus at His Scrutiny

1. Granted by the State for the provision of equipment. The argument is that this return is more satisfactory evidence for ascertaining who served and who did not.

Lysias Before the Council: In Defense of Mantitheus at His Scrutiny 6

W.R.M. Lamb (Translator)

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