<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmoni">Λακεδαίμονι</w> <w lemma="%2Axai%2Frwn">Χαίρων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxane">ἐτύγχανε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftei">ἔτει</w> <w lemma="pepresbeukw%5Cs">πεπρεσβευκὼς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpos">ἄνθρωπος</w> <w lemma="a%29gxi%2Fnous">ἀγχίνους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="praktiko%2Fs">πρακτικός</w>, <w lemma="ne%2Fos">νέος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tapeino%5Cs">ταπεινὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhmotikh%3Ds">δημοτικῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29gwgh%3Ds">ἀγωγῆς</w> <w lemma="teteuxw%2Fs">τετευχώς</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="o%29xlagwgw%3Dn">ὀχλαγωγῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kinh%2Fsas">κινήσας</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="mhqei%5Cs">μηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteros">ἕτερος</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frrei">ἐθάρρει</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="periepoih%2Fsato">περιεποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="fantasi%2Fan">φαντασίαν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="a%29felo%2Fmenos">ἀφελόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannoi">τύραννοι</w> <w lemma="sunexw%2Frhsan">συνεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28poleifqei%2Fsais">ὑπολειφθείσαις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fuga%2Fdwn">φυγάδων</w> <w lemma="a%29delfai%3Ds">ἀδελφαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gunaici%5C">γυναιξὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mhtra%2Fsi">μητράσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fknois">τέκνοις</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="die%2Fdwke">διέδωκε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="leptoi%3Ds">λεπτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29kh%3D%7C">εἰκῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29ni%2Fsws">ἀνίσως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan:">ἐξουσίαν·</w>
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="koinoi%3Ds">κοινοῖς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fois">ἰδίοις</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenos">χρώμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29cedapa%2Fna">ἐξεδαπάνα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proso%2Fdous">προσόδους</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmou">νόμου</w> <w lemma="stoxazo%2Fmenos">στοχαζόμενος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="koinou%3D">κοινοῦ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgmatos">δόγματος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontos">ἄρχοντος</w>.
<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="a%29ganakth%2Fsantes">ἀγανακτήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29spou%2Fdazon">ἐσπούδαζον</w> <w lemma="katastaqh%3Dnai">κατασταθῆναι</w> <w lemma="dokimasth%3Dres">δοκιμαστῆρες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="koinw%3Dn">κοινῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmous">νόμους</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Axai%2Frwn">Χαίρων</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suneidw%5Cs">συνειδὼς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="kexeiriko%2Fti">κεχειρικότι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%2Fstaton">ἐπιφανέστατον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dokimasth%2Frwn">δοκιμαστήρων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fdan">Ἀπολλωνίδαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenon">δυνάμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29reunh%3Dsai">ἐρευνῆσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pleoneci%2Fan">πλεονεξίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>, <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="a%29poporeuo%2Fmenon">ἀποπορευόμενον</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="balanei%2Fou">βαλανείου</w> <w lemma="prospe%2Fmyas">προσπέμψας</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ceke%2Fnthsen">ἐξεκέντησεν</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntwn">προσπεσόντων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="a%29ganakth%2Fsantos">ἀγανακτήσαντος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fsin">γεγονόσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsas">ὁρμήσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmona">Λακεδαίμονα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Axai%2Frwna">Χαίρωνα</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fgagen">παρήγαγεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fsin">κρίσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fnou">φόνου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fdan">Ἀπολλωνίδαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katakri%2Fnas">κατακρίνας</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhse">ἐποίησε</w> <w lemma="de%2Fsmion">δέσμιον</w>,
<w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="dokimasth%3Dras">δοκιμαστῆρας</w> <w lemma="parw%2Fcune">παρώξυνε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="zh%2Fthsin">ζήτησιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dhmosi%2Fwn">δημοσίων</w> <w lemma="a%29lhqinh%2Fn">ἀληθινήν</w>, <w lemma="fronti%2Fsai">φροντίσαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fsasqai">κομίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ou%29si%2Fas">οὐσίας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fuga%2Fdwn">φυγάδων</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fous">ἀναγκαίους</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Axai%2Frwn">Χαίρων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29fei%2Fleto">ἀφείλετο</w> <w lemma="braxei%3D">βραχεῖ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>. —
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<head>Chaeron the Spartan Demagogue</head>There was at this time in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> a man named Chaeron,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note13">Chaeron's malversations at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>.</note>who in the previous year had been on an embassy to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, a man of ready wit and great ability in affairs, but still young, in a humble position of life, and without the advantages of a liberal education. By flattering the mob, and starting questions which no one else had the assurance to move, he soon acquired a certain notoriety with the people. The first use he made of his power was to confiscate the land granted by the tyrants to the sisters, wives, mothers, and children of the exiles, and to distribute it on his own authority among the poor without any fixed rule or regard to equality. He next squandered the revenue, using the public money as though it were his own, without the authority of law, public decree, or magistrate. Annoyed at these proceedings, certain men managed to get themselves appointed auditors of the treasury in accordance with the laws.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note14">Assassination of Apollonides.</note>Seeing this, and conscious of his mal-administration of the government, Chaeron sent some men to attack Apollonides, the most illustrious of the auditors, and the most able to expose his embezzlements, who stabbed him to death in broad daylight as he was coming from the bath. Upon this being reported to the Achaeans, and the people expressing great indignation at what had been done, the Strategus at once started for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>; and when he arrived there he brought Chaeron to trial for the murder of Apollonides, and having condemned him, threw him into prison. He then incited the remaining auditors to make a real investigation into the public funds, and to see that the relations of the exiles got back the property of which Chaeron had shortly before deprived them.
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