<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fpatoi">ὕπατοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29ca%2Fgein">ἐξάγειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntes">παρόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmh%7C">Ῥώμῃ</w> <w lemma="pasw%3Dn">πασῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29si">εἰσι</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frioi">κύριοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dhmosi%2Fwn">δημοσίων</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontes">ἄρχοντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="loipoi%5C">λοιποὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="u%28pota%2Fttontai">ὑποτάττονται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peiqarxou%3Dsi">πειθαρχοῦσι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dhma%2Frxwn">δημάρχων</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgousi">ἄγουσι</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Fgonta">κατεπείγοντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diabouli%2Fwn">διαβουλίων</w> <w lemma="a%29nadido%2Fasin">ἀναδιδόασιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="xeirismo%5Cn">χειρισμὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dogma%2Ftwn">δογμάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelou%3Dsi">ἐπιτελοῦσι</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fsa">ὅσα</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dh%2Fmou">δήμου</w> <w lemma="suntelei%3Dsqai">συντελεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="koina%5Cs">κοινὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="a%29nhko%2Fntwn">ἀνηκόντων</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkei">καθήκει</w> <w lemma="fronti%2Fzein">φροντίζειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fgein">συνάγειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fas">ἐκκλησίας</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="ei%29sfe%2Frein">εἰσφέρειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgmata">δόγματα</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="brabeu%2Fein">βραβεύειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dnta">δοκοῦντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fosi">πλείοσι</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3Ds">κατασκευῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fas">οἰκονομίας</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29tokra%2Ftora">αὐτοκράτορα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousi">ἔχουσι</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29pita%2Fttein">ἐπιτάττειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="summaxikoi%3Ds">συμμαχικοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dn">δοκοῦν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxous">χιλιάρχους</w> <w lemma="kaqista%2Fnai">καθιστάναι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diagra%2Ffein">διαγράφειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diale%2Fgein">διαλέγειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdei%2Fous">ἐπιτηδείους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcesti">ἔξεστι</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w> <w lemma="zhmiw%3Dsai">ζημιῶσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28potattome%2Fnwn">ὑποταττομένων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="boulhqw%3Dsi">βουληθῶσι</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frioi">κύριοι</w> <w lemma="kaqesta%3Dsin">καθεστᾶσιν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29cousi%2Fan">ἐξουσίαν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousi">ἔχουσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dapana%3Dn">δαπανᾶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dhmosi%2Fwn">δημοσίων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fsa">ὅσα</w> <w lemma="proqei%3Dnto">προθεῖντο</w>, <w lemma="parepome%2Fnou">παρεπομένου</w> <w lemma="tami%2Fou">ταμίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prostaxqe%5Cn">προσταχθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntos">ποιοῦντος</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%2Fst%27">ὥστ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="a%29poble%2Fyeie">ἀποβλέψειε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="meri%2Fda">μερίδα</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="monarxiko%5Cn">μοναρχικὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="basiliko%2Fn">βασιλικόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="poli%2Fteuma">πολίτευμα</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgesqai">λέγεσθαι</w> <w lemma="mello%2Fntwn">μελλόντων</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fyetai">λήψεται</w> <w lemma="meta%2Fqesin">μετάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fh">εἴη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28mw%3Dn">ἡμῶν</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnhn">λεγομένην</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Ffasin">ἀπόφασιν</w>.
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<head>The Consuls</head>The Consuls, before leading out the legions, remain in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and are supreme masters of the administration. All other magistrates, except the Tribunes, are under them and take their orders. They introduce foreign ambassadors to the Senate; bring matters requiring deliberation before it; and see to the execution of its decrees. If, again, there are any matters of state which require the authorisation of the people, it is their business to see to them, to summon the popular meetings, to bring the proposals before them, and to carry out the decrees of the majority. In the preparations for war also, and in a word in the entire administration of a campaign, they have all but absolute power. It is competent to them to impose on the allies such levies as they think good, to appoint the Military Tribunes, to make up the roll for soldiers and select those that are suitable. Besides they have absolute power of inflicting punishment on all who are under their command while on active service: and they have authority to expend as much of the public money as they choose, being accompanied by a quaestor who is entirely at their orders. A survey of these powers would in fact justify our describing the constitution as despotic,—a clear case of royal government. Nor will it affect the truth of my description, if any of the institutions I have described are changed in our time, or in that of our posterity: and the same remarks apply to what follows.
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