Constitution of the Athenians
Aristotle (384–322 BC)
Aristotle's Constitution of the Athenians in the Greek text edited by Frederic G. Kenyon.
Section 1
Subsection 1.1
Section 2
Subsection 2.1
Subsection 2.2
Subsection 2.3
Section 3
Subsection 3.1
Subsection 3.2
Subsection 3.3
Subsection 3.4
Subsection 3.5
Subsection 3.6
ἡ δὲ τῶν Ἀρεοπαγιτῶν βουλὴ τὴν μὲν τάξιν εἶχε τοῦ διατηρεῖν τοὺς νόμους, διῴκει δὲ τὰ πλεῖστα καὶ τὰ μέγιστα τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει, καὶ κολάζουσα καὶ ζημιοῦσα πάντας τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας κυρίως. ἡ γὰρ αἵρεσις τῶν ἀρχόντων ἀριστίνδην καὶ πλουτίνδην ἦν, ἐξ ὧν οἱ Ἀρεοπαγῖται καθίσταντο. διὸ καὶ μόνη τῶν ἀρχῶν αὕτη μεμένηκε διὰ βίου καὶ νῦν.