Constitution of the Athenians

Name: Constitution of the Athenians
Author: Aristotle

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

Section 4 Subsection 4.1

Subsection 4.2

Subsection 4.3

Subsection 4.4

Subsection 4.5

Section 5 Subsection 5.1

Subsection 5.2

Subsection 5.3

Section 6 Subsection 6.1

Subsection 6.2

Subsection 6.3

Subsection 6.4

Section 7 Subsection 7.1

Subsection 7.2

Subsection 7.3

Subsection 7.4

Section 8 Subsection 8.1

Subsection 8.2

Subsection 8.3

Subsection 8.4

Subsection 8.5

Section 9 Subsection 9.1

Subsection 9.2

Section 10 Subsection 10.1

Subsection 10.2

Section 11 Subsection 11.1

Subsection 11.2

Section 12 Subsection 12.1

Subsection 12.2

Subsection 12.3

Subsection 12.4

Subsection 12.5

Section 13 Subsection 13.1

Subsection 13.2

Subsection 13.3

Subsection 13.4

Subsection 13.5

Section 14 Subsection 14.1

Subsection 14.2

Subsection 14.3

Subsection 14.4

Section 15 Subsection 15.1

Subsection 15.2

Subsection 15.3

Subsection 15.4

Section 16 Subsection 16.1

Subsection 16.2

Subsection 16.3

Subsection 16.4

Subsection 16.5

Subsection 16.6

Subsection 16.7

Subsection 16.8

Subsection 16.9

Subsection 16.10

Section 17 Subsection 17.1

Subsection 17.2

Subsection 17.3

Subsection 17.4

Section 18 Subsection 18.1

Subsection 18.2

Subsection 18.3

Subsection 18.4

Subsection 18.5

Subsection 18.6

Section 19 Subsection 19.1

Subsection 19.2

Subsection 19.3

Subsection 19.4

Subsection 19.5

Subsection 19.6

Section 20 Subsection 20.1

Subsection 20.2

Subsection 20.3

Subsection 20.4

Subsection 20.5

Section 21 Subsection 21.1

Subsection 21.2

Subsection 21.3

Subsection 21.4

Subsection 21.5

Subsection 21.6

Section 22 Subsection 22.1

Subsection 22.2

Subsection 22.3

Subsection 22.4

Subsection 22.5

Subsection 22.6

Subsection 22.7

Subsection 22.8

Section 23 Subsection 23.1

Subsection 23.2

Subsection 23.3

Subsection 23.4

Subsection 23.5

Section 24 Subsection 24.1

Subsection 24.2

Subsection 24.3

Section 25 Subsection 25.1

Subsection 25.2

Subsection 25.3

Subsection 25.4

Section 26 Subsection 26.1

Subsection 26.2

Subsection 26.3

Section 27 Subsection 27.1

Subsection 27.2

Subsection 27.3

Subsection 27.4

Subsection 27.5

Section 28 Subsection 28.1

Subsection 28.2

Subsection 28.3

Subsection 28.4

Subsection 28.5

Section 29 Subsection 29.1

Subsection 29.2

Subsection 29.3

Subsection 29.4

Subsection 29.5

Section 30 Subsection 30.1

οἱ μὲν οὖν αἱρεθέντες ταῦτα συνέγραψαν. κυρωθέντων δὲ τούτων, εἵλοντο σφῶν αὐτῶν οἱ πεντακισχίλιοι τοὺς ἀναγράψοντας τὴν πολιτείαν ἑκατὸν ἄνδρας. οἱ δʼ αἱρεθέντες ἀνέγραψαν καὶ ἐξήνεγκαν τάδε·

Subsection 30.2

βουλεύειν μὲν κατʼ ἐνιαυτὸν τοὺς ὑπὲρ τριάκοντα ἔτη γεγονότας ἄνευ μισθοφορᾶς· τούτων δʼ εἶναι τοὺς στρατηγοὺς καὶ τοὺς ἐννέα ἄρχοντας καὶ τὸν ἱερομνήμονα καὶ τοὺς ταξιάρχους καὶ ἱππάρχους καὶ φυλάρχους καὶ ἄρχοντας εἰς τὰ φρούρια καὶ ταμίας τῶν ἱερῶν χρημάτων τῇ θεῷ καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις θεοῖς δέκα καὶ ἑλληνοταμίας καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὁσίων χρημάτων ἁπάντων εἴκοσιν οἳ διαχειριοῦσιν, καὶ ἱεροποιοὺς καὶ ἐπιμελητὰς δέκα ἑκατέρους· αἱρεῖσθαι δὲ πάντας τούτους ἐκ προκρίτων, ἐκ τῶν ἀεὶ βουλευόντων πλείους προκρίνοντας· τὰς δʼ ἄλλας ἀρχὰς ἁπάσας κληρωτὰς εἶναι καὶ μὴ ἐκ τῆς βουλῆς. τοὺς δὲ ἑλληνοταμίας οἳ ἂν διαχειρίζωσι τὰ χρήματα μὴ συμβουλεύειν.

Subsection 30.3

βουλὰς δὲ ποιῆσαι τέτταρας ἐκ τῆς ἡλικίας τῆς εἰρημένης εἰς τὸν λοιπὸν χρόνον, καὶ τούτων τὸ λαχὸν μέρος βουλεύειν, νεῖμαι δὲ καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους πρὸς τὴν λῆξιν ἑκάστην. τοὺς δʼ ἑκατὸν ἄνδρας διανεῖμαι σφᾶς τε αὐτοὺς καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους τέτταρα μέρη ὡς ἰσαίτατα καὶ διακληρῶσαι καὶ εἰς ἐνιαυτὸν βουλεύειν

Subsection 30.4

βουλεύεσθαι δὲ ᾗ ἂν δοκῇ αὐτοῖς ἄριστα ἕξειν περί τε τῶν χρημάτων, ὅπως ἂν σῷα ᾖ καὶ εἰς τὸ δέον ἀναλίσκηται, καὶ περὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὡς ἂν δύνωνται ἄριστα· κἄν τι θέλωσιν βουλεύσασθαι μετὰ πλειόνων, ἐπεισκαλεῖν ἕκαστον ἐπείσκλητον ὃν ἂν ἐθέλῃ τῶν ἐκ τῆς αὐτῆς ἡλικίας. τὰς δʼ ἕδρας ποιεῖν τῆς βουλῆς κατὰ πενθήμερον, ἐὰν μὴ δέωνται πλειόνων. πληροῦν δὲ τὴν βουλὴν τοὺς ἐννέα ἄρχοντας. τὰς δὲ χειροτονίας κρίνειν πέντε τοὺς λαχόντας ἐκ τῆς βουλῆς, καὶ ἐκ τούτων ἕνα κληροῦσθαι καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν τὸν ἐπιψηφιοῦντα.

Subsection 30.5

κληροῦν δὲ τοὺς λαχόντας πέντε τοὺς ἐθέλοντας προσελθεῖν ἐναντίον τῆς βουλῆς, πρῶτον μὲν ἱερῶν, δεύτερον δὲ κήρυξιν, τρίτον πρεσβείαις, τέταρτον τῶν ἄλλων· τὰ δὲ τοῦ πολέμου ὅταν δέῃ ἀκληρωτὶ προσαγαγόντας τοὺς στρατηγοὺς χρηματίζεσθαι.

Subsection 30.6

τὸν δὲ μὴ ἰόντα εἰς τὸ βουλευτήριον τῶν βουλευόντων τὴν ὥραν τὴν προρρηθεῖσαν ὀφείλειν δραχμὴν τῆς ἡμέρας ἑκάστης, ἐὰν μὴ εὑρισκόμενος ἄφεσιν τῆς βουλῆς ἀπῇ. ι

Section 31 Subsection 31.1

Subsection 31.2

Subsection 31.3

Section 32 Subsection 32.1

Subsection 32.2

Subsection 32.3

Section 33 Subsection 33.1

Subsection 33.2

Section 34 Subsection 34.1

Subsection 34.2

Subsection 34.3

Section 35 Subsection 35.1

Subsection 35.2

Subsection 35.3

Subsection 35.4

Section 36 Subsection 36.1

Subsection 36.2

Section 37 Subsection 37.1

Subsection 37.2

Section 38 Subsection 38.1

Subsection 38.2

Subsection 38.3

Subsection 38.4

Section 39 Subsection 39.1

Subsection 39.2

Subsection 39.3

Subsection 39.4

Subsection 39.5

Subsection 39.6

Section 40 Subsection 40.1

Subsection 40.2

Subsection 40.3

Subsection 40.4

Section 41 Subsection 41.1

Subsection 41.2

Subsection 41.3

Section 42 Subsection 42.1

Subsection 42.2

Subsection 42.3

Subsection 42.4

Subsection 42.5

Section 43 Subsection 43.1

Subsection 43.2

Subsection 43.3

Subsection 43.4

Subsection 43.5

Subsection 43.6

Section 44 Subsection 44.1

Subsection 44.2

Subsection 44.3

Subsection 44.4

Section 45 Subsection 45.1

Subsection 45.2

Subsection 45.3

Subsection 45.4

Section 46 Subsection 46.1

Subsection 46.2

Section 47 Subsection 47.1

Subsection 47.2

Subsection 47.3

Subsection 47.4

Subsection 47.5

Section 48 Subsection 48.1

Subsection 48.2

Subsection 48.3

Subsection 48.4

Subsection 48.5

Section 49 Subsection 49.1

Subsection 49.2

Subsection 49.3

Subsection 49.4

Subsection 49.5

Section 50 Subsection 50.1

Subsection 50.2

Section 51 Subsection 51.1

Subsection 51.2

Subsection 51.3

Subsection 51.4

Section 52 Subsection 52.1

Subsection 52.2

Subsection 52.3

Section 53 Subsection 53.1

Subsection 53.2

Subsection 53.3

Subsection 53.4

Subsection 53.5

Subsection 53.6

Subsection 53.7

Section 54 Subsection 54.1

Subsection 54.2

Subsection 54.3

Subsection 54.4

Subsection 54.5

Subsection 54.6

Subsection 54.7

Subsection 54.8

Section 55 Subsection 55.1

Subsection 55.2

Subsection 55.3

Subsection 55.4

Subsection 55.5

Section 56 Subsection 56.1

Subsection 56.2

Subsection 56.3

Subsection 56.4

Subsection 56.5

Subsection 56.6

Subsection 56.7

Section 57 Subsection 57.1

Subsection 57.2

Subsection 57.3

Subsection 57.4

Section 58 Subsection 58.1

Subsection 58.2

Subsection 58.3

Section 59 Subsection 59.1

Subsection 59.2

Subsection 59.3

Subsection 59.4

Subsection 59.5

Subsection 59.6

Subsection 59.7

Section 60 Subsection 60.1

Subsection 60.2

Subsection 60.3

Section 61 Subsection 61.1

Subsection 61.2

Subsection 61.3

Subsection 61.4

Subsection 61.5

Subsection 61.6

Subsection 61.7

Section 62 Subsection 62.1

Subsection 62.2

Subsection 62.3

Section 63 Subsection 63.1

Subsection 63.2

Subsection 63.3

Subsection 63.4

Subsection 63.5

Section 64 Subsection 64.1

Subsection 64.2

Subsection 64.3

Subsection 64.4

Subsection 64.5

Section 65 Subsection 65.1

Subsection 65.2

Subsection 65.3

Subsection 65.4

Section 66 Subsection 66.1

Subsection 66.2

Subsection 66.3

Section 67 Subsection 67.1

Subsection 67.2

Subsection 67.3

Subsection 67.4

Subsection 67.5

Section 68 Subsection 68.1

Subsection 68.2

Subsection 68.3

Subsection 68.4

Section 69 Subsection 69.1

Subsection 69.2

Caput LXX: Section frag_1

Caput I: Subsection frag_1.1

Caput II: Subsection frag_1.2

Caput III: Subsection frag_1.3

Caput LXXI: Section frag_2

Caput I: Subsection frag_2.1

Caput LXXII: Section frag_3

Caput I: Subsection frag_3.1

Caput II: Subsection frag_3.2

Caput III: Subsection frag_3.3

Caput LXXIII: Section frag_4

Caput I: Subsection frag_4.1

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