hiero-第11章

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＇14＇　e。g。　Attica　into　ten　phylae；　Lacedaemon　into　six　morae；　Thebes



　　　　and　Argos　into　lochi。　See　Aristot。　〃Pol。〃　v。　8　（Jowett；　i。　166）；



　　　　〃Hell。〃　VI。　iv。　13；　VII。　ii。　4。







Well　then；　suppose　that　some　one　were　to　offer　prizes＇15＇　to　these



political　departments　on　the　pattern　of　the　choric　prizes　just



described；　prizes　for　excellence　of　arms；　or　skill　in　tactics；　or　for



discipline　and　so　forth；　or　for　skill　in　horsemanship；　prizes　for



prowess＇16＇　in　the　field　of　battle；　bravery　in　war；　prizes　for



uprightness＇17＇　in　fulfilment　of　engagements；　contracts；　covenants。　If



so；　I　say　it　is　to　be　expected　that　these　several　matters；　thanks　to



emulous　ambition；　will　one　and　all　be　vigorously　cultivated。



Vigorously！　why；　yes；　upon　my　soul；　and　what　a　rush　there　would　be！



How　in　the　pursuit　of　honour　they　would　tear　along　where　duty　called：



with　what　promptitude　pour　in　their　money　contributions＇18＇　at　a　time



of　crisis。







＇15＇　See　〃Revenues；〃　iii。　3；　A。　Zurborg；　〃de。　Xen。　Lib。　qui　｛Poroi｝



　　　　inscribitur；〃　p。　42。







＇16＇　Cf。　〃Hell。〃　III。　iv。　16；　IV。　ii。　5　foll。







＇17＇　〃In　reward　for　justice　in；　etc。〃　See　〃Revenues；〃　l。c。；　and　for



　　　　the　evil　in　question；　Thuc。　i。　77；　Plat。　〃Rep。〃　556。







＇18＇　｛eispheroien｝；　techn。　of　the　war…tax　at　Athens。　See　〃Revenues；〃



　　　　iii。　7　foll。；　iv。　34　foll。；　Thuc。　iii。　19；　Boeckh；　〃P。　E。　A。〃　pp。



　　　　470；　539。　Cf。　Aristot。　〃Pol。〃　v。　11。　10；　in　illustration　of　the



　　　　tyrant's　usual　method　of　raising　money。







And　that　which　of　all　arts　is　the　most　remunerative；　albeit　the　least



accustomed　hitherto　to　be　conducted　on　the　principle　of



competition＇19＇I　mean　agricultureitself　would　make　enormous



strides；　if　some　one　were　to　offer　prizes　in　the　same　way；　〃by　farms



and　villages；〃　to　those　who　should　perform　the　works　of　tillage　in　the



fairest　fashion。　Whilst　to　those　members　of　the　state　who　should



devote　themselves　with　might　and　main　to　this　pursuit；　a　thousand



blessings　would　be　the　result。　The　revenues　would　be　increased；　and



self…restraint　be　found　far　more　than　now；　in　close　attendance　on



industrious　habits。＇20＇　Nay　further；　crimes　and　villainies　take　root



and　spring　less　freely　among　busy　workers。







＇19＇　Al。　〃and　what　will　be　the　most　repaying　。　。　。　being　a　department



　　　　of　things　least　wont；〃　etc。







＇20＇　Or；　〃soundness　of　soul　much　more　be　found　allied　with



　　　　occupation。〃







Once　more；　if　commerce＇21＇　is　of　any　value　to　the　state；　then　let　the



merchant　who　devotes　himself　to　commerce　on　the　grandest　scale　receive



some　high　distinction；　and　his　honours　will　draw　on　other　traders　in



his　wake。







＇21＇　Cf。　〃Revenues；〃　l。c。







Or　were　it　made　apparent　that　the　genius　who　discovers　a　new　source　of



revenue；　which　will　not　be　vexatious；　will　be　honoured；　by　the　state；



a　field　of　exploration　will　at　once　be　opened；　which　will　not　long



continue　unproductive。＇22＇







＇22＇　Lit。　〃that　too　is　an　inquiry　which　will　not　long　lie　fallow。〃







And　to　speak　compendiously；　if　it　were　obvious　in　each　department　that



the　introducer　of　any　salutary　measure　whatsoever　will　not　remain



unhonoured；　that　in　itself　will　stimulate　a　host　of　pople　who　will



make　it　their　business　to　discover　some　good　thing　or　other　for　the



state。　Wherever　matters　of　advantage　to　the　state　excite　deep



interest；　of　necessity　discoveries　are　made　more　freely　and　more



promptly　perfected。　But　if　you　are　afraid；　O　mighty　prince；　that



through　the　multitude　of　prizes　offered＇23＇　under　many　heads；　expenses



also　must　be　much　increased；　consider　that　no　articles　of　commerce　can



be　got　more　cheaply　than　those　which　people　purchase　in　exchange　for



prizes。　Note　in　the　public　contests　（choral；　equestrian；　or



gymnastic）＇24＇　how　small　the　prizes　are　and　yet　what　vast　expenditure



of　wealth　and　toil；　and　painful　supervision　these　elicit。＇25＇







＇23＇　Reading　｛protithemenon｝　with　Cobet。







＇24＇　Lit。　〃hippic；　gymnic；　and　choregic　contests。〃







＇25＇　e。g。　〃in　the　choral　dances　（1）　money　on　the　part　of　the　choragoi；



　　　　（2）　pains　on　the　part　of　the　choreutai；　（3）　supervising　care　on



　　　　the　part　of　the　choro…didaskoi；　and　so　mutatis　mutandis　of　the



　　　　hippic　and　gymnic。〃















X







And　Hiero　replied：　Thus　far　you　reason　prettily；　methinks；　Simonides；



but　about　these　mercenary　troops　have　you　aught　to　say？　Can　you



suggest　a　means　to　avoid　the　hatred　of　which　they　are　the　cause？　Or



will　you　tell　me　that　a　ruler　who　has　won　the　affection　of　his



subjects　has　no　need　for　body…guards？







Nay；　in　good　sooth　（replied　Simonides）；　distinctly　he　will　need　them



none　the　less。　I　know　it　is　with　certain　human　beings　as　with　horses；



some　trick　of　the　blood　they　have；　some　inborn　tendency；　the　more



their　wants　are　satisfied；　the　more　their　wantonness　will　out。　Well



then；　to　sober　and　chastise　wild　spirits；　there　is　nothing　like　the



terror　of　your　men…at…arms。＇1＇　And　as　to　gentler　natures；＇2＇　I　do　not



know　by　what　means　you　could　bestow　so　many　benefits　upon　them　as　by



means　of　mercenaries。







＇1＇　Lit。　〃spear…bearers〃；　the　title　given　to　the　body…guard　of　kings



　　　　and　tyrants。







＇2＇　Lit。　〃the　beautiful　and　good；〃　the　｛kalois　kagathois｝。　See　〃Econ。〃



　　　　vi。　11　foll。







Let　me　explain：　You　keep　them；　I　presume；　in　the　first　instance；　for



yourself；　as　guards　of　your　own　person。　But　for　masters；　owners　of



estates　and　others；　to　be　done　to　death　with　violence　by　their　own



slaves　is　no　unheard…of　thing。　Supposing；　then；　the　first　and　foremost



duty　laid　on　mercenary　troops　were　this：　they　are　the　body…guards　of



the　whole　public；　and　bound　as　such　to　come　to　the　assistance　of　all



members　of　the　state　alike；　in　case　they　shall　detect　some　mischief



brewing＇3＇　（and　miscreants　do　spring　up　in　the　hearts　of　states；　as　we



all　know）；　I　say　then；　if　these　mercenary　troops　were　under　orders　to



act　as　guardians　of　the　citizens；＇4＇　the　latter　would　recognise　to



whom　they　were　indebted。







＇3＇　〃If　they　become　aware　of　anything　of　that　sort。〃　Is　not　this



　　　　modelled　on　the　｛krupteia｝？　See　Pater；　〃Plato　and　Platonism；〃　ch。



　　　　viii。　〃Lacedaemon；〃　p。　186。







＇4＇　Or；　〃as　their　police。〃　｛toutous｝；　sc。　〃the　citizens〃；　al。　〃the



　　　　evil…doers。〃　If　so；　transl。　〃to　keep　watch　and　ward　on　evil…doers；



　　　　the　citizens　would　soon　recognise　the　benefit　they　owe　them　for



　　　　that　service。〃







But　in　addition　to　these　functions；　such　a　body　might　with　reason　be



expected　to　create　a　sense　of　courage　and　security；　by　which　the



country　labourers　with　their　flocks　and　herds　would　greatly　benefit；　a



benefit　not　limited　to　your　demesne；　but　shared　by　every　farm



throughout　the　rural　district。







Again；　these　mercenaries；　if　set　to　guard　strategic　points；＇5＇　would



leave　the　citizens　full　leisure　to　attend　to　matters　of　more　private



interest。







＇5＇　Or；　〃as　garrisons　of　critical　positions；〃　like　Phyle　or　Decelia



　　　　near　Athens。







And　again；　a　further　function：　Can　you　conceive　a　service　better



qualified　to　gain　intelligence　beforehand　and　to　hinder　the　secret



sudden　onslaughts　of　a　hostile　force；　than　a　set　of　troopers　always



under　arms　and　fully　organised？＇6＇







＇6＇　Or；　〃trained　to　act　as　one　man。〃　See　Sturz；　s。v。







Moreover；　on　an　actual　campaign；　where　will　you　find　an　arm　of　greater



service　to　the　citizens　than　these　wage…earning　troops？＇7＇　than　whom；



it　is　likely；　there　will　none　be　found　more　resolute　to　take　the



lion's　share　o