BOOK IIL  CHAP. V.                             91

olKovoptLKy; — ^EvTav^a SyTtov Kal TrXelaTov, ecpy* b
ydp dya^bs olKovbptos, elScos, OTt ovSev omco Xvat-
TeXis Te Kal KepSaXiov iajtv, &s to ptaxbpbevov tovs
TToXeptlovs VtKav, ovSe ovTa)S dXvatTeXes Te Kal ^yptt-
ft)869, ft>9 Tb yTTaa^at, Trpo^vptcos pbev Td Trpbs Tb
VtKav avpt<pepovTa ^yTyaet Kal TrapaaKevdaeTat, iTTt-
jjueX&s Se Td TTpbs to yTTaa^at ^ipovTa aKeyfreTat Kal
(pvXd^eTat, ivepy&s 8', az^ Tyv TrapaaKevyv bpa vtKy-
TtKyv ovaav, ptaxelTat, ovx V^^^'^^ ^^ tovtcov, idv
dTTapdaKevos y, cpvXd^eTat avvaTTTetv ptdxyv- My 12
KaTacppbvet, ecpy, S> NtKoptaxlSy, t&v olKovopttK&v dv-
Sp&v* y ydp T&v ISlcov iTTtpteXeta TrXy^eL ptbvov Sta¬
cpepet Trjs TCOV Kotv&v, Ta Se dXXa TrapaTrXyata exet,
TO Se pteytaTOV, oTt ome dvev dv^pcoTTcov ovSeTepa
ylyveTat, ome St dXXcov ptev dv^pcoTTcov Td tSta TTpaT-
TeTat, St dXXcov Se Td Kotvd* ov ydp dXXots Ttalv
dv^pcoTTOts ol T&v Kotvcbv iTTtpteXbptevot xP&^TaL fj OLS-
Trep ol Ta tSta olKOVoptovvTes* ols ol iTTtaTdptevot XPV'
a^at Kal Td tSta Kal Td Kotvd KaX&s TrpaTTovatv, ol
Se ptf) iTTtaTdptevot dptcpoTepoo^t TrXyptpteXovatv,
 

CHAPTER   V.
 

ARaUMENT.
 

This chapter consists of a colloquy of Socra^tes with Pericles the younger,
upon the means of restoring the Athenians to their former valor and
glory in war. It should seem, from some allusions in § 4, to have taken
place soon after the battle at Delos, B. C. 424.

The Athenians, Socrates argues, are in possession of all the advan¬
tages and qualities necessary for the conquest of their enemies (§ 1—3).
The very fact that they, on account of several disastrous engagements,
fear the einemies which they formerly despised, will cause them to ba