necessary　purpose；　I　have　lost　them。〃
  First；　the　palace：　do　you　imagine　that　a　building；　beautified　in　every
  way　at　an　enormous　cost；　will　afford　you　greater　pride　and　ornament
  than　a　whole　city　ringed　with　walls　and　battlements；　whose　furniture
  consists　of　temples　and　pillared　porticoes；＇2＇　harbours；　market…
  places？
  ＇2＇　Reading　｛parastasi｝；　properly　〃pillasters〃　（Poll。　i。　76。　10。　25）　=
  〃antae；〃　hence　〃templum　in　antis〃　（see　Vitruv。　iii。　2。　2）；　or　more
  widely　the　entrance　of　a　temple　or　other　building。　（Possibly　the
  author　is　thinking　of　〃the　Propylea〃）。Cf。　Eur。　〃Phoen。〃　415；　〃I。
  T。〃　1159。　=　｛stathmoi｝；　Herod。　i。　179；　Hom。　〃Il。〃　xiv。　167；　〃Od。〃
  vii。　89；　｛stathmoi　d'　argureoi　en　khalkeo　estasan　oudio｝。
  The　brazen　thresholds　both　sides　did　enfold
  Silver　pilasters；　hung　with　gates　of　gold　（Chapman）。
  Al。　｛pastasi｝；　=　colonnades。
  Next；　as　to　armaments：　Will　you　present　a　greater　terror　to　the　foe　if
  you　appear　furnished　yourself　from　head　to　foot　with　bright　emlazonrie
  and　horrent　arms；＇3＇　or　rather　by　reason　of　the　warlike　aspect　of　a
  whole　city　perfectly　equipped？
  ＇3＇　Or；　〃with　armour　curiously　wrought　a　wonder　and　a　dread。〃　｛oplois
  tois　ekpaglotatois｝；　most　magnificent；　awe…inspiring；　a　poetical
  word　which　appears　only　in　this　passage　in　prose　（Holden）。　L。　&　S。
  cf。　Hom。　〃Il。〃i。　146；　xxi。　589；　of　persons；　〃Od。〃　xiv。　552；　of
  things。　Pind。　〃Pyth。〃　iv。　140；　〃Isth。〃　7　（6）；　30。
  And　now　for　ways　and　means：　On　which　principle　do　you　expect　your
  revenues　to　flow　more　copiouslyby　keeping　your　own　private
  capital＇4＇　employed；　or　by　means　devised　to　make　the　resources　of　the
  entire　state＇5＇　productive？
  ＇4＇　Reading　｛idia｝；　al。　｛idia｝；　=　〃your　capital　privately　employed。〃
  ＇5＇　Lit。　〃of　all　citizens　alike；〃　〃every　single　member　of　the　state。〃
  And　next　to　speak　of　that　which　people　hold　to　be　the　flower　of
  institutions；　a　pursuit　both　noble　in　itself　and　best　befitting　a
  great　manI　mean　the　art　of　breeding　chariot…horses＇6＇which　would
  reflect　the　greater　lustre　on　you；　that　you　personally＇7＇　should　train
  and　send　to　the　great　festal　gatherings＇8＇　more　chariots　than　any
  Hellene　else？　or　rather　that　your　state　should　boast　more　racehorse…
  breeders　than　the　rest　of　states；　that　from　Syracuse　the　largest
  number　should　enter　to　contest　the　prize？
  ＇6＇　Cf。　Plat。　〃Laws；〃　834　B。
  ＇7＇　Breit。　cf。　Pind。　〃Ol。〃　i。　82；　〃Pyth。〃　i。　173；　ii。　101；　iii。　96。
  ＇8＇　〃Our　solemn　festivals；〃　e。g。　those　held　at　Olympia；　Delphi；　the
  Isthmus；　Nemea。
  Which　would　you　deem　the　nobler　conquestto　win　a　victory　by　virtue
  of　a　chariot；　or　to　achieve　a　people's　happiness；　that　state　of　which
  you　are　the　head　and　chief？　And　for　my　part；　I　hold　it　ill　becomes　a
  tyrant　to　enter　the　lists　with　private　citizens。　For　take　the　case　he
  wins；　he　will　not　be　admired；　but　be　envied　rather；　when　is　is　thought
  how　many　private　fortunes　go　to　swell　the　stream　of　his　expenditure；
  while　if　he　loses；　he　will　become　a　laughing…stock　to　all　mankind。＇9＇
  ＇9＇　Or；　〃you　will　be　mocked　and　jeered　at　past　all　precedence；〃　as
  historically　was　the　fate　of　Dionysus；　388　or　384　B。C。　（？）；　and
  for　the　possible　connection　between　that　incident　and　this
  treatise　see　Lys。　〃Olymp。〃；　and　Prof。　Jebb's　remarks　on　the
  fragment；　〃Att。　Or。〃　i。　p。　203　foll。　Grote；　〃H。　G。〃　xi。　40　foll。；
  〃Plato；　iii。　577。
  No；　no！　I　tell　you；　Hiero；　your　battlefield；　your　true　arena　is　with
  the　champion　presidents　of　rival　states；　above　whose　lesser　heads　be
  it　your　destiny　to　raise　this　state；　of　which　you　are　the　patron　and
  supreme　head；　to　some　unprecedented　height　of　fortune；　which　if　you
  shall　achieve；　be　certain　you　will　be　approved　victorious　in　a　contest
  the　noblest　and　the　most　stupendous　in　the　world。
  Since　what　follows？　In　the　first　place；　you　will　by　one　swift　stroke
  have　brought　about　the　very　thing　you　have　set　your　heart　on；　you　will
  have　won　the　affection　of　your　subjects。　Secondly；　you　will　need　no
  herald　to　proclaim　your　victory；　not　one　man　only；　but　all　mankind；
  shall　hymn　your　virtue。
  Wherever　you　set　foot　you　shall　be　gazed　upon；　and　not　by　individual
  citizens　alone；　but　by　a　hundred　states　be　warmly　welcomed。　You　shall
  be　a　marvel；　not　in　the　private　circle　only；　but　in　public　in　the
  sight　of　all。
  It　shall　be　open　to　you；　so　far　as　safety　is　concerned；　to　take　your
  journey　where　you　will　to　see　the　games　or　other　spectacles；　or　it
  shall　be　open　to　you　to　bide　at　home；　and　still　attain　your　object。
  Before　you　shall　be　gathered　daily　an　assembly；　a　great　company　of
  people　willing　to　display　whatever　each　may　happen　to　possess　of
  wisdom；　worth；　or　beauty；＇10＇　and　another　throng　of　persons　eager　to
  do　you　service。　Present；　regard　them　each　and　all　as　sworn　allies；　or
  absent；　know　that　each　and　all　have　one　desire；　to　set　eyes　on　you。
  ＇10＇　Or；　〃to　display　their　wares　of　wisdom；　beauty；　excellence。〃
  The　end　will　be；　you　shall　not　be　loved　alone；　but　passionately
  adored；　by　human　beings。　You　will　not　need　to　woo　the　fair　but　to
  endure　the　enforcement　of　their　loving　suit。
  You　shall　not　know　what　fear　is　for　yourself；　you　shall　transfer　it　to
  the　hearts　of　others；　fearing　lest　some　evil　overtake　you。　You　will
  have　about　you　faithful　lieges；　willing　subjects；　nimble　servitors。
  You　shall　behold　how；　as　a　matter　of　free　choice；　they　will　display　a
  providential　care　for　you。　And　if　danger　threatens；　you　will　find　in
  them　not　simply　fellow…warriors；　but　champions　eager　to　defend　you
  with　their　lives。＇11＇
  ＇11＇　Not　｛summakhoi｝；　but　｛promakhoi｝。
  Worthy　of　many　gifts　you　shall　be　deemed；　and　yet　be　never　at　a　loss
  for　some　well…wisher　with　whom　to　share　them。　You　shall　command　a
  world…wide　loyalty；　a　whole　people　shall　rejoice　with　you　at　your　good
  fortunes；　a　whole　people　battle　for　your　interests；　as　if　in　very　deed
  and　truth　their　own。　Your　treasure…houses　shall　be　coextensive　with
  the　garnered　riches　of　your　friends　and　lovers。
  Therefore　be　of　good　cheer；　Hiero；　enrich　your　friends；　and　you　will
  thereby　heap　riches　on　yourself。　Build　up　and　aggrandise　your　city；
  for　in　so　doing　you　will　gird　on　power　like　a　garment；　and　win　allies
  for　her。＇12＇
  ＇12＇　Some　commentators　suspect　a　lacuna　at　this　point。
  Esteem　your　fatherland　as　your　estate；　the　citizens　as　comrades；　your
  friends　as　your　own　children；　and　your　sons　even　as　your　own　soul。　And
  study　to　excel　them　one　and　all　in　well…doing；　for　if　you　overcome
  your　friends　by　kindness；　your　enemies　shall　nevermore　prevail　against
  you。
  Do　all　these　things；　and；　you　may　rest　assured；　it　will　be　yours　to
  own　the　fairest　and　most　blessed　possession　known　to　mortal　man。　You
  shall　be　fortunate　and　none　shall　envy　you。＇13＇
  ＇13＇　Al。　〃It　shall　be　yours　to　be　happy　and　yet　to　escape　envy。〃　The
  concluding　sentence　is　gnomic　in　character　and　metrical　in　form。
  See　〃Pol。　Lac。〃　xv。　9。
  End