Aristot., Pol., 5, 3, 7 1303a.

 

Editor: J.Piccinini

Text:

Συμβαίνει δ’ ἐνίοτε τοῦτο καὶ διὰ τύχας, οἷον ἐν Τάραντι ἡττηθέντων καὶ ἀπολομένων πολλῶν γνωρίμων ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰαπύγων μικρὸν ὕστερον τῶν Μηδικῶν δημοκρατία ἐγένετο ἐκ πολιτείας.
(H.Rackham, Loeb, Oxford 1977)

Translation: “And sometimes this is also brought about by accidental occurrences, as for instance at Tarentum when a great many notables were defeated and killed by the Iapygians a short time after the Persian wars and the constitutional government was changed to a democracy.” (H.Rackham)

Dating: 473 BC.

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