Literary Record Details

Author: PLATO Phil.

Opus: Leges
Reference: Plat.Leg.3.690c

Period: Classical

Genre: prose
Subgenre: philosophy
Object:
Gender: m
Context: office

Greek Text: θεοφιλῆ δέ γε καὶ εὐτυχῆ τινα λέγοντες ἑβδόμην ἀρχήν, εἰς κλῆρόν τινα προάγομεν, καὶ λαχόντα μὲν ἄρχειν, δυσκληροῦντα δὲ ἀπιόντα ἄρχεσθαι τὸ δικαιότατον εἶναί φαμεν

English Text: Heaven's favour and good-luck mark the seventh form of rule, where we bring a man forward for a casting of lots, and declare that if he gains the lot he will most justly be ruler, but if he fails he shall take his place among the ruled.