Literary Record Details

Author: PLATO Phil.

Opus: Politicus
Reference: Plat.Pol.298e

Period: Classical

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

Greek Text: κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν δέ γε ἄρχοντας καθίστασθαι τοῦ πλήθους, εἴτε ἐκ τῶν πλουσίων εἴτε ἐκ τοῦ δήμου παντός, ὃς ἂν κληρούμενος λαγχάνῃ

English Text: And suppose that rulers of the people are set up annually, whether from the rich or from the whole people, on the principle that whoever is chosen by lot should rule