Archidamus

Isocrates

Isocrates. Isocrates with an English Translation in three volumes, by George Norlin, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928-1980.

Now in the case of Sparta I can cite no instance of this kind, for in times past no nation stronger than ourselves ever invaded our territory;[*](That is, before the Theban invasion of 369 B.C.) but in the case of other states there are many such examples which one might use, and especially is this true of the city of the Athenians.