Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

When the Athenians refused to give them back, Leutychides said to them: “Men of Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens, do whichever thing you desire. If you give them back, you do righteously; if you do not give them back, you do the opposite. But I want to tell you the story of what happened at Sparta [22.4417,37.0667] (Perseus) Sparta in the matter of a trust.