Xen. Cyrop. 1.2.5
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Ἑλληνική Transliterate
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ἄρχοντες δ᾽ ἐφ᾽ ἑκάστῳ τούτων τῶν μερῶν εἰσι δώδεκα : δώδεκα γὰρ καὶ Περσῶν φυλαὶ διῄρηνται . καὶ ἐπὶ μὲν τοῖς παισὶν ἐκ τῶν γεραιτέρων ᾑρημένοι εἰσὶν οἳ ἂν δοκῶσι τοὺς παῖδας βελτίστους ἀποδεικνύναι : ἐπὶ δὲ τοῖς ἐφήβοις ἐκ τῶν τελείων ἀνδρῶν οἳ ἂν αὖ τοὺς ἐφήβους βελτίστους δοκῶσι παρέχειν : ἐπὶ δὲ τοῖς τελείοις ἀνδράσιν οἳ ἂν δοκῶσι παρέχειν αὐτοὺς μάλιστα τὰ τεταγμένα ποιοῦντας καὶ τὰ παραγγελλόμενα ὑπὸ τῆς μεγίστης ἀρχῆς : εἰσὶ δὲ καὶ τῶν γεραιτέρων προστάται ᾑρημένοι , οἳ προστατεύουσιν ὅπως καὶ οὗτοι τὰ καθήκοντα ἀποτελῶσιν . ἃ δὲ ἑκάστῃ ἡλικίᾳ προστέτακται ποιεῖν διηγησόμεθα , ὡς μᾶλλον δῆλον γένηται ᾗ ἐπιμέλονται ὡς ἂν βέλτιστοι εἶεν οἱ πολῖται .
Over
each
of
these
divisions
there
are
twelve
officers
,
for
the
Persians
are
divided
into
twelve
tribes
.
To
have
charge
of
the
boys
,
such
are
chosen
from
the
ranks
of
the
elders
as
seem
likely
to
make
out
of
the
boys
the
best
men
;
to
have
charge
of
the
youths
,
such
are
chosen
from
the
ranks
of
the
mature
men
as
seem
most
likely
on
their
part
to
develop
the
youths
best
;
to
preside
over
the
mature
men
,
those
are
selected
who
seem
most
likely
to
fit
them
best
to
execute
the
orders
and
requirements
of
the
highest
authorities
;
and
of
the
elders
also
chiefs
are
selected
who
act
as
overseers
to
see
that
those
of
this
class
also
do
their
duty
.
And
what
duties
are
assigned
to
each
age
to
perform
we
shall
now
set
forth
,
that
it
may
be
better
understood
what
pains
the
Persians
take
that
their
citizens
may
prove
to
be
the
very
best
.