Xenophon, Anabasis 1.9.17-19
Jacob Schwartz /
- Created on 2022-12-23 05:03:40
- Translated by Carleton L. Brownson
- Aligned by Jacob Schwartz
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καὶ γὰρ οὖν ἄλλα τε πολλὰ δικαίως αὐτῷ διεχειρίζετο καὶ στρατεύματι ἀληθινῷ ἐχρήσατο . καὶ γὰρ στρατηγοὶ καὶ λοχαγοί , οἳ χρημάτων ἕνεκα πρὸς ἐκεῖνον ἔπλευσαν , ἔγνωσαν κερδαλεώτερον εἶναι Κύρῳ καλῶς πειθαρχεῖν ἢ τὸ κατὰ μῆνα κέρδος . ἀλλὰ μὴν εἴ τίς γέ τι αὐτῷ προστάξαντι καλῶς ὑπηρετήσειεν , οὐδενὶ πώποτε ἀχάριστον εἴασε τὴν προθυμίαν . τοιγαροῦν δὴ κράτιστοι ὑπηρέται παντὸς ἔργου Κύρῳ ἐλέχθησαν γενέσθαι . εἰ δέ τινα ὁρῴη δεινὸν ὄντα οἰκονόμον ἐκ τοῦ δικαίου καὶ κατασκευάζοντά τε ἧς ἄρχοι χώρας καὶ προσόδους ποιοῦντα , οὐδένα ἂν πώποτε ἀφείλετο , ἀλλ᾽ ἀεὶ πλείω προσεδίδου : ὥστε καὶ ἡδέως ἐπόνουν καὶ θαρραλέως ἐκτῶντο καὶ ὃ ἐπέπατο αὖ τις ἥκιστα Κῦρον ἔκρυπτεν : οὐ γὰρ φθονῶν τοῖς φανερῶς πλουτοῦσιν ἐφαίνετο , ἀλλὰ πειρώμενος χρῆσθαι τοῖς τῶν ἀποκρυπτομένων χρήμασι .
Hence
he
not
only
had
many
and
various
functions
performed
for
him
with
fidelity
,
but
,
in
particular
,
he
secured
the
services
of
an
army
worthy
of
the
name
.
For
generals
and
captains
who
came
overseas
to
serve
him
for
the
sake
of
money
judged
that
loyal
obedience
to
Cyrus
was
worth
more
to
them
than
their
mere
monthly
pay
.
Again
,
so
surely
as
a
man
performed
with
credit
any
service
that
he
assigned
him
,
Cyrus
never
let
his
zeal
go
unrewarded
.
In
consequence
,
he
was
said
to
have
gained
the
very
best
supporters
for
every
undertaking
.
Furthermore , whenever he saw that a man was a skilful and just administrator , not only organizing well the country over which he ruled , but producing revenues , he would never deprive such a man of territory , but would always give him more besides . The result was that they toiled with pleasure and accumulated with confidence , and , more than that , no one would conceal from Cyrus the store which he had acquired ; for it was clear that he did not envy those who were frankly and openly rich , but strove to make use of the possessions of such as tried to conceal their wealth .
Furthermore , whenever he saw that a man was a skilful and just administrator , not only organizing well the country over which he ruled , but producing revenues , he would never deprive such a man of territory , but would always give him more besides . The result was that they toiled with pleasure and accumulated with confidence , and , more than that , no one would conceal from Cyrus the store which he had acquired ; for it was clear that he did not envy those who were frankly and openly rich , but strove to make use of the possessions of such as tried to conceal their wealth .