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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 7

Section 512 of 882

Canonical reference 2.22.7

Ancient Greek

ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ψέγουσιν ἐκ τῶν ἐναντίων, σκοποῦντες τί ὑπάρχει τοιοῦτον αὐτοῖς ἢ δοκεῖ ὑπάρχειν, οἷον ὅτι τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατεδουλώσαντο, καὶ τοὺς πρὸς τὸν βάρβαρον συμμαχεσαμένους καὶ ἀριστεύσαντας ἠνδραποδίσαντο, Αἰγινήτας καὶ Ποτιδαιάτας, καὶ ὅσα ἄλλα τοιαῦτα, καὶ εἴ τι ἄλλο τοιοῦτον ἁμάρτημα ὑπάρχει αὐτοῖς. ὡς δʼ αὔτως καὶ οἱ κατηγοροῦντες καὶ οἱ ἀπολογούμενοι ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων σκοπούμενοι κατηγοροῦσι καὶ ἀπολογοῦνται.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

Similarly, they base their censure upon actions that are contrary to these, examining whether those censured have really, or seem to have, committed them; for example, that the Athenians subjugated the Greeks, and reduced to slavery the Aeginetans and Potidaeans who had fought with distinction on their side against the barbarians, and all such acts, and whatever other similar offences may have been committed by them. Similarly, in accusation and defence, speakers argue from an examination of the circumstances of the case.

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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

De même, ils fondent leur blâme sur les actions contraires, en examinant si ceux qu'ils blâment les ont réellement commises ou semblent les avoir commises. Par exemple, les Athéniens ont soumis les Grecs et réduit en esclavage les Éginètes et les Potidéates, qui avaient vaillamment combattu à leurs côtés contre les barbares ; il en va de même de tous les actes de ce genre et de toutes les autres fautes semblables qu'ils ont pu commettre. Pareillement, dans l'accusation et la défense, les orateurs argumentent après examen des circonstances de l'affaire.

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