Zenobius 6.32
To garrison or to be rich
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English
Proverb
To garrison or to be rich
Explanation
proverb of those who spend others' substance. The Athenians, having occupied the islanders with garrisons, set great pay to be furnished to the garrisons by those very islanders.
Greek
Proverb
Φρουρεῖν ἢ πλουτεῖν
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναλισκόντων ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων ἡ παροιμία εἴρηται. Ἀθηναῖοι γὰρ φρουραῖς διαλαβόντες τοὺς νησιώτας, μισθοὺς ἔταξαν μεγάλους τοῖς φυλάττουσιν ὑπ’ αὐτῶν χορηγεῖσθαι τῶν νησιωτῶν.
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