Politics 1321a.36-41

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Politics 1321a.36-41
Quotation
ἁρμόττει δὲ θυσίας τε εἰσιόντας ποιεῖσθαι μεγαλοπρεπεῖς καὶ κατασκευάζειν τι τῶν κοινῶν, ἵνα τῶν περὶ τὰς ἑστιάσεις μετέχων ὁ δῆμος καὶ τὴν πόλιν ὁρῶν κοσμουμένην τὰ μὲν ἀναθήμασι τὰ δὲ οἰκοδομήμασιν ἄσμενος ὁρᾷ μένουσαν τὴν πολιτείαν· συμβήσεται δὲ καὶ τοῖς γνωρίμοις εἶναι μνημεῖα τῆς δαπάνης.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Athens
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Cultic: Object: Votive Offerings
Architecture: Building
Medium/a Ornamenting
Votive offerings and buildings
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Wealthy people who become politicians
Item Identifier
A02083
Determination
Derived directly from text