Ἱππεῖς

The Athenian demos was divided into four parts: into Pentakosiomedimnoi,¹ into Hippeis,² into Zeugitai,³ into Thetes.⁴ The Pentakosiomedimnoi they named because their farming produced that many measures; and these men were affluent. But the Hippeis as they farmed [produced] less than the Pentakosiomedimnoi, up to 300 measures. The Hippeis they named because if need arose each could support his own horse (hippos). At first they numbered 600; later, as the city grew, they became 1200. For the same reason [sc. as they bore their name], they called the sacrifices they sent up for their processions hippades.⁵ They were permitted to honor [?themselves] and grow long hair. But the Thetes were men who could not hold office, but only sit on juries or in the assembly, in order to support themselves from jury-pay⁶ and assembly-pay.⁷