α2345Ἄνευ ξύλου μὴ βαδίζων
not walking without a stick
He is saying [this] about Kleomenes; as an Athenian general, besides the other bad things he did he feigned madness, knowing that he was hated by the citizens. Therefore he carried a staff when he went around, by means…
Ἄνευ ξύλου μὴ βαδίζων· περὶ Κλεομένους λέγει· ὃς στρατηγὸς ὢν Ἀθηναῖος προσεποιεῖτο πρὸς τοῖς ἄλλοις κακοῖς καὶ μανίαν, εἰδὼς ὅτι μισεῖται παρὰ τῶν πολιτῶν. διὸ καὶ βακτηρίαν ἔχων…