Τὸ Ἱππάρχου τειχίον
the wall of Hipparchos
Translated by David Whitehead11 May 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Hipparchos the son of Peisistratos built a wall round the Academy,1 having compelled the Athenians to spend a great deal [on it]. And this gave rise to the proverb in reference to expensive projects.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τὸ Ἱππάρχου τειχίον· Ἵππαρχος ὁ Πεισιστράτου περὶ τὴν Ἀκαδημίαν τεῖχος ᾠκοδόμησε, πολλὰ ἀναγκάσας ἀναλῶσαι τοὺς Ἀθηναίους. ὅθεν καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν δαπανηρῶν πραγμάτων ἡ παροιμία εἴρηται.
Betacode
*to\ *(ippa/rxou teixi/on: *(/ipparxos o( *peisistra/tou peri\ th\n *)akadhmi/an tei=xos w)|kodo/mhse, polla\ a)nagka/sas a)nalw=sai tou\s *)aqhnai/ous. o(/qen kai\ e)pi\ tw=n dapanhrw=n pragma/twn h( paroimi/a ei)/rhtai.
Notes (1)
- Apostolius 17.8, Gregorius 3.81, etc.
On Hipparchos (the younger son of the Athenian tyrant Peisistratos: pi 1474), assassinated in 514 BCE, see generally iota 523, and OCD4 Hipparchus(1). - 1An Athenian park and gymnasium outside the city walls to the NW; see generally alpha 774, alpha 775. On possible archaeological remains of the Hipparchan Wall there see in brief R.E. Wycherley, The Stones of Athens (Princeton 1978) 224. ↩
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