f. cl. Phil., 1891, p. 408. ¢

2 Cf. Arist. 8, 5: dwt 8 TDéAwvos Awavres els rd Oecpolerciov ouyprOov. In
Diog. L., Sol., 58, it is‘said of Solon: cal wpiros rhy cuvaywyhy Trav évvéa
dpxwruv érolncev els yo cuvdecrvety (adopting the cj. of Hermann, Staatsalt.,
§ 188, 18 for cwerweivy ws ‘Awoddddwpss gnow dv Sevrépwy wepl vouolerar. Acc. to
Arist. 9,1 4 els rd dix[acrjpioy] Ep[eocs] dates from Solon. The expression
used by Aristotle, épects, seems to necessitate the conclusion that the


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Givsert I. 186-7.) Solon’s Council. (Giupert II. 151, 152.
Solon retained the BovAy as established by Draco, except that
its 400 members were now to be chosen 100 from each Phyle, by
the same method perhaps by which the 9 Archons were Bout.
appointed ; i.e. the requisite number were chosen by.
lot from among a larger number of candidates elected by vote by
each separate tribe. This council formed an advising body whose
duty was to consider beforehand and prepare all business intended
for the consideration of the Ecclesia, and to lay before the Ecclesia
appropriate proposals.!

The council of the Areopagus, into which just as before the
Archons were to enter after the expiration of their term of office,
obtained again from Solon most of the powers taken . . gounoy
from it by Draco. It retained the power which it had of the
previously held of supervising the law and the consti- Sree:
tution, and in addition was invested with increased judicial powers,
which made it again competent to inflict fines and even death.
