Literary Record Details

Author: PLATO Phil.

Opus: Leges
Reference: Plat.Leg.6.760b

Period: Classical

Genre: prose
Subgenre: philosophy
Object:
Gender: m
Context: land

Greek Text: δώδεκα μὲν ἡμῖν ἡ χώρα πᾶσα εἰς δύναμιν ἴσα μόρια νενέμηται, φυλὴ δὲ μία τῷ μορίῳ ἑκάστῳ ἐπικληρωθεῖσα

English Text: we have marked out the whole country as nearly as possible into twelve equal portions: to each portion one tribe shall be assigned by lot