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9. ὑμεῖς γοῦν—an example of the principle just stated.
10. ἐπὶ ... καταστησάμενοι—referring to the oligarchies; see c. 19.
12. ἐξηγεῖσθε—governs τὰς πόλεις.
τότε—in the Persian War.
13. ἀπήχθησθε—had become unpopular, cf. c. 75. 2. This is better than ἀπήχθεσθε, had been hated.
14. εὖ ἴσμεν μή—μή generally with a verb expressing confident belief impressed on others.
15. γυπηρούς—severe.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 1. E. C. Marchant. 1905. London. MacMillan and Company, Ltd.
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