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9. ἐφαίνετο—it is not necessary to supply a subject such as ἡ ἀρχή: the lit. rendering is ‘an imitation of despotism was apparent (was to be seen)’; so in 2. 65. 9 ἐγίγνετο λόγῳ μὲν δημοκρατία, ἔργῳ δὲ ... ἀρχή, nominally a democracy was being formed.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 1. E. C. Marchant. 1905. London. MacMillan and Company, Ltd.
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