Archæologiæ Atticæ libri septem. Seven books of the Attick antiqvities. Containing the description of the citties glory, government, division of the people, and towns within the Athenian territories. their religion, superstition, sacrifices. account of the year, a full relation of their judicatories / By Francis Rovs ... With an addition of their customs in marriages, burials, feastings, divinations, &c. in the foure last bookes. By Zachary Bogan.

  • Francis Rous
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1658
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Credit: Archæologiæ Atticæ libri septem. Seven books of the Attick antiqvities. Containing the description of the citties glory, government, division of the people, and towns within the Athenian territories. their religion, superstition, sacrifices. account of the year, a full relation of their judicatories / By Francis Rovs ... With an addition of their customs in marriages, burials, feastings, divinations, &c. in the foure last bookes. By Zachary Bogan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CAP. VHE Tugayyis, OAlaiyla. Anporeg]i2. Athenienfinm: flats mutatio. leed's Samewy Méjas Abe. tHe ancients-had but three forts of Government. Fyran- niss Demoeratia, Oligarchia. as 4 A2{chines, which Polybius cals Bag irc, aersoxpe] Cay, dnpooxpaleiar. where although the: one names it a Tytannis or Tyrcany,the other Gamaca the rule of -aKing,yet muft we underftand the fame. for in eld time all Kings were called Tyranes, as Servius on Virgil hath ob- ferved. A word taken up by the Grecians, about the time of: Archilocus, which neither Homer nor Hefiod knew; .and: therefore are the Poets notedy-as tJ)5y 7 memes, for-cal- ling the Kings, or Gamads before the Trojan wars, Tyrants et Tyrannos, Bamace.or a Kingdome, is where obeifance is free, yeelded rather out of a good advice,then for fear or might. Aesoxee]ea and Ariftocracie,when moft. wife & juft men are fitly chofen to fit at the Helme of the weale pub- lique. Aewoxgg}ea a Democracie, when the Lawes and Cu- ftomes of the Country, ia matters belonging both to Gods and men are trucly oblerved; and that rales the roft, which fhall-be approved of by the greater pare, dbEov ais mactoos faies, Polibius; as that may be faid ata banquet ta _pleafe all, which doth relith well with the moft. Bac the grave Hifto- rian hath obferved changes in fuch government,as they.ufe to be inclining to, the worft Monarchies being turned into Tyrannies;as when the people are led a way by the perfwa- a Ariftor. 1. fions of fome pleafing popular man,& are as it were, wil- Pol.l.s.c. 4. linglyéonftrained to take theyoke that his ufurping autho- a 1 ricy fhall lay onthem; a Tyrantindeed faid,Vi ccnfecutus,. cProbus ibid Who gets it by violence, ¢ Omues autem & habeutur & dicun P17. tur Liranni, qui poteftate {unt perpetua in ea civitate, que li- bertate- d\n Crefi. phoniem p. 4 = tee -_