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53.
Nor was this the only form of lawless
extravagance which owed its origin to the plague.
Men now coolly ventured on what they had formerly done in a corner, and not
just as they pleased, seeing the rapid transitions produced by persons in
prosperity suddenly dying and those who before had nothing succeeding to
their property.
[2]
So they resolved to spend quickly and enjoy themselves, regarding their
lives and riches as alike things of a day.
[3]
Perseverance in what men called honor was popular with none, it was so
uncertain whether they would be spared to attain the object; but it was settled that present enjoyment, and all that contributed to it,
was both honorable and useful.
[4]
Fear of gods or law of man there was none to restrain them.
As for the first, they judged it to be just the same whether they
worshipped them or not, as they saw all alike perishing; and for the last, no one expected to live to be brought to trial for his
offences, but each felt that a far severer sentence had been already passed
upon them all and hung ever over their heads, and before this fell it was
only reasonable to enjoy life a little.
Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War. London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton. 1910.
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- E.C. Marchant, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 2, 2.87
- E.C. Marchant, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 3, 3.36
- E.C. Marchant, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 6, 6.17
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- Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache, KG 3.5.2
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- William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, Chapter V
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- Thomas R. Martin, An Overview of Classical Greek History from Mycenae to Alexander, The Peloponnesian War and Athenian Life
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