# Παναθηναικός 176

Isocrates, Παναθηναικός, Section 176. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/isocrates/text-26/176

ἔσται δʼ ὁ λόγος παράδοξος μὲν τοῖς πολλοῖς, ὁμοίως δʼ ἀληθὴς τοῖς ἄλλοις. ἄρτι μὲν οὖν ἠπόρουν ποτέρων διεξίω πρότερον τοὺς κινδύνους καὶ τὰς μάχας, τὰς Σπαρτιατῶν ἢ τὰς τῶν ἡμετέρων· νῦν δὲ προαιροῦμαι λέγειν τὰς ἐκείνων, ἵνʼ ἐν ταῖς καλλίοσι καὶ δικαιοτέραις καταλύω τὸν λόγον τὸν περὶ τούτων.

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Isocrates, Παναθηναικός, ed. George Norlin. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0010.tlg021.local001/.