99/102 (a) Satraps; to be counterpoised by (b) military governors in the citadels, and (c) visitors living at court, but possessed of lands in the provinces. The object is, no doubt, to create a common interest between the nobles and the king which will keep the satrap in counterpoise. One of the nicest (monarchical) remarks ever uttered. Surely the evangelist had read this at school: I mean, the Greek scribe who Hellenised the evangel. Prototype: Socrates and his sons. |