benefited those that wanted houses and homes, and were willing to
be of a society and become citizens. Robbers and malefactors he
slew not; but he subdued nations, he overthrew cities, he
triumphed over kings and commanders. As to Remus, it is doubtful
by whose hand he fell; it is generally imputed to others. His
mother he clearly retrieved from death, and placed his
grandfather, who was brought under base and dishonorable
vassalage, on the ancient throne of Aeneas, to whom he did
voluntarily many good offices, but never did him harm even
inadvertently. But Theseus, in his forgetfulness and neglect of
the command concerning the flag, can scarcely, methinks, by any
excuses, or before the most indulgent judges, avoid the imputation
of parricide. And, indeed, one of the Attic writers, perceiving it
to be very hard to make an excuse for this, feigns that Aegeus, at
the approach of the ship, running hastily to the Acropolis to see
what news there was, slipped and fell down; as if he had no
servants, or none would attend him on his way to the shore.



LYCURGUS

Those authors who are most worthy of credit deduce the genealogy
of Lycurgus, the lawgiver of Sparta, as follows:

Aristodemus.
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Patrocles.
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Sous.