CLAS 201 Chapter reading: Aristides on Rome Reading
3 Dec 2018
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It is customary for those traveling by sea or land ot make vows and speeches. All men sing of and will sing of the city but they detract from it more than if they were silent. Speeches do the opposite of what they intend. In their praise, they do not depict precisely what they admire. If a painter painted a picture and failed, people would say it would have been better if he did not paint at all. The city is exposed to the power of oratory. He regards the city itself and the boundaries of the city. He is no longer amazed that the whole world is ruled by such a great city. The sea provides products from the far away regions. The persian empire once enjoyed the same fame as the greeks and gave the king the title of the "great" The atlantic ocean was just the mediterranean for the king.
