[sect. 2]
*)ephga/gontothe τάξις (see on c. 1) of this c. is dramatic, the causes which led to the attempt being given parenthetically in 2 and 3, while the narrative is continued at 4.
*plataiw=n a)/ndresthe Thebans call them, III. 65, ἄνδρες οἱ πρῶτοι καὶ χρήμασι καὶ γένει. These leaders of the aristocratic party represent the great land-owners as distinct from the merchants.
a)/ndras tou\s u)penanti/ousthe order, noun, art, adj., pnts emphasis on the adj. Cf. c. 34, 4. [p. 131]
