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grbs-2031	Sogno, Cristiana	The Ideal of Political Moderation in Aristotle's Athenaion Politeia	2000	17	.pdf	application/pdf	6254	247	59	In Aristotle’s account, the Four Hundred were established in a completely legal and peaceful way, even though Thucydides depicts a real coup accomplished by means of terror, brute force, and deceit.41 Aristotle did not need to go so far as to distort historical reality beyond the fact of the oligarchic coup. However, the extremists, such as the nobles who belonged to the hetaireiai, would have no doubt wished for a tight oligarchy supported by Sparta.38 Aristotle nevertheless does not mention either Critias or Theramenes, certainly two prominent members and active participants in the establishment of the Thirty.	cache/grbs-2031.pdf	txt/grbs-2031.txt