Wednesday, February 08, 2023
The Best Country
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 1.36.3 (tr. Earnest Cary):
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I account that country the best which is the most self-sufficient and generally stands least in need of imported commodities.
ἥτις (sc. γῆ) ἂν εἴη πολυαρκεστάτη τε καὶ τῶν ἐπεισάκτων ἀγαθῶν ἐπὶ τὸ πολὺ ἐλάχιστον δεομένη, ταύτην κρατίστην εἶναι λογίζομαι.
