A-dictionary-of-greek-and-roman-antiquities-william-smith

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ment of the assembly, the parties proceeded to and even upon a slave, much more upon a magistrate
trial in the usual manner. The court before whom or officer engaged in superintending the performance ;
they appeared, however influenced they might be an attempt to imprison by legal process, and even
by the praejudidum of the people, were under no a levying of execution upon the goods of a debtor,
legal compulsion to abide by their decision ; and during the continuance of the festival, was held to
on the other hand it is not improbable that if the be a profanation of its sanctity, and to subject the
people refused to give judgment in favour of the offender to the penalties of these statutes. For
complainant, he might still proceed against his ad any such offence complaint was to be made to the
versary by a ypatprj, or a private action, according Prytanes (t. «. the Proedri), who were to bring for
to the nature of the case. (Platner, Proc. und Kl. ward the charge at an assembly to be held soon
vol. i. p. 382.)
after the festival in the theatre of Dionysus. The
The cases to which the Tpo€o\4i was applied defendant was to be produced before the asscnjblv.
were complaints against magistrates for official mis Both parties were heard, and then the people pro
conduct or oppression ; against those public in ceeded to vote by show of hands. Those who
formers and mischief-makers who were called cvko- voted in favour of the prosecution were said koto-