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^Chapter Five^
THE ANCIENTS HAVE REACHED these fine
results after years of hard working and searching
and after realizing the ten main sciences to each
charm. The first five of these sciences of the ten,
each philosopher and lawmaker needs to know very well
for they are the most important between them all.
First science is the knowledge of farming, caring and
navigation. The need for this knowledge in the beginning
is to build cities and inhabit them and every person should
have a previous knowledge of it and an advanced
knowledge and to read all the books that relate to these
subjects.
The second is the knowledge of leading troops, war
tricks, horse training, veterinary and refining weapons.
The third is the civil knowledge that is the planner for
the parts of the city like grammar, language, literature,
foundations, obligations, the knowledge of the laws of that
community, learning to write in all types and the talent of
making documents and all other principles required in
building any city for any community.
Then fourth are the policies with all its kinds like the
main policies of the cities then there are the medium
policies that are of two kinds, the general and the private
like the certain policy of a certain city or community. Then
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