[56] He imputes the crime to Agoracritus of which he is guilty himself.
[57] A town in Thrace and subject to Athens. It therefore paid tribute to the latter. It often happened that the demagogues extracted considerable sums from the tributaries by threats or promises.
[58] It was customary in Athens for the plaintiff himself to fix the fine to be paid by the defendant.
[59] Athené, the tutelary divinity of Athens.
[60] And wife of Pisistratus. Anything belonging to the ancient tyrants was hateful to the Athenians.
[61] An allusion to the language used by the democratic orators, who, to be better understood by the people, constantly affected the use of terms belonging to the different trades.
[62] He accuses Cleon of collusion with the enemy.
[63] Cleon retorts upon his adversary the charge brought against himself. The Boeotians were the allies of Sparta.
[64] Allusion to cock-fighting.
[65] The tripping metre usually employed in the parabasis.