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νυκτός. H. introduces contemporary custom into the legend; the custom (cf. Plat. Apol. c. 27) was due partly to the secrecy of Spartan methods (cf. the secret executions by the Venetian oligarchy), partly to their unwillingness to put a citizen to death.

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