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because otherwise why would they leave?
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Anyway, the Greeks had a name for this individual.
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He was called an Oikistes;
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he is the found of the colony.
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So, now he has decided to do it
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and he's gained recognition from the town council,
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let's say, and he can go forward.
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Now, he has to have an idea.
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He can't just say, I think I'd like to found a colony.
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What is more typical, I think, is that he thinks,
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I would like to take and have found a colony
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on the southeastern coast of Sicily. Why?