来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介第8集第8集》

well that brought about the leaders

这就使得那些能够
who were very good leaders of hoplite phalanxes

统领一个重装步兵方阵的统帅们
and should they decide to seize power in any state

只要他们是那个城市中军队的统帅
where they had been doing the leadership,

那么就可以同时拥有那个城市的权力
they could typically count on their army,

他们可以仰仗着军队的力量
the army they had led to assist them-

军队是他强大的后盾
all which makes obvious sense

这很容易理解
and they like you and you're popular,

并且他们承认你的实力和地位
if you're going to get the fighting force around

你想领导一帮武装人员
and you want to be a boss, that's your best shot.

那么你想当头这就是最好的机会
So, tradition also lends some small support to the idea that

所以从古希腊的传统来说
maybe that's how Pheidon brought himself to the kingship.

也能看出斐登是如何获得他的君王地位的