The regular federal squadron of ships for guarding the sea-coasts appears to have consisted of ten triremes (2, 9; δεκαναία μακρῶν πλοίων 22, 10). Such was the organisation of the Federal Government. It was in form purely democratic, all members of thirty years old being eligible for office, as well as possessing a vote in the assemblies. But a mass assembly where the members are widely scattered inevitably becomes oligarchic. Only the well-to-do and the energetic will be able or will care to come a long journey to attend. And as the votes in the assembly were given by towns, it must often have happened that the votes of many towns were decided by a very small number of their citizens who were there. No doubt, in times of great excitement, the attendance would be large and the vote a popular one. But the general policy of the league must have been directed by a small number of energetic men, who made politics their profession and could afford to do so. ROMAN CAMP FOR TWO LEGIONS CONTAINING 4,068,289 SQUARE FEET REAR (ἡ ὄπισθεν ἐπιφάνεια). +---------------------------- -----------------------------+ | 200 Porta Praetoria. 200 | | ft. ft. | | +----+--------------+ +---------------+----+ | | | | EP | | EP' | | | | | V +--------------+ 50 +---------------+ V' | | | | | EE | ft.| EE' | | | | +----+--------------+ +---------------+----+ | | 50 | | +---+--+ +------+ +---+---+ ft. | | |PE |PP| | | |PP'|PE'| | | +---+--+ F | P* | Q +---+---+ | |700 |PE |PP| | | |PP'|PE'| | |ft. +---+--+ +------+ +---+---+ | | ...... ...... | | T-----------------------------------------------T' | Porta Porta Principalis 100 ft. Principalis Dextra. Principia. Sinistra. | +---+--+ +-+-+ +-+-+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +---+---+ | | |PS |ES| |H|P| |T|E| |E'|T'| |P'|H'| |ES'|PS'| | | +---+--+ +-+-+ +-+-+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +---+---+ | | |PS |ES| |H|P| |T|E| |E'|T'| |P'|H'| |ES'|PS'| | | +---+--+ +-+-+ +-+-+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +---+---+ | |200 ft. |PS |ES| |H|P| |T|E| |E'|T'| |P'|H'| |ES'|PS'|200 ft.| | +---+--+ +-+-+ +-+-+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +---+---+ | | |PS |ES| |H|P| |T|E| |E'|T'| |P'|H'| |ES'|PS'| | | +PS +ES+ +-+-+ +-+-+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +---+---+ | | |PS |ES| |H|P| |T|E| |E'|T'| |P'|H'| |ES'|PS'| |