But had Alexander fixed his residence at Athens, the philosophers of that renowned mart of learning had immediately spread, throughout the whole Roman empire, their sense of the matter; which, being supported by so great authority, and displayed by all the force of reason and eloquence, had entirely opened the eyes of mankind.
Baina Alexandrok atenastarren artean jarri balu bere egoitza, jakintza-erresuma ospetsu hartako filosofoek berehala hedatuko zuten, Erromatar inperioan zehar, arazoari buruzko beren iritzia, eta gizateriari erabat begiak zabalaraziko, halako autoritate handian oinarriturik eta arrazoiaren eta mintzo-ederraren bitartez azaldurik.