This, in turn, marked the beginning of even greater excesses; to pay the Spartan garrison's wages, Critias and the leaders ordered each of the Thirty to arrest and execute a metic, or resident alien, and confiscate his property.
Isto, marcou mesmo o principio dos excesos máis grandes; para pagar os soldos da guarnición espartana, Critias e os líderes ordenaron a cada un do Trinta arrestar e executar a un meteco e confiscar as súas propiedades.