Dialogue

 1 Intro|    to you, Critias, whom all Athenians know to be similarly accomplished,
 2 Intro| friendly feeling towards the Athenians, believing themselves to
 3 Intro|    priests among the ancient Athenians, and another of artisans;
 4 Intro|   really a compliment to the Athenians who are described in these
 5 Timae| ancient famous action of the Athenians, which Critias declared,
 6 Timae|    greatest action which the Athenians ever did, and which ought
 7 Timae|      are great lovers of the Athenians, and say that they are in
 8 Timae|   republic are these ancient Athenians. Let us divide the subject
 9 Timae|      if they were those very Athenians whom the sacred Egyptian
10 Timae|     we will speak of them as Athenians and fellow-citizens.~SOCRATES: