Note 183 — Chapter XXXIX · LEGES AND EPINOMIS. (continued 2)
Reading edition
Plato, Legg. vi. p. 760 D. τοὺς τῆς χώρας τόπους μεταλλάττοντας ἀεὶ τῶν ἑξῆς τόπων ἑκάστου μηνὸς ἡγεῖσθαι τοὺς φρουράρχους ἐπὶ δεξιὰ κύκλῳ· τὸ δ’ ἐπιδέξια γιγνέσθω τὸ πρὸς ἕω.
In reference to omens and auguries the Greek spectator looked towards the north, so that he had the east on his right hand.