ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
ἐβιώσαο: Επικ. αντί ἐβιώσω, βʹ ενικ. αορ. αʹ του βιώσκομαι.