κατ' ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς → people are always ready to blame the rulers, people are against authority, people were fond of anything by which they could call authority in question
οἰστρήεις, -εσσα, -ῆεν (Α)
1. αυτός που επιφέρει μανία
2. αυτός που καθίσταται μανιώδης από δήγμα οίστρου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < οἶστρος + κατάλ. -ήεις (πρβλ. ονειρήεις)].