Aristogeiton (orator)
Aristogeiton (Template:Langx; lived 4th century BC) was an Athenian orator and adversary of Demosthenes and Dinarchus. His father, Scydimus, died in prison, as he was a debtor of the state and unable to pay: his son, Aristogeiton, who inherited the debt, was likewise imprisoned for some time. He is called a demagogue and a sycophant, and his eloquence is described as of a coarse and vehement character.[1] His impudence drew upon him the surname of "the dog." He was often accused by Demosthenes and others, and defended himself in a number of orations which are lost. Among the extant speeches of Demosthenes there are two against Aristogeiton,Template:Efn and among those of Dinarchus there is one. The Suda[2] mentions seven orations of Aristogeiton,[3] and an eighth against Phryne is mentioned by Athenaeus.[4] Aristogeiton died in prison.[5]
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- ↑ Hermogenes of Tarsus, De Formis Oratoriis, i; Photius, Bibliotheca, cod. 268; Plutarch, Parallel Lives, "Phocion", 10; Quintilian, Institutio oratoria, xii. 10
- ↑ Suda, "Aristogeiton (1)", "Aristogeiton (2)"
- ↑ Photius, cod. 265; Harpocration, Lexicon of the Ten Orators, s.v. "Autokleides"
- ↑ Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae, xiii. 60
- ↑ Plutarch, Moralia, "Sayings of kings and commanders" p. 188
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External links
- Dinarchus, Against Aristogeiton (Perseus Project)
- Demosthenes, Against Aristogeiton 1 (Perseus Project)
- Demosthenes, Against Aristogeiton 2 (Perseus Project)
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