Monthly Archives: October 2013

Lysias 3: Defence Against Simon

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Mark Mueller

This speech is another legal defence, written for and spoken by an unnamed client. A man named Simon had charged this man with “premeditated wounding”, and he faced possible exile as a result. As this man would have it, the … Continue reading →

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Lysias 1: A Defense on Behalf of the Murder of Eratosthenes

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Mark Mueller

Well, I was completely wrong about Lysias. He did not write primarily about the Peloponnesian War, but rather wrote speeches on behalf of defendants or prosecutors in trials. Or at least that is so in this case, a speech written … Continue reading →

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