The Orations of Lysias is a collection of speeches written by the ancient Greek rhetorician Lysias. The book includes a total of 34 speeches, many of which were delivered in Athenian law courts during the 5th century BCE. The speeches cover a variety of topics, including legal cases, political issues, and personal disputes. Lysias was known for his skillful use of language and persuasive arguments, and his speeches provide valuable insights into the social and political climate of ancient Athens. The book is considered an ...
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The Orations of Lysias is a collection of speeches written by the ancient Greek rhetorician Lysias. The book includes a total of 34 speeches, many of which were delivered in Athenian law courts during the 5th century BCE. The speeches cover a variety of topics, including legal cases, political issues, and personal disputes. Lysias was known for his skillful use of language and persuasive arguments, and his speeches provide valuable insights into the social and political climate of ancient Athens. The book is considered an important work of classical Greek literature and is studied by scholars and students of history, philosophy, and rhetoric. This edition of the book includes an introduction by the translator and notes on the historical context of each speech.25. It is worth, while to recall what was done after the Four Hundred. For you will understand that what they advised never was for your advantage, but what I advise is for the lasting advantage of both forms of government. For you know, Epigenes and Demophanes and Cleisthenes as private citizens enjoyed the privileges of the state, but in their political career were responsible for the gravest errors. 26. For they persuaded you to condemn to death some without a trial, to confiscate unjustly the property of many, and to banish citizens and deprive them of their civil rights. For they were such men as to let the guilty go for a bribe, and to ruin the innocent by bringing information to you.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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