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Antiphon and Andocides

Douglas M. MacDowell

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Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have been largely ignored: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few.

This volume contains the works of the two earliest surviving orators, Antiphon and Andocides. Antiphon was a leading Athenian intellectual and creator of the profession of logography , whose special interest was law and justice. His six surviving works all concern homicide cases. Andocides was involved in two religious scandals—the mutilation of the Herms and the revelation of the Eleusinian Mysteries—on the eve of the fateful Athenian expedition to Sicily in 415. His speeches are a defense against charges relating to those events.

Language: English

Pages: 202

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Release: April 01, 1998

ISBN: 0292728093

ISBN 13: 9780292728097

Antiphon and Andocides

Douglas M. MacDowell

4/5 ( ratings)

Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have been largely ignored: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few.

This volume contains the works of the two earliest surviving orators, Antiphon and Andocides. Antiphon was a leading Athenian intellectual and creator of the profession of logography , whose special interest was law and justice. His six surviving works all concern homicide cases. Andocides was involved in two religious scandals—the mutilation of the Herms and the revelation of the Eleusinian Mysteries—on the eve of the fateful Athenian expedition to Sicily in 415. His speeches are a defense against charges relating to those events.

Language: English

Pages: 202

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Release: April 01, 1998

ISBN: 0292728093

ISBN 13: 9780292728097

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