Against Androtion
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Against Androtion was a speech composed by Demosthenes
in which he accused Androtion
of making an illegal proposal. The outcome of the trial is not known, but the punishment couldn't have been a severe one, since Androtion was still active in Athenian politics after the trial.
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by...
in which he accused Androtion
Androtion
Androtion , Greek orator, and one of the leading politicians of his time, was a pupil of Isocrates and a contemporary of Demosthenes.He is known to us chiefly from the speech of Demosthenes, in which he was accused of illegality in proposing the usual honour of a crown to the Council of Five...
of making an illegal proposal. The outcome of the trial is not known, but the punishment couldn't have been a severe one, since Androtion was still active in Athenian politics after the trial.