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'''Aristogeiton''' ({{lang-grc|Ἀριστογείτων}}; lived 4th century BC) was an [[Athens|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 [[Demagogy|demagogue]] and a [[sycophant]], and his eloquence is described as of a coarse and vehement character.<ref>[[Hermogenes of Tarsus]], ''De Formis Oratoriis'', i; [[Photius I of Constantinople|Photius]], ''Bibliotheca'', cod. 268; [[Plutarch]], ''[[Parallel Lives]]'', "Phocion", [http://www.attalus.org/old/phocion1.html#10 10]; [[Quintilian]], ''Institutio oratoria'', [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Quintilian/Institutio_Oratoria/12D*.html#10 xii. 10]</ref> 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 literature|extant]] speeches of Demosthenes there are two against Aristogeiton,<ref>''Against Aristogeiton I'' is now attributed to [[Pseudo-Demosthenes]]. See [http://www.jstor.org/stable/3292654] (requires access).</ref> and among those of Dinarchus there is one. The ''[[Suda]]''<ref>''Suda'', [http://www.stoa.org/sol-bin/search.pl?search_method=QUERY&login=guest&enlogin=guest&page_num=1&user_list=LIST&searchstr=alpha%2C+3912&field=adlerhw_gr&num_per_page=25&db=REAL "Aristogeiton (1)"], [http://www.stoa.org/sol-bin/search.pl?search_method=QUERY&login=guest&enlogin=guest&page_num=1&user_list=LIST&searchstr=alpha%2C+3912&field=adlerhw_gr&num_per_page=25&db=REAL "Aristogeiton (2)"]</ref> mentions seven orations of Aristogeiton,<ref>Photius, [http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/photius_copyright/photius_10bibliotheca.htm cod. 265]; [[Harpocration]], ''Lexicon of the Ten Orators'', s.v. "Autokleides"</ref> and an eighth against [[Phryne]] is mentioned by [[Athenaeus]].<ref>Athenaeus, ''[[Deipnosophistae]]'', [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/Literature/Literature-idx?type=turn&entity=Literature000801890132&q1=phryne&pview=hide xiii. 60]</ref> Aristogeiton died in prison.<ref>Plutarch, ''[[Moralia]]'', "Sayings of kings and commanders" [http://www.attalus.org/old/sayings1.html#188 p. 188]</ref> |
'''Aristogeiton''' ({{lang-grc-gre|Ἀριστογείτων}}; lived 4th century BC) was an [[Athens|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 [[Demagogy|demagogue]] and a [[sycophant]], and his eloquence is described as of a coarse and vehement character.<ref>[[Hermogenes of Tarsus]], ''De Formis Oratoriis'', i; [[Photius I of Constantinople|Photius]], ''Bibliotheca'', cod. 268; [[Plutarch]], ''[[Parallel Lives]]'', "Phocion", [http://www.attalus.org/old/phocion1.html#10 10]; [[Quintilian]], ''Institutio oratoria'', [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Quintilian/Institutio_Oratoria/12D*.html#10 xii. 10]</ref> 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 literature|extant]] speeches of Demosthenes there are two against Aristogeiton,<ref>''Against Aristogeiton I'' is now attributed to [[Pseudo-Demosthenes]]. See [http://www.jstor.org/stable/3292654] (requires access).</ref> and among those of Dinarchus there is one. The ''[[Suda]]''<ref>''Suda'', [http://www.stoa.org/sol-bin/search.pl?search_method=QUERY&login=guest&enlogin=guest&page_num=1&user_list=LIST&searchstr=alpha%2C+3912&field=adlerhw_gr&num_per_page=25&db=REAL "Aristogeiton (1)"], [http://www.stoa.org/sol-bin/search.pl?search_method=QUERY&login=guest&enlogin=guest&page_num=1&user_list=LIST&searchstr=alpha%2C+3912&field=adlerhw_gr&num_per_page=25&db=REAL "Aristogeiton (2)"]</ref> mentions seven orations of Aristogeiton,<ref>Photius, [http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/photius_copyright/photius_10bibliotheca.htm cod. 265]; [[Harpocration]], ''Lexicon of the Ten Orators'', s.v. "Autokleides"</ref> and an eighth against [[Phryne]] is mentioned by [[Athenaeus]].<ref>Athenaeus, ''[[Deipnosophistae]]'', [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/Literature/Literature-idx?type=turn&entity=Literature000801890132&q1=phryne&pview=hide xiii. 60]</ref> Aristogeiton died in prison.<ref>Plutarch, ''[[Moralia]]'', "Sayings of kings and commanders" [http://www.attalus.org/old/sayings1.html#188 p. 188]</ref> |
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Aristogeiton (Template:Lang-grc-gre; 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,[2] and among those of Dinarchus there is one. The Suda[3] mentions seven orations of Aristogeiton,[4] and an eighth against Phryne is mentioned by Athenaeus.[5] Aristogeiton died in prison.[6]
References
- ^ Hermogenes of Tarsus, De Formis Oratoriis, i; Photius, Bibliotheca, cod. 268; Plutarch, Parallel Lives, "Phocion", 10; Quintilian, Institutio oratoria, xii. 10
- ^ Against Aristogeiton I is now attributed to Pseudo-Demosthenes. See [1] (requires access).
- ^ 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
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
External links
- Dinarchus, Against Aristogeiton (Perseus Project)
- Demosthenes, Against Aristogeiton 1 (Perseus Project)
- Demosthenes, Against Aristogeiton 2 (Perseus Project)