Aristogeiton (orator)

Aristogeiton (in Greek Aριστογείτων; 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.(refactored from herm_1_phot_268_plut1_10_quin_12.10) 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, and among those of Dinarchus there is one. the Suda(refactored from suda) mentions seven orations of Aristogeiton(refactored from phot_tzet_harp), and an eighth against Phryne is mentioned by Athenaeus.(refactored from ath_13) Aristogeiton died in prison.(refactored from plut2)

References

• Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Aristogeiton", Boston, (1867)

References

• Hermogenes of Tarsus, De Formis Oratoriis, i; Photius, Bibliotheca, cod. 268; Plutarch, Parallel Lives, "Phocion", 10; Quintilian, Institutio oratoria, xii. 10
• 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

• At Perseus can be found the three surviving orations against Aristogeiton (both Greek text and English translation):
  • Dinarchus, Against Aristogiton
  • Demosthenes, Against Aristogeiton 1
  • Demosthenes, Against Aristogeiton 2