Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- Translations into English
62. I wish to show you, gentlemen of the jury, of what sort of men you
were robbed by Agoratus. If there were not many of them, you should hear
about them separately, but as it is, collectively. For some of them who
had been your generals gave over the city to their successors in an
improved condition. And some held other high offices and performed the
duties of Trierarchs and never had any disgraceful charge from you. 63.
For some of them were saved and are present whom this one, as far as he
could, tried to put to death with cruelty (and indeed sentence of death,
was passed on them), but chance and providence saved them. For fleeing
from here and not being taken nor awaiting their trial, they came from
exile from Phyle and were honored by you as being brave men.
64. Of these men, I say, some Agoratus put to death, others he made
exiles from here. But who was he? For you must know that he was a slave
and the son of slaves, that you may understand what kind of a man
persecuted you. His father was Eumares, and Eumares was the slave of
Nisocles and Anticles. And now, witnesses, take the stand.
WITNESSES.
65. Now, gentlemen of the jury, it would be a long task to enumerate the
shameful and disgraceful things done by him and his brothers. As regards
his informing, either how many private suits he brought by false
accusation or how many prosecutions or dispositions he made, it is not
necessary for me to say in detail. For you all together in the assembly,
and in the court, convicted him of informing, and he was fined ten
thousand drachmae. 66. This has been sufficiently proved by you all.
Being a man of this sort, he endeavored to seduce and betray the free-born
wives of the citizens, and he was taken in adultery. Death is the
punishment for this. That I am speaking the truth, call up the witnesses.
WITNESSES.
67. Gentlemen of the jury, there were four brothers. The eldest was taken
in the act of making treasonable signals to the enemy by Lamarchus of
Sicily, and beaten to death. The second abducted a female slave in
Corinth from a woman of the place, and, being taken and put in prison,
was put to death. 68. The third, Phainippides arrested as a thief, and
you being his judges and passing death sentence on him, gave him to be
beaten to death. I think he will admit that what I say is true, and we
have witnesses.
WITNESSES.
69. Why, then, is it not proper for you all to convict this man? For if
each of them deserved death for one crime, surely, since he has committed
many offenses, both publicly against the state and privately against you,
for all of which crimes the penalty is death in our laws, you must
condemn him to death.
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