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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) 32 32 Browse Search
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Dinarchus, Against Demosthenes, section 6 (search)
e holder of twenty talents of gold. Will that council then which, in cases of willful] murder, is trustworthy enough to arrive at truth and justice and is empowered to pass judgement in matters of life and death on each of the citizens, to take up the cause of those who have met a violent end and banish or execute any in the city who have broken the law,After the restoration of the democracy in 403 B.C. the Areopagus played a more important part in public affairs than in the preceding half-century. It dealt with all cases of voluntary homicide and sometimes with political cases also, when it could act either on its own initiative （cf. Din. 1.63 and Dem. 18.133） or in response to the people's request, as in the present instance. See Din. 1.50
Dinarchus, Against Demosthenes, section 38 (search)
But you will recall what was done, shortly before our own time, by Cephalus the orator, Thrason of Herchia, Eleus and Phormisius and other fine men, some of whom are still alive today.Cephalus assisted in the overthrow of the Thirty in 403 B.C. His reputation as an orator is acknowledged by Demosthenes （Dem. 18.219）. Cf. Din. 1.76. Of the other three men little is known. Thrason is mentioned as a Theban proxenus by Aeschines （Aeschin. 3.139）; Eleus is perhaps the trierarch （c. 323） whose name appears in an inscription （I.G. 2.812, b. 14）; Phormisius is a mere name. Cf. Aristot. Const. Ath. 34.3. Some of them, when the Cadmea was garrisoned by Spartans, assisted the exiles who r