Ἀριστογείτων

Aristogiton, Aristogeiton

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Son of Cydimachus or Lysimachus, of Athens.¹ Rhetor. His mother was a freedwoman. He was nicknamed 'Dog' because of his shamelessness. He was put to death by the Athenians. His speeches were: Defence in reply to Demosthenes the general,² In reply to Lycurgus, Prosecution of Timotheus, Prosecution of Timarchus,³ Prosecution of Hyperides, Prosecution of Thrasyllus. Orphan Speech.
Investigate this Aristogiton: perhaps he is the comrade of Harmodius.⁴

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀριστογείτων, Κυδιμάχου ἢ Λυσιμάχου, Ἀθηναῖος, ῥήτωρ, μητρὸς δὲ ἀπελευθερικῆς· ὅστις ἐπεκαλεῖτο κύων διὰ τὴν ἀναίδειαν αὐτοῦ. ἐφονεύθη δὲ ὑπὸ Ἀθηναίων, λόγους ποιήσας, Ἀπολογίαν πρὸς Δημοσθένην τὸν στρατηγὸν, Πρὸς Λυκοῦργον, Κατὰ Τιμοθέου, Κατὰ Τιμάρχου, Κατὰ Ὑπερίδου, Κατὰ Θρασύλλου, Ὀρφανικόν. ζήτει περὶ τοῦδε τοῦ Ἀριστογείτονος, μήποτέ ἐστιν οὗτος ὁ Ἁρμοδίου ἑταῖρος.

Betacode

*)aristogei/twn, *kudima/xou h)\ *lusima/xou, *)aqhnai=os, r(h/twr, mhtro\s de\ a)peleuqerikh=s: o(/stis e)pekalei=to ku/wn dia\ th\n a)nai/deian au)tou=. e)foneu/qh de\ u(po\ *)aqhnai/wn, lo/gous poih/sas, *)apologi/an pro\s *dhmosqe/nhn to\n strathgo\n, *pro\s *lukou=rgon, *kata\ *timoqe/ou, *kata\ *tima/rxou, *kata\ *(uperi/dou, *kata\ *qrasu/llou, *)orfaniko/n. zh/tei peri\ tou=de tou= *)aristogei/tonos, mh/pote/ e)stin ou(=tos o( *(armodi/ou e(tai=ros.

Notes (4)

1Identical with [alpha 3913] Aristogiton. See generally RE Aristogeiton(2); NP Aristogeiton(2); and further below, under Bibliography. ↩
2Adler (addenda) notes Gutschmid's proposed emendation to Defence of the generals in reply to Demosthenes. ↩
3See under tau 595. ↩
4Chronologically impossible, with almost two centuries separating them (for Aristogiton and Harmodius the C6 tyrannicides see alpha 3975, and OCD(4) 156-7); and there is no reason to think they were even related. ↩

References

R. Develin, Athenian Officials 684-321 BC (Cambridge 1989) no.397
M.H. Hansen, The Athenian Ecclesia, II (Copenhagen 1989) 36-7

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31 Aug 2015coding — David Whitehead
31 Jul 2014updated a ref — David Whitehead
24 Jan 2014another note and keyword — David Whitehead
12 Apr 2012more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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27 Jun 2001added note — David Whitehead
11 Oct 2000modified headword and keyword; added bibliography; cosmetics — David Whitehead
12 Jun 2000Translated — Malcolm Heath

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Greek original · Adler’s text

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