α3912Ἀριστογείτων
Aristogiton, Aristogeiton
Son of Cydimachus or Lysimachus, of Athens. 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…
Ἀριστογείτων, Κυδιμάχου ἢ Λυσιμάχου, Ἀθηναῖος, ῥήτωρ, μητρὸς δὲ ἀπελευθερικῆς· ὅστις ἐπεκαλεῖτο κύων διὰ τὴν ἀναίδειαν αὐτοῦ. ἐφονεύθη δὲ ὑπὸ Ἀθηναίων, λόγους ποιήσας, Ἀπολογίαν…
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