Antiphon, On the murder of Herodes, ed. Kenneth John Maidment, 34

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[34] They took him, took the man upon whose disclosures they are resting their case against me, and put him to death,¹ a thing which no one else would have dreamed of doing. As a rule, informers are rewarded with money, if they are free, and with their liberty, if they are slaves. The prosecution paid for their information with death, and that in spite of a protest from my friends that they should postpone the execution until my return.

On the murder of Herodes. Antiphon. ed. Kenneth John Maidment. London. 1941.

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On the Murder of Herodes (English) (Antiphon. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 1. Maidment, Kenneth John, translator. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1941 (printing); 1960 (reprint).)

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Περὶ τοῦ Ἡρῷδου φόνου Perseus (Antiphon. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 1. Maidment, Kenneth John, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1941 (printing); 1960 (reprint).) — 34 focus

[34] ἀλλʼ ἀπέκτειναν ἄγοντες τὸν ἄνδρα, τὸν μηνυτήν, ᾧ πιστεύοντες ἐμὲ διώκουσι, τοὐναντίον ποιήσαντες ἢ οἱ ἄλλοι ἄνθρωποι. οἱ μὲν γὰρ ἄλλοι τοῖς μηνυταῖς τοῖς μὲν ἐλευθέροις χρήματα διδόασι, τοὺς δὲ δούλους ἐλευθεροῦσιν· οὗτοι δὲ θάνατον τῷ μηνυτῇ τὴν δωρεὰν ἀπέδοσαν, ἀπαγορευόντων τῶν φίλων τῶν ἐμῶν μὴ ἀποκτείνειν τὸν ἄνδρα πρὶν ἂν¹ ἐγὼ ἔλθοιμι.

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On the murder of Herodes

1. It should be noted that the witness was a slave who had been purchased by the prosecution (cf. previous note and Antiph. 5.47 , init.).

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