Antiphon, On the Choreutes, ed. Kenneth John Maidment, 43

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[43] There is, indeed, one very striking indication that he did not rob the prosecution of their rights: whereas Philocrates yonder tormented other magistrates who had to render account of their office¹ with vexatious complaints, he failed to come forward with any grievance when this particular Basileus, whose conduct, we are told, had been so outrageously high handed, was rendering account of his. What clearer indication could I present to you that Philocrates had suffered no injury from either myself or him?

On the Choreutes. Antiphon. ed. Kenneth John Maidment. London. 1941.

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On the Choreutes (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 χορευτοῦ Perseus (Antiphon. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 1. Maidment, Kenneth John, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1941 (printing); 1960 (reprint).) — 43 focus

[43] καὶ ὅτι οὐκ ἠδίκει¹ αὐτούς, μέγιστον σημεῖον· Φιλοκράτης γὰρ οὑτοσὶ ἑτέρους τῶν ὑπευθύνων ἔσειε καὶ ἐσυκοφάντει, τούτου δὲ τοῦ βασιλέως, ὅν φασι δεινὰ καὶ σχέτλια εἰργάσθαι, οὐκ ἦλθε κατηγορήσων εἰς τὰς εὐθύνας. καίτοι τί ἂν ὑμῖν μεῖζον τούτου τεκμήριον ἀποδείξαιμι, ὅτι οὐκ ἠδικεῖτο οὔθʼ ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ οὔθʼ ὑπʼ ἐκείνου;

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On the Choreutes

1. The εὔθυναι of a magistrate consisted of public examination of his accounts and general conduct at the end of his period of office. There was a corresponding δοκιμασία, or preliminary investigation of his fitness, before his installation.

Antiphon On the Choreutes 43

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