Lysias, Against Simon, W.R.M. Lamb (Translator), 20

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[20] Simon here, who was the author of all the trouble, kept quiet for some time, in fear for himself; but when he became aware that I had failed in a private suit on a challenge to an exchange of property,¹ he conceived a contempt for me and, with the audacity that you now see, has involved me in this serious prosecution. Now, as witnesses to show that here too I am speaking the truth, I will produce to you the persons who were present on the occasion.

Against Simon. Lysias. W.R.M. Lamb (Translator). London. 1930.

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Against Simon (English) (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.)

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πρὸς Σίμωνα ἀπολογία Perseus (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.) — 20 focus

[20] Σίμων δʼ οὑτοσί, πάντων τῶν κακῶν αἴτιος γενόμενος, τὸν μὲν ἄλλον χρόνον ἡσυχίαν ἦγε δεδιὼς περὶ αὑτοῦ, ἐπειδὴ δὲ δίκας ἰδίας ᾔσθετο κακῶς ἀγωνισάμενον ἐξ ἀντιδόσεως, καταφρονήσας μου οὑτωσὶ τολμηρῶς εἰς τοιοῦτον ἀγῶνά με κατέστησεν. ὡς οὖν καὶ ταῦτʼ ἀληθῆ λέγω, τούτων ὑμῖν τοὺς παραγενομένους μάρτυρας παρέξομαι.

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Against Simon

1. A wealthy citizen, such as the speaker here, had to undertake certain public services, which he could only avoid by challenging some other citizen, whom he considered wealthier than himself, wither to exchange his property with him, or to undertake the service.

Lysias Against Simon 20

W.R.M. Lamb (Translator)

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