Lysias, On the Confiscation of the Property Of The Brother Of Nicias: Peroration, ed. W.R.M. Lamb, 1

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[1] ἐνθυμήθητε τοίνυν, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, οἷοί¹ τινες ὄντες πολῖται καὶ αὐτοὶ καὶ ὧν προσήκοντες ἀδικούμενοι ἀξιοῦμεν ἐλεεῖσθαι ὑφʼ ὑμῶν καὶ τῶν δικαίων τυγχάνειν· οὐ γὰρ μόνον περὶ τῆς οὐσίας ἀγωνιζόμεθα, ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ τῆς πολιτείας, εἰ χρὴ δημοκρατουμένης τῆς πόλεως ἡμῖν μετεῖναι. πρῶτον μὲν οὖν περὶ Νικίου τοῦ ἡμετέρου θείου ἀναμνήσθητε.

On the Confiscation of the Property Of The Brother Of Nicias: Peroration. Lysias. ed. W.R.M. Lamb. London. 1930.

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περὶ τῆς δημεύσεως τῶν τοῦ Νικίου ἀδέλφου ἐπίλογος (Greek) (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.)

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On the Confiscation of the Property Of The Brother Of Nicias Perseus (Lysias. Lamb, W.R.M., translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930.) — 1 focus

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Now you must reflect, gentlemen of the jury, on the character that we bear as citizens ourselves, and also on the family of which we come, when we claim your pity for the wrongs that we have suffered and an award of our rights. For we are contending, not merely for our property, but for our citizenship as well: we must know whether we are to have our portion in the democracy of our city. So first let me remind you of our uncle, Nicias:

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On the Confiscation of the Property Of The Brother Of Nicias: Peroration

1. οῖοί Bekker: οἱ MSS.

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