Antiphon disliked democracy and was an ardent oligarch. Of his fifteen extant works three concern real murder cases. The others are academic exercises. Andocides disliked the extremes of democracy and oligarchy. Of his four extant speeches Against Alcibiades is doubtful.
The sophist Antiphon lived in Athens in the fifth century BCE, where he was a contemporary of Socrates. He wrote several major works, which have survived only in very... Læs mere
A commentary on the six surviving speeches of the fifth-century BC orator Antiphon.
A commentary on the six surviving speeches of the fifth-century BC orator Antiphon.
The sophist Antiphon lived in Athens in the fifth century BCE, where he was a contemporary of Socrates. He wrote several major works, which have survived only in very... Læs mere