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Against Simon

by Lysias

Reading #17 ("Anabasis 3", 2025)


Abstract

An unnamed Athenian defends himself from assault charges prosecuted by an Athenian named Simon after an altercation involving over a young lover.

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authors Lysias
literary form oration
genres forensic, forensic defense
subjects justice, assault, rhetoric
period 4th c. BCE, Classical Greece
language Ancient Greek, Attic Greek
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