Lysias wrote speeches for ordinary Athenians to deliver in court, and these orations bring their quarrels to life: a man accused of digging up a sacred olive stump, the grain dealers charged with profiteering, a cripple defending his pension, and the prosecution of Eratosthenes, one of the Thirty Tyrants, for killing the orator’s brother.
Plain, vivid Greek oratory and a window on everyday life in classical Athens. Download the free EPUB.