Speech Against Meidias

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Cp. de Cor. p. ill. 3 oiSepiiav nairor' eypd^aro pe ov&' edla^e ypafjirjv* Tuv Iv EuPoCf irpaYplTajv. In 349 B.C., according to Grote, Plutarchus of Eretria sent to Athens to beg for aid against Athens.
Demosthenes stood alone in opposition to granting the request, on the ground that it would entail great expense without bringing any glory to Athens. An expedition was accordingly sent under Phocion, but found the Eretrians themselves actively opposed to them. Plutarchus at first professed to be
... friendly, but deserted 60 NOTES § 110 Phocion in the first engagement. Phocion, however, under great difficulties gained a decisive victory, which he followed up by expelling Plutarchus from Eretria. Phocion returned to Athens the same year, shortly before the Dionysia at which Demosthenes was assaulted by Meidias.
fiiKpoO irapfiXee, 'it had almost escaped me to mention this.' fUKpoxi for fiiKpov 8eiv, as not infrequently in Demosthenes. Cp. de Cor. p. 277. 20 fiiKpov KarriKovTiirav airavras.
KaT€crKeva[;c, ' trumped up against me the charge of having caused the troubles in Euboea, before it became generally known that they were brought about through the machinations of Plutarchus.' PovXcveiv (lou XttxovTos, ' when the lot fell to me to be a member of the ^ovXr].' In the original constitution of Solon the ^ovXtj (then consisting of 400) was probably appointed by lot out of a larger number elected for the purpose from each of the four tribes.


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