The Orations of Lysias

Lysias (c. 445 – c. 380 BCE) is one of antiquity's most esteemed Attic orators and logographers. His life straddles the end of the Peloponnesian War and the beginning of a challenging democratic restoration in Athens. Lysias was born in Athens, although some historical accounts suggest he could have been born in Thurii. His father, Cephalus, was a wealthy Syracusan, which later played a role in hi...