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ANTIPHON , of Rhamnus in Attica, the earliest of the " ten " Attic orators, was born in 480 B.C. He took an active part in political affairs at Athens, and, as a zealous supporter; of the oligarchical party, was largely responsible for the establishment
Thucydides
opinion of him. Antiphon may be regarded as the founder of political oratory, but he never addressed the people himself except on the occasion of his trial. Fragments of his speech then delivered in defence of his policy (called Hepi ergo-rao-ecos) have been edited by J. Nicole
chief
Edition, with commentary, by Maetzner (1838) ; text by Blass
Jebb , Attic Orators; Plutarch, Vitae X. Oratorum; Philostratus, Vit. Sophistarum, i. 15; van Cleef, Index Antiphonteus, Ithaca, N. Y. (1895) ; see also RHETORIC.End of Article: ANTIPHON If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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