GREEK ORATORS VI: Apollodoros Against Neaira [Demosthenes] 59

The defendant in this case, Neaira, is a former slave prostitute charged with living in marriage illegally with an Athenian citizen. The prosecutor, Apollodoros (himself the son of a freed slave, the banker Pasion who achieved phenomenal wealth and Athenian citizenship) is an Athenian politician. The speech is a remarkable document for the insight it gives into Athenian social life (especially the life of women, from slave prostitutes through expensive courtesans to the wives and daughters of citizens) and values, religion, history and politics; for lurking behind the pursuit of Neaira is the internal political struggle in Athens in the shadow of the rising power of Macedon. The speech is also interesting as an example of the work of a minor Attic orator, Apollodoros, whose distinctive speeches have survived under the name of Demosthenes, to whom they were falsely ascribed in antiquity. Despite its intrinsic appeal and wide popularity, there is no commentary widely available. This volume fills a sorely felt gap.

Christopher Carey is Professor at the University of London, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College and is the author of books on Pindar, Demosthenes and Lysias and of many articles.

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CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations Introduction PARALLEL GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION COMMENTARY Appendix Index

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