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Ctesiphon

also: Ctesiphontem, Ctesiphontis, Ctesiphonte

The Athenian who in 336 BC proposed the decree to crown Demosthenes, prompting Aeschines's prosecution. The nominal defendant in the trial On the Crown (330 BC), though the real contest was between Aeschines and Demosthenes.

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Mentioned in 3 works (8 mentions)

On the Orator rhet · 1 mention
On the Best Kind of Orators rhet · 4 mentions
Orator: To Marcus Brutus rhet · 3 mentions

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