Athenagoras of Syracuse

Athenagoras of Syracuse (Greek: Ἀθηναγόρας) an elusive character who is only commented on in Thucydides (6.36–40). The context of his speech in Thucydides is 415 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, when Athens was about to invade Sicily. He denies the invasion, rudely retorting to Hermocrates' speech that no invasion was imminent. The basic outline of his speech is as follows:

Harvey Yunis, in an article in the American Journal of Philology, argues a number of points about the speech:

References

  1. Yunis, Harvey."How do the People Decide? Thucydides on Periclean Rhetoric and Civic Instruction." American Journal of Philology. 112(2): Summer 1991, pp. 179–200


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