Aristogeiton (orator)

Aristogeiton (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστογείτων; lived 4th century BC) was an Athenian orator and adversary of Demosthenes and Dinarchus.

His father, Scydimus, died in prison, as he was a debtor of the state and unable to pay: his son, Aristogeiton, who inherited the debt, was likewise imprisoned for some time.

He is called a demagogue and a sycophant, and his eloquence is described as of a coarse and vehement character.

He was often accused by Demosthenes and others, and defended himself in a number of orations which are lost.

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