Against Phaenippus

πρὸς Φαίνιππον περὶ ἀντιδόσεως

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Author(s):

• Canonically Attributed To: Demosthenes
• Has Improbable Author: Demosthenes

Type: Forensic Speech

Speaker(s):

• Unnamed Claimant

Speech written for Unnamed claimant against Phaenippus for adjudication

Demosthenes. Demosthenis Orationes, eds. W. Rennie (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931), Perseus Digital Library. https://catalog.perseus.org/catalog/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg042.perseus-grc1 (accessed September 19, 2025).

Mentioned People:

• Kallipus
• Phaenippus
• Philostratus
• Aristonoe
• Theoteles
• Unnamed Mother Of Unnamed Claimant
• Solon
• Aristomenes
• Pamphilus
• Aiantides
• Pheidoleus
• Polyeuctes