Against Callicles

πρὸς Καλλικλέα περὶ χωρίου βλάβης

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Author(s):

• Canonically Attributed To: Demosthenes
• Has Author: Demosthenes

Type: Forensic Defense Speech

Speaker(s):

• Unnamed Son Of Teisias

Defense speech written for Callicles against unnamed son of Teisias for financial damages

Demosthenes. Demosthenis Orationes, eds. W. Rennie (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931), Perseus Digital Library. https://catalog.perseus.org/catalog/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg055.perseus-grc1 (accessed October 7, 2025).

Mentioned People:

• Unnamed Wife Of Teisias
• Callarus
• Callippides
• Unnamed Mother Of Callicles
• Callicrates
• Callicles