Ancient History, Greece: Biographies

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. A Dictionary of the Bible Further reading

Lysias

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Lysias , c.459-c.380 BC, Attic orator; son of Cephalus, a Syracusan. After the capture (404 BC) of Athens by the Spartans, the Thirty Tyrants caused the arrest of Lysias and his brother Polemarchus, who was put to death. Lysias escaped to Megara, from which he returned when the tyrants were expelled (403 BC). He prosecuted Eratosthenes for his brother's death, and his oration against Eratosthenes is a model of Greek oratory. The tyrants had deprived him of his wealth, and he adopted the profession of writing speeches for litigants. Only 34 of his orations are extant. The clarity and elegance of his style place him among the very finest Greek orators and prose writers.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Lysias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Lysias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lysias.html

"Lysias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lysias.html

Learn more about citation styles

Lysias

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Lysias The general in charge of the Seleucid army against the Jews (1 Macc. 3: 32 ff.) who was defeated at Bethsura (1 Macc. 4: 34 ff.) and who was killed by order of King Demetrius (1 Macc. 7: 2–4).

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lysias." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lysias." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Lysias.html

W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lysias." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Lysias.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Oratorical manipulation and critical reading: a study of the proem of... Magazine article from: Fu Jen Studies: literature & linguistics; 1/1/2006
	On the role of topical potential in the concluding stage: a... Magazine article from: Argumentation and Advocacy; 3/22/2010
	Nicolaus reads Euphiletus: a note on the Nachleben of Lysias 1. Magazine article from: Ancient Narrative; 1/1/2003