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Andocides

440 BCE390 BCE · Athens

Andocides (c. 440 - c. 390 BCE) was an Athenian politician and orator, one of the canonical "Ten Attic Orators." He became entangled in the notorious religious scandals of 415 BCE on the eve of Athens' expedition to Sicily, and several of his surviving speeches concern his own efforts to defend himself and return from exile. Written in a plain, unpolished style, they are valued more for their vivid historical detail than for their rhetorical artistry.

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Attic orator of Athens.

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