Lysias (English spelling) Lȳsiās

Japanese: リュシアス（英語表記）Lȳsiās

[Born] Around 459 BC. Athens
[Died] c. 380 BC Ancient Greek orator. One of the ten greatest orators of Athens. Born to a wealthy foreign resident, he emigrated to a colony in southern Italy, but later returned to Athens. In the political upheaval of 404 BC, his property was confiscated and he went into exile. He returned the following year when democracy was restored and made a living as a representative in court debates. In 388 BC, he gave a great speech at Olympia, urging Greece to end its internal conflicts and unite against the threat of Persia. Of the more than 200 speeches he is said to have written, 34 have been handed down. He was skilled at characterizing the requester and his opponent.

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Japanese:

[生]前459頃.アテネ
[没]前380頃
古代ギリシアの雄弁家。アテネ十大雄弁家の一人。富裕な在留外国人の子に生れ，南イタリアの植民地に移住したが，のちアテネに帰った。前 404年の政変の際に財産を没収されて亡命，翌年民主政復活によって帰国し，法廷弁論の代表者として生計を立て，前 388年にはオリュンピアにおいて大演説を行い，ペルシアの脅威に対してギリシアが内紛をやめて団結することを説いた。 200編以上あったといわれる演説のうち 34編が伝わる。演説依頼者と敵対者の性格づけが巧みであった。

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