Aeschines (Miletus)
Aeschines was a 1st century BC orator. From Miletus . He is not to be confused with the better known Attic orator .
Aeschines is mentioned in Cicero ( Brutus 325) and Diogenes Laertios (2, 64). He was banished from his homeland because he had turned against Pompey ( Strabo 14, 1, 7).
literature
- Julius Brzoska : Aeschines 19 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 1062 f.
- William Alexander Greenhill: Aeschines of Miletus . In: William Smith (Ed.): Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . tape 1 : Abaeus – Dysponteus . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1870, p. 40 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aeschines |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aeschines of Miletus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miletus |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |