Kephalos (politician)

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Kephalos ( Greek  Κέφαλος ) was an Attic potter , politician and rhetorician who lived in the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC. Took significant influence on the democratic development of his hometown.

Cephalos probably came from the Demos Kollytos . He made his living as a potter, but it is unclear what kind of products he produced, attributions are impossible. After the end of the Peloponnesian War and the subsequent rule of the Thirty , he was one of the protagonists in the re-establishment of Attic democracy , which he supported with word and deed, as well as the renewal of Athenian power. 399 BC He supported Andokides in the newly unrolled mystery process around the Hermen crime of the year 415 BC. 387/386 BC He applied for Phanokritos to be given the proxenía by decree of Paros . Representing foreigners in the city was associated with the honorable office. 384/383 BC He was the ambassador of Athens to Chios , where he concluded an important treaty, the basis for the Second Attic League and thus the rise of Athens in the 4th century BC. Was. It is uncertain whether Cephalos 379/378 BC. BC put the motion in the popular assembly to support the Thebans in the fight against the Spartans .

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SURNAME Cephalus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Κέφαλος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Attic potter, politician and rhetorician
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC Chr.