Leptines (politicians)
Leptines ( Greek Λεπτίνης ) was an Athenian statesman who lived in the first half of the 4th century BC. Had a not insignificant reputation.
In 369 he advised an alliance with Sparta and proposed a law in 356 that should reduce the Ateleia , the exemption from taxes for the state. The speaker Demosthenes came out against this law a year later with the speech against Leptines and was successful - the law was thrown out.
literature
- Winfried Schmitz : Leptines [1]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 7, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01477-0 , column 74.
- Hans Volkmann : Leptines [1]. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 3, Stuttgart 1969, column 580.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Demosthenes, Orationes 20 .
- ^ Dion Chrysostom , 34, 128.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leptines |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Λεπτίνης (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Athenian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC Chr. |