Xenokleides (Athens)

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Xenokleides ( Greek Ξενοκλείδης Xenokleídēs ) was an ancient poet of the 4th century BC. Chr. In Athens have survived from which no works. He was one of the lovers of the hetaera Neaira .

When he was in 369 BC BC. Contradicted the request of the Callistratus to support Sparta against Thebes , he was unjustifiably accused of not having participated in the campaign, although he was exempted from it as a leaseholder of the grain tariffs. Nevertheless he was convicted and declared dishonorable ( atimos ). He then went into exile in Macedonia , which he had to leave again on the instructions of Philip II . 342 BC BC he returned to Athens. His dishonor persisted during the trial of Neaira.

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  • Demosthenes or. 19,331
  • Pseudo-Demosthenes or. 59
    • German translation in: Kai Brodersen: Antiphon, Against the Stepmother, and Apollodoros, Against Neaira (Demosthenes 59). Women in court. Knowledge Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2004 (Texts on Research, 84), ISBN 3-534-17997-8 .
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SURNAME Xenokleides
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek poet
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC Chr.