Lyciscus of Athens
Lyciscus(Ancient Greek:Λυκίσκος) was an Athenian demagogue in the 5th century BCE.
He obligedEuryptolemusto drop his threatened prosecution ofCallixenusfor his illegal decree against the commanders who had conquered atArginusaein 406 BCE, by moving that such as attempted to prevent the people from doing what they chose should have their fate decided by the same ballot as the generals themselves.[1]It is possible that the comedy ofAlexis,called "Lyciscus", had reference to this demagogue.[2][3]
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- ^Xenophon,Hellenica1.7.13
- ^SeeAugust Meineke,Fragmenta comicorum graecorumvol. i. pp. 274, 275, iii. p. 446
- ^Athen. 13.595d
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Elder, Edward(1870)."Lyciscus".InSmith, William(ed.).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.Vol. 2. p. 844-845.