Agyrrhius
historical figure · 5 works · 5 mentions · 5 anchored passages
Agyrrhius of Colyttus · a friend of both of us
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Against Timocrates (Greek)
Next take Agyrrhius of Colyttus, a good man, a liberal politician, and an ardent defender of popular rights;
in the texts
On the Mysteries
Tax contractor whom Andocides accuses of profiting from public revenue and joining the prosecution's interests.
At the same time I stopped Agyrrhius and his friends from sharing six talents which belonged to you.
Last year and the year before our honest Agyrrhius here was chief contractor for the two per cent customs duties.
Constitution of the Athenians
Politician who introduced and later increased pay for Assembly attendance
but as people did not gather for the Assembly, and the prytanes devised many tricks to make the multitude attend for the ratification of the vote, first Agyrrhius provided an obol, and after him Heracleides of Clazomenae, the one called the King, two obols, and again Agyrrhius three obols.
Against Timocrates
A democratic politician who remained imprisoned until repaying adjudged public money.
Next take Agyrrhius of Colyttus, a good man, a liberal politician, and an ardent defender of popular rights;
and yet even he admitted that the laws must be as binding upon him as upon people without influence, and he stayed in that building for many years, until he had repaid the money in his possession which was adjudged to be public property;
Trapeziticus
A mutual friend sent by Pasion to beg the plaintiff to appease Menexenus or annul their agreement, later called as a witness.
In proof that Pasion at first was eager for the suppression of the agreement I will produce Agyrrhius himself as witness.
when Menexenus lodged his suit against him, which was before the memorandum had been tampered with, Pasion sent Agyrrhius, a friend of both of us, to beg that I either appease Menexenus or annul the agreement I had made with himself.
Testimony
Hellenica
Athenian commander appointed to replace Thrasybulus.
And the Athenians chose Agyrrhius in his place, and sent him out to take command of the ships.