Cephisophon
historical figure · 9 works · 10 mentions · 11 anchored passages
Cephisophon of Paeania · Cephisophon of Rhamnus · Cephisophon, son of Cephalion · Cephisophon, son of Cleon, of Anaphlystus
in the texts
On the Crown
Athenian political figure and ambassador named in the documentary sequence.
then we have Hegesippus, then Aristophon again, then Philocrates, then Cephisophon, and so on.
Their supporters in the debate were Eubulus and Cephisophon—on whose motives I have at present nothing to say.
Cephisophon, son of Cleon, of Anaphlystus, Democritus, son of Demophon, of Anagyrus, Polycritus, son of Apemantus, of Cothocidae.
On the Embassy
A friend and companion of the general Chares who, amid the crisis of the war with Philip, moved that a ship be sent to locate the missing Athenian force.
The situation was so precarious and dangerous that Cephisophon of Paeania, one of the friends and companions of Chares, was compelled to make the motion that Antiochus, who commanded the dispatch boats, should sail immediately and hunt up the general who had been put in charge of our forces, and in case he should happen to find him anywhere, should tell him that the people of Athens were astonishe …
Constitution of the Athenians
An Athenian archon during whose term the Hephaestia festival was instituted.
Now there has been added also the Hephaestia, in the archonship of Cephisophon.
Against Stephanus I
Aphidnaean witness, brother-in-law of Amphias, who claims inherited possession of a document inscribed as Pasio's will.
The Deposition
However, that you may know that I am speaking the truth in this, (to the clerk) take the deposition of Cephisophon.
Cephisophon, son of Cephalion, of Aphidna, deposes that a document was left him by his father, on which was inscribed the will of Pasio.
Against Stephanus II
A person mentioned to identify Amphias by kinship.
I wish therefore to prove to you that the deposition is not a challenge, and to show you how they ought to have deposed if the challenge was given, which it was not,— The deponents testify that they were present before the arbitrator Teisias, when Phormio challenged Apollodorus to open the document which Amphias, the brother-in-law of Cephisophon, produced, and that Apollodorus refused to open it.
On the False Embassy
Person indicted for a small delay in payment of sacred funds.
why did you indict Cephisophon for misappropriating sacred funds, because he was three days late in paying seven minas into the bank, if, instead of prosecuting, you now try to rescue men who have confessed, who have been caught in the act, who are convicted of taking bribes for the destruction of our allies?
Theomnestus and Apollodorus Against Neaera
Man alleged to have hired Stephanus to procure the banishment or disfranchisement of Apollodorus in the false murder trial.
However, since he was proved to have committed perjury and to have brought forward a false accusation, and was shown to have been hired by Cephisophon and Apollophanes to procure for pay the banishment or the disfranchisement of Apollodorus, he received but a few votes out of a total of five hundred, and left the court a perjured man and one with the reputation of a scoundrel.
On the Estate of Dicaeogenes
Husband of one of the four daughters of Menexenus (I.) and father of Menexenus (II.); his daughter was forcibly deprived of her inheritance share by Dicaeogenes (III.).
), on obtaining against us the verdict which he desired, that very same day forcibly deprived of her share the daughter of Cephisophon of Paeania, the niece of Dicaeogenes (II.
), and four daughters, one of whom was married to my father, Polyaratus, another to Democles of Phrearrhi, the third to Cephisophon of Paeania, while the fourth was the wife of Theopompus, the father of Cephisodotus.
Hellenica
One of two private envoys sent from the city party to Lacedaemon during the negotiations for reconciliation.
For this reason they eagerly sent to Lacedaemon both the envoys from Piraeus, having the proposals for peace with the Lacedaemonians, and the envoys from the city party as private individuals, namely, Cephisophon and Meletus.