Evergus
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 6 anchored passages
brother of Theophemus · this fellow Evergus
in the texts
Against Evergus and Mnesibulus
The brother of Theophemus, one of the defendants or associates accused of false testimony, seizure of goods, and household invasion.
When, then, the decree had been passed by the senate, since no one indicted it for illegality, but it became valid, I approached this man Evergus, the brother of Theophemus, since I was unable to see Theophemus;
But although my wife spoke in this way, they not only did not desist, but when the nurse took the cup which was set by her and from which she had been drinking, and put it in her bosom to prevent these men from taking it, when she saw that they were in the house, Theophemus and Evergus, this brother of his, observing her, treated her so roughly in taking the cup from her that her arms and wrists w …
And they were not content with having these, but went on to my farm (I have a piece of land near the Hippodrome, and have lived there since my boyhood), and first they made a rush to seize the household slaves, but since these escaped them and got off one here and another there, they went to the house, and bursting open the gate which led into the garden (these were this man Evergus, the brother o …
Against Pantaenetus
Nicobulus' co-lender, later sued by Pantaenetus and said to have been convicted through misleading charges.
in regard to his present suit against me, you will find my means of defence are the same as those of Evergus, which is the most convincing proof that Evergus has been the victim of a malicious and baseless charge.
nor has he impeached either me or Evergus as wrongdoers, but he made these charges in the court-room, and secured a verdict for two talents.
Evergus and I, men of the jury, lent to this man Pantaenetus one hundred and five minae on the security of a mining property in Maroneia and of thirty slaves.