Leocrates
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 6 anchored passages
the adopted Leocrates · the son so left
in the texts
Against Leochares
Adopted member of Archiades' house whose death without issue is said to return the estate to the nearest blood relatives.
Until Leocrates, who had been left by Leostratus in the house as a son, died without issue.
At this juncture Leocrates, the father of Leostratus here, on the pretext of his relationship on the female side, got himself adopted as son to Archiades, and so entered into possession of the estate, as though he had been adopted by Archiades during his lifetime.
After this experience Meidylides died, and Leocrates continued in possession of the estate of Archiades, and conducted himself as heir for many years, as being his adopted son;
Against Spudias
The brother of Polyeuctus's wife, adopted by Polyeuctus, formerly married to the younger daughter, and later reconciled after settlement.
For Spudias, men of the jury, received his wife from Leocrates with the jewelry and apparel on which Polyeuctus set a value to Leocrates of more than a thousand drachmae, while in my case, if you set what was sent to me over and above the marriage portion—all that I have in my possession—over against what was given to Spudias, you will find them practically equal over and above what was reckoned i …
after that, read the deposition of the arbitrators, that they may see that Spudias has received even far more than I, and that Leocrates made complaint regarding this, and that the arbitrators rendered this decision.
This Polyeuctus, since he had no male children, adopted Leocrates, the brother of his own wife;