Lycinus
historical figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
in the texts
Against Ctesiphon
The prosecutor who brought an illegality indictment against Philocrates' motion.
Lycinus, who had indicted him, spoke for the prosecution;
On the Embassy
The Athenian whose name was attached to the indictment charging Philocrates' peace motion as unconstitutional.
for they attacked the motion as unconstitutional, subscribing the name of Lycinus to the indictment, in which they proposed a penalty of one hundred talents.
On the murder of Herodes
A man alleged by the prosecution to be the defendant's confederate and the intended recipient of an incriminating note; the speaker argues Lycinus had no motive and no means to hire him.
The prosecution further allege that they discovered on board a note stating that I had killed Herodes, which I had intended to send to Lycinus.
had redress for some old injury been owing to Lycinus, he could have brought Herodes into court on a charge which endangered his life, and have enlisted the help of your laws in making an end of him.
So we are to understand that Lycinus left Herodes in peace as far as an action at law was concerned, and instead chose the one course which was bound to endanger both himself and me, that of plotting his death, notwithstanding the fact that, if discovered, he would have deprived me of my country and himself of his rights before heaven and mankind, and of all that men hold most sacred and most precious.