The Prosecutor
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
my opponent's accusers · the accusers · the prosecution · the prosecutor · this fellow · we, the avengers of the dead · you
in the texts
On the murder of Herodes
The individual bringing the apagoge prosecution against the defendant, addressed directly as 'you' throughout much of the speech and accused of illegally circumventing homicide procedure.
Indeed, it would be more intelligible and nearer the truth for me to maintain that money was at the bottom of your own attempt to secure my death than it is for you to suggest it as my motive in murdering Herodes.
and the object of this arbitrary behavior of yours is to have me put to death without just cause.
Not only have they the distinction of being the oldest in this country, but they have changed no more than the crime with which they are concerned;
The Third Tetralogy
The unnamed kinsman/kinsmen of the dead old man who bring and argue the homicide charge against the youth, speaking as the 'avengers of the dead' in the first and third speeches of the tetralogy.
It is very rightly laid down that in cases of murder prosecutors must take especial care to observe justice in making their charge and presenting their evidence:
On the other hand, as it was only owing to the blows given by the defendant that we placed the dead man under medical care at all, can the murderer be anyone save him who forced us to call in the physician?
And similarly, should we, the avengers of the dead, accuse innocent persons because of some private grudge, not only will our failure to avenge the murdered man cause us to be haunted by dread demons to whom the dead will turn for justice, but by wrongfully causing the death of the innocent we are liable to the penalties prescribed for murder, and because we have persuaded you to break the law, th …