The Opponents
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our opponents · Pherenicus, Simon, and Poseidippus and their friends · defendants · my adversaries · my opponents · the opponents-at-law · these men · they · those acting in her behalf
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Against Macartatus (Greek)
How, now, could people more effectively bring a house to extinction than if, being themselves of another house, that of Stratius, they should dispossess those nearest of kin to Hagnias?
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Against Macartatus
The opposing litigants or defendants accused of unlawful estate possession, family extinction, and outrage.
How, now, could people more effectively bring a house to extinction than if, being themselves of another house, that of Stratius, they should dispossess those nearest of kin to Hagnias?
Consider, men of the jury, that this boy is set before you as though he were the suppliant’s wand, on behalf of the deceased Hagnias and Eubulides and the other descendants of Hagnias, and that they supplicate you jurymen not to allow their house to be brought to extinction by these loathsome monsters, who are of the house of Stratius, and never belonged to that of Hagnias.
The deponents testify that on being summoned by Sositheus they accompanied him to Araphen, to the lands of Hagnias, after Theopompus had had the estate of Hagnias adjudged to him, and that Sositheus showed them the olive trees being rooted up from the land of Hagnias.
On The Estate of Cleonymus
The legatees named in Cleonymus's will (Pherenicus, Simon, and Poseidippus) together with their supporting kin and friends, who claim the whole of Cleonymus's estate on the strength of the will.
Our opponents insist upon a will which our uncle drew up, not because he had any ground of complaint against us, but through anger against one of our relatives, and which he annulled before his death, sending Poseidippus to the magistrate's office for the purpose.
Cleonymus is represented by my opponents as desirous, when he was on terms of the closest affection with us, still further to confirm the will which he made in anger.
For what greater act of insanity could be committed than that Cleonymus, when he was at variance with Deinias, should wrong us and make a will whereby he did not punish Deinias but wronged his nearest and dearest, whereas now, when he was on terms of the closest friendship with us and held us in higher esteem than anyone else, he should have wished, as my opponents allege, to leave his nephews alo …
Aegineticus
The advocates and supporters backing the woman's legal challenge to Thrasylochus's will.
My opponents say that they do not doubt that Thrasylochus left the will, but they assert that it is not honorable and proper.
And I am astonished that those who are acting in her behalf think this action is reputable, just because, if they fail to win, they will need to pay no penalty.
But since my adversaries have determined to contest a testament so purposefully drawn, I am compelled to try to obtain my rights from you.