the party of the Piraeus
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citizen-exiles · the Piraeus party · those who occupied the Piraeus
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1 expressionThe Piraeus Party1 mention
Hellenica (Greek)
Callixeinus indeed returned, at the time when the Piraeus party returned to the city, but he was hated by everybody and died of starvation.
in the texts
Against Callimachus
The democratic faction that occupied Piraeus during the civil conflict and later returned to reconcile with those who remained in the city.
for Pamphilus was a member of the party of the Piraeus.
Now after your return to the city from Piraeus, you saw that some of the citizens were bent upon bringing malicious prosecutions and were attempting to violate the Amnesty;
But lest it be thought that the reason I am dwelling long on the covenant of Amnesty is merely because it is easy when speaking on that subject to make many just observations, I urge you to remember when you cast your votes only one thing more—that before we entered into those agreements we Athenians were in a state of war, some of us occupying the circle enclosed by the city’s walls, others Pirae …
Hellenica
The political faction associated with the Piraeus whose later return to the city is used to date Callixeinus's own return from exile.
Callixeinus indeed returned, at the time when the Piraeus party returned to the city, but he was hated by everybody and died of starvation.