Thesauros Literature Oratory Κατὰ Τιμάρχου

Κατὰ Τιμάρχου

Κατὰ Τιμάρχου Aeschines
60 The next day Pittalacus, exceeding angry over the affair, comes without his cloak to the marketplace and seats himself at the altar of the Mother of the Gods. And when, as always happens, a crowd of people had come running up, Hegesandrus and Timarchus, afraid that their disgusting vices were going to be published to the whole town—a meeting of the assembly was about to be held—hurried up to the altar themselves, and some of their gaming-companions with them,
61 and surrounding Pittalacus begged him to get up, saying that the whole thing was only a drunken frolic; and this man himself, not yet, by Zeus, repulsive to the sight as he is now, but still usable, begged, touching the fellow’ s chin, and saying he would do anything Pittalacus pleased. At last they persuaded him to get up from the altar, believing that he was going to receive some measure of justice. But as soon as he had left the marketplace, they paid no more attention to him.
62 the fellow, angry at their insolent treatment, brings a suit against each of them.Proceedings in court in behalf of an ordinary slave would be conducted by his master in his own name; but Pittalacus was a state slave (Aeschin. 1.54). Probably he would have to bring suit under the name of some citizen as his protector (προστάτης).

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