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Leptines — was an Athenian orator. He is known as the proposer of a law that no Athenian, whether citizen or resident alien (with the sole exception of the descendants of Harmodius and Aristogeiton), should be exempt from the public charges ( Atroup ytai )… … Wikipedia
Against Leptines — was a speech give by Demosthenes in which he called for the repeal of a law which denied anyone a special exemption from paying public charges ( leitourgiai ). This law had been proposed by a man named Leptines, so the speech came to be known as… … Wikipedia
Demosthenes — For other historical and fictional personages named Demosthenes, see Demosthenes (disambiguation). Demosthenes Bust of Demosthenes (Louvre, Paris, France) Born … Wikipedia
Aristophon of Azenia — Aristophon (in Greek Aριστοφών; lived 4th century BC) was native of the deme of Azenia in Attica.rf|1|aesc1 aesc2 He lived about and after the end of the Peloponnesian war. In 412 BC, Aristophon, Laespodias, and Melesias were sent to Sparta as… … Wikipedia
Cephisodotus (general) — Cephisodotus (Greek: Κηφισόδοτος; lived 4th century BC) was an Athenian general and orator, who was sent with Callias, Autocles, and others in 371 BC to negotiate peace with Sparta.[1] Again, in 369 BC, when the Spartan ambassadors had come to… … Wikipedia
Funeral oration (ancient Greece) — A funeral oration or epitaphios logos (Greek: ἐπιτάφιος λόγος) is a formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral. Funerary customs comprise the practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to… … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai — Cambrai Cathedral The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai (Latin: Archdiocesis Cameracensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France, comprising the arrondissements of Avesnes sur Helpe, Cambrai, Douai … Wikipedia
Archdiocese of Cambrai — Archdiocese of Cambrai † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Cambrai (CAMERACENSIS.) Comprises the entire Département du Nord of France. Prior to 1559 Cambrai was only a bishopric, but its jurisdiction was immense and included… … Catholic encyclopedia
Laicization — • The term laity signifies the aggregation of those Christians who do not form part of the clergy. Consequently the word lay does not strictly connote any idea of hostility towards the clergy or the Church much less towards religion. Laicization … Catholic encyclopedia
Philistus — Philistus, ( c. 432 BC 356 BC) son of Archomenidas, was Greek historian of Sicily. Philistus was born at Syracuse about the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. He was a faithful supporter of the elder Dionysius, and commander of the citadel.… … Wikipedia
