Against the Stepmother (Antiphon)
from Reconstructed Hosted by William Preston Harrison
This episode features a narration of Antiphon's famous speech, which he delivered to the Athenian jurors (δικάζοντες) during the prosecution of his stepmother for the poisoning of his father and their family friend. Narrated in reconstructed Attic Greek.
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