Against Eratosthenes 12.19

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Reference
Against Eratosthenes 12.19
Quotation
καὶ ἔχοντες μὲν ἑπτακοσίας ἀσπίδας τῶν ἡμετέρων, ἔχοντες δὲ ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον τοσοῦτον, χαλκὸν δὲ καὶ κόσμον καὶ ἔπιπλα καὶ ἱμάτια γυναικεῖα ὅσα οὐδεπώποτε ᾤοντο κτήσεσθαι
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Polemarchos, Lysias' brother (deceased)
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Jewellery
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Lysias would have wanted to adorn the body of his brother with his personal goods - shields, silver, gold, copper, jewellery, furniture, and cloaks - but they were confiscated by the Thirty
Item Identifier
A02383
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