Hypereidés: Euxenippos mellett Polyeuktosszal szemben hazaárulás ügyében
Hypereides’ In Defence of Euxenippos against Polyeuktos upon His Indictment for Treason

Summary/Abstract: Hypereides’ In Defence of Euxenippos against Polyeuktos upon His Indictment for Treason was dated 334 BCE by its first publisher Churchill Babington. Domenico Comparetti, however, soon restricted the possible date of its emergence to the period between 330 and 324 BCE. He argued that the orator could only cite the phrase „Molossia is mine” from the letter Olympias, Alexandros’ mother addressed to the Athenians, if Olympias had meanwhile become the true ruler of the territory, that is, after 331 BCE, her brother’s death. Th is dating has been taken for granted for at least a century and a half, resulting in several emendations and interpretative alternatives aligned with this notion by various editors. Th is paper argues that, in keeping with the traditional, easily interpretable text, the speech must be dated to 334/333 BCE, no change is necessary, Churchill Babington was right.

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