---
name: Antiphon of Athens
name_greek: Ἀντιφῶν ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: bqs
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/antiphon-of-athens-bqs"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
affiliation: Sophist
works_count: 9
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Antiphon of Athens

*Ἀντιφῶν ὁ Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `bqs` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/antiphon-of-athens-bqs)

Antiphon, Athenian sophist and speechwriter of the 5th century BCE. Nine surviving legal orations. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Oligarchy and Democracy](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-oligarchy-democracy-bqs-ai) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ὀλιγαρχίας καὶ Δημοκρατίας* · `bqs-ai`
- [On Sedition and Political Defense](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-sedition-defense-bqs-ah) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `bqs-ah`
- [On Sorcery-The Stepmother](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-sorcery-stepmother-bqs-aa) — *Φαρμακείας κατὰ τῆς μητρυιᾶς* · `bqs-aa`
- [On the Dancer](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-dancer-bqs-ac) — *Περὶ τοῦ χορευτοῦ* · `bqs-ac`
- [On the Murder of Herodes](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-murder-herodes-bqs-ab) — *Περὶ τοῦ Ἡρῷδου φόνου* · `bqs-ab`
- [On the Samothracian Tribute](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-samothracian-tribute-bqs-ag) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `bqs-ag`
- [Tetralogy A](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-tetralogy-a-bqs-ad) — *Τετραλογία Α΄* · `bqs-ad`
- [Tetralogy B](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-tetralogy-b-bqs-ae) — *Τετραλογία Β΄* · `bqs-ae`
- [Tetralogy C](https://eulogikon.org/works/antiphon-athens-tetralogy-c-bqs-af) — *Τετραλογία Γ΄* · `bqs-af`

## License and provenance

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