κατὰ Νεαίρας

Lines

1 – 2 3 – 4 5 – 7 8 – 9 10 – 12 13 – 15 16 – 18 19 – 22 23 – 25 26 – 28 29 – 31 32 – 34 34 – 36 37 – 38 39 – 40 41 – 43 44 – 45 46 – 47 48 – 49 50 – 51 52 – 54 54 – 56 57 – 59 60 – 62 63 – 65 66 – 68 69 – 71 71 – 72 73 – 74 75 – 76 77 – 79 80 – 82 83 – 85 86 – 87 88 – 89 90 – 92 92 – 93 94 – 96 97 – 98 99 – 100 101 – 103 104 – 105 106 – 107 108 – 109 110 – 112 113 – 114 115 – 116 117 – 119 120 – 123 123 – 124 124 – 125 126 – 126

İngilizce Yunanca

48 When the reconciliation had been brought about, those who had assisted either party in the arbitration and the whole affair did just what I fancy is always done, especially when the quarrel is about a courtesan. They went to dine at the house of whichever of the two had Neaera in his keeping, and the woman dined and drank with them, as being a courtesan.

48 To prove that these statements of mine are true, (oo the clerk) call, please as witnesses those who were present with them, Eubulus of Probalinthus,Probalinthus, a deme of the tribe Pandionis. Diopeithes of Melitê, and Cteson of Cerameis.Cerameis, a deme of the tribe Acamantis.

48 The Deposition

48 Eubulus of Probalinthus, Diopeithes of Melitê, and Cteson of Cerameis, depose that after the reconciliation in the matter of Neaera was brought about between Phrynion and Stephanus they frequently dined with them and drank in the company of Neaera, the present defendant, both when Neaera was at the house of Stephanus and when she was at the house of Phrynion.

49 I have, then, shown you in my argument, and the testimony of witnesses has proved: that Neaera was originally a slave, that she was twice sold, that she made her living by prostitution as a courtesan; that she ran away from Phrynion to Megara, and that on her return she was forced to give bonds as an alien before the polemarch. I wish now to show you that Stephanus here has himself given evidence against her, proving her to be an alien.