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Κατά Κτησιφώντος Aeschines
62 Philocrates made a motionIn 348 b.c. that we permit Philip to send to us a herald and ambassadors to treat concerning peace. This motion was attacked in the courts as illegal. The time of the trial came. Lycinus, who had indicted him, spoke for the prosecution; Philocrates made answer for himself, and Demosthenes spoke in his behalf;In Aeschin. 2.14, Aeschines says that Philocrates was ill, and called in Demosthenes as his advocate (συνήγορος). Probably Philocrates made only a brief and formal answer in court, and left the real defence to Demosthenes. Philocrates was cleared. After this came the archonship of Themistocles.Beginning in midsummer, 347 b.c. Now Demosthenes came in as senator, not drawn by the lot either as a member of the senate or as a substitute, but through intrigue and bribery; the purpose of it was to enable him to support Philocrates in every way, by word and deed, as the event itself made evident.
63 For now Philocrates carries a second resolution, providing for the election of ten ambassadors, who shall go to Philip and ask him to send hither plenipotentiaries to negotiate peace. Of these ambassadors one was Demosthenes. On his return, Demosthenes was a eulogist of the peace, he agreed with the other ambassadors in their report, and he alone of the senators moved to give safe-conduct to Philip’s herald and ambassadors; and in this motion he was in accord with Philocrates, for the one had given permission to send a herald and ambassadors hither, the other gave safe-conduct to the embassy.

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