Meidias

Meidias, son of Kephisodoros from Anagyros, was a rhetorician in Athens in the fourth century BC, he was born about 400 BC, died 330 BC He is before

Meidias was a wealthy citizen of Athens and was a personal friend of Eubulus, to whom he was close and politically. Meidias is best known for his actions during the preparations for the choir festival of Dionysus in Athens 348 BC In this year Meidias was just as Demosthenes is concerned with the management of a choir. But there were incidents (eg, damage to the choir robes ) in the choir of Demosthenes, which put this later Meidias to load. Meidias, who had already excited by angry appearances before the National Assembly stir beat Demosthenes at a performance in the face. Reasons for this may have been controversial positions on the question of external action against Macedonia and ongoing Beleidigunsklage of Demosthenes against Meidias. The action of the Meidias was sentenced at the request of Demosthenes in the People's Assembly. In the following years it should have come to reconciliation offers, but also counterclaims Meidias '. Demosthenes, however, wrote to his speech against Meidias (No. 21), which was never carried forward due to an out of court settlement. In the year 340/39 BC Meidias was elected representative in Athens Amphiktyonenrat Delphis.