Apollodorus of Acharnae

Apollodorus (os ) (* 394/393 BC; † after 343 BC ), son of Pasion, was an Athenian orator and politician in the middle of the 4th century BC.

Apollodorus was a supporter and partisan of Demosthenes and after 370 BC, one of the wealthiest citizens of Athens. Between 370 and 350 BC, he led protracted litigation against Phormio, who succeeded his father in the banking business and new husband was from his wife ( Apollodorus ' mother ) to inheritance issues. Although he used his wealth for the equipment of triremes, 369, 362/60 and 356/355 BC and was trierarch 352/351 BC as Choregos won a victory, he was able to achieve only a limited political position.

361/360 BC complained the process funny Apollodorus in a Eisangelieprozess strategists Timomachus, Callippus, Menon, Autokles and Timotheus for alleged betrayal of Miltokythes to, the outcome of the case is unknown. 349/348 BC Apollodorus was a member of the Areopagus, and was involved in the formulation of a Probuleuma, the 349 BC for speaking out to make government surpluses in the future to the cashier of the Stratiotika and not of Theo Rika. Thus, the armor against Philip II of Macedon should be supported, which led against Olynthus war, instead of theatrical performances are state funded. Although the People's Assembly gave their approval to Apollodorus was 348 BC by Stephanos accused of illegalities, which led to the cancellation of the decision and condemning the Apollodoros to pay a penalty of a talent.

Probably as revenge complained Apollodorus, in turn, together with Theomnestes against Stephanos and his concubine Neaira. According to the applicants Stephanos was wrongly children of Neaera in their own right and thus incorrectly as Athenians. About the outcome of the case is not known.

Several speeches that are mistakenly delivered under the name of Demosthenes, are now attributed to Apollodorus (46, 49, 50, 52, 53, 59 and possibly 47). The speeches are a particularly important source of legal, economic and social history.

Although the patriotic Apollodorus was a supporter of Demosthenes, seems this loud Plutarch ( Plut. Dem 15) Apollodorus over not to have been so trusting. According to Plutarch, not Apollodorus itself, but Demosthenes the speeches for Apollodorus ' performances had written to court.

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• Athenaeus 13.593 f - 594a
• Pseudo- Demosthenes or. 59 German translation in: Kai Brodersen: Antiphon, Against the Stepmother, and Apollodorus Against Neaera ( Demosthenes 59). Women in court. Wiss. Book Company, Darmstadt 2004 ( texts for research, 84), ISBN 3-534-17997-8.