read Lysias 1, "On the Killing of Eratosthenes," written by the Athenian speech-writer Lysias, in defense of Euphiletos, sometime in the late 400s or early 300s BC. Euphiletos is on trial for killing a man called Eratosthenes, so his situation is quite dire. Please read Euphiletos' defense speech ("On the Murder of Eratosthenes"), How does Euphiletos present his own character? How does he present the character of Eratosthenes? What does Euphiletos tell the jury about his wife and his family? What does this tell us, historians, about families and households in Classical Athens? What does the Athenian adultery law state? Why is adultery such a serious offense in Athenian law? What does this speech teach us about the value of citizenship in Classical Athens? What is the role of a good citizen? What is the place of women and slaves in Athenian society? If you were on the jury trying Euphiletos, what would be your verdict in this case? Oo

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