Against Agoratus (50-51)

In the first place, we have as witnesses against him the decrees issued by the Council, and that of the people, stating expressly—

in regard to those whom Agoratus has denounced.

In the second place, the judgement passed on him when he was acquitted under the Thirty says expressly—

in as much as his report has been approved as true.

Read them, please.

Decrees.Decision

Well then, that he did not make the deposition, he can find no means of showing; he must therefore prove that he was justified in giving that information, because he saw them criminally working against the interest of your people. But he will not attempt to show this either, I believe. For, I presume, if it had been the people of Athens on whom they had inflicted some injury, the Thirty would never, in fear of the people’s rule being subverted, have put them to death to vindicate the cause of the people; no, I conceive they would have done very much the opposite.