Antiphon, On the murder of Herodes, section 52

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[52] Such was the examination under torture on which the prosecution rely, gentlemen, when they say that they are convinced that I am the murderer of Herodes. Yet if I had had anything whatsoever on my conscience, if I had committed a crime of this kind, I should have got rid of both witnesses while I had the opportunity, either by taking them with me to Aenus or by shipping them to the mainland.¹ I should not have left the men who knew the truth behind to inform against me.

1 i.e., to Asia Minor.

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