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2. A son of Nicias, was put to death by the thirty tyrants, to whom his great wealth was no doubt a temptation. Theramenes, in his defence, as reported by Xenophon, mentions the murder of Niceratus as one of' the acts which tended necessarily to alienate all moderate men from the government. On his death his wife slew herself to avoid falling into the power of the tyrants. Niceratus is spoken of as a man of very mild and benevolent disposition, and generally beloved. From Demosthenes we learn also that he was of a feeble constitution, and was childless; but the latter statement (if the reading ἄπαις be the right one) is inconsistent with the account in Lysias (Xen. Hell. 2.3.39; Schn. ad loc.; Diod. 14.5; Dem. c. Meid. p. 567; Lys. de Bonis Niciae Frat. p. 149). Niceratus is introduced as one of the characters in the Symposium of Xenophon.

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William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street. In the article on Soranus, we find: "at this present time (1848)" and this date seems to reflect the dates of works cited. 1873 - probably the printing date.

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