Cleocritus
Athenian leader
About Cleocritus
Cleocritus was a Greek religious.
Cleocritus was an Athenian leader of religious ceremonies, the kerux or herald, famous for the beauty of his voice. He was one of the Athenians driven from the city during the civil war of the Thirty Tyrants in 403 BCE. When the exiles gathered themselves into an army and returned to the city, Cleocritus was chosen as their spokesman and delivered a famous speech, which Xenophon records (Hellenica 2.4.20-21):
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Who was Cleocritus?
Athenian leader
When was Cleocritus born?
Cleocritus was born in Athens.
What was Cleocritus's occupation?
Cleocritus was a religious.
What nationality was Cleocritus?
Cleocritus was Greek.
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