56. When they had passed this vote, Menestratus made his accusations and
added the names of others of the citizens. The Thirty acquitted him, as
they did Agoratus, as he seemed to tell the truth, but you long
afterwards brought him into court as a murderer and, justly voting death
for him, gave him over to the executioner, and he was beaten to death.
57. If he was put to death then Agoratus should justly be killed, as he
was responsible for the death of Menestratus having accused him, and who
is more to blame for those killed by Menestratus than he who put him in
such a position?
58. He seems to me to be different from Aristophanes of Chollidae who was
his bondsman, and who, having boats ready at Munychia, was willing to
sail away with him. And at least as far as it depended upon him you would
have been saved, neither having destroyed any of the Athenians nor being
yourself put in any such danger. 59. But you had the audacity to accuse
your deliverer, and having informed against him you put him to death and
also your other bondsmen. As he was not a pure blooded Athenian citizen,
some wished him to be put to torture and induced the people to pass this
decree.