Leontine embassy to Athens
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The Leontine embassy to Athens was a diplomatic mission from the Sicilian city of Leontini to classical Athens, historically notable for including the famed sophist and orator Gorgias among its envoys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leontine embassy to Athens canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic mission
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
classical rhetoric
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sophistic movement ⓘ |
| destination | Athens ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Attica
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Sicilian politics
ⓘ
conflict with Syracuse ⓘ |
| hasEnvoy | Gorgias ⓘ |
| hasEnvoyRole | Gorgias as spokesman ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia)
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surface form:
Athenian Assembly
citizens of Athens ⓘ citizens of Leontini ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to secure alliance against Syracuse
ⓘ
to seek Athenian support for Leontini ⓘ |
| hasType | embassy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athenian perception of rhetoric
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reputation of Gorgias in Athens ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
display of Gorgias’ rhetorical skill
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inclusion of sophist Gorgias ⓘ |
| origin | Leontini ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | appeal for military and political aid ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Athenian foreign policy in Sicily
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Gorgias ⓘ Leontini ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ |
| timePeriod | classical Athens ⓘ |
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