You are an Athenian citizen who is providing legal advice to the defendant being prosecuted at court. Based on the forensic speech that you have selected, what primary legal strategy should the defendant pursue to obtain an acquittal? REQUIREMENTS: -Strong thesis introduced in your first paragraph -Arguments in support of your thesis organized into three or four distinct and coherent sections. -Explicit references to material from the speeches (with precise citations). These should be frequent and substantive. Your paper should express a close reading and engagement with the written content. -Close consideration of the grading rubric at the end of the courses syllabus. Please read, consider, and follow carefully. If you have questions, please consult me or your TA. -The substantive integration of three laws, legal precedents, or legal arguments of your choice that support your case. For these you should draw the following: *Primary source materials assigned for the course, especially Against Timarchus -You are required to derive 1 law, legal precedent, or argument from Against Timarchus *Primary source materials from these Binghamton University library resources (available as e-books): -Ilias Arnauotoglou, Ancient Greek Laws: A Sourcebook (London: Routledge, 1998) (Available as an e-book through the library) David D. Phillips, The Law of Ancient Athens (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2013 (Available as an e-book through the library) CITATIONS: for this assignment, follow the following parenthetical format: (Against Neaera, 12; Against Leocrates 3; Demosthenes 20, 157-58 in Law of Ancient Athens, p. 73).
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