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Libanius (Lib. Arg. Orat. Dem.).

(1) This speech is also delivered by the same man and against the same man.⁴³ And in other respects everything is the same: Plangon, the oath, the forced acknowledgement of sons. (2) When Mantias died, his three sons—Mantitheus (the son by the lawfully married woman) and Boetus and Pamphilus (the sons by Plangon)—were dividing up the estate. While Mantitheus claimed that his mother’s dowry belonged to him, Boetus and Pamphilus themselves also disputed the dowry on the grounds that Plangon had brought one hundred mnae into Mantias’ house. (3) So they decided to divide up everything on an equal basis except for the house and the slaves: the house, so that the money from its sale could be given to the person or persons whose mother is shown to have brought a dowry into the marriage; the slaves, so that Boetus’ group might be able to cross-examine them, if they want to make additional inquiries into any of the belongings inside the house. (4) Later they brought countersuits against each other, Mantitheus on behalf of his mother’s estate, but those other men over certain other things. And the arbitrator decided in favor of Mantitheus, ruling against Boetus for failing to appear. Mantitheus now takes him to court on the same charge and demands to have the dowry back.

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