# Antiphon — History of the Peloponnesian War character guide

> Antiphon in History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-book-i

## Who they are

Athenian orator and architect of the Four Hundred oligarchy.

## In the story

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/chapters/xxvi)

Sent as an envoy to Lacedaemon to make peace on any tolerable terms, as the Four Hundred's position weakens.

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