Database: Sycophants
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In Athens, anyone could sue an individual in a public legal action. Therefore, during the Classical period, some Athenians initiated legal actions solely to seek financial rewards for successful prosecutions. These individuals also made money by blackmailing people who would rather pay than go to court. These improvised prosecutors were called sycophants, a word which came to be used as an insult.