Database: Sycophants

Where are the paintings? This article is in need of more images and/or better quality pictures from Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR in order to achieve a higher status. You can help the Assassin's Creed Wiki by uploading better images on this page.

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.