EUBULUS, of Anaphlystus, Athenian politician, was a per sistent opponent of Demosthenes and was chiefly instrumental in securing the acquittal of Aeschines (who had been his own clerk) when accused of treachery. Eubulus took little interest in military affairs, and was (at any rate at first) a strong advocate of peace at any price with Philip of Macedon. He devoted himself to matters of administration, especially in the department of finance. He proposed the law providing that any proposal to use the Theoric fund for military purposes should be punished with death. As one of the chief members of an embassy to Philip, Eubulus allowed himself to be won over, and henceforth did his utmost to promote the cause of the Macedonian. The indignant remonstrances of Demosthenes failed to weaken Eubulus's hold on the popular favour, and after his death (before 33o B.C.) he was distinguished with special honours, which were described by Hypereides in a speech now lost. Eubulus had a considerable reputation as an orator, but none of his speeches has survived, nor is there any appreciation of them in ancient writers. Aristotle (Rhetoric, i. 15. 15) mentions a speech against Chares, and Theopompus (in his Philippica) gave an account of his life, extracts from which are preserved in Harpocration.
See Demosthenes, De corona, pp. 232, 235 ; De falsa legatione, PP. 434, 435, 438 ; Adversus Leptinesn, p. 498 ; In Midiam, pp. 58o, 581; Aeschines, De falsa legatione, ad fin.; Index to C. W. Muller's Oratores Attici; A. D. Schafer, Demosthenes and seine Zeit (1885).