Книга: Sandys John Edwin «The Speech of Demosthenes Against the Law of Leptines»

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• Leptines, Law of — ▪ ancient Athens       (354 BC), ancient Athenian tax measure, subject of an early speech of the orator Demosthenes. The law, named for the man who proposed it, was backed by the Athenian statesman Aristophon; it sought to raise money for the… …   Universalium

• Leptines — was an Athenian orator. He is known as the proposer of a law that no Athenian, whether citizen or resident alien (with the sole exception of the descendants of Harmodius and Aristogeiton), should be exempt from the public charges ( Atroup ytai )… …   Wikipedia

• Demosthenes — For other historical and fictional personages named Demosthenes, see Demosthenes (disambiguation). Demosthenes Bust of Demosthenes (Louvre, Paris, France) Born …   Wikipedia

• Against Leptines — was a speech give by Demosthenes in which he called for the repeal of a law which denied anyone a special exemption from paying public charges ( leitourgiai ). This law had been proposed by a man named Leptines, so the speech came to be known as… …   Wikipedia

• On the Crown — (Greek: Ὑπὲρ Κτησιφῶντος περὶ τοῦ Στεφάνου) is the most famous judicial oration of the prominent Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes, delivered in 330 BC. Contents 1 Historical background 2 Content of the speech 3 …   Wikipedia

• Cephisodotus (general) — Cephisodotus (Greek: Κηφισόδοτος; lived 4th century BC) was an Athenian general and orator, who was sent with Callias, Autocles, and others in 371 BC to negotiate peace with Sparta.[1] Again, in 369 BC, when the Spartan ambassadors had come to… …   Wikipedia