Книга: Tyler William Seymour «The Olynthiacs of Demosthenes»

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• Olynthiacs — The Olynthiacs were three political speeches, all delivered by the Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes. In 349 BC Philip II of Macedon attacked Olynthus, which at the time was an ally of Athens. In the Olynthiacs, delivered in 349 BC,… …   Wikipedia

• Demosthenes' Funeral Oration — (Greek: Ἐπιτάφιος Λόγος) was delivered between August and September of 338 BC, just after the Battle of Chaeronea. It constitutes along with the Erotic Essay the two epideictic orations of the prominent Athenian statesman and orator, which are… …   Wikipedia

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

• Demosthenes — /di mos theuh neez /, n. 384? 322 B.C., Athenian statesman and orator. * * * born 384 BC, Athens died Oct. 12, 322, Calauria, Argolis Athenian statesman known as the greatest orator of ancient Greece. According to Plutarch, he was a stutterer in… …   Universalium

• DEMOSTHENES —    the great Athenian orator, born in Athens; had many impediments to overcome to succeed in the profession, but by ingenious methods and indomitable perseverance he subdued them all, and became the first orator not of Greece only, but of all… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• On the False Embassy — ( Greek: Περὶ τῆς παραπρεσβείας) is the name of two famous judicial orations, both delivered in 343 BC by the prominent Athenian statesmen and fierce opponents, Demosthenes and Aeschines. Contents 1 Historical background 2 The speeches …   Wikipedia