Demosthenes, as an emerging political leader in fourth-century Athens, delivered a series of fiery speeches to the citizens in the democratic Assembly, attacking the Macedonian king Philip II as an aggressive imperialist bent on destroying the city's independence. This volume presents the Greek text of five of these speeches with full introduction and detailed commentary. They show how the foremost politician of the day argued his case before the people who made policy decisions in the Assembly ...
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Demosthenes: Selected Political Speeches
Kartoniert, 306 S.
1 map
Sprache: Englisch
215 mm
Cambridge University Press (2019)
Gewicht: 394 g
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-61084-2
Titelnr.: 94676113