Demosthenes

Klappentext

An edition aimed at students of five of Demosthenes' Assembly speeches arguing for a military response to Philip II of Macedon.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1. Historical background; 2. Assembly speeches; 3. Language and style; 4. Publication; 5. The afterlife of the speeches; 6. The text: 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 9 ; Commentary; First Olynthiac; Second Olynthiac; Third Olynthiac; First Philippic; Third Philippic.