02518cam a22003373u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000034001122450049001462640051001953000047002463360026002933370026003193380036003455000031003815080086004125201342004985340045018406530070018856530045019556530066020007000055020668560042021219990017021639061UtSlPG20260610133228.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPA1 aDemosthenes,d385 BCE-323 BCE14aThe Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-10-01  aProduced by Anne Soulard, Jon Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Public Orations of Demosthenes, Volume 2" by Demosthenes is a historical collection of political speeches written during the classical period of Greece, specifically in the 4th century BC. This volume includes speeches that highlight the tensions between Athens and Philip II of Macedon, detailing the political and military challenges faced by Athens in this era. The general topic revolves around the defense of Athenian democracy against external threats and the importance of unity among Greek states.  The opening of this volume introduces a critical context where Demosthenes addresses an assembly of Athenians regarding their strained relations with Philip II and the situation in the Chersonese. He outlines the urgent need for Athens to support their general, Diopeithes, in the region against Macedonian interference and critiques the complacency of citizens regarding the rising power of Philip. Demosthenes emphasizes the importance of action over words and highlights the immediate dangers posed by Philip's military campaigns, warning that failure to respond effectively could lead to the loss of Athenian autonomy. The opening sets the stage for a masterful display of rhetoric aimed at rallying his fellow citizens to take decisive action in the face of growing threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAthens (Greece) -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800  aDemosthenes -- Translations into English  aSpeeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- Translations into English1 aPickard-Cambridge, Arthur Wallace, Sir,d1873-195240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9061  c50907d50907