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100 1 _aDemosthenes,
_d385 BCE-323 BCE
245 1 4 _aThe Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2005-10-01
508 _aProduced by Anne Soulard, Jon Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAthens (Greece) -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800
653 _aDemosthenes -- Translations into English
653 _aSpeeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- Translations into English
700 1 _aPickard-Cambridge, Arthur Wallace, Sir,
_d1873-1952
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9061
999 _c50907
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