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Demosthenes of Athens and the fall of classical Greece

By Ian , Demosthenes.;Worthington

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780199931958, 9780199980628, 0199980624
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4147264 bytes)
Pages
illustrations, maps\411
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Orators;Orators--Greece;Statesmen;Statesmen--Greec

Description

Regarded as ancient Greece's greatest orator, Demosthenes lived through and helped shape one of the most eventful epochs in antiquity. This biography's chronological arrangement brings Demosthenes vividly to life, discussing his troubled childhood and youth, the obstacles he faced in his public career, his fierce rivalries with other Athenian politicians, his successes and failures, and even his posthumous influence as a politician and orator.

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