1st Edition

Athenian Political Oratory Sixteen Key Speeches

By David Phillips Copyright 2004
276 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

The celebrated orators and speeches of ancient Athens have been read and enjoyed for thousands of years. Focusing on the works of three of the greatest orators in history-Demosthenes, Lysias, and Hypereides-this collection of speeches is an indispensable source for anyone interested in classical civilization and literature, political science and rhetoric. Each of the three sections-The Thirty... Read more
PREFACE, GENERAL INTRODUCTION, PART ONE: THE THIRTY TYRANTS, PART TWO: PHILIP AND ATHENS, PART THREE: ATHENS UNDER ALEXANDER, NOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX

Biography

David Phillips is Assistant Professor of History at UCLA. His research interests include Athenian Law, tyranny in archaic Greece, and the career of the orator Hypereides.