The Oration Against LeptinesMacmillan, 1886 - 118 pages |
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... Athens , for its acute reasoning , and its powerful declamation . 4 Demosthenes begins his speech by urging the general injustice and impolicy of the measure intro- duced by Leptines . It was unjust , first towards the 1 Ad . Ammaeum ...
... Athens , for its acute reasoning , and its powerful declamation . 4 Demosthenes begins his speech by urging the general injustice and impolicy of the measure intro- duced by Leptines . It was unjust , first towards the 1 Ad . Ammaeum ...
Page ix
... Athenian corn trade ; and Epicerdes , who had so signally relieved the Athenian distress at the close of the Sicilian ... Athens forty years before had caused the exile of all the democratical leaders in that city ( §§ 28-66 ) . Looking ...
... Athenian corn trade ; and Epicerdes , who had so signally relieved the Athenian distress at the close of the Sicilian ... Athens forty years before had caused the exile of all the democratical leaders in that city ( §§ 28-66 ) . Looking ...
Page x
... Athens to withdraw these honours from their sons , when foreign nations , and in the case of Chabrias , even the Chians , against whom he had himself conducted a victorious campaign , regarded as inviolable the honours which they had ...
... Athens to withdraw these honours from their sons , when foreign nations , and in the case of Chabrias , even the Chians , against whom he had himself conducted a victorious campaign , regarded as inviolable the honours which they had ...
Page xii
... Athens , to the effect that Ctesippus , son of Chabrias , provided a chorus of boys for the Cecropid tribe , which he could not have been called upon to do , had Demosthenes secured the confirma- tion of his privilege . But , granting ...
... Athens , to the effect that Ctesippus , son of Chabrias , provided a chorus of boys for the Cecropid tribe , which he could not have been called upon to do , had Demosthenes secured the confirma- tion of his privilege . But , granting ...
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... Athenian democracy to be carried away by the impulse of the moment , owing to the persuasive eloquence of plausible speeches , is a frequent topic both with the orators and in comedy : and they were sufficiently conscious of their own ...
... Athenian democracy to be carried away by the impulse of the moment , owing to the persuasive eloquence of plausible speeches , is a frequent topic both with the orators and in comedy : and they were sufficiently conscious of their own ...
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