‘Even if everyone else succumbs to slavery, we must still fight for our freedom.’ Admired by many in the ancient world as the greatest of the classic Athenian orators, Demosthenes was intimately involved in the political events of his day. As well as showing a master orator at work, his speeches are a prime source for the history of the period, when Athens was engaged in a doomed struggle against the rising power of Macedon under the brilliant father and son, Philip and Alexander....
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 480 ● ISBN 9780191645723 ● Translator Robin Waterfield ● Publisher OUP Oxford ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 3165315 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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