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ON THE FALSE EMBASSY (ORATION 19)
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| By: |
Demosthenes, Douglas M. MacDowall (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£200.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198153031 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198153030 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
21 December, 2000 |
| Pages: |
388 |
| Translated from: |
Greek, Modern (1453-) |
| Description: |
On the False Embassy is the speech which Demosthenes wrote for the prosecution of Aiskhines on the charge of accepting a bribe from King Philip of Macedon in 346 BC. This edition includes an introduction on the historical circumstances, a revised Greek text with an English translation on facing pages, and a detailed commentary. |
| Synopsis: |
In 346 BC. the Athenians negotiated a peace treaty with King Philip II of Macedon, but afterwards one of the Athenian ambassadors, Demosthenes, accused another, Aiskhines, of accepting a bribe from Philip to contrive that the terms of the treaty should be favourable to him. The case came to trial three years later, and On the False Embassy is the speech which Demosthenes prepared for the prosecution. It is one of the most famous pieces of ancient oratory, and it is also one of the principal sources of information about the politics of its period. This volume is on the same lines as Professor MacDowell's previous edition of Demosthenes' speech Against Meidias. It includes an introduction concentrating especially on the historical circumstances, a revised Greek text based on fresh study of the manuscripts, an English translation on pages facing the text, and the first detailed commentary on the speech for over a hundred years. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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