Orationes (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana)

by Aeschines, Mervin R. Dilts (Editor)

Written primarily in Greek, 1997 edition.

Genres: History

364 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 315

About the author

Aeschines (/ˈɪskᵻniːz/; Greek: Αἰσχίνης, Aischínēs; 389 – 314 BC) was a Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators.

Reviews

[Illiterate · Rating 2 out of 5]

Against Timarchus is interesting as evidence of Greek laws and attitudes on homosexuality.

[James Violand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to read a no-holds-barred advocacy. He slugs it out with Demosthenes. It is comforting to know that we have evolved beyond the way lawsuits and prosecutions existed in the ancient world. Rules of procedure and of evidence help to assure the abuses that are depicted in these speeches can't be used in most courts today.