Demosthenes

Demosthenes (384 – 322 BC) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC.

Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20, in which he argued effectively to gain from his guardians what was left of his inheritance. For a time, Demosthenes made his living as a professional speech-writer (logographer) and a lawyer, writing speeches for use in private legal suits.

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	Alexander: Child of a Dream (Aléxandros, #1) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi 4.10 avg rating — 9,531 ratings — published 1998 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sands of Ammon (Aléxandros, #2) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi 4.15 avg rating — 7,334 ratings — published 1998 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan 4.13 avg rating — 5,287 ratings — published 2003 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conquest and Empire: The Reign of Alexander the Great by Albert Brian Bosworth 3.89 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1988 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pelican History of Greece by Andrew Robert Burn 3.48 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1965 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demosthenes and Cicero. Alexander and Caesar (Lives, Volume VII) by Plutarch 4.23 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 100 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demóstenes. La agonía de Grecia by Werner Wilhelm Jaeger 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1938 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oxford Handbook of Demosthenes by Gunther Martin (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2019 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of the Origin and Progress of Language, Vol. 2: to which are annexed Three Dissertation, Viz, 1. of the Formation of the Greek Language, 2. of the Sound of the Greek Language, 3. of the Composition of the Antients, and Particularly of that of Demosthenes by James Burnett 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars