Orations, Volume IV: Orations 27-40: Private Cases

by Demosthenes, A. T. Murray (Translator)

Overview

The preeminent orator of ancient Athens.

Demosthenes (384–322 BC), orator at Athens, was a pleader in law courts who later became also a statesman, champion of the past greatness of his city and the present resistance of Greece to Philip of Macedon’s rise to supremacy. We possess by him political speeches and law-court speeches composed for parties in private cases and political cases. His early reputation as the best of Greek orators rests on his steadfastness of purpose, his sincerity, his clear and pungent argument, and his severe control of language. In his law cases he is the advocate, in his political speeches a castigator not of his opponents but of their politics. Demosthenes gives us vivid pictures of public and private life of his time.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Demosthenes is in seven volumes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674993518
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1936
Series:	Loeb Classical Library , #318
Edition description:	6th printing/1st pub.1936
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 6.38(h) x 1.10(d)
Language:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

About the Author

Augustus Taber Murray (1866–1940) was Professor of Greek at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

General Introduction

Bibliography

Order Of The Orations According To Blass's Text

Table Of Athenian Money

XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX. Against Aphobus

I. Introduction

Text and Translation

II. Introduction

Text and Translation

III. Introduction

Text and Translation

XXX, XXXI. Against Onetor, An Ejectment Suit

I. Introduction

Text and Translation

II. Introduction

Text and Translation

XXXII. Plea Of Demo Against Zenothemis

Introduction

Text and Translation

XXXIII. Unknown Pleader Against Apaturius

Introduction

Text and Translation

XXXIV. Plea Of Chrysippus And Partner Against Phormio

Introduction

Text and Translation

XXXV. Androcles Against Lacritus

Introduction

Text and Translation

XXXVI. A Friend Pleading For Phormio

Introduction

Text and Translation

XXXVII. Nicobulus Against Pantaenetus

Introduction

Text and Translation

XXXVIII. One Of The Sons Of Aristaechmus Against Nausimachus And Xenopeithes

Introduction

Text and Translation

XXXIX, XL. Mantitheus Against Boeotus

I. Introduction

Text and Translation

II. Introduction

Text and Translation