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Biography

Name: Demosthenes
Birth Date: 384 B.C.
Death Date: October, 322 B.C.
Place of Birth: Attica, Greece
Place of Death: Calavria, Greece
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Male
Occupations: orator, statesman

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Biography of Demosthenes
1,193 words, approx. 4 pages
Demosthenes (384-322 BC) is regarded as the greatest of Greek orators and perhaps the greatest orator of all times. He saw clearly the significance of the rise of an autocratic Macedonia and its implications for traditional Athenian and Greek political...
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Biography of Demosthenes
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With the possible exception of Cicero, no orator has given so much to the development of his art or achieved as much with it as Demosthenes. He was everywhere referred to simply as "the orator." Some of the best literary criticism in antiquity was...


Quotations
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Demosthenes Quotes
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Demosthenes (Δημοσθένης) ( 384 BC - 322 BC ) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens, generally considered the greatest of the Greek orators. Sourced Delivery, delivery, delivery. Response when asked to name the three...


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Demosthenes Information
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Demosthenes (384–322 BCE, Greek: Δημοσθένης, Dēmosthénēs) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of ancient Athenian intellectual prowess and provide a thorough...


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National Review
What Demosthenes could whisper to Reagan.
06/14/1985: 3,671 words, approx. 12 pages
THE UNITED STATES is suffering from an ancient disease. The first known case was recorded in Greece about 2,300 years ago. The Athenian orator Demosthenes, who had the greatest practical experience in treating the malady, called it "democratic lethargy." Ronald Reagan diagnosed this...
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The Historian
Demosthenes and His Time: A Study in Defeat. (book reviews)
06/22/1994: 513 words, approx. 2 pages
Demosthenes' lifetime (384/3-322/1 B.C.) was a troubled period in the history of Greece. It has received much attention of late, but more from the perspective of Philip II and the Macedonians than from that of Demosthenes and the Athenians. Raphael Sealey here offers...
 


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