Söylevler

by Demosthenes, Candan Şentuna (Translator)

Söylevin tarihi 351 yılıdır: bu yıllarda Philippos Trakya kralları Amodokos ile Kersobleptes arasındaki çekişmeden yararlanıp bu bölgeye karışmaya başladı. Bir yandan da Atina'yı Trakya'dan uzak tutmak için Euboia'da dolaplar çeviriyordu. Philippos'un kaptanları Atina'nın buğdaş yüklü gemilerini Euboia'nın güney burnunu dönerken yakalamış, hatta Marathon'da karaya çıkıp Atina'nın devlet gemisini alıp götürerek ona kendi topraklarında saldırmıştır.

238 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2001

About the author

Demosthenes 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.