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Universally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown is Demosthenes' vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. This edition presents the Greek text with facing translation, introduction and a full commentary.

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Table of Contents

Preface
INTRODUCTION
Demosthenes' Life
Early Life
Career to 346 B.C.
Ascent and Decline
The Last Years
Background to the Trial
The Case against Ctesiphon
Ordo Homericus
Demosthenes' Style
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ON THE CROWN
Text and Translation
The Text and Apparatus Criticus
COMMENTARY
INDEX

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780856685347, 978-0856685347
      ISBN10: 0856685348
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Universally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown is Demosthenes' vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. This edition presents the Greek text with facing translation, introduction and a full commentary.

      Trade Review
      ‘Anyone working on the orators will need a copy of this book.’
      Bryn Mawr Classical Review
      ‘The introduction provides an excellent summary. Usher’s great strength is in his notes on rhetoric and arguments; he surpasses all previous commentators.’
      Classical Review

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      INTRODUCTION
      Demosthenes' Life
      Early Life
      Career to 346 B.C.
      Ascent and Decline
      The Last Years
      Background to the Trial
      The Case against Ctesiphon
      Ordo Homericus
      Demosthenes' Style
      BIBLIOGRAPHY
      ON THE CROWN
      Text and Translation
      The Text and Apparatus Criticus
      COMMENTARY
      INDEX

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