The Public Orations of Demosthenes

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Public Orations of Demosthenes by Demosthenes. (Translated by Arthur Wallace Pickard-Cambridge.) Read in English by realisticspeakers; Roger Serling; Marya James; Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth; Mike Manolakes; Devan Tatlow; Rapunzelina; djrose; Brize C This book, originally published in two volumes, collects the most important complete public orations by Demosthenes, arguably the most famous Athenian orator, that we still have access to. Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations are nowadays important sources of contemporary Athenian oratorical expression and provide an insight into the politics and legal affairs of Athens during the 4th century BC. - Summary by Leni For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (359MB)

Directors & creators

Demosthenes

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;athens; macedonia; crown; phillipics

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