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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450420603321

Autore

Harris Edward M (Monroe)

Titolo

Aeschines and Athenian politics / / Edward M. Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

1-280-44346-4

0-19-535950-X

1-60129-928-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Disciplina

938/.07

Soggetti

Democracy - History

Electronic books.

Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C

Athens (Greece) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Whom to Believe?; 2. Family, Early Career, and Start in Politics; 3. Getting to Know Philip; 4. Peace at Last; 5. The End of the Third Sacred War; 6. Entre Deux Guerres; 7. Decline and Exit; 8. Conclusion; APPENDICES; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Filling a major gap in scholarship, this is the first full-length study of the Athenian politician Aeschines. Along with Isocrates, Aeschines was one of the most prominent Athenian politicians who advocated friendly ties with the Macedonian king Philip II. Though overshadowed by his famous rival Demosthenes, Aeschines played a key role in the decisive events that marked the rise of Macedonian power in Greece and formed the transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period. Three long speeches by Aeschines, all delivered in court battles with his opponent Demosthenes, have been preserved