Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 254 Demosthenes -384 -322 Δημοσθένης Pickard-Cambridge, Arthur Wallace, Sir 1873 1952 Pickard-Cambridge, A. W. (Arthur Wallace), Sir The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 Produced by Anne Soulard, Jon Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Public Orations of Demosthenes, Volume 2" by Demosthenes is a historical collection of political speeches written during the classical period of Greece, specifically in the 4th century BC. This volume includes speeches that highlight the tensions between Athens and Philip II of Macedon, detailing the political and military challenges faced by Athens in this era. The general topic revolves around the defense of Athenian democracy against external threats and the importance of unity among Greek states. The opening of this volume introduces a critical context where Demosthenes addresses an assembly of Athenians regarding their strained relations with Philip II and the situation in the Chersonese. He outlines the urgent need for Athens to support their general, Diopeithes, in the region against Macedonian interference and critiques the complacency of citizens regarding the rising power of Philip. Demosthenes emphasizes the importance of action over words and highlights the immediate dangers posed by Philip's military campaigns, warning that failure to respond effectively could lead to the loss of Athenian autonomy. The opening sets the stage for a masterful display of rhetoric aimed at rallying his fellow citizens to take decisive action in the face of growing threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800 Demosthenes -- Translations into English Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- Translations into English PA Text Classical Antiquity Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Ancient 427620 2025-10-04T07:46:06.873434 text/html 427441 2025-01-11T23:03:57.168513 text/html 238007 2025-10-04T07:46:14.569395 application/epub+zip 243058 2025-10-04T07:46:09.989416 application/epub+zip 221161 2025-10-04T07:46:08.839433 application/epub+zip 474556 2025-10-04T07:46:17.963387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448380 2025-10-04T07:46:13.830416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415258 2022-09-04T12:53:31.445193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395971 2025-10-04T07:46:06.514444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395627 2014-10-13T11:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397135 2014-10-13T11:48:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20756 2025-10-04T07:46:18.096365 application/rdf+xml 18608 2025-10-04T07:46:09.323401 image/jpeg 3993 2025-10-04T07:46:09.082414 image/jpeg 147746 2014-10-13T11:49:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 147877 2014-10-13T11:49:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 235234 2025-10-04T07:46:06.908440 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia