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Demosthenes of Athens and the fall of classical Greece
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Title
Demosthenes of Athens and the fall of classical Greece [electronic resource] / Ian Worthington.
ISBN
9780199980628 (ebook) :
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource : ill., maps.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Jan. 7, 2013).
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Summary
Regarded as ancient Greece's greatest orator, Demosthenes lived through and helped shape one of the most eventful epochs in antiquity. This biography's chronological arrangement brings Demosthenes vividly to life, discussing his troubled childhood and youth, the obstacles he faced in his public career, his fierce rivalries with other Athenian politicians, his successes and failures, and even his posthumous influence as a politician and orator.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 01, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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