Stephen Clarke
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781789622447
- eISBN:
- 9781800852624
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781789622447.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Ancient Greek, Roman, and Early Christian Philosophy
Demosthenes’ oration On the Chersonese is a masterpiece of rhetorical brilliance and contains some of the best examples of his skill as a political orator, coming as one of his final surviving ...
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Demosthenes’ oration On the Chersonese is a masterpiece of rhetorical brilliance and contains some of the best examples of his skill as a political orator, coming as one of his final surviving speeches in the corpus. It was delivered to the Athenians in 341 BC, at a time of turbulent events when Athens was coming under increasing pressure resulting from the actions of Philip of Macedon. The Chersonese was a region of great importance for Athens. At the time of the speech, Philip was in the middle of an extensive military and diplomatic campaign in Thrace that would threaten the security of the Athenian grain trade from the Black Sea. The resulting pressure in the Chersonese, however, was seen by Demosthenes as an attempt by Philip to weaken Athens as a prelude to taking the whole of Greece. In this context he argued in the speech that the general Diopeithes, who had been sent out to the Chersonese in 346 with a naval force, be supported in the face of protest from Philip regarding Diopeithes’ actions in the wider area. This edition with Greek text, translation and commentary contains the first detailed commentary on this speech. Less
Demosthenes’ oration On the Chersonese is a masterpiece of rhetorical brilliance and contains some of the best examples of his skill as a political orator, coming as one of his final surviving speeches in the corpus. It was delivered to the Athenians in 341 BC, at a time of turbulent events when Athens was coming under increasing pressure resulting from the actions of Philip of Macedon. The Chersonese was a region of great importance for Athens. At the time of the speech, Philip was in the middle of an extensive military and diplomatic campaign in Thrace that would threaten the security of the Athenian grain trade from the Black Sea. The resulting pressure in the Chersonese, however, was seen by Demosthenes as an attempt by Philip to weaken Athens as a prelude to taking the whole of Greece. In this context he argued in the speech that the general Diopeithes, who had been sent out to the Chersonese in 346 with a naval force, be supported in the face of protest from Philip regarding Diopeithes’ actions in the wider area. This edition with Greek text, translation and commentary contains the first detailed commentary on this speech.
Douglas M. MacDowell
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199287192
- eISBN:
- 9780191713552
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199287192.003.0013
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Prose and Writers: Classical, Early, and Medieval
The Peace of Philokrates gradually broke down. On Halonnesos, to be ascribed to Hegesippos, advocates defiance of Philip over the ceding of Halonnesos and other matters. In On Affairs in the ...
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The Peace of Philokrates gradually broke down. On Halonnesos, to be ascribed to Hegesippos, advocates defiance of Philip over the ceding of Halonnesos and other matters. In On Affairs in the Chersonese Demosthenes urges the Athenians to resist Philip by supporting the operations of Diopeithes in the Chersonese area, and deprecates more popular policies. The Third Philippic recommends them to prepare for war and to reject Philip's supporters within Athens. The Fourth Philippic, rightly ascribed to Demosthenes, urges co-operation between rich and poor citizens, and the resumption of Athens' role as a leader of Greece. The Response to Philip's Letter, calling on the Athenians to make war on Philip, may be accepted as a genuine work of Demosthenes. He gave the lead to the alliance of Athens with Thebes. Defeat followed at Khaironeia, but Demosthenes was nevertheless honoured by his appointment to deliver the traditional Funeral Speech. The later speech On the Treaty with Alexander is probably not by Demosthenes.Less
The Peace of Philokrates gradually broke down. On Halonnesos, to be ascribed to Hegesippos, advocates defiance of Philip over the ceding of Halonnesos and other matters. In On Affairs in the Chersonese Demosthenes urges the Athenians to resist Philip by supporting the operations of Diopeithes in the Chersonese area, and deprecates more popular policies. The Third Philippic recommends them to prepare for war and to reject Philip's supporters within Athens. The Fourth Philippic, rightly ascribed to Demosthenes, urges co-operation between rich and poor citizens, and the resumption of Athens' role as a leader of Greece. The Response to Philip's Letter, calling on the Athenians to make war on Philip, may be accepted as a genuine work of Demosthenes. He gave the lead to the alliance of Athens with Thebes. Defeat followed at Khaironeia, but Demosthenes was nevertheless honoured by his appointment to deliver the traditional Funeral Speech. The later speech On the Treaty with Alexander is probably not by Demosthenes.
Ian Worthington
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199931958
- eISBN:
- 9780199980628
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199931958.003.0009
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Prose and Writers: Classical, Early, and Medieval
This chapter discusses Philip's military actions and the declining relations between him and Athens, together with Demosthenes' next political speeches urging the people to make war on the king, and ...
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This chapter discusses Philip's military actions and the declining relations between him and Athens, together with Demosthenes' next political speeches urging the people to make war on the king, and then the outbreak of a fresh war between Athens and Philip in 340.Less
This chapter discusses Philip's military actions and the declining relations between him and Athens, together with Demosthenes' next political speeches urging the people to make war on the king, and then the outbreak of a fresh war between Athens and Philip in 340.
Getzel M. Cohen
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520241480
- eISBN:
- 9780520931022
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520241480.003.0003
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Non-Classical
This chapter addresses the settlements in Achaia, Alexandreia, Antigoneia, Antioch, Apameia, Apollonia, Arethousa, Arsinoe, Astakos, Charadros, Demetrias, Dipolis, Epiphaneia, Heraia, Herakleia, ...
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This chapter addresses the settlements in Achaia, Alexandreia, Antigoneia, Antioch, Apameia, Apollonia, Arethousa, Arsinoe, Astakos, Charadros, Demetrias, Dipolis, Epiphaneia, Heraia, Herakleia, Kasiana, Laodikeia, Larisa Ssizara, Lysias, Megara, Nikopolis, Pella, Perinthos, Ras Ibn Hani, Seleukeia and Tegea. Pharnake, Pella, Chersonese, and Apameia are the four names for the city that were ultimately know as Apameia. It has been suggested that Demetrias might have been located southwest of Hama at Tell Kalakh. Dipolis was on the coast of Syria. Kasian is described as the birthplace of Diodotos Tryphon and a fortress in the territory of Apameia on the Axios. The suggestion is that a settlement at Ras Ibn Hani was established by the Ptolemies in the middle of the third century B.C. in the wake of the Third Syrian War.Less
This chapter addresses the settlements in Achaia, Alexandreia, Antigoneia, Antioch, Apameia, Apollonia, Arethousa, Arsinoe, Astakos, Charadros, Demetrias, Dipolis, Epiphaneia, Heraia, Herakleia, Kasiana, Laodikeia, Larisa Ssizara, Lysias, Megara, Nikopolis, Pella, Perinthos, Ras Ibn Hani, Seleukeia and Tegea. Pharnake, Pella, Chersonese, and Apameia are the four names for the city that were ultimately know as Apameia. It has been suggested that Demetrias might have been located southwest of Hama at Tell Kalakh. Dipolis was on the coast of Syria. Kasian is described as the birthplace of Diodotos Tryphon and a fortress in the territory of Apameia on the Axios. The suggestion is that a settlement at Ras Ibn Hani was established by the Ptolemies in the middle of the third century B.C. in the wake of the Third Syrian War.
Pat Wheatley and Charlotte Dunn
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- June 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198836049
- eISBN:
- 9780191873416
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198836049.003.0019
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE
During the immediate years after the defeat at the battle of Ipsus, Demetrius continued to rebuild his fortunes by raiding Lysimachus’ territories in the Thracian Chersonese, making use of his ...
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During the immediate years after the defeat at the battle of Ipsus, Demetrius continued to rebuild his fortunes by raiding Lysimachus’ territories in the Thracian Chersonese, making use of his powerful navy, which proved to be a considerable advantage. A series of political marriage alliances among the other Successors and their families prompted a quick shuffling of relationships and loyalties. The marriage of Seleucus and Demetrius’ daughter Stratonice gave Demetrius the leverage and power he needed in order to embark upon even more ambitious projects. This marriage was extremely unusual in that Stratonice was later divorced and remarried to her stepson Antiochus I, a famous arrangement brokered by Seleucus himself.Less
During the immediate years after the defeat at the battle of Ipsus, Demetrius continued to rebuild his fortunes by raiding Lysimachus’ territories in the Thracian Chersonese, making use of his powerful navy, which proved to be a considerable advantage. A series of political marriage alliances among the other Successors and their families prompted a quick shuffling of relationships and loyalties. The marriage of Seleucus and Demetrius’ daughter Stratonice gave Demetrius the leverage and power he needed in order to embark upon even more ambitious projects. This marriage was extremely unusual in that Stratonice was later divorced and remarried to her stepson Antiochus I, a famous arrangement brokered by Seleucus himself.
