On the Crown

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On the Crown is a famous political oration by the Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes, defending his public career and attacking his rival Aeschines.

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instanceOf political oration
speech
work of classical rhetoric
author Demosthenes
context trial concerning the proposal to award Demosthenes a golden crown
criticizes Aeschines’ political conduct
Macedonian influence in Greek affairs
date 330 BC
defends Ctesiphon
Demosthenes’ policy toward Macedonia
deliveredAt Athenian court
surface form: Athenian law court
genre judicial oration
political oration
hasCharacter Aeschines
Ctesiphon
Demosthenes
historicalPeriod Classical Athens
influenced education in classical antiquity
later rhetorical theory
language Ancient Greek
latinTitle De Corona
legalIssue legality of awarding a crown to Demosthenes
procedural validity of Ctesiphon’s decree
mainSubject attack on Aeschines
defense of Demosthenes’ public career
opponent Aeschines
placeOfDelivery Athens
politicalContext aftermath of the Battle of Chaeronea
rise of Macedonian power under Philip II
preservedIn Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches
relatedWork Against Ctesiphon
rhetoricalFeatures appeals to patriotism of Athenian jurors
ethos-based self-defense
extended invective against Aeschines
rhetoricalStyle Attic oratory
significance considered Demosthenes’ greatest speech
landmark of Attic oratory
major source for Athenian political history
studiedIn ancient Greek history
classical rhetoric
theme conflict between patriotism and expediency
freedom of the polis versus foreign domination
integrity in public life
responsibility of statesmen in wartime
titleInGreek Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου
workLocation Athenian democracy

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Demosthenes notableWork On the Crown
On the False Embassy relatedWork On the Crown