On the False Embassy

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On the False Embassy is a famous political oration by the Athenian statesman Demosthenes, attacking his rival Aeschines over alleged misconduct during a diplomatic mission to Philip II of Macedon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oration
political oration
speech
accusation corruption
deception of the Athenian people
misconduct during an embassy to Philip II of Macedon
accuses Aeschines
author Demosthenes
circulatedAs written speech
countryOfOrigin Classical Athens
genre forensic oration
political speech
hasForm prose
hasPart appeals to the patriotism of the jury
legal argument against Aeschines
narrative of the embassy to Philip II
historicalContext Fourth-century BC Athenian politics
relations between Athens and Macedon
involves Athenian embassy to Macedon
Philip II of Macedon
language Ancient Greek
legalSetting Athenian court
surface form: Athenian law court
literaryTradition classical rhetoric
mainSubject Aeschines
diplomatic misconduct
false embassy to Philip II of Macedon
movement Attic oratory
originalTitle Περὶ παραπρεσβείας
period Classical Greek period
placeOfComposition Athens
purpose to persuade the Athenian jury of Aeschines’ guilt
to prosecute Aeschines for his conduct on the embassy
relatedPerson Aeschines
Demosthenes
Philip II of Macedon
relatedWork On the Crown
speaker Demosthenes
studiedIn classical studies
rhetoric and oratory courses
targetAudience Athenian popular jury
theme Athens–Macedon power struggle
accountability of public officials
corruption in diplomacy
patriotism
timeOfComposition 4th century BC
title On the False Embassy self-link
workIn Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches

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Demosthenes notableWork On the False Embassy
On the False Embassy title On the False Embassy self-link