Demosthenes
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Demosthenes was a renowned 4th-century BCE Athenian orator and statesman, famous for his powerful speeches defending Athenian democracy against the rise of Macedonian power under Philip II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian orator
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ancient Greek person → classical Athenian politician → statesman → |
| activeInCentury | 4th century BCE → |
| birthPlace | Athens → |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by poison → |
| citizenship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form: "Ancient Greece"
Athens → |
| conflict | Macedonian hegemony over Greece → |
| dateOfBirth | 384 BCE → |
| dateOfDeath | 322 BCE → |
| earlyCareer | logographer for legal speeches → |
| education | self-taught in rhetoric → |
| era | Classical Greece → |
| historicalPeriod |
age of Alexander the Great
→
age of Philip II of Macedon → |
| influenced |
Cicero
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Quintilian → later Western rhetoric → |
| influencedBy |
Isocrates
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Thucydides → |
| knownFor |
defense of Athenian democracy
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opposition to Macedonian expansion → oratory → political speeches → |
| language | Ancient Greek → |
| legacy |
central figure in the canon of Attic orators
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considered one of the greatest orators of antiquity → |
| memberOf |
Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia)
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surface form: "Athenian Assembly"
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| notableWork |
Olynthiacs
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On the Crown → On the False Embassy → Philippicae →
surface form: "Philippics"
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| occupation |
logographer
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orator → statesman → |
| opposed |
Alexander the Great
→
Philip II of Macedon → |
| placeOfDeath |
Aigina
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surface form: "Kalaureia"
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| politicalAlignment |
anti-Macedonian
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pro-democracy → |
| regionOfActivity |
Athens
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Greek world → |
| style | Attic oratory → |
| supported |
Athenian democracy
→
Athenian independence → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.