Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου

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Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου is a famous political and judicial oration by the Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes, delivered in defense of his public career and policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Attic oration
judicial oration
political oration
work of ancient Greek literature
associatedPerson Alexander the Great NERFINISHED
Ctesiphon NERFINISHED
Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED
author Demosthenes NERFINISHED
civicBodyAddressed Athenian dikasts
Athenian popular court NERFINISHED
contextOfComposition lawsuit brought by Aeschines against Ctesiphon
criticizes Aeschines’ political conduct
Macedonian interference in Greek affairs
culturalOrigin Ancient Athens NERFINISHED
dateOfDelivery 330 BC
defendant Demosthenes NERFINISHED
genre forensic oration
political speech
hasForm prose
historicalContext aftermath of the Battle of Chaeronea NERFINISHED
rise of Macedonian hegemony in Greece
historicalPeriod Classical Greece NERFINISHED
influenced later rhetorical theory
language Ancient Greek
legalIssue legality of crowning Demosthenes for his services
legalNature graphe paranomon case
literaryCanonStatus considered a masterpiece of Attic oratory
one of the most famous speeches of Demosthenes
mainSubject Athenian politics
Macedonian expansion under Philip II
defense of Demosthenes’ public career
occasion proposal to award Demosthenes a golden crown
placeOfDelivery Athens NERFINISHED
preservedIn Demosthenic corpus NERFINISHED
prosecutor Aeschines NERFINISHED
rhetoricalFeatures combination of political argument and personal defense
extensive use of ethos, pathos, and logos
studiedIn ancient history
classical philology
rhetoric
supportsPolicy Demosthenes’ anti-Macedonian policy
titleInEnglish On the Crown NERFINISHED
titleInGreek Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου NERFINISHED
titleInLatin De Corona NERFINISHED
workByAuthor Demosthenes NERFINISHED

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On the Crown titleInGreek Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου