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
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Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Demosthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civicBodyAddressed |
Athenian dikasts
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Athenian popular court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contextOfComposition | lawsuit brought by Aeschines against Ctesiphon ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Aeschines’ political conduct
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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
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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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