Against Ctesiphon
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Against Ctesiphon is a forensic oration by the Athenian statesman and orator Aeschines, delivered in 330 BC to challenge the legality of a proposal to award Demosthenes a golden crown.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
forensic oration
ⓘ
speech ⓘ work of ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| accusation |
false public accounts of Demosthenes’ services
ⓘ
illegality of Ctesiphon’s proposal ⓘ |
| addressee | Athenian Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim | to prevent Demosthenes from receiving a public crown ⓘ |
| author | Aeschines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
Athenian orator
ⓘ
Athenian statesman ⓘ |
| counteredBy | On the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| counterSpeechAuthor | Demosthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Classical Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfSpeech | 330 BC ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Attic oratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classical rhetoric ⓘ |
| genre |
judicial oratory
ⓘ
political oratory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalChargeType |
improper timing of the crown award
ⓘ
proposal contrary to existing laws ⓘ |
| legalContext | graphe paranomon ⓘ |
| legalNature | public indictment for an illegal decree ⓘ |
| legalProcedure | public prosecution initiated by Aeschines ⓘ |
| mainTarget | Demosthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfExtantSpeechesByAuthor | 3 ⓘ |
| occasion | proposal to award Demosthenes a golden crown ⓘ |
| opponentInCase |
Ctesiphon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demosthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aeschines’ extant speeches ⓘ |
| placeOfSpeech | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentOfAuthor | pro‑Macedonian ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentOfMainTarget | anti‑Macedonian ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| relatedWork | On the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhetoricalFeatures |
appeals to Athenian law and precedent
ⓘ
narrative of recent political history ⓘ personal invective ⓘ |
| setting | Athenian law court ⓘ |
| subjectOfDispute | legality of a decree honoring Demosthenes ⓘ |
| topic |
Athenian foreign policy toward Philip II of Macedon
ⓘ
Demosthenes’ conduct in public office ⓘ standards for public honors in Athens ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor | history of late Classical Athens ⓘ |
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