Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches
E792066
collection of texts
corpus of speeches
primary source for Athenian political history
primary source for classical rhetoric
Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches is the collected body of orations by the Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes, central to classical rhetoric and the political history of fourth-century BCE Athens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches Context triple: [On the False Embassy, workIn, Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches]
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A.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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B.
Corpus Areopagiticum
The Corpus Areopagiticum is a foundational collection of late antique Christian mystical and theological writings, influential in both Eastern Orthodox and Western medieval thought, attributed pseudonymously to Dionysius the Areopagite.
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C.
Cicero’s Philippics
Cicero’s Philippics are a series of speeches by the Roman orator Cicero vehemently denouncing Mark Antony and urging the Senate to defend the Republic after Julius Caesar’s assassination.
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D.
Ciceronian rhetorical corpus
The Ciceronian rhetorical corpus is the body of rhetorical works by the Roman statesman and orator Cicero, which collectively articulate his influential theories and practices of oratory.
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E.
On Isaeus
On Isaeus is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing the style and techniques of the Attic orator Isaeus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches Target entity description: Demosthenes’ corpus of speeches is the collected body of orations by the Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes, central to classical rhetoric and the political history of fourth-century BCE Athens.
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A.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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B.
Corpus Areopagiticum
The Corpus Areopagiticum is a foundational collection of late antique Christian mystical and theological writings, influential in both Eastern Orthodox and Western medieval thought, attributed pseudonymously to Dionysius the Areopagite.
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C.
Cicero’s Philippics
Cicero’s Philippics are a series of speeches by the Roman orator Cicero vehemently denouncing Mark Antony and urging the Senate to defend the Republic after Julius Caesar’s assassination.
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D.
Ciceronian rhetorical corpus
The Ciceronian rhetorical corpus is the body of rhetorical works by the Roman statesman and orator Cicero, which collectively articulate his influential theories and practices of oratory.
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E.
On Isaeus
On Isaeus is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing the style and techniques of the Attic orator Isaeus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of texts
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corpus of speeches ⓘ primary source for Athenian political history ⓘ primary source for classical rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSize | about sixty speeches in the traditional corpus ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Demosthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalNumbering | traditional numbering 1–61 in many editions ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
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Roman oratory ⓘ later rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfOrigin | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Athenian democracy
NERFINISHED
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Athenian law and litigation ⓘ Macedonian expansion under Philip II ⓘ foreign policy of Athens ⓘ naval policy of Athens ⓘ public finance in Athens ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
4th century BCE
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Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
deliberative orations
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epideictic orations ⓘ forensic orations ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Against Aristocrates
NERFINISHED
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Against Leptines NERFINISHED ⓘ Against Meidias NERFINISHED ⓘ Against Timocrates NERFINISHED ⓘ First Philippic NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Philippic NERFINISHED ⓘ Olynthiac 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Olynthiac 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Olynthiac 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Chersonese NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Embassy NERFINISHED ⓘ On the False Embassy NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Symmories NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Philippic NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Philippic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesWorkAttributedTo |
Demosthenes
NERFINISHED
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Pseudo-Demosthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
classical rhetoric
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political history of fourth-century BCE Athens ⓘ |
| isEditedIn | modern critical editions ⓘ |
| isPreservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
ancient history
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classics ⓘ political theory ⓘ rhetorical studies ⓘ |
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