Aeschines Against Ctesiphon: On The Crown is a book written by Rufus Byam Richardson in 1889. The book is a translation of one of the most famous speeches in ancient Greek history, delivered by Aeschines in 330 BCE. The speech is addressed to the Athenian assembly and is a prosecution against Ctesiphon for proposing to crown Demosthenes with a golden wreath. Aeschines argues that Demosthenes is not worthy of such an honor and that Ctesiphon has violated the law by proposing it. The book provides a detailed analysis of the ...
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Aeschines Against Ctesiphon: On The Crown is a book written by Rufus Byam Richardson in 1889. The book is a translation of one of the most famous speeches in ancient Greek history, delivered by Aeschines in 330 BCE. The speech is addressed to the Athenian assembly and is a prosecution against Ctesiphon for proposing to crown Demosthenes with a golden wreath. Aeschines argues that Demosthenes is not worthy of such an honor and that Ctesiphon has violated the law by proposing it. The book provides a detailed analysis of the speech and its historical context, as well as a translation of the original Greek text. It is a valuable resource for historians, scholars of ancient Greek literature, and anyone interested in the history of Athens and its political system.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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