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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Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου canonical 2

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instanceOf Attic oration ⓘ
judicial oration ⓘ
political oration ⓘ
work of ancient Greek literature ⓘ
associatedPerson Alexander the Great ⓘ
Ctesiphon ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
author Demosthenes ⓘ
civicBodyAddressed Athenian dikasts ⓘ
Athenian popular court ⓘ
linked to: Athenian court
contextOfComposition lawsuit brought by Aeschines against Ctesiphon ⓘ
criticizes Aeschines’ political conduct ⓘ
Macedonian interference in Greek affairs ⓘ
culturalOrigin Ancient Athens ⓘ
linked to: Classical Athens
dateOfDelivery 330 BC ⓘ
defendant Demosthenes ⓘ
genre forensic oration ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
historicalContext aftermath of the Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ
rise of Macedonian hegemony in Greece ⓘ
historicalPeriod Classical Greece ⓘ
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 ⓘ
preservedIn Demosthenic corpus ⓘ
prosecutor Aeschines ⓘ
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 ⓘ
titleInGreek Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου ⓘ
titleInLatin De Corona ⓘ
workByAuthor Demosthenes ⓘ

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On the Crown → titleInGreek → Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου ⓘ
Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου → titleInGreek → Περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου ⓘ