Oratory was a vital element in the Athenian democracy. In this
study Anna Missiou analyses the ideological content of the speeches
of the crypto-oligarch Andokides (active c. 420-390 BC). Drawing on
modern communication studies, she proposes a contextual and
historical approach to oratory rather than one that concentrates on
the speaker. She insists that there was a rational as well as an
emotional element in the responses of both orator and audience, and
that there was a tension between political equality and
socio-economic inequality lying at the centre of Athenian
democratic society. She suggests that the political ideology of a
speaker can be evaluated in the light of his rhetorical techniques.
A detailed analysis of Andokides' arguments for peace in On the
Peace with the Lakedaimonians reveals that the intense controversy
in Athens over the continuation of the war with Sparta in 391
reflected class antagonism among the Athenians. Dr Missiou argues
that the speech was essentially subversive, aimed at spreading
pro-Spartan and antiwar feelings rather than persuading the
audience to take a particular decision.
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