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Greek Orators VII - Demosthenes 8: On the Chersonese (Hardcover)
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Greek Orators VII - Demosthenes 8: On the Chersonese (Hardcover)
Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
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Demosthenes' oration On the Chersonese is a masterpiece of
rhetorical brilliance and contains some of the best examples of his
skill as a political orator, coming as one of his final surviving
speeches in the corpus. It was delivered to the Athenians in 341
BC, at a time of turbulent events when Athens was coming under
increasing pressure resulting from the actions of Philip of
Macedon. The Chersonese was a region of great importance for
Athens. At the time of the speech, Philip was in the middle of an
extensive military and diplomatic campaign in Thrace that would
threaten the security of the Athenian grain trade from the Black
Sea. The resulting pressure in the Chersonese, however, was seen by
Demosthenes as an attempt by Philip to weaken Athens as a prelude
to taking the whole of Greece. In this context he argued in the
speech that the general Diopeithes, who had been sent out to the
Chersonese in 346 with a naval force, be supported in the face of
protest from Philip regarding Diopeithes' actions in the wider
area. He focuses on Athenian relations with Philip in this crucial
northern region and why Philip was a threat to Athenian interests
in the area. This edition with Greek text, translation and
commentary contains the first detailed commentary on this speech.
The introduction explains the historical background in some detail,
as well as examining Demosthenes' deliberative oratory, the
structure and style of the speech, and relationship to the speeches
that followed, including the famous Third Philippic. The commentary
focuses on all political, military, social and religious references
presented by Demosthenes, as well as oratorical aspects.
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