This is the eighth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece. This
series presents all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth
and fourth centuries BC in new translations prepared by classical
scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These
translations are especially designed for the needs and interests of
today's undergraduates, Greekless scholars in other disciplines,
and the general public.
Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of
ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on
Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and
social ideology, law and legal procedure, and other aspects of
Athenian culture that have recently been attracting particular
interest: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name
just a few.
Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical
antiquity. This volume contains five speeches written for lawsuits
in which Demosthenes sought to recover his inheritance, which he
claimed was fraudulently misappropriated and squandered by the
trustees of the estate. These speeches shed light on Athenian
systems of inheritance, marriage, and dowry. The volume also
contains seven speeches illustrating the legal procedure known as
paragraphe, or "counter-indictment." Four of these are for lawsuits
involving commercial shipping, a vital aspect of the Athenian
economy that was crucial to maintaining the city's imported food
supply. Another concerns the famous Athenian silver mines.
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