Demosthenes And His Time: A Study In Defeat
by Raphael Sealey /
1993 / English / PDF
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This book draws on a wide range of evidence to study the history of
Athens from 386 to 322 B.C. Taking a sympathetic view of the Second
Athenian League, Sealey focuses on the career of Demosthenes to
provide important insights into Athenian politics and policies.
Demosthenes experienced repeated setbacks in his early attempts at
public activity, but found his mission as a statesman in the
conflict with Macedon and subsequently became the leading man in
Athens. Sealey rejects theories that assume programmatic divisions
among Athenian statesmen into pro- and anti-Macedonians, and argues
that all Athenians active in politics resented Macedonian
ascendancy but recognized the necessity of accommodation to
superior power. His account concludes with the defeat of Athens and
its allies and the suicide of Demosthenes, presenting new insights
not only into the life of Demosthenes and the turbulent years of
his political career, but also the social and international factors
bearing on Athenian political activity in general.
This book draws on a wide range of evidence to study the history of
Athens from 386 to 322 B.C. Taking a sympathetic view of the Second
Athenian League, Sealey focuses on the career of Demosthenes to
provide important insights into Athenian politics and policies.
Demosthenes experienced repeated setbacks in his early attempts at
public activity, but found his mission as a statesman in the
conflict with Macedon and subsequently became the leading man in
Athens. Sealey rejects theories that assume programmatic divisions
among Athenian statesmen into pro- and anti-Macedonians, and argues
that all Athenians active in politics resented Macedonian
ascendancy but recognized the necessity of accommodation to
superior power. His account concludes with the defeat of Athens and
its allies and the suicide of Demosthenes, presenting new insights
not only into the life of Demosthenes and the turbulent years of
his political career, but also the social and international factors
bearing on Athenian political activity in general.
