GRK 30.09 Demosthenes' On the Crown

In this class, we will read one of the most celebrated speeches of all time: Demosthenes’ On the Crown. In it, Demosthenes is forced to defend his entire public career – a time during which he saw Athens lose its autonomy and cultural status to the growing power of Macedon under the leadership of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great.

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