Demosthenic

Demosthenic
Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator and partion (384-322, B. C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.
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  • Demosthenic — Dem os*then ic, a. [L. Demosthenicus: cf. F. D[ e]mosth[ e]nique.] Pertaining to, or in the style of, Demosthenes, the Grecian orator. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Demosthenic — adjective see Demosthenes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • demosthenic — adj. relating to Demosthenes or his oratory; eloquent …   English contemporary dictionary

  • demosthenic — de·mos·then·ic …   English syllables

  • Demosthenic — adjective of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory • Pertains to noun: ↑Demosthenes • Derivationally related forms: ↑Demosthenes …   Useful english dictionary

  • Demosthenes — For other historical and fictional personages named Demosthenes, see Demosthenes (disambiguation). Demosthenes Bust of Demosthenes (Louvre, Paris, France) Born …   Wikipedia

  • Δημοσθενικά — Δημοσθενικός Demosthenic neut nom/voc/acc pl Δημοσθενικά̱ , Δημοσθενικός Demosthenic fem nom/voc/acc dual Δημοσθενικά̱ , Δημοσθενικός Demosthenic fem nom/voc sg (doric aeolic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Against Meidias — (Greek: Polytonic| Κατὰ Μειδίου) is one of the most famous judicial orations of the prominent Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes.Historical BackgroundMeidias, a wealthy Athenian, publicly slapped Demosthenes, who was at the time a choregos …   Wikipedia

  • Works of Demosthenes — extolled him as lex orandi and underscored that inter omnes unus excellat. Quintillian, Institutiones , X, 1, 6 and 76] Manuscript traditionDemosthenes must have written down and put them into circulation most of his orations. [H. Weil, Biography …   Wikipedia

  • Obras de Demóstenes — El Logoi, los famosos discursos de Demóstenes, en una edición de 1570, en griego, junto con otras obras del mismo periodo. Demóstenes (Atenas, 384 a. C. Calauria, 322 a. C.) fue un importante político y orador griego que nació …   Wikipedia Español

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