Demosthenes and the Last Days of Greek Freedom 384 - 322 B.C.

"A classic on Greece's most famous political orator Demosthenes and his role in the last struggle of the Greeks for freedom against the Macedonian Empire. Discusses the political tribulations of the state of Athens in the fourth century BC, and the internal struggles of Demosthenes with the other Greek orators, especially Aeschines. "