Demosthenes {384-322}

Greatest Athenian orator

Politician and Lawyer

Supreme devotion to Athenian and Greek liberty

351 began to fear rising power of Philip

First Philippic

Called on Athens to ally armies against Philip

347 Ambassador to Philip to make peace

did not get along well with Philip

344-340

2-4 Philippics

Constantly opposed Philip as threat to Athenian liberty

339

convinced Thebes to revolt against Philip and join Athens

raised 15,000 I and 2000 C mercenaries

340-338

Acted as Prime Minister during war with Philip

Organized military

Organized alliance against Philip

Got Thebes to join

Fought at Chaeronea

Fled the battle

Tried to make alliance with Persia against Philip

Accused of taking bribes from Persia

Defense in On the Crown

He accused his opponents of taking bribes from Philip

Both are probably true

338

organized the defense of Athens to resist Philip in siege

offered funeral oration for the dead at Chaeronea

335

Rebelled against Alexander and supported Theban revolt

Accepted Macedonian rule

Opposed divine honors for Alexander

322, condemned to death for opposing Macedonia after Alexander’s death

fled Athens, committed suicide in Caluria