Author
Demosthenes
Classical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC), born at Upper Paiania. From Wikidata; Wikipedia.
- Lived
- 4th c. BC
- Kinds of writing
- Oratory (61), Epistolography (2)
- Dialect
- Attic
- In the library
- 63 works, 63 with an English translation; 343,244 words analysed
Where to begin
The works here with a translation and the most familiar vocabulary: the fewest rare words to look up. That is vocabulary only; grammar, dialect and ideas may still be demanding.
What Demosthenes wrote
- First OlynthiacὈλυνθιακὸς α΄
- Second OlynthiacὈλυνθιακὸς β΄
- Third OlynthiacὈλυνθιακὸς γ΄
- First Philippicκατὰ Φιλίππου α΄
- On the Peaceπερὶ τῆς εἰρήνης
- Second Philippicκατὰ Φιλίππου β΄
- On Halonnesusπερὶ Ἀλοννήσου
- On the Chersoneseπερὶ τῶν ἐν Χερρονήσῳ
- Third Philippicκατὰ Φιλίππου γ΄
- Fourth Philippicκατὰ Φιλίππου δ΄
- Answer to Philip’s Letterπρὸς τὴν ἐπιστολήν τὴν Φιλίππου
- Philip’s Letterἐπιστολή [Φιλίππου]
- On Organizationπερὶ συντάξεως
- On the Navy-Boardsπερὶ τῶν συμμοριῶν
- For the Liberty of the Rhodiansὑπὲρ τῆς Ῥοδίων ἐλευθερίας
- For the People of Megalopolisὑπὲρ Μεγαλοπολιτῶν
- On the Treaty with Alexanderπερὶ τῶν πρὸς Ἀλέξανδρον συνθηκῶν
- On the Crownὑπὲρ Κτησιφῶντος περὶ τοῦ στεφάνου
- On the False Embassyπερὶ τῆς παραπρεσβείας
- Against Leptinesπερὶ τῆς Ἀτελείας πρὸς Λεπτίνην
- Against Meidiasκατὰ Μειδίου περὶ τοῦ Κονδύλου
- Against Androtionκατὰ Ἀνδροτίωνος παρανόμων
- Against Aristocratesκατὰ Ἀριστοκράτους
- Against Timocratesκατὰ Τιμοκράτους
- Against Aristogeiton Iκατὰ Ἀριστογείτονος α΄
- Against Aristogeiton IIκατὰ Ἀριστογείτονος β΄
- Against Aphobus Iκατὰ Ἀφόβου ἐπιτροπῆς α΄
- Against Aphobus IIκατὰ Ἀφόβου β΄
- Against Aphobus IIIπρὸς Ἄφοβον ὑπὲρ Φάνου ψευδομαρτυριῶν γ΄
- Against Onetor Iπρὸς Ὀνήτορα ἐξούλης α΄
- Against Onetor IIπρὸς Ὀνήτορα ἐξούλης β΄
- Against Zenothemisπρὸς Ζηνόθεμιν παραγραφή
- Against Apaturiusπρὸς Ἀπατούριον παραγραφή
- Against Phormioπρὸς Φορμίωνα ὑπὲρ δανείου
- Against Lacritusπρὸς τὴν Λάκριτον παραγραφὴν
- For Phormioπαραγραφὴ ὑπὲρ Φορμίωνος
- Against Pantaenetusπαραγραφὴ πρὸς Πανταίνετον
- Against Nausimachus and Xenopeithesπαραγραφὴ πρὸς Ναυσίμακον καὶ Ξενοπείθην
- Against Boeotus Iπρὸς Βοιωτὸν περὶ τοῦ Ὀνόματος
- Against Boeotus IIπρὸς Βοιωτὸν περὶ προικὸς μητρῴας
- Against Spudiasπρὸς Σπουδίαν ὑπὲρ προικός
- Against Phaenippusπρὸς Φαίνιππον περὶ ἀντιδόσεως
- Against Macartatusπρὸς Μακάρτατον περὶ Ἁγνίου κλήρου
- Against Leocharesπρὸς Λεωκάρη περὶ τοῦ Ἀρχιάδου κλήρου
- Against Stephanus Iκατὰ Στεφάνου ψευδομαρτυριῶν α΄
- Against Stephanus IIκατὰ Στεφάνου ψευδομαρτυριῶν β΄
- Against Evergus and Mnesibulusκατὰ Εὐέργου καὶ Μνησιβούλου ψευδομαρτυριῶν
- Against Olympiodorusκατὰ Ὀλυμπιοδώρου βλάβης
- Apollodorus Against Timotheusπρὸς Τιμόθεον ὑπὲρ χρέως
- Apollodorus Against Polyclesπρὸς Πολυκλέα περὶ τοῦ ἐπιτριηραρχήματος
- On the Trierarchic Crownπερὶ τοῦ Στεφάνου τῆς τριηραρκίας
- Apollodorus Against Callippusπρὸς Κάλλιππον
- Apollodorus Against Nicostratusπρὸς Νικόστρατον περὶ ἀνδραπόδων ἀπογραφῆς Ἀρεθουσίου
- Against Cononκατὰ Κόνωνος αἰκείας
- Against Calliclesπρὸς Καλλικλέα περὶ χωρίου βλάβης
- Against Dionysodorusκατὰ Διονυσοδώρου βλάβης
- Against Eubulidesἔφεσις πρὸς Εὐβουλίδην
- Against Theocrinesἔνδειξις κατὰ Θεοκρίνου
- Theomnestus and Apollodorus Against Neaeraκατὰ Νεαίρας
- The Funeral Speechἐπιτάφιος
- The Erotic Essayἐρωτικὸς
- Exordiaπροοίμια δημηγορικά
- LettersΔημοσθένους ἐπιστολαὶ
More
- The most mentioned words in Demosthenes (the Census)
- Your own notes on Demosthenes (the Treasury)