SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Speeches: Demosthenes

»Demosthenes (/dɪˈmɒs.θəniːz/; Greek: Δημοσθένης, romanized: Dēmosthénēs; Attic Greek: [dɛːmostʰénɛːs]; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

Against Aristocrates

I n f o r m a t i o n

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Greek History

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Mythological Victims: Alkippe | Types: General: Sexual Assault

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Menzies, Jean Z. The Politicisation of Sexual Assault in Fourth-century Athens. Ph.D. Thesis, Roehampton University, 2022.

II. Speaker Index

On the False Embassy

I n f o r m a t i o n

»"On the False Embassy" (Ancient Greek: Περὶ τῆς παραπρεσβείας) is the name of two famous judicial orations, both delivered in 343 BC by the prominent Athenian statesmen and fierce opponents, Demosthenes and Aeschines.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Greek History

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History

III. Topical Index: Types: States of Emergency: Wartime Sexual Violence

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Breitenfeld, Sarah B. »One of the Olynthians: Dem. 19.196–98 and Violence against Enslaved Female War Captives.« Brill’s Companion to War Violence in the Ancient Mediterranean. Edited by Lennart Gilhaus. Leiden 2026: 389-419.

II. Speaker Index

Funeral Speech

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Demosthenes's "Funeral Oration" (Greek: Ἐπιτάφιος Λόγος) was delivered between August and September of 338 BC, just after the Battle of Chaeronea. It and the Erotic Essay are the only two surviving epideictic orations of Demosthenes.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Greek History

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Mythological Victims: Philomela | Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Menzies, Jean Z. The Politicisation of Sexual Assault in Fourth-century Athens. Ph.D. Thesis, Roehampton University, 2022.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Menzies, Jean Z. »Demosthenes' Nightingale: Understanding Demosthenes' Use of the Procne and Philomela Myth Within the Context of Athenian Attitudes Towards Sexual Assault.« The Classical Association Annual Conference. Leicester 2018.