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Light rubbing to boards else Fine. ; Contents: The road to prominence (E. Badian) ; Demosthenes and Philip II (T. T. B. Ryder) ; Demosthenes' (in) activity during the reign of Alexander the Great (Ian Worthington) ; Demosthenes and the social historian (Mark Golden) ; Demosthenes as advocate: the private speeches (David C. Mirhady) ; The public speeches of Demosthenes (R. D. Milns) ; Philosophers, politics, academics: Demosthenes' rhetorical reputation in antiquity (Craig Cooper) ; Demosthenes in the underworld: a chapter in the Nachleben of a rhetor (Phillip Harding). ; 304 pages; Demosthenes is still quoted in speeches by modern politicians, and is often viewed as the supreme example of the patriot. This book examines why his speeches came to be regarded so highly and asks whether his reputation is justified.