Focusing on the works of three of the greatest orators in historya "Demosthenes, Lysias, and Hypereides-this collection of speeches is an indispensable source for anyone interested in classical civilization and literature, political science and rhetoric

David Phillips is Assistant Professor of History at UCLA. His research interests include Athenian Law, tyranny in archaic Greece, and the career of the orator Hypereides.

PREFACE, GENERAL INTRODUCTION, PART ONE: THE THIRTY TYRANTS, PART TWO: PHILIP AND ATHENS, PART THREE: ATHENS UNDER ALEXANDER, NOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX