Demosthenes was one of the greatest of the classic Athenian orators. He wrote for the courts in public and private cases and in major political trials and is a major source for the history of Athens' struggle against Macedon. This is the widest selection of his speeches in a single volume.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Translator's Note
Select Bibliography
Chronology
Deliberative Speeches
1. First Olynthiac
2. Second Olynthiac
3. Third Olynthiac
4. First Philippic
5. On the Peace
8. On the situation in the Chersonese
9. Third Philippic
Trials in Public Cases
18. On the Crown
19. A Case of Ambassadorial Misconduct
21. Against Meidias, on the Punch
23. Against Aristocrates
59. Apollodorus, Against Neaera
Private and Ghost-written Speeches
27. First Speech against Aphobus, on Trusteeship
28. Second Speech against Aphobus, on Trusteeship
35. Against Lacritus
36. For Phormion, a Counter-Plea
39. First Speech against Boeotus, on the Name
54. Against Conon
55. Against Callicles
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Glossary
Index of Proper Names