Loeb Classical Library: Minor Attic Orators, Volume I: Antiphon. Andocides (Hardcover)

from Lukerik

I read this for a bit of local colour. I certainly got that. In the first piece a young man is taking his stepmother to court for the murder of his father. The young man relates how the slave who unwittingly delivered the poison has already been tortured and killed. He explains how he has tried t...

from JVioland

I appreciate this book, but then I'm an Ancient Greek Freak. We think our speakers are the epitome of the oratorical art. Ha! These orators put ours to shame. And they aren't the best of the Ancients! If you don't like Ancient Greece, don't bother.If you want to improve your speaking or writing a...

from Lukerik

I read this for a bit of local colour. I certainly got that. In the first piece a young man is taking his stepmother to court for the murder of his father. The young man relates how the slave who unwittingly delivered the poison has already been tortured and killed. He explains how he has tried t...

from JVioland

I appreciate this book, but then I'm an Ancient Greek Freak. We think our speakers are the epitome of the oratorical art. Ha! These orators put ours to shame. And they aren't the best of the Ancients! If you don't like Ancient Greece, don't bother.If you want to improve your speaking or writing a...