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Demosthenes
(De¦mos|thenes)
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/
(
384–322
bc
)
, Athenian orator and statesman. He is best known for his political speeches on the need to resist the aggressive tendencies of Philip II of Macedon (the
Philippics
).
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