Demosthenes

De·mos·the·nes

 (dĭ-mŏs′thə-nēz′) 384-322 bc.

Greek orator whose reputation is based mainly on his Philippics, a series of orations exhorting the citizens of Athens to rise up against Philip II of Macedon.

Demosthenes

(dɪˈmɒsθəˌniːz)

n

(Biography) 384–322 bc, Athenian statesman, orator, and lifelong opponent of the power of Macedonia over Greece

De•mos•the•nes

(dɪˈmɒs θəˌniz)

n.

384?–322 B.C., Athenian statesman and orator.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Demosthenes - Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)

Translations

Δημοσθένης

Demosthenes

[dɪˈmɒsθəniːz] N → Demóstenes