Aeschines
Americannoun
noun
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The Greek statesman and orator Aeschines wrote that, in the art of persuasion, speaking with an arm outside one’s tunic is very bad manners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
When Aeschines spoke, they said, 'How well he speaks.'
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2010
Aeschines spoke the speech “Against Ctesiphon,” an attack on the whole public life of Demosthenes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
For Aeschines and Hyperides, in their very accusations, give him such a character.
From Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers by Asa Don Dickinson
As to other marks of honour and respect, Demosthenes had not an equal share in them; they were bestowed principally upon Aeschines and Philocrates.
From Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers by Asa Don Dickinson
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