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Aeschines

American  
[es-kuh-neez, ee-skuh-] / ˈɛs kəˌniz, ˈi skə- /

noun

  1. 389–314 b.c., Athenian orator: rival of Demosthenes.


Aeschines British  
/ ˈiːskəˌniːz /

noun

  1. ?389–?314 bc , Athenian orator; the main political opponent of Demosthenes

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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, who had hitherto disclaimed all connection with Philip, now boasted of his intimacy with the king.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle

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

Professor R. C. Jebe says of Aeschines, the rival of Demosthenes for supremacy at Athens, that when the Rhodians asked him to teach them oratory, he replied that he did not know it himself.

From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various

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