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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

Among his Greek sympathizers, Aeschines was perhaps his chief support in the conquest of the Greek world that lay to the south within his reach.

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

The king, however, anxious to temporize with them until he could receive his army supplies by sea, suborned Aeschines, who assured his countrymen of Philip's peaceful intentions.

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

If, however, Aeschines was no rhetorical artist," writes Doctor Jebb, "he brought to public speaking the twofold training of the actor and the scribe.

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

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