Olynthus
noun
an ancient city in NE Greece, on the Chalcidice Peninsula.
Olynthiac
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a word derived from
Olynthus.
Example Sentences
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They sent embassies to Athens, seeking aid, and Demosthenes supported their cause in the three "Olynthiac Orations," which roused the Athenians to more vigorous efforts.
From Mosaics of Grecian History by Marcius Willson
The speech against Boeotus “Concerning the Name” comes between the First Philippic and the First Olynthiac.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
In the third Olynthiac, as we have seen, Demosthenes says, the Athenians had the leadership by consent of the Greeks for forty-five years.
From The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes by Charles Rann Kennedy
“Better now than later,” is the thought of the First Olynthiac.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
In the Third Olynthiac Demosthenes takes the bull by the horns.
From Authors of Greece by T. W. Lumb
