Demades, the Glossary
Demades (Dēmádēs Dēméou Paianieús, BC) was an Athenian orator and demagogue.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Alexander the Great, Antipater, Athens, Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC), Bribery, Demagogue, Demosthenes, Draco (lawgiver), Family, Harvard University Press, Karl Otfried Müller, Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Olynthus, Orator, Paeania, Pella, Perdiccas, Philip II of Macedon, Prisoner of war, Public speaking, Sailor, Thebes, Greece, Theorica, Treaty.
- 310s BC deaths
- 380s BC births
- People associated with Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
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Antipater
Antipater (Ἀντίπατρος|translit.
Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)
The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes.
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Bribery
Bribery is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty and to incline the individual to act contrary to their duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity.
Demagogue
A demagogue (from Greek δημαγωγός, a popular leader, a leader of a mob, from δῆμος, people, populace, the commons + ἀγωγός leading, leader), or rabble-rouser, is a political leader in a democracy who gains popularity by arousing the common people against elites, especially through oratory that whips up the passions of crowds, appealing to emotion by scapegoating out-groups, exaggerating dangers to stoke fears, lying for emotional effect, or other rhetoric that tends to drown out reasoned deliberation and encourage fanatical popularity.
Demosthenes
Demosthenes (translit;; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens. Demades and Demosthenes are 4th-century BC Athenians and people associated with Alexander the Great.
Draco (lawgiver)
Draco (Δράκων, Drakōn; fl. c. 625-600 BC), also called Drako or Drakon, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece.
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Family
Family (from familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship).
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.
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Karl Otfried Müller
Karl Otfried Müller (Carolus Mullerus; 28 August 1797 – 1 August 1840) was a German professor, scholar of classical Greek studies and philodorian.
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Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Macedonia (Μακεδονία), also called Macedon, was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece.
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Olynthus
Olynthus (Ὄλυνθος Olynthos, named for the ὄλυνθος olunthos, "the fruit of the wild fig tree") is an ancient city in present-day Chalcidice, Greece.
Orator
An orator, or oratist, is a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.
Paeania
Paeania or Paiania (Παιανία) were two demoi of ancient Attica, divided into Upper Paeania and Lower Paeania, that were situated on the eastern side of Hymettus, near the modern village of Liopesi renamed to Paiania.
Pella
Pella (Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece.
Perdiccas
Perdiccas (Περδίκκας, Perdikkas; 355 BC – 321/320 BC) was a general of Alexander the Great.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon (Φίλιππος; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (basileus) of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC.
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Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
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Public speaking
Public speaking, also called oratory, is the act or skill of delivering speeches on a subject before a live audience.
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Sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
Thebes, Greece
Thebes (Θήβα, Thíva; Θῆβαι, Thêbai.) is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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Theorica
The Theorica (Θεωρικά), also called the Theoric Fund or Festival Fund, was the name for the fund of monies in ancient Athens expended on festivals, sacrifices, and public entertainments of various kinds.
Treaty
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement concluded by sovereign states in international law.
See also
310s BC deaths
380s BC births
People associated with Alexander the Great
- Abdalonymus
- Abisares
- Amastris (ruler of Heraclea)
- Aristonicus of Methymnae
- Demades
- Demosthenes
- Drypetis
- Nicocreon of Cyprus
- Pausanias of Orestis
- Pytheas (Athenian)
- Sisygambis
- Timoclea