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... Demosthenes and his followers . His embassy resulted in a peace disadvantageous to the Athenians . In 319 he was again sent to the Macedonian court , but either Antipater or his son Cassander , learning that Demades had intrigued with ...
... Demosthenes and his followers . His embassy resulted in a peace disadvantageous to the Athenians . In 319 he was again sent to the Macedonian court , but either Antipater or his son Cassander , learning that Demades had intrigued with ...
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... Demosthenes ( d . 413 BC ) , Athenian general who proved to be an imaginative strategist during the Peloponnesian War ( Athens versus Sparta , 431-404 ) . În 426 he unsuccessfully besieged the In Corinthian colony of Leukas and was ...
... Demosthenes ( d . 413 BC ) , Athenian general who proved to be an imaginative strategist during the Peloponnesian War ( Athens versus Sparta , 431-404 ) . În 426 he unsuccessfully besieged the In Corinthian colony of Leukas and was ...
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... Demosthenes , partly to gain time to prepare for the long struggle he saw ahead , agreed to the peace and went as one of the am- bassadors to negotiate the treaty with Philip . During the negotiations , Philip , recognizing Demosthenes ...
... Demosthenes , partly to gain time to prepare for the long struggle he saw ahead , agreed to the peace and went as one of the am- bassadors to negotiate the treaty with Philip . During the negotiations , Philip , recognizing Demosthenes ...
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