Demosthenes
Pebble-mouthed rhetorician
Demosthenes was an Athenian statesman and orator of the fourth century BCE, widely considered the greatest speaker of ancient Greece.
His speeches against Philip II of Macedon—the Philippics—became models of persuasive rhetoric.
The name evokes eloquence hard-won: Demosthenes famously overcame a speech impediment by practicing with pebbles in his mouth.
Ancient Rome's greatest speaker
- PericlesFifth-century Athenian statesman
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- speechmakingDelivering formal spoken addresses
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
declamation · podium · rostrum · assembly · deliberative · pebbles · stammer · practice
Greece's capital city
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- AthenianAncient Greek city-dweller
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
agora · Acropolis · polis · citizen · assembly · archon · Greek · Hellenic
Convincing through reasoning
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- logosBrand identification symbols
- ethosCollective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
dialectic · discourse · sophistry · debate · polemic · refutation · syllogism · antithesis
Governmental power struggles
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- policyAdopted principle of action
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- assemblyConstructing from components
legislation · alliance · strategist · advocate · patriot · reformer · rivalry · trial
Cicero
Ancient Rome's greatest speaker
- PericlesFifth-century Athenian statesman
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- speechmakingDelivering formal spoken addresses
eloquence · declamation · podium · rostrum · assembly · deliberative · pebbles · stammer · practice · delivery
Athens
Greece's capital city
antiquity · agora · Acropolis · polis · citizen · assembly · archon · Greek · Hellenic · city-state
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- logosBrand identification symbols
- ethosCollective moral character
pathos · dialectic · discourse · sophistry · debate · polemic · refutation · syllogism · antithesis · amplification
politics
Governmental power struggles
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- policyAdopted principle of action
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
assembly · legislation · alliance · strategist · advocate · patriot · reformer · rivalry · trial · prosecution
Macedonia
Ancient realm, modern nation
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
autonomy · warning · defiance · rallying · defeat · exile · coalition · diplomacy · embassy · sovereignty
demos, demo, democracy, democrat, democratic, democratize, democratization, demotic, demagogue