(384–322 BC), Athenian orator and statesman. He is best known for his political speeches on the need to resist the aggressive tendencies of Philip II of Macedon (the Philippics).
Definition of Demosthenes in US English:
Demosthenes
proper noundəˈmäsTHəˌnēz
(384–322 BC), Athenian orator and statesman. He is known for his political speeches on the need to resist the aggressive tendencies of Philip II of Macedon (the Philippics).