World's Famous Orations, Vol. I: Greece

World's Famous Orations, Vol. I: Greece

by William Jennings Bryan

This volume, the first in a ten-volume collection, delves into the world of ancient Greece through its most famous orations. Compiled by William Jennings Bryan and Francis Whiting Halsey, it presents a selection of speeches, both legendary and historically documented, delivered by prominent figures of the era. Readers will encounter the powerful words of Achilles, Pericles, Socrates, and others, offering a glimpse into the political, social, and philosophical landscape of classical Greece.

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2: Introduction
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3: Achilles’ Reply to the Envoys by Homer
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4: Pericles - I. - In Favor of the Peloponnesian War
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5: Pericles - II. - On Those Who Died in the War
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6: Pericles - III. - In Defense of Himself
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7: Cleon - On the Punishment of the Mytileneans
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8: Alcibiades - I. - In Support of the Athenian Expedition to Sicily
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9: Alcibiades - II. - To the Spartans
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10: Nicias - Against the Sicilian Expedition
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11: Hermocrates - On the Union of Sicily Against Invaders
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12: Lysias - Against Eratosthenes
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13: Socrates - I. - In His Own Defense
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14: Socrates - II. - On Being Declared Guilty
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15: Socrates - III. - On Being Condemned to Death
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16: Isocrates - On the Union of Greece to Resist Persia
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17: Isaeus - In the Suit Against Dicæogenes and Leochares
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18: Demosthenes - I. - The Second Oration Against Philip
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19: Demosthenes - II. - On the State of the Chersonesus, part 1
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20: Demosthenes - II. - On the State of the Chersonesus, part 2
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21: Demosthenes - III. - On the Crown, part 1
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22: Demosthenes - III. - On the Crown, part 2
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23: Demosthenes - III. - On the Crown, part 3
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24: Aeschines - Against Ctesiphon; Or, On the Crown, part 1
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25: Aeschines - Against Ctesiphon; Or, On the Crown, part 2
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26: Aeschines - Against Ctesiphon; Or, On the Crown, part 3
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27: Dinarchus - Against Demosthenes
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