He learned rhetoric and laws under Isaeus. He applied these skills at the age of eighteen during lawsuits against his three guardians, who had embezzled and squandered his inheritance. One of his earliest works, On the Symmories, advocates an increase in the number of citizens liable for taxation to support naval units, revealing his concern for hi
He learned rhetoric and laws under Isaeus. He applied these skills at the age of eighteen during lawsuits against his three guardians, who had embezzled and squandered his inheritance. One of his earliest works, On the Symmories, advocates an increase in the number of citizens liable for taxation to support naval units, revealing his concern for his city's military preparedness. In On the Crown, he defends his principles and attacks Aeschines, one of the supporters of Phillip II of Macedon. FTP, name this man, who was called Argas, or the snake, for his savage, quick-witted oratory, after presenting the first of his Phillipics.
He learned rhetoric and laws under Isaeus. He applied these skills at the age of eighteen during lawsuits against his three guardians, who had embezzled and squandered his inheritance.