Ctesiphon's attempt to award this man a gold crown led to a libel suit. He was later betrayed by his friend Demades, who successfully prosecuted a death sentence against this man shortly after he was convicted, in a separate matter, of stealing twenty talents from Harpalus. After unsuccessfully seeking sanctuary from Antipater, he committed suicide by sucking poison out of a pen while pretending to address a letter to his family. His major works include On the Peace, On the Embassy, and On the Crown, which is a fierce attack on his rival Aeschines. He became prominent with "On the Navy Boards"and targeted the sculptor Antenor after suing Apho
Ctesiphon's attempt to award this man a gold crown led to a libel suit. He was later betrayed by his friend Demades, who successfully prosecuted a death sentence against this man shortly after he was convicted, in a separate matter, of stealing twenty talents from Harpalus. After unsuccessfully seeking sanctuary from Antipater, he committed suicide by sucking poison out of a pen while pretending to address a letter to his family. His major works include On the Peace, On the Embassy, and On the Crown, which is a fierce attack on his rival Aeschines. He became prominent with "On the Navy Boards"and targeted the sculptor Antenor after suing Aphobus for embezzling his inheritance. The name of another series of his compositions was adopted by Cicero for an attack on Antony. FTP, name this ancient orator who reputedly practiced speaking with pebbles in his mouth and wrote the Olynthiacs and Philippics.
Ctesiphon's attempt to award this man a gold crown led to a libel suit.
Demosthenes