«Quei maledetti Eubei»: l’exemplum dell’aiuto ateniese agli Eubei nel 357 a. C. nei discorsi di Demostene
Rita Laura Loddo
2022-01-01
Abstract
This article aims to investigate how Demosthenes exploited for rhetorical purposes the case of Athenian aid to the Euboeans in 357 B. C. First, I illustrate the attitude of Demosthenes and other orators toward the use of the past; then, I offer a reconstruction of the historical context of the featured episode; lastly, I analyse all the occurrences in which Demosthenes used aid offered to Euboea as a paradeigma. I argue that Demosthenes employed this episode to support precise points of his argumentation, often within a series of examples, of which the one relating to Euboea often was the most recent. His use of this example illustrates the virtually infinite possibilities that the re-use of the past offered to a capable and experienced orator.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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