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Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 186 (search)
Furthermore, the
People of Athens regard the
people of Thebes as in no way
alien either in race or in nationality. They remember the services rendered
by their own ancestors to the ancestors of the Thebans, for, when the sons
of Heracles were dispossessed by the Peloponnesians of their paternal
dominion, they restored them, overcoming in battle those who were trying to
oppose the descendants of Heracles; and we harbored Oedipus and his family
when they were banished; and many other notable acts of kindness have we
done to the Thebans.
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 187 (search)
Therefore now also
the people of Athens will not
desert the cause of Thebes and
the other Greeks. An alliance shall be arranged with them, and rights of
intermarriage established, and oaths exchanged. —Ambassadors
appointed: Demosthenes, son of Demosthenes, of Paeania, Hypereides, son of
Cleander, of Sphettus, Mnesitheides, son of Antiphanes, of Phrearrii,
Democrates, son of Sophilus, of Phlya, Callaeschrus, son of Diotimus, of
Cothocidae.]
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 188 (search)
Such was the
first beginning and such the basis of our negotiations with Thebes; the first, I say, for hitherto the
two cities had been dragged by these men into mutual enmity, hatred, and
distrust. The decree was made, and the danger that environed the city passed
away like a summer cloud. Then was the time therefore for an honest man to
point, if he could, to a better way; now cavilling comes too late.
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 211 (search)
However,
in touching upon the achievements of our ancestors, I have passed by some of my
decrees and other measures. I will now therefore return to the point at which I
digressed.When we reached Thebes we found ambassadors from Philip and
from the Thebans and others of his allies already there, our friends
panic-stricken, and his friends full of confidence. To prove that this is not a
statement made today to serve my own turn, please read the dispatch which the
ambassadors sent at the time.
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 213 (search)
When the
Thebans held their assembly, they introduced Philip's ambassadors first, on the
ground that they were in the position of allies. They came forward and made
their speech, full of eulogy of Philip, and of incrimination of Athens, and recalled everything you had
ever done in antagonism to Thebes.
The gist of the speech was that they were to show gratitude to Philip for every
good turn he had done to them, and to punish you for the injuries they had
suffered, in whichever of two ways they chose— either by giving him a
free passage, or by joining in the invasion of Attica. They proved, as they thought, that, if their advice
were taken, cattle, slaves, and other loot from Attica would come into Boeotia, whereas the result of the proposals they expected from
us would be that Boeotia woul
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 240 (search)
If I am accused today for what was actually done, suppose that, while I was
haggling over nice calculations, these cities had marched off and joined
Philip—suppose he had become suzerain o f Euboea, Thebes, and
Byzantium— what do
you think these unprincipled men would have done or said th
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 244 (search)
You will find that
even our defeat, if this reprobate must needs exult over what he ought to have
deplored, did not fall upon the city through any fault of mine. Make your
reckoning in this way: wherever I was sent as your representative, I came away
undefeated by Philip's ambassador—from Thessaly, from Ambracia, from the Illyrians, from the kings of Thrace, from Byzantium, from every other place, and
finally from Thebes; but wherever
Philip was beaten in diplomacy, he attacked the place with an army and conquered
it
Demosthenes, On the False Embassy, section 20 (search)
For he declared that he had
completely converted Philip to the interests of Athens in respect of the Amphictyonic question and of
everything else. He went through a long diatribe against the Thebans, which he
said he had addressed to Philip himself, recapitulating the main points. He
offered you a calculation that, thanks to his diplomacy, without leaving your
homes, without any campaigning or worry, within two or three days you would hear
the news of the beleaguerment of Thebes, independently of the rest of Boeotia,
Demosthenes, On the False Embassy, section 65 (search)
Demosthenes, On the False Embassy, section 127 (search)
it
was a very odd thing for a man, who had solemnly announced that the Thebans had
set a price upon his head, to walk straight into the middle of Thebes and the Theban encampment.
Nevertheless, he was so excited, his appetite for moneymaking and bribe-taking
was so keen, that he put aside and ignored all these obstacles, and off he went.