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“Decree[In the archonship of Heropythus, on the twenty-fifth day of the
month Elaphebolion, the tribe Erechtheis then holding the presidency, on the
advice of the Council and the Generals: whereas Philip has captured so me of
the cities of our neighbors and is besieging others, and finally is
preparing to advance against Attica, ignoring our agreement with him, and is meditating a
breach of his oaths and of the peace, violating all mutual pledges, be it
resolved by the Council and People to send ambassadors to confer with him
and to summon him to preserve in particular his agreement and compact with
us, and, failing that, to give the City time for decision and to conclude an
armistice until the month of Thargelion. The following members of Council
were chosen: Simus of Anagyrus, Euthydemos of Phylae, Bulagoras of
Alopece.]”
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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