Ian Worthington is Professor of History and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Missouri.

This is a gripping story of Macedonian ascendance, Athenian retrenchmentand the efforts of a gifted, but flawed Demosthenes to reverse the course of history. In both accessible and erudite fashion, Ian Worthington guides us through the labyrinth of Greek and Macedonian politics, and the result is not only first-rate history, but lessons for any ageours especiallywhen the fear of civilizational decline, and its supposed remedies, become near obsessions.

• Preface ; Acknowledgements ; List of Illustrations and Maps ; Demosthenes' Life: The Main Events ; Speech Numbers and Titles ; Quotations and Abbreviations ; Chapter 1. Preamble: "Politicians and Heroes" ; Chapter 2. Demosthenes, Son of Demosthenes ; Chapter 3. Greece and the Awakening of Macedonia ; Chapter 4. Into the Public Eye ; Chapter 5. The Aspiring Politician ; Chapter 6. Swaying the Assembly ; Chapter 7. An Uneasy Peace ; Chapter 8. Resisting Philip ; Chapter 9. "Speeches Like Soldiers" ; Chapter 10. The End of Greek Freedom ; Chapter 11. "For the Conqueror, Death" ; Chapter 12. Demosthenes and Alexander the Great ; Chapter 13. The Crown Trial ; Chapter 14. Decline and Fall ; Chapter 15. Poison from the Pen ; Appendix: Ancient Coinage and Months of the Attic Year ; Bibliography ; Index

Ian Worthington is Professor of History and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Missouri.

This is a gripping story of Macedonian ascendance, Athenian retrenchmentand the efforts of a gifted, but flawed Demosthenes to reverse the course of history. In both accessible and erudite fashion, Ian Worthington guides us through the labyrinth of Greek and Macedonian politics, and the result is not only first-rate history, but lessons for any ageours especiallywhen the fear of civilizational decline, and its supposed remedies, become near obsessions.

• Preface ; Acknowledgements ; List of Illustrations and Maps ; Demosthenes' Life: The Main Events ; Speech Numbers and Titles ; Quotations and Abbreviations ; Chapter 1. Preamble: "Politicians and Heroes" ; Chapter 2. Demosthenes, Son of Demosthenes ; Chapter 3. Greece and the Awakening of Macedonia ; Chapter 4. Into the Public Eye ; Chapter 5. The Aspiring Politician ; Chapter 6. Swaying the Assembly ; Chapter 7. An Uneasy Peace ; Chapter 8. Resisting Philip ; Chapter 9. "Speeches Like Soldiers" ; Chapter 10. The End of Greek Freedom ; Chapter 11. "For the Conqueror, Death" ; Chapter 12. Demosthenes and Alexander the Great ; Chapter 13. The Crown Trial ; Chapter 14. Decline and Fall ; Chapter 15. Poison from the Pen ; Appendix: Ancient Coinage and Months of the Attic Year ; Bibliography ; Index

Ian Worthington is Professor of History and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Missouri.

This is a gripping story of Macedonian ascendance, Athenian retrenchmentand the efforts of a gifted, but flawed Demosthenes to reverse the course of history. In both accessible and erudite fashion, Ian Worthington guides us through the labyrinth of Greek and Macedonian politics, and the result is not only first-rate history, but lessons for any ageours especiallywhen the fear of civilizational decline, and its supposed remedies, become near obsessions.

• Preface ; Acknowledgements ; List of Illustrations and Maps ; Demosthenes' Life: The Main Events ; Speech Numbers and Titles ; Quotations and Abbreviations ; Chapter 1. Preamble: "Politicians and Heroes" ; Chapter 2. Demosthenes, Son of Demosthenes ; Chapter 3. Greece and the Awakening of Macedonia ; Chapter 4. Into the Public Eye ; Chapter 5. The Aspiring Politician ; Chapter 6. Swaying the Assembly ; Chapter 7. An Uneasy Peace ; Chapter 8. Resisting Philip ; Chapter 9. "Speeches Like Soldiers" ; Chapter 10. The End of Greek Freedom ; Chapter 11. "For the Conqueror, Death" ; Chapter 12. Demosthenes and Alexander the Great ; Chapter 13. The Crown Trial ; Chapter 14. Decline and Fall ; Chapter 15. Poison from the Pen ; Appendix: Ancient Coinage and Months of the Attic Year ; Bibliography ; Index