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pronunciation:
[eeskineez]
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| Orator, born in Athens, Greece. Prominent in Athenian politics between 348 and 330 BC, he advocated appeasement of Philip II of Macedon, and was a member of a Greek embassy that negotiated peace with Philip in 346. Demosthenes tried to have him indicted for treason in 343, and in 330 Aeschines tried to prevent Demosthenes from being awarded a golden crown for his services to Athens. Defeated, Aeschines withdrew to Rhodes, where he established a school of eloquence. Of his speeches, only three survive. |
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