Athenian ambassadors · Atlas

in the texts

On the EmbassyClassical · Greek

The Athenian envoys whose actions during the peace and oath-taking missions are being examined.

so that his colleagues were reminded of those old nicknames of his;

on the embassy ¶

what was it that I saw and what was it that I heard about Cersobleptes?

on the embassy ¶

I hold it to be the wise course that we ambassadors refrain from meddlesome conduct.

on the embassy ¶

On the False EmbassyClassical · Greek

The embassy group whose conduct during peace negotiations is examined.

Now could men be more clearly convicted of acting throughout in the interest of Philip?

on the false embassy ¶

Let me show you that there is no way of denying that they were acting in the interest of Philip.

on the false embassy ¶

Now read the other deposition testifying to the answer made by Philip to Eucleides here, who arrived later.

on the false embassy ¶

Fourth PhilippicClassical · Greek

Envoys whom Athens should send to the Persian king.

Secondly, the agent who was privy to all Philip’s schemes against the king of Persia has been kidnapped, and the king will hear of all these plots, not as the complaint of Athenians, whom he might suspect of speaking for our own private advantage, but from the lips of the very man who planned and carried them out, so that their credit is established, and the only suggestion for our ambassadors to …

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On the PeaceClassical · Greek

The diplomatic envoys who administered the oaths for the peace.

Thirdly, men of Athens—and when I have given just this one further instance, I will at once pass on to some topics that I have omitted—when we ambassadors returned from administering the oaths for the peace, at that time there were some who assured us that Thespiae and Plataea would be rebuilt, that Philip, if he gained the mastery, would protect the Phocians and break up Thebes into villages, and …

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