Forefathers of Athens
group · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
forefathers · our forefathers · those heroes · those men · your forefathers
spoken of as
1 expressionThe Forefathers of Athens1 mention
Exordia (Greek)
As for me, I consider the greatest commendation of those heroes to be the test of time, for although a long interval has gone by, no others have been able to exhibit greater deeds than those performed by them, and I shall myself merely try to tell you after what manner I think you will be best able to make your preparations.
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Exordia
The ancestral generation of Athenians whose deeds are conventionally praised by orators; the speaker argues such praise can inadvertently diminish their achievements and that time itself is their best testimony.
As for me, I consider the greatest commendation of those heroes to be the test of time, for although a long interval has gone by, no others have been able to exhibit greater deeds than those performed by them, and I shall myself merely try to tell you after what manner I think you will be best able to make your preparations.
On the False Embassy
Athenian ancestors invoked as a standard of honor and justice.
He told you that you ought to forget the achievements of your forefathers;
Then what vote, what judgement, men of Athens, do you think that our forefathers would give, if they could recover consciousness, at the trial of the men who devised the destruction of the Phocians?