Philip's ambassadors
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ambassadors · ambassadors from Philip · ambassadors of Philip · herald and ambassadors from Philip · his ambassadors · the ambassadors themselves
in the texts
Against Ctesiphon
Macedonian envoys participating in Athenian peace negotiations and ceremonial treatment.
for Philocrates unobserved slipped this clause in among the provisions of his resolution, and Demosthenes put it to the vote, that The members of the synod of the allies do on this day give their oaths to the ambassadors from Philip.
Then it was that Demosthenes, hastening to get possession of the platform, and leaving no other man an opportunity to speak, said that the propositions of yesterday were utterly useless unless Philip’s ambassadors could be persuaded to assent to them.
and at daybreak he came escorting the ambassadors into the theater, so that he was actually hissed for his unseemly flattery.
On the Embassy
Envoys from Philip involved in peace negotiations, oath administration, and public honors at Athens.
secondly, he read the motion of which Demosthenes himself was author, to grant safe conduct to the herald and ambassadors from Philip;
then, after that, the motion about assigning the front seats at the Dionysia to Philip’s ambassadors.
Now on the adjournment of that session of the assembly, Philip’s ambassadors proceeded to administer the oaths to your allies in your army-building.
On Halonnesus
Envoys sent by Philip whose speeches and concessions are central evidence in the Athenian debate.
With regard to the amendment of the peace, Philip’s ambassadors conceded to us the right to amend it, and our amendment, universally admitted to be fair, was that each side should retain its own possessions.
for at the same meeting of the Assembly Philip’s ambassadors put his case before you and the decree was duly proposed, so that, as the decree was recited immediately after the conclusion of the speeches, it was impossible for you to pass at once a resolution which gives the lie to the ambassadors.
But for myself, men of Athens, I wish first to touch upon the different points of his letter, and then to add my comments on the speeches of his ambassadors.
On the Crown
Envoys representing Philip before the Theban assembly.
When the Thebans held their assembly, they introduced Philip’s ambassadors first, on the ground that they were in the position of allies.
When we reached Thebes we found ambassadors from Philip and from the Thebans and others of his allies already there, our friends panic-stricken, and his friends full of confidence.
On the False Embassy
Macedonian diplomatic visitors whom Demosthenes hosted before the alleged embassy offences were known.
It is also true that I entertained Philip’s ambassadors, and did the thing very handsomely;