Demosthenes was born on January 1, 384 BC[1], in Upper Paiania[2]. He died on October 12, 322 BC[3], in Poros[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], orator[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,218 views/month, #6,628 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
Place of burial: Tomb of Demosthenes in Poseidon sanctuary at Kalaureia[10]
Depicted by: Statue of Demosthenes, Paiania[24], Bust of Demosthenes, Antirrio park[25], Bust of Demosthenes, Paiania[26]
Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Life of Demosthenes[29], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Pauly–Wissowa[32], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[33], BEIC Digital Library[34], Demosthenes[35]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Demosthenes include Pseudo-He[36] and Demosthenesia[37].
Why It Matters
Demosthenes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Works attributed to him include On the Crown[40], an oration[41], founded in -0330[42]; Philippic[43], a group of literary works[44]; First Philippic[45], an oration[46]; Third Philippic[47], an oration[48]; Olynthiacs[49], a group of literary works[50]; and On the False Embassy[51], an oration[52], founded in -0343[53]. Entities named for him include Pseudo-He[36] and Demosthenesia[37].
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