The Speech Against Leocrates

Originally published in 1922, this book contains the Greek text of the only surviving complete speech by the orator Lycurgus of Athens, which was delivered against Leocrates. Petrie includes a detailed introduction on the life and career of Lycurgus and an analysis of the speech, with detailed notes on the text and a critical apparatus at the back of the volume. This book will be of value to Classicists and anyone with an interest in Greek oratory and law.

• • Author: Lycurgus
• • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• • Publication Date: May 29, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 298 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1107669456
• • ISBN-13: 9781107669451