To the interpretation of Hypereidés' speech against Démosthenés (col. XXVIII skk.) Cover Image

Hypereidés Démosthenés ellen című beszédének értelmezéséhez (col. XXVIII skk.)
To the interpretation of Hypereidés' speech against Démosthenés (col. XXVIII skk.)

Author(s): László Horváth
Subject(s): Cultural history, Ancient World
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Hyperides; Against Demosthenes; textual correction and interpretation

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses and interprets three passages in Hyperides’ speech against Demosthenes and suggests a textual correction. The statements in columns XXIX–XXX become more comprehensible based on the relevant passages in the speech against Diondas. In line 21 of columna XXVIII, αὐτῷ (pronomen personale – Jensen and all the editors) should be replaced by αὑτῷ (pronomen reflexivum), which reconstructs the proper meaning of the text. After Chaeronea it was not the people who were grateful to Demosthenes, but quite the opposite: the people expected that Demosthenes and his companions would be grateful to them. Thus, the name lost in the lacuna is not Lycurgus, but Demosthenes.

  • Issue Year: 66/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 201-214
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Hungarian