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c. 384 BCE - 322 CELife of Athenian statesman Demosthenes.
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c. 366 BCEAthenian orator Demosthenes wins his first court case against his own guardians.
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355 BCEDemosthenes begins to deliver speeches in the Athenian assembly.
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c. 347 BCEAthenian orator Demosthenes is sent on a diplomatic embassy to the court of Philip II of Macedon.
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346 BCEDemosthenes gives his 'On the Peace' speech to the Athenian assembly advocating war against Philip II of Macedon.
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342 BCEDemosthenes is charged with organising a league of Greek city-states for war against Macedon.
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338 BCEThe first battle of Chaeronea. Philip II of Macedon defeats the Greek alliance directed against him, led by Athens and Thebes.
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324 BCEDemosthenes is exiled from Athens, accused of taking bribes from Alexander the Great's treasurer Harpalos.
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322 BCEAthenian orator Demosthenes commits suicide to avoid capture by the Macedonians.
