Seres, Dániel2024-07-222024-07-222022-09-01Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis, Vol. 58 (2022) , 37-520418-453Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/375878The study explores the difficulties research has experienced in distancing itself from the 19th-century view of Demosthenes, rooted in the romantic cult of genius. The approach offers a retrospective view of the young Demosthenes and his early political activities. Assessment of his work – and in some cases, the excuses created for its shortcomings – is influenced by the image of the later leader of anti-Macedonian politics and the speeches On the False Embassy and On the Crown . Based on Demosthenes’s speeches For the Megalopolitans and On the Liberty of the Rhodians , the study will argue – building on statements made by Badian and Wooten – in favour of redefining the typical image of the young politician and, by extension, not looking for consistent political aspirations where none were to be found.application/pdfDemosthenesHistoriographyFor the MegalopolitansOn the Liberty of the RhodiansfolyóiratcikkOpen AccessActa Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensishttps://doi.org/10.22315/ACD/2022/3Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis58Acta Class. Univ. Sci. Debr.2732-3390