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Aeschines

Also known as Æschines

Aeschines (; Greek: ; 389314 BC) was a Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators.

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Aeschines (Αἰσχίνης) was a male politician, diplomat, orator, and writer from Classical Athens. Born in 390 BCE, he served as an ambassador and wrote in Ancient Greek during the period of classical antiquity. His notable work includes *Against Timarchus*. He is distinct from Aeschines of Sphettus.

Aeschines died in either 322 BCE or 314 BCE. His writings have been preserved in various collections, including *Per la corona* and *Œuvres complètes de Démosthène et d'Eschine*. He is described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.

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Per la corona
The oration [of Demosthenes] on the crown
Œuvres complètes de Démosthène et d'Eschine
Logoi toutōni tōn rētorōn. Aischynou. Lysiou. Alkidamantos. Antisthenous. Dēmadou. Andokidou. Isaiou. Deinarchou. Antiphōtos. Lykourgou. Gorgiou. Lesvōnaktos. Hērōdou. Eti aischinou vios. Lysiou vios
Aischinou Ho kata Ktēsiphōntos ; kai, Dēmosthenous Ho peri stephenou logos

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Person.name: Aeschines
Person.image: Aeschines_bust.jpg
Person.caption: Marble bust of Aeschines found in Heraclea Lyncestis, North Macedonia, now in the British Museum
Person.birth_date: 389 BC
Person.birth_place: Athens
Person.death_date: 314 BC (aged 74–75)
Person.death_place: Samos

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Classical Athens
Place of birth: Athens
Occupation: writer
Position held: ambassador
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Notable work: Against Timarchus
Image: Bust Aiskhines BM 1839 n2.jpg

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Commons category: Aeschines
member of the deme: Kothokidai
time period: classical antiquity
name in native language: Αἰσχίνης
writing language: Ancient Greek
entry in abbreviations table: Aeschin.
Commons Creator page: Aeschines
date of birth: 0390-00-00
date of death: 0314-01-01
different from: Aeschines of Sphettus
significant place: Kothokidai

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Aeschines (; Greek: ; 389314 BC) was a Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators.

==Biography== thumb|Statue of Aeschines, from Villa of the Papyri in [[Herculaneum. National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969]]

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