rhetoric

Herodotus, Constitutional Debate from the Histories

An account of a debate on the constitution.

Aristotle, Politics

Aristotle's work on political philosophy and governance.

Lysias, Funeral Oration

A speech given at a funeral by the orator Lysias.

Thucydides, Pericles’ Funeral Oration from The Peloponnesian War

Thucydides' record of Pericles' famous funeral oration.

Demosthenes, Against Meidias

Demosthenes' speech against Meidias.

Aristophanes, Assemblywomen

A play by Aristophanes focusing on women in the assembly.

Plato, Gorgias

Plato's dialogue discussing rhetoric and oratory.

Isocrates, Against the Sophists

Isocrates' argument against the Sophists.

Cicero, Catilinarian I

Cicero's first speech against Catiline.

Sallust, Catiline’s Conspiracy

Sallust's work detailing Catiline's conspiracy.