On the Navy Boards
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On the Navy Boards
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"On the Navy Boards" or "On the Symmories" is the first surviving political oration of the prominent Athenian statesman and orator Demosthenes. A reference to the speech made in Demosthenes' later On the Liberty of the Rhodians proves that the speech was actually delivered to the Ecclesia, not just composed but never spoken. According to Dionysius of Hallicarnassus, the speech was delivered in 354/3 BC. On the Navy Boards is a speech of general interest, which provided Demosthenes an opportunity
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Oration by Demosthenes
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