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VI. Speeches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2016

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Utterances reported in direct speech abound in Herodotus: often conversations or isolated dicta, sometimes debates on major questions of policy or strategy, e.g. vii. 8-11. In Thucydides short utterances are very rare, but speeches play a very important role; the occasions range from ‘full-dress’ debates on momentous issues (e.g. i. 67–88) to the encouragement given by commanders to troops before battle (e.g. ii. 87–9).

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Copyright © The Classical Association 1973

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