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Amethyst intaglio signed by Dioskourides, ca. 25 BC. The gem is typically claimed to depict the Greek orator Demosthenes. The piece was formerly owned by Sir Arthur Evans (sold in 1941). #Roman #Gem
Image: J. Paul Getty Museum (2019.13.15). Link - https://t.co/9omJPsi9Kp
For future orators the quality of Demosthenes' works and speeches he left behind became a major source of inspiration - to none more so than Cicero, Rome's answer to Demosthenes. After death, Demosthenes became the epitome of Athenian virtue
For future orators the quality of Demosthenes' works and speeches he left behind became a major source of inspiration - to none more so than Cicero, Rome's answer to Demosthenes. After death, Demosthenes became the epitome of Athenian virtue.
For future orators the quality of Demosthenes' works and speeches he left behind became a major source of inspiration - to none more so than Cicero, Rome's answer to Demosthenes. After death Demosthenes became the epitome of Athenian virtue
Portrait of the #Greek Orator Demosthenes. Date-1st century B.C., Anatolia. - Roman Imperial period@HarvardMuseums
Portrait of the Greek Orator #Demosthenes. Date-1st century B.C., #Anatolia. - #Roman Imperial period @harvartmuseums