Demosthenes was born in Athens and, from an early age, faced a curious challenge for someone who would become one of Greece’s greatest orators: he had serious speech difficulties. But instead of accepting this as fate, he decided to confront the issue with rather unconventional methods — it’s said he practiced speeches with pebbles in his mouth and recited over the sound of crashing waves. An eccentric detail? Perhaps. But the result was a mastery of the art of speech that endured through the centuries.
Demosthenes’ passion for politics didn’t stem solely from personal ambition, but also from his deep concern for the direction his city was heading. In his famous “Philippics,” he fiercely attacked King Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. He saw in that foreign power a threat to Athenian freedom. In a world where many preferred the silence of convenience, Demosthenes chose the noise of resistance — and for that, he became both admired and hated.
At the end of his life, he saw his political efforts collapse, but he never lost his dignity. Surrounded by enemies and facing imprisonment, he chose death over submission. History remembers him not as a man who won wars or conquered lands, but as the tireless voice of democracy, a fighter against tyranny, and someone with the courage to say what needed to be said — even when no one wanted to hear it.
Material: High-definition resin
Weight: 250 g
Height: 22.5 cm
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**Fragile product.
***Semi-manual painting, resulting in individual differences in each product, both in color and weight.
