Subversive Oratory of Andokides Politics, Ideology and Decision-making in Democratic Athens

By analysing a selection of speeches of the Athenian orator Andokides and the decisions reached by his audience on each occasion, Dr Missiou demonstrates that the orator had divergent perceptions, values and attitudes from those of his audience on a number of issues. By this means she challenges the criticism that the decisions of the Assembly during this period were irresponsible and irrational.Missiou, Anna is the author of 'Subversive Oratory of Andokides Politics, Ideology and Decision-making in Democratic Athens', published 2008 under ISBN 9780521037594 and ISBN 052103759X.