'De decretis in Demosthenis Aeschines exstantibus Atticis
libelloque Aeschinis'
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He claimed Philip was a despot whose lust for power allowed him
no rest while territory remained unconquered. His view was coloured
by personal hatred. Demosthenes' political opponent in Athens,
Aeschines, had a somewhat different view. Basically, Demosthenes
preferred that Athens dominated Greece rather than either Macedonia
or Sparta, and both those were therefore natural enemies. And of
course his opposition gave him the stage on which to advance his
own political career.