ABSTRACT
When Philip invaded the Chalcidice in summer 349, ambassadors from the Chalcidic League, headed by the city of Olynthus, came to Athens to plead for assistance (Part Two, Philip and Athens, p. 73). Demosthenes recommended support for Olynthus and delivered three orations, the Olynthiacs, in the Athenian Assembly in 349/8. The present speech, first in the series, was probably given soon after the arrival of the ambassadors.
