ABSTRACT
The Second Olynthiac was delivered in 349, soon after the First, but it cannot be dated with precision. From the speech itself we can discern no concrete change in the state of affairs at Athens or Olynthus since the delivery of the First Olynthiac, it is possible, but not definite, that between the two speeches the first Athenian relief expedition under Chares had set sail (Part Two, Philip and Athens, p. 73). Here Demosthenes repeats in brief the proposals given in the First Olynthiac, adding the suggestion that an embassy be sent to Thessaly to secure an alliance (§11) and urging his countrymen to resolve their internal conflicts (§§27-30).
