ABSTRACT
In this study I have attempted to suggest three types of evidence which show that Demosthenes could speak extemporaneously. First. I have cited and discussed several passages of the De corona which appear to be of an extemporaneous character. These passages deal mainly with matters which Demosthenes could not well have anticipated. Next, I have presented a few passages, also from the De corona, which are not themselves extemporary in nature, but which seem to imply that Demosthenes could and did speak on occasion without preparation. Finally, I have noted a few passages from Aeschines' Con. Ctes. which seem to corroborate my view.
