HEGESIPPUS=[DEMOSTHENES] 7 On Halonnesus

The speech On Halonnesus, preserved as number 7 in the corpus of Demosthenes, was written and delivered not by Demosthenes but by Hegesippus, an anti-Macedonian ally of Demosthenes who had acquired the nickname Crobylus (“Topknot”: e.g., Aeschines 3 Against Ctesiphon 118) from the way he wore his hair. On Halonnesus was ascribed to Hegesippus by the ancient critic Libanius on the basis of both style and content (see §§33, 42-43 with notes). Demosthenes shared Hegesippus’ position regarding the Halonnesus affair (Aeschines 3 Against Ctesiphon 83), but his own speech on the topic does not survive.