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|wketx=[[Ctesiphon]] (Greek: [[Κτησιφῶν]], Ktēsiphôn) was an orator in Athens during the reign of [[Alexander the Great]]. He is best known for sparking the controversy that led to Demosthenes' speech On the Crown and Aeschines' speech Against Ctesiphon.

In 336 BC, [[Alexander the Great]]'s empire was spreading, and many in Athens were opposed to the ongoing wars. Among the most outspoken was the orator Demosthenes. In 336 BC, Ctesiphon proposed that Athens honor Demosthenes for services to the city by presenting him with a golden crown. This proposal became a political issue, and in 330 BC, Aeschines prosecuted Ctesiphon on charges of legal irregularities. In his most brilliant speech, On the Crown, Demosthenes effectively defended Ctesiphon and attacked vehemently those who backed [[Alexander the Great]]'s empire.

Ctesiphon (/ˈtɛsɪfɒn/ TESS-if-on; Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭩𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭭 tyspwn or tysfwn; Persian: تیسفون‎; Greek: Κτησιφῶν, Attic Greek: [ktɛːsipʰɔ̂ːn]; Syriac: ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ‎) was an ancient city, located on the eastern bank of the Tigris, and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of present-day Baghdad. Ctesiphon served as a royal capital of the Iranian empire in the Parthian and Sasanian eras for over eight hundred years. Ctesiphon was the winter capital of the Sasanian Empire until the Muslim conquest of Persia in 651 AD.
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|elrutext='''Κτησιφῶν:''' ῶντος ἡ [[Ктесифонт]] (город в Ассирии, на вост. берегу Тигра, зимняя резиденция парфянских царей, а впосл. постоянная их столица) Polyb., Luc.<br />ῶντος ὁ [[Ктесифонт]] (сын Леосфена, предложивший после битвы при Херонее наградить Демосфена золотым венком) Aeschin., Dem.
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