Orator Gallery

Socrates, caricature

Socrates. Caricature of the Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates (c.470-399 BC). Socrates is credited with introducing a new and critical attitude in philosophy and science. He was said to be the wisest of all men, but having been convicted of neglecting the city gods and corrupting the youth of Athens, he was forced to drink a fatal draught of hemlock

© GARY BROWN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Speech by Gabriele D'Annunzio - Free State of Fiume

Speech by D'Annunzio on 20th September 1919 at the city of Fiume (now in Croatia and, since the end of World War II, known as Rijeka). The Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938), entered the city on 12 September 1919 and began a 15-month period of occupation. A year later after failure of negotiations with the Italian government, D'Annunzio proclaimed the Italian Regency of Carnaro. The Free State of Fiume was an independent free state which existed between 1920 and 1924 following the signing of the Treaty of Rapallo. The constitution made "music" the fundamental principle of the state and was corporatist in nature. Some of the ideas and aesthetics influenced Italian fascism and the style of Benito Mussolini. Date: 1920

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Statue of a Roman orator and politician believed

Statue of a Roman orator and politician believed to be Marcus Tullius Cicero. From the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Giacomo Bossi from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabili's Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome, 1820. Date:

© Florilegius/Mary Evans

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