Isaios fu uno dei dieci oratori attici del canone alessandrino, attivo all'inizio del IV secolo a.C. Allievo di Isocrate ad Atene, in seguito insegnò a Demostene mentre lavorava come autore di discorsi per altri. Le sue opere sopravvissute riguardano principalmente controversie ereditarie, sebbene una affronti i diritti civili. Il suo stile, paragonato a quello di Lisia, era noto per il suo uso della sofistica e influenzò l'oratoria successiva.
Isaeus (c. 420 350 BCE) composed speeches for others. He shares with Lysias pure Attic and lucidity of style, but his more aggressive and flexible presentation undoubtedly influenced Demosthenes. Of at least fifty attributed orations, there survive eleven on legacy cases and a large fragment dealing with a claim of citizenship.
The book features the orations and fragments of Isaeus, a renowned Greek orator, focusing on inheritance and testamentary issues. Preserved by the historian Dionysius Halicarnassensis, these works showcase the eloquence of ancient Greek rhetoric. Isaeus employs various arguments and reasoning in his speeches. This edition is a facsimile reprint of the original from 1883, emphasizing its cultural significance and commitment to preserving classic literature, despite potential imperfections from library markings.
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