The regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE : a philosopher in politics / / by Lara O'Sullivan.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, v. 318
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); O'Sullivan, Lara.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity ; v. 318.
• Physical Description: xii, 344 p. :; ill.

Table of Contents

• The background to the regime : Demetrius of Phalerum's early years. The years in obscurity : the reigns of Philip, Alexander, and the age of Lycurgus
• Demetrius' rise to prominence : Athens after Alexander
• The decade of Demetrius : some introductory observations
• Demetrius the law-giver : the moral programme. Burial laws
• The gunaikonomoi and their laws
• The nomophulakes
• Demetrius and the ephebeia
• The laws : an interpretation and discussion of the historical context
• The institutions of democracy. The citizen body
• The assembly and council
• Elections and the archonship
• Jurisdiction in the courts : the graphe paranomon and eisangelia
• The Areopagus
• The Athenian institutions : a summary
• Festivals and finances : the economic administration of Athens. Demetrius and the khoregeia
• The other liturgies
• The Athenian economy, 317-307
• Philosophy and the Phalerean regime. Demetrius' laws and the Peripatos
• The philosophical schools and political calumny
• Demetrius : orator, peripatetic, and patron of philosophers
• Athens and Cassander. The years 317-307 : a narrative history
• Athenian foreign policy under Demetrius of Phalerum
• Conclusion
• Appendix 1. The literary sources for the regime of Demetrius
• Appendix 2. Gunaikonomoi & nomophulakes : a comparison
• Appendix 3. The duties of the gunaikonomoi : a rejected suggestion.