Athenian Democracy /

Athenian Democracy / / P. J. Rhodes.

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Athens' democracy developed during the sixth and fifth centuries and continued into the fourth; Athens' defeat by Macedon in 322 began a series of alternations between democracy and oligarchy. The democracy was inseparably bound up with the ideals of liberty and equality, the rule of law,...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
VerfasserIn:
Rhodes, P. J.,
MitwirkendeR:
Davies, John K.,
Dow, Sterling,
Finley, M. I.,
Gernet, Louis,
Hansen, Mogens Herman,
Humphreys, S. C.,
Lewis, David M.,
Markle, M. M.,
Meier, Christian,
Mossé, Claude,
Ober, Josiah,
Osborne, Robin,
Rhodes, P. J.,
Sealey, Raphael,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2004
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World : ERAW
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Note to the Reader
  • Abbreviations
  • Maps
  • General Introduction
  • PART I Political Institutions
  • Introduction to Part I
  • 1 Athenian Citizenship: The Descent Group and the Alternatives
  • 2 How Did the Athenian Ecclesia Vote?
  • 3 Aristotle, the Kleroteria, and the Courts
  • 4 Jury Pay and Assembly Pay at Athens
  • 5 Capital Punishment
  • PART II Political Activity
  • Introduction to Part II
  • 6 Athenian Demagogues
  • 7 Political Activity in Classical Athens
  • 8 Competitive Festivals and the Polis: A Context for Dramatic Festivals at Athens
  • 9 Public and Private Interests in Classical Athens
  • PART III Moments in History
  • Introduction to Part III
  • 10 How a Political Myth Takes Shape: Solon, 'Founding Father' of the Athenian Democracy
  • 11 The Athenian Revolution of 508/7 B.C.: Violence, Authority, and the Origins of Democracy
  • 12 Cleisthenes and Attica
  • 13 Ephialtes, Eisangelia, and the Council
  • PART IV A View of Democracy
  • Introduction to Part IV
  • 14 The Greeks: The Political Revolution in World History
  • Intellectual Chronology
  • Guide to Further Reading
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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