The regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE : : a philosopher in politics /

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

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Erudite and urbane, a scion of the Peripatos, Demetrius of Phalerum dominated Athenian political life for a decade (317-307 B.C.E.) with Macedonian support. Viewed by some as the embodiment of the longed-for 'philosopher-king', Demetrius has been seen a test case for the interplay of philo...

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Superior document:Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, v. 318
:
O'Sullivan, Lara.
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2009.
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity ; 318.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 344 pages) :; illustrations
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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 ephêbeia
  • 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 graphê paranomôn and eisangelia
  • The Areopagus
  • The Athenian institutions : a summary
  • Festivals and finances : the economic administration of Athens. Demetrius and the khorêgeia
  • 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.

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