Athenian Democracy: A Sourcebook

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Av Luca Asmonti

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This volume presents a wide range of literary and epigraphic sources on the history of the world's first democracy, offering a comprehensive survey of the key themes and principles of Athenian democratic culture. Beginning with the mythical origins of Athenian democracy under Theseus and describing the historical development of Athens' democratic institutions through Solon's reforms to the birth of democracy under Cleisthenes, the book addresses the wider cultural and social repercussions of the democratic system, concluding with a survey of Athenian democracy in the Hellenistic and Roman age. All sources are presented in translation with full annotation and commentary and each chapter opens with an introduction to provide background and direction for readers. Sources include material by Aristotle, Homer, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Thucydides, Cicero, Tacitus and many others. The volume also includes an A-Z of key terms, an annotated bibliography with suggestions for further reading in the primary sources as well as modern critical works on Athenian democracy, and a full index.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-12-18
Mått154 x 232 x 18 mm
Vikt400 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Sources in Ancient History
Antal sidor264
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781441113719

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Introduction 1: What do we mean by polis? 2: The birth of Athens and the roots of democracy3: Draconian laws 4: Solonian laws 5: How tyranny helped the establishment of democracy 6: Cleisthenes and the birth of democracy 7: The Persian Wars and the link between democracy and the naval empire 8: Democracy and pentekontaeitia 9: Democracy and the effects of the Peloponnesian War 10: Democracy and the decline of the polis 11: Athenian democracy in the Hellenistic and Roman ageBibliographyIndex

This is a very valuable and comprehensive collection of sources for the study of the Athenian democracy. It will be of great appeal not only to students of ancient history, but also to students of political ideas. Luca Asmonti provides clear guidance on how to use the evidence, and shows us not only how the Athenian democracy came into being, and how it actually worked, but also what the people who experienced it thought about it. There is no other serious book available that does this.