Athenian Democracy

A. H. M. Jones, was from 1951 until his death in 1970, professor of ancient history at the University of Cambridge. He wrote more than a dozen books. His is the author of The Later Roman Empire, A.D. 284-602: A Social, Economic, and Administrative Survey.

• Chapter 1. The Economic Basis of the Athenian DemocracyChapter 2. The Athens of DemosthenesChapter 3. The Athenian Democracy and Its CriticsChapter 4. The Social Structure of Athens in the Fourth Century B.C.Chapter 5. How Did the Athenian Democracy Work?NotesAppendix. The Citizen Population of Athen during the Peloponnesian WarIndex of Passages CitedGeneral Index

One of the best arguments presented for some time in favor of close, minute, and accurate scholarship. [Jones] harnesses his learning to a definite end, and produces results which may come as a surprise to traditional humanists. Times Literary Supplement