Democracy in Classical Athens

Christopher Carey is Emeritus Professor of Greek at University College London, UK. He has published widely on Athenian democracy and ancient Greek literature, especially oratory and lyric poetry.

• List of IllustrationsPreface to the First EditionNote to the 2001 Corrected ReprintPreface to the Second Edition1. First Thoughts1.1 Defining Democracy1.2 The Sources2. The Road to Democracy2.1 Aristocracy in Crisis – The Seventh Century2.2 Solon’s Reforms2.3 The Sixth Century Tyranny2.4 The Reforms of Kleisthenes2.5 The 460s and After2.6 Democracy, Navy and Empire2.7 The Intellectual Climate2.8 The New Men2.9 Oligarchic Interludes I: The Four Hundred2.10 Oligarchic Interludes II: The Thirty2.11 The Restored Democracy2.12 Alexander and After3. Democracy and Ideology3.1 Democratic Ideology3.2 The Limits of Equality3.3 Citizenship4 The Core Bodies4.1 The Council4.2 The Assembly4.3 The Courts5. Serving the Democracy5.1 The Servants of the Demos5.2 Officials Chosen by Lot5.3 Elected Officials5.4 The Secretariat5.5 Public Speakers5.6 Accountability, Risk and Reward6. Religion in the Democratic City7. Local Government: The Demes8. The Democratic Landscape9. Democracy and Its CriticsAppendix 1 Suggested Further ReadingAppendix 2 GlossaryAppendix 3 Some Key EventsIndex

A student-friendly text that draws from the author's deep well of knowledge. Carey has concisely presented the key evidence for the development, function, and ideology of Athenian democracy alongside his lucid interpretations. DCA strikes a balance both between a synchronic and diachronic view of Athenian democracy and between principles and institutions, a challenging achievement for a student handbook. Carey does an impressive job compressing the relevant information into a slim volume while providing enough commentary for undergraduates with little Classics or History background … The new, more thoroughly explained and functional DCA fills a general need for lower-and intermediate-level courses on Athenian democracy, democracies ancient and modern, Greek history, and Greek political thought.