Book Description
This book constructs a distinctive view of classical Athens, a view which takes seriously the evidence of archaeology and of art history.
Author : Robin Osborne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 34,22 MB
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0521844215
This book constructs a distinctive view of classical Athens, a view which takes seriously the evidence of archaeology and of art history.
Author : Peter John Rhodes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 10,6 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195221404
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, and the direct government of the people by the people. Liberty means above all freedom of speech, the right to be heard in the public assembly and the right to speak one's mind in private. Equality meant the equal right of male citizens (perhaps 60,000 in the fifth century, 30,000 in the fourth) to participate in the government of the state and the administration of the law. Disapproved of as a mob rule until the nineteenth century, the institutions of Athenian democracy have become an inspiration for modern democratic politics and political philosophy. P. J. Rhodes's reader focuses on the political institutions, political activity, history, and nature of Athenian democracy and introduces some of the best British, American, German, and French scholarship on its origins, theory, and practice. Part I is devoted to political institutions: citizenship, the assembly, the law-courts, and capital punishment. Part II explores aspects of political activity: the demagogues and their relationship with the assembly, the maneuverings of the politicians, competitive festivals, and the separation of public from private life. Part III looks at three crucial points in the development of the democracy: the reforms of Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes. Part IV considers what it was in Greek life that led to the development of democracy. Some of the authors adopt broad-brush approaches to major questions; others analyze a particular body of evidence in detail. Use is made of archeology, comparison with other societies, the location of festivals in their civic context, and the need to penetrate behind what the classical Athenians made of their past.
Author : David M. Pritchard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 12,66 MB
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1108422918
Studies all four branches of the Athenian armed forces to show how they helped make democratic Athens a superpower.
Author : R. K. Sinclair
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521423892
The public aspects of the lives of Athenian citizens (c. 450 to 322 BC.) are assessed to establish the nature and extent of citizen participation in the governing democracy of that period.
Author : Peter John Rhodes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195221398
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, and the direct government of the people by the people. Liberty means above all freedom of speech, the right to be heard in the public assembly and the right to speak one's mind in private. Equality meant the equal right of male citizens (perhaps 60,000 in the fifth century, 30,000 in the fourth) to participate in the government of the state and the administration of the law. Disapproved of as a mob rule until the nineteenth century, the institutions of Athenian democracy have become an inspiration for modern democratic politics and political philosophy. P. J. Rhodes's reader focuses on the political institutions, political activity, history, and nature of Athenian democracy and introduces some of the best British, American, German, and French scholarship on its origins, theory, and practice. Part I is devoted to political institutions: citizenship, the assembly, the law-courts, and capital punishment. Part II explores aspects of political activity: the demagogues and their relationship with the assembly, the maneuverings of the politicians, competitive festivals, and the separation of public from private life. Part III looks at three crucial points in the development of the democracy: the reforms of Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes. Part IV considers what it was in Greek life that led to the development of democracy. Some of the authors adopt broad-brush approaches to major questions; others analyze a particular body of evidence in detail. Use is made of archeology, comparison with other societies, the location of festivals in their civic context, and the need to penetrate behind what the classical Athenians made of their past.
Author : Hamish Aird
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 31,8 MB
Release : 2003-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823938285
Describes the life and accomplishments of the Athenian leader who held power during the high point of Athenian civilization, and places him in the context of his times.
Author : Christopher Carey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1474286372
For two centuries classical Athens enjoyed almost uninterrupted democratic government. This was not a parliamentary democracy of the modern sort but a direct democracy in which all citizens were free to participate in the business of government. Throughout this period Athens was the cultural centre of Greece and one of the major Greek powers. This book traces the development and operation of the political system and explores its underlying principles. Christopher Carey assesses the ancient sources of the history of Athenian democracy and evaluates criticisms of the system, ancient and modern. He also provides a virtual tour of the political cityscape of ancient Athens, describing the main political sites and structures, including the theatre. With a new chapter covering religion in the democratic city, this second edition benefits from updates throughout that incorporate the latest research and recent archaeological findings in Athens. A clearer structure and layout make the book more accessible to students, as do extra images and maps along with a timeline of key events.
Author : Simon Goldhill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,2 MB
Release : 1999-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521642477
This 1999 book discusses the ways performance is central to the practice and ideology of Athenian democracy.
Author : Robert J. Bonner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 30,26 MB
Release : 2022-05-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520362497
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1933.
Author : Kurt A. Raaflaub
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 33,78 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0520258096
"A balanced, high-quality analysis of the developing nature of Athenian political society and its relationship to 'democracy' as a timeless concept."—Mark Munn, author of The School of History