Birth of Democracy

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993

Del i serien American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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Beskrivning

This is the catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Archives in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the beginnings of democracy in Athens, interpreted as the implementation of Cleisthenes' governmental reforms. This informative catalogue includes colour illustrations of the objects displayed: sculptures, architectural models, and small objects from Athens and from museums in America and Europe. The objects are set in context with nine short essays.

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Utgivningsdatum:1993-12-01
Mått:203 x 203 x 16 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Antal sidor:179
Förlag:American School of Classical Studies at Athens
ISBN:9780876619506

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Charles W. Hedrick is Distinguished Emeritus Professor at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books and articles relating to the study of Christian origins. His most recent book is Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel According to Thomas (2010).

Innehållsförteckning

Writing and the Athenian democracy (C. W. Hedrick); Representations of Athenian democracy in Attic document reliefs (C. Lawton); The birth of democracy (P. G. Calligas); Pottery, private life and politics (P. Shapiro); Personifications of democracy (O. Tzachou-Delmouzou); A court trial in Athens early in the 4th century B.C. (A. L. Boegehold); Oaths and oathtaking in ancient Athens (D. Peppa-Delmouzou); The political rhetoric of America's founders (J. Roberts); 19th-century photography in Athens (A. Szegedy-Maszak).