Athenian Democracy

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Del 5 i serien LACTOR Sourcebooks in Ancient History

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Beskrivning

This volume in the LACTOR Sourcebooks in Ancient History series offers a generous selection of primary texts on Athenian democracy, which flourished in the fifth and fourth centuries BC, with an accompanying glossary and introductory notes. It provides for the needs of students at schools and universities who are studying ancient history in English translation and has been written and reviewed by experienced teachers. The texts selected include extracts from the important literary sources as well as some key inscriptions, some of which were previously difficult for students to access.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-07-06
Mått:169 x 243 x 11 mm
Vikt:370 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:LACTOR Sourcebooks in Ancient History
Antal sidor:208
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009383394
Översättare:Osborne, Robin

Utforska kategorier

Dramatik inom Skönlitteratur
Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Statsskick: demokrati inom Samhälle och politik

Recensioner i media

'This is an excellent introductory overview based on primary sources.' Andrew Foster, Fordham University

Innehållsförteckning

Part I. How Athens Became a Democracy: 1. What did Solon do? (1–28); 2. The Kleisthenic Revolution (29–37); 3. Fifth-century constitutional changes (38–48); 4. The creation of fourth-century democracy (49–55); Part II. Athenian Democratic Institutions: 6. Citizenship (56–73); 7. Demes (74–95); 8. Other subdivisions of the demos (96–122); 9. The Council of 500 (123–73); 10. The Assembly (174–213); 11. Law courts (214–71); 12. Magistrates and officials (272–5); 13. The Army and Navy (276–343); 14. Democracy and religion: regulating cult activities and piety (344–77); Part III. Democracy in Action: 15. Politics in action (378–420); 16. Theorising democracy (421–34); 17. Overthrowing democracy (435–46).