Athenian Democracy : a Sourcebook / Luca Asmonti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asmonti, Luca.

Series:

Bloomsbury sources in ancient history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Greece--Athens--History.

Democracy.

History.

Greece--Politics and government--To 146 B.C.

Greece.

Politics and government.

Athens (Greece)--Politics and government.

Athens (Greece).

Greece--Athens.

Physical Description:

xiv, 246 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Summary:

"This volume presents a wide range of literary and epigraphic sources on the history of the world's first democracy, offering a comprehensive survey of the key themes and principles of Athenian democratic culture. Beginning with the mythical origins of Athenian democracy under Theseus and describing the historical development of Athens' democratic institutions through Solon's reforms to the birth of democracy under Cleisthenes, the book addresses the wider cultural and social repercussions of the democratic system, concluding with a survey of Athenian democracy in the Hellenistic and Roman age. All sources are presented in translation with full annotation and commentary and each chapter opens with an introduction to provide background and direction for readers. Sources include material by Aristotle, Homer, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Thucydides, Cicero, Tacitus and many others. The volume also includes an A-Z of key terms, an annotated bibliography with suggestions for further reading in the primary sources as well as modern critical works on Athenian democracy, and a full index"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction 1: What do we mean by polis? 2: The birth of Athens and the roots of democracy3: Draconian laws 4: Solonian laws 5: How tyranny helped the establishment of democracy 6: Cleisthenes and the birth of democracy 7: The Persian Wars and the link between democracy and the naval empire 8: Democracy and pentekontaeitia 9: Democracy and the effects of the Peloponnesian War 10: Democracy and the decline of the polis 11: Athenian democracy in the Hellenistic and Roman ageBibliographyIndex.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826420343

0826420346

9781441113719

1441113711

9781441147769

1441147764

OCLC:

657602804