Athenian Democracy

Name: Athenian Democracy
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ISBN: 9780195221404

ISBN-10: 0195221400

ISBN-13: 9780195221404

Edition: 2004

Authors: P. J. Rhodes, P. J. Rhodes

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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…

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List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/3/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Political Institutions



Athenian Citizenship: The Descent Group and the Alternatives




How Did the Athenian Ecclesia Vote?




Aristotle, the Kleroteria, and the Courts




Jury Pay and Assembly Pay at Athens




Capital Punishment




Political Activity



Athenian Demagogues




Political Activity in Classical Athens




Competitive Festivals and the Polis: A Context for Dramatic Festivals at Athens




Public and Private Interests in Classical Athens




Moments in History



How a Political Myth Takes Shape: Solon, 'Founding Father' of the Athenian Democracy




The Athenian Revolution of 508/7 BC: Violence, Authority and the Origins




Cleisthenes and Attica




Ephialtes, Eisangelia, and the Council




A View of Democracy



The Greeks: The Political Revolution in World History



Intellectual Chronology


Guide to Further Reading


Chronology