1st Edition
Athens Transformed, 404–262 BC From Popular Sovereignty to the Dominion of Wealth
By Phillip Harding
Copyright 2015
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the heady, democratic days of the fifth and fourth centuries, the poorer members of Athenian society, the lower two classes of zeugitai and thetes, enjoyed an unprecedented dominance in both domestic and foreign politics. At home, the participatory nature of the constitution required their presence not only in the lawcourts and assembly, but also in most of the minor magistracies;... Read more
Introduction Part 1: Historical Review 1. Soveriegnty Regained 2. Sovereignty Lost Part 2: Thematic Essays 3. From Sea to Land 4. From Taxation to Benefaction 5. The Loss of Popular Control of the Judicial System 6. The Transformation of Social Structure Conclusion
Biography
Phillip E. Harding is Professor Emeritus to the Department of Classical, Near Eastern & Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia. He is author or editor of several books, including From the End of the Peloponnesian War to the Battle of Ipsos (1985), and Androtion and the Atthis (1994).
