224 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 2005. Between the early sixth and the late fifth century a transformation took place in the fortunes of Athens. Unimportant in the affairs of Greece at the beginning of the sixth century she drew her livelihood from a peasant economy which had become depressed and chaotic. A century later she was leading the Greek confederate states against the forces of Persia itself. By the... Read more
Introduction
1. The Natural Background
2. The Breakdown of the Old Order
3. Economic Development under Peisistratus
4. The New Order
5. The Preparations for War
6. Athens and the Delian Confederacy
7. The Economic Conditions of Imperial Athens
8. The Social Consequences
Some Conclusions
Biography
French, A
