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Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City (Routledge Revivals): 750-330 BC book cover

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Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City (Routledge Revivals) 750-330 BC

By Andrew Lintott Copyright 2014
292 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge
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Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested in theory, it nevertheless became as frequent as war between sovereign states. The importance of such ‘ stasis ’ was recognised by political thinkers of the time, especially Thucydides and Aristotle, both of whom tried to analyse its causes. Violence, Civil Strife... Read more

Preface; Abbreviations of Modern Works Used in the Notes; Introduction 1. Violence in Archaic Society and its Legacy 2. Political Conflicts in the Growing City-States 3. Imperialism and the Conflict over Constitutions 4. Democracy and Oligarchy in Athens 5. Syracuse – Democracy and Tyranny 6. Greece and the Aegean in the Fourth Century BC 7. The Philosophers and Civil Conflict – Aristotle’s Politics 8. The Importance of Civil Strife in the Classical City; Appendix I: Problems in the Oligarchic Revolutions; Appendix II: Herakleia on the Pontos; Appendix III: Thessaly; Appendix IV: Professor Ruschenbusch’s View of Greek Civil Strife; Bibliography; Index

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Andrew Lintott

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