The Birth of Democracy

This is the catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Archives in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the beginnings of democracy in Athens, interpreted as the implementation of Cleisthenes' governmental reforms. This informative catalogue includes color illustrations of the objects displayed: sculptures, architectural models, and small objects from Athens and from museums in America and Europe. The objects are set in context with nine short essays.

Summary

This is the catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Archives in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the beginnings of democracy in Athens, interpreted as the implementation of Cleisthenes' governmental reforms.

Product details

• Authors: Charles W. Hedrick
• Assisted by: Charles W. Hedrick (Editor), Josiah Ober (Editor)
• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1993
• EAN: 9780876619506
• ISBN: 978-0-87661-950-6
• No. of pages: 179
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 204 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Illustrations: col & b/w figs.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias