Decrees of Fourth Century Athens 403;2 322;1 Bc: Volume 2, Political - The Literary Evidence

Sommario

Introduction; 1. The social capital of the decree; 2. Appropriation and aspiration: decrees in the pursuit of political self-interest; 3. The dissemination of fourth-century Athenian decrees: local audiences; 4. The audiences of decrees beyond Athenian citizens; 5. Literary representations of Athenian decrees; Conclusion.

Info autore

Peter Liddel is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Manchester. He has published extensively on Greek political history, notably Civic Obligation and Individual Liberty in Ancient Athens (2007), as well as on Greek history, historiography and epigraphy. He is co-editor of the Annual of the British School at Athens, and serves as co-editor of Brill's New Jacoby and as associate editor of Polis. He is a founding member of the Editorial Board of the Attic Inscriptions Online project and is also Co-Investigator in a project to digitally publish Attic inscriptions in UK collections (AIUK).

Riassunto

This two-volume work comprehensively collects, translates and explains the literary evidence for decrees of the fourth-century Athenian assembly. Important for scholars and students of ancient history and politics, providing new perspectives on the working of ancient Greek direct democracy and its political legacy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: TRANSLATE EDITED AN
• Con la collaborazione di: Peter Liddel (Traduzione), Peter P. (University of Manchester) Liddel (Traduzione), Peter Liddel (Editore e traduzione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781107185074
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18507-4
• Pagine: 318
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria; Oral History, History of Ideas, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, HISTORY / Social History, Political science & theory, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Comparative Politics, Literary studies: general, Ancient History, Political science and theory, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval