Athenian Democracy: A Sourcebook (Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History) - Softcover

Asmonti, Luca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1441113711 ISBN 13: 9781441113719

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015

Synopsis

This volume presents a wide range of literary and epigraphic sources on the history of the world's first democracy, offering a comprehensive survey of the key themes and principles of Athenian democratic culture. Beginning with the mythical origins of Athenian democracy under Theseus and describing the historical development of Athens' democratic institutions through Solon's reforms to the birth of democracy under Cleisthenes, the book addresses the wider cultural and social repercussions of the democratic system, concluding with a survey of Athenian democracy in the Hellenistic and Roman age. All sources are presented in translation with full annotation and commentary and each chapter opens with an introduction to provide background and direction for readers. Sources include material by Aristotle, Homer, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Thucydides, Cicero, Tacitus and many others. The volume also includes an A-Z of key terms, an annotated bibliography with suggestions for further reading in the primary sources as well as modern critical works on Athenian democracy, and a full index.

About this title

Book Description:

An unrivalled collection of source material, often unavailable in translation, on the history and philosophy of the world's first democracy.

About the Author:

Luca Asmonti currently lectures at the University of Queensland, Australia. His research interests include Athenian democracy between the fifth and fourth centuries BC; Greek-Persian relations in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War; and political oratory in Athens.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1441113711
• ISBN 13: 9781441113719
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264