Athenian Politics c. 800-500 BC: A Sourcebook

by: Stanton, G.R.

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This study is designed to sharpen historical skills by utilizing a critical approach to the sources of information on ancient Athenian politics. It presents contemporary sources, later historical and biographical writings, archaeological evidence, inscriptions on stone and papyri from Egypt. The reader has available in translation virtually all the documents in which scholars of this period base their conclusions.;The period covered embraces the reforms of Solon, the tyranny of Peisistratos and his sons, and the constitutional changes of Kleisthenes. When Athenian politics first become visible, the noble families are firmly in control. At the end of the period democracy is just beginning to emerge. Central to an understanding of the politics of the time is the conflict between aristocratic clans and vertical ties between noble patrons and their supporters and dependents in the lower social strata. Paradoxically, democracy emerged from the actions of noble leaders who were certainly not of democratic disposition

Preface; Abbreviations; Note on transliteration; Introduction; Attike before Solon; The unification of Attike; Kylon's unsuccessful attempt to establish a tyranny and its aftermath; The codification of laws by Drakon; Solon; Solon: the man and his outlook; Solon's relief measures; Solon's stimulation of the economy; Solon's broadening of the basis of government; Estimates of Solon's achievements; From Solon to Peisistratos; Peisistratos's attempts to become tyrant; The Peisistratid tyranny; The tyranny of the Peisistratidai; The murder of Hipparkhos

Preface p. vii
Abbreviations p. ix
Note on Transliteration p. xiii
Introduction p. 1
Attike before Solon p. 6
Notes p. 10
Solon p. 34
Notes p. 41
Notes p. 46
Notes p. 82
From Solon to Peisistratos p. 86
Note p. 102
The Peisistratid Tyranny p. 103
Note p. 113
Kleisthenes p. 138
Notes p. 152
Notes p. 161
Notes p. 180
The Noble Families p. 191
Brief Notes on Authors p. 210
Index of Sources Translated p. 212
Index of Names and Subjects p. 216

Athenian Politics c. 800-500 BC: A Sourcebook

by: Stanton, G.R.

• ISBN-13: 9780415040617 / 978-0-415-04061-7
• ISBN-03: 0415040612 / 0-415-04061-2
• Routledge, London, 1994

Price: 32,00 EURO

1 copy in stock