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Decrees of Fourth-Century Athens (403/2-322/1 BC)

Decrees of Fourth-Century Athens (403/2-322/1 BC)

Hardback (05 Mar 2020) | English,Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Decree-making is a defining aspect of ancient Greek political activity: it was the means by which city-state communities went about deciding to get things done. This two-volume work provides a new view of the decree as an institution within the framework of fourth-century Athenian democratic political activity. Volume 1 consists of a comprehensive account of the literary evidence for decrees of the fourth-century Athenian assembly. Volume 2 analyses how decrees and decree-making, by offering both an authoritative source for the narrative of the history of the Athenian demos and a legitimate route for political self-promotion, came to play an important role in shaping Athenian democratic politics. Peter Liddel assesses ideas about, and the reality of, the dissemination of knowledge of decrees among both Athenians and non-Athenians and explains how they became significant to the wider image and legacy of the Athenians.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781107184985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 340.5385
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Number of pages: 1006
Weight: 172g
Height: 163mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 47mm