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Table of contents :
Ancient Greek Democracy: READINGS AND SOURCES......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 14
Map 1......Page 15
Map 2......Page 16
Ancient Greek Democracy: A Brief Introduction......Page 17
Homer, Iliad 1.1–305, 2.1–282......Page 23
Homer, Odyssey 2.1–259......Page 37
Hesiod, Theogony lines 81–97; Works and Days lines 213–269......Page 42
Homer and the Beginning of Political Thought in Greece......Page 44
Commentary on Raaflaub......Page 57
Equality and the Origins of Greek Democracy......Page 61
Further Reading......Page 90
Introduction......Page 92
Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians 5–12......Page 93
Herodotus, Histories 5.62–78......Page 97
Thucydides, Histor.y of the Peloponnesian War 6.5 3–59......Page 102
Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians 18–22......Page 104
Aristotle, Politics 1275b34–39, 1319b2–27......Page 108
Drinking Song Celebrating Harmodius and Aristogeiton......Page 109
The Athenian Revolution of 508/7 bc: Violence, Authority, and the Origins of Democracy......Page 111
Revolution or Compromise?......Page 129
Further Reading......Page 138
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 6.34–36, 38–41......Page 139
Aristotle, Politics 1315b35–9, 1316a30–4, 1304a18–29......Page 141
Diodorus, Library of History 11.67–68, 72–73, 76, 86–87......Page 142
Sicily, 478–431 bc......Page 147
Revolution and Society in Greek Sicily and Southern Italy......Page 151
Democracy in Syracuse, 466–412 BC......Page 156
Further Reading......Page 167
Herodotus, Histories 3.30–82......Page 168
Euripides, Suppliant Women 346–57,403–50......Page 170
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.37–42......Page 172
Aristotle, Politics 1292b21–34, 1317a40–1318a10......Page 174
Shares and Rights: “Citizenship” Greek Style and American Style......Page 175
The Ancient Athenian and the Modern Liberal View of Liberty as a Democratic Ideal......Page 187
Further Reading......Page 199
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.65.1–11......Page 201
Demosthenes 21, Against Meidias 1–8, 12–21, 42–50, 70–87, 95–99, 110–112, 123–131, 136-159, 193-197, 208–212, 219–227......Page 203
Who Ran Democratic Athens?......Page 217
Demosthenes 21 (Against Meidias): Democratic Abuse......Page 227
Power and Oratory in Democratic Athens: Demosthenes 21, Against Meidias......Page 248
Further Reading......Page 263
Introduction......Page 264
Thucydides, Pericles’ Funeral Oration (History of the Peloponnesian War 2.44–6)......Page 265
Pseudo-Xenophon, The Constitution of the Athenians 1; 4–8.1; 10–12......Page 266
Aristophanes, The Assemblywomen, lines 57–244, 427–476, 877–889, 938–1056......Page 267
Aristotle, Polities 1253 bl–33, 54a10–24, b7–15, 59a37–b4; 1274b32–1275a34, b19–23; 1319b2–32......Page 278
The Economics and Politics of Slavery at Athens......Page 281
Women and Democracy in Fourth-century Athens......Page 297
Women and Democracy in Ancient Greece......Page 308
Further Reading......Page 328
Glossary of Greek Names and Terms......Page 329
Index......Page 331