Decrees of fourth-century Athens (403/2-322/1 BC). Volume 2, Political and cultural perspectives /
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 politic...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2020.
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Feb 2020). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 9781316882788 (ebook) |
