About the Book

The Athenian democracy of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. is the most famous and perhaps the most nearly perfect example of direct democracy. Covering the period 403-322 B.C., Mogens Herman Hansen focuses on the crucial last thirty years, which coincided with the political career of Demosthenes. Hansen distinguishes between the city's seven political institutions: the Assembly, the nomothetai, the People's Court, the boards of magistrates, the Council of Five Hundred, the Areopagos, and ho boulomenos, He discusses how Athenians conceived liberty both as the ability to participate in the decision-making process and as the right to live without oppression from the state or other citizens. A new chapter, "One Hundred and Sixty Theses about Athenian Democracy", appears in this edition.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 496 pages

Language: English

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (Mar. 31st, 1999)

ISBN-10: 0806131438

ISBN-13: 9780806131436

Dimensions: 5.52 x 8.53 x 1.07 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.30 lbs

• Categories: Ancient Greece History Democracy