
Democracy in Classical Athens
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With a new chapter covering religion in the democratic city, this second edition benefits from updates throughout that incorporate the latest research and recent archaeological findings in Athens. A clearer structure and layout make the book more accessible to students, as do extra images and maps along with a timeline of key events.
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Preface to the First Edition
Note to the 2001 Corrected Reprint
Preface to the Second Edition
1. First Thoughts
1.1 Defining Democracy
1.2 The Sources
2. The Road to Democracy
2.1 Aristocracy in Crisis - The Seventh Century
2.2 Solon's Reforms
2.3 The Sixth Century Tyranny
2.4 The Reforms of Kleisthenes
2.5 The 460s and After
2.6 Democracy, Navy and Empire
2.7 The Intellectual Climate
2.8 The New Men
2.9 Oligarchic Interludes I: The Four Hundred
2.10 Oligarchic Interludes II: The Thirty
2.11 The Restored Democracy
2.12 Alexander and After
3. Democracy and Ideology
3.1 Democratic Ideology
3.2 The Limits of Equality
3.3 Citizenship
4 The Core Bodies
4.1 The Council
4.2 The Assembly
4.3 The Courts
5. Serving the Democracy
5.1 The Servants of the Demos
5.2 Officials Chosen by Lot
5.3 Elected Officials
5.4 The Secretariat
5.5 Public Speakers
5.6 Accountability, Risk and Reward
6. Religion in the Democratic City
7. Local Government: The Demes
8. The Democratic Landscape
9. Democracy and Its Critics
Appendix 1 Suggested Further Reading
Appendix 2 Glossary
Appendix 3 Some Key Events
Index
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