The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles, and Ideology
Mogens Herman Hansen~J. A. Crook
ISBN 10: 0806131438 ISBN 13: 9780806131436
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1999
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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.
About the Author: Mogens Herman Hansen is Director of the Copenhagen Polis Centre and author of Sovereignty of the People's Count in Athens, Demography and Democracy, The Athenian Assembly in the Age of Demosthenes, and Polis and City-State: An Ancient Concept and Its Modern Equivalent.
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Title: The Athenian Democracy in the Age of ...
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Paperback
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