Aristotle and Xenophon on Democracy and Oligarchy

By John Michael Moore and J.M. Moore

Book Overview

This collection contains: Aristotle's The Constitution of Athens Xenophon's The Politeia of the Spartans The Constitution of the Athenians ascribed to Xenophon the Orator The Boeotian Constitution from the Oxyrhynchus Historian In bringing together, translating, and annotating these constitutional documents from ancient Greece thirty five years ago, J. M. Moore produced an authoritative work of the highest scholarship. An explanatory essay by classics scholar Kurt A. Raaflaub expands this indispensable collection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520266056
• ISBN13: 9780520266056
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"