Athens Transformed, 404-262 BC: From Popular Sovereignty to the Dominion of Wealth

by Harding Phillip and Phillip Harding

During the heady, democratic days of the fifth and fourth centuries, the poorer members of Athenian society, the lower two classes of zeugitai and thetes, enjoyed an unprecedented dominance in both domestic and foreign politics. At home, the participatory nature of the constitution required their presence not only in the lawcourts and assembly, but also in most of the minor magistracies; abroad, they were the driving force of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415873924
• ISBN13: 9780415873925
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"