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Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of democracy at a time when city-states lived under differing kinds... Read Full Overview

Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of democracy at a time when city-states lived under differing kinds of government... Read Full Overview

Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of democracy at a time when city-states lived under differing kinds... Read Full Overview

After this event there was contention for a long time between the upper classes and the populace. Not only was the constitution at this time oligarchical in every respect, but the poorer classes, men, women, and children, were the serfs of the rich. They were known as Pelatae... Read Full Overview

The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle and translated by Sir Frederic G. Kenyon. The Constitution of the Athenians, also called the Athenian Constitution, is a work by Aristotle or one of his students. It was preserved on two leaves of a papyrus codex discovered at Oxyrhynchus,... Read Full Overview

The Constitution of the Athenians or the Athenian Constitution is a work by Aristotle or one of his students. It was preserved on two leaves of a papyrus codex discovered at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt in 1879. The Aristotelian text is unique, because it is not a part of the Corpus Aristotelicum... Read Full Overview

Sous le nom de Constitutions, les fameuses politeiai, les anciens rassemblaient une collection de quelques 158 traites d'Aristote exposant les institutions politiques d'un grand nombre d'Etats, grecs ou barbares. De ces traites, seule la Constitution d'Athenes, decouverte en... Read Full Overview

The Constitution of the Athenians or the Athenian Constitution (Greek: &th????O? ??????? Athenaion Politeia) is a work by Aristotle or one of his students. It was preserved on two leaves of a papyrus codex discovered at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt in 1879.The Aristotelian text is unique,... Read Full Overview

Ancient accounts of Aristotle credit him with 170 Constitutions of various states; it is widely assumed that these were research for the Politics, and that many of them were written or drafted by his students. Athens, however, was a particularly important state, and where Aristotle... Read Full Overview

Classic text by Aristotle, the Athenian Constitution.

... They were tried] by a court empanelled from among the noble families, and sworn upon the sacrifices. The part of accuser was taken by Myron. They were found guilty of the sacrilege, and their bodies were cast out of their graves and their race banished for evermore. In view... Read Full Overview

Ce texte est fondamental pour comprendre ce qu'a ete cette prodigieuse invention: la democratie athenienne. Une premiere partie historique retrace l'evolution d'Athenes, depuis les origines jusqu'au debut du IVe siecle, et montre comment le demos, le petit peuple, est parvenu... Read Full Overview

Explore the foundations of Western political thought with Aristotle's "The Athenian Constitution," a cornerstone of ancient Greek history and political science. This meticulously prepared edition offers insights into the government and laws of ancient Athens. Delve into the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview