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1 online resource |
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Routledge monographs in classical studies ; 23 |
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Routledge monographs in classical studies ; 23.
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Contents |
Sovereignty regained: oligarchs vs. democrats -- Sovereignty regained : foreign policy -- Sovereignty lost : at home and abroad -- By land and sea -- From taxation to benefaction -- Philokleon would not be amused -- Farewell Strepsiades, bonjour tristesse : the peasant leaves the stage -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The sources of information for the fourth and early-third centuries -- Appendix 2: Historical outline |
Summary |
"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 navy, which ensured Athens' control of the Aegean and the Black seas. Their participation at all levels was made possible by state pay (for jury duty, attendance in the assembly, public office and military service). In the fifth century state pay was financed largely through the tribute paid by members of the empire, supplemented by the liturgical contributions of the rich and, beginning during the war, a property tax (the eisphora). In the fourth century, almost the whole burden was shouldered by taxation upon the wealthy, especially those who owned property. In this book, author Phillip Harding traces the major changes that occurred in the administration of the state that eventually deprived the lower classes of their supremacy and transferred power into the hands of the wealthy land-owners. Things changed radically after Athens' defeat in the Lamian (or Hellenic) War in 322BC. Over the next several decades, restriction of the franchise, elimination of pay for some public offices, the loss of the navy, the increased dependence upon local grain from the larger estates in Attika, the removal of the tax burden from the rich by the ending of such major liturgies as the trierarchia and the choregia and the abandoning of the eisphora all contributed to this transformation"--Publisher's website |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 29, 2015) |
Subject |
Social change -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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Social classes -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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Poor -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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Democracy -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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Political participation -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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Representative government and representation -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece.
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Democracy.
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Economic history.
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Elite (Social sciences)
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Political participation.
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Politics and government.
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Poor.
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Representative government and representation.
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Social change.
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Social classes.
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Politische Beteiligung
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Macht
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Politischer Wandel
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Changement social -- Grèce -- Athènes (Grèce) -- Antiquité.
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Classes sociales -- Grèce -- Athènes (Grèce) -- Antiquité.
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Participation politique -- Grèce -- Athènes (Grèce) -- Antiquité.
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SUBJECT |
Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government
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Greece -- Politics and government -- To 146 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057114
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Athens (Greece) -- Economic conditions
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Greece.
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Greece -- Athens.
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Athen
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Grèce -- Politique et gouvernement -- Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
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Athènes (Grèce) -- Politique et gouvernement -- 5e siècle.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781317435457 |
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1317435451 |
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9781315693149 |
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1315693143 |
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9781317435433 |
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1317435435 |
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9781317435440 |
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1317435443 |
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9781138574311 |
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1138574317 |
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