| Description |
1 online resource (196 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page ; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Athens After the End of the Peloponnesian War; 2 The Rebirth of Imperialist Democracy (404-359 B.C.); 3 The Conflict With Macedonia (359-337 B.C.); 4 Athens at the Time of Alexander; 5 The Period of Diadochoi; 6 The Final Upsurge of Nationalism: The Chremonidean War. Athens Loses Her Independence and Her Political Importance; 7 Athens and Rome; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index |
| Summary |
Athens has, at different times and from different points of view, been cited as a model of moderate democracy and triumphant humanism, or, on the contrary, as an illustration of the disorders due to demagoguery and misguided imperialism. Professor Mossé looks beyond these judgments to discuss the exceptional destiny of Athens - a city which for two centuries dominated the Eastern Mediterranean world, but then faded from the political scene when Rome extended its control over the whole Mediterranean. The history of Athenian democracy does not end in 404 BC, as is sometimes thought, wh |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
TRAVEL -- Essays & Travelogues.
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
Greece -- Athens
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317754312 |
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131775431X |
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