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Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals)

2014-06-17 History
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Book Synopsis Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals) by : Barry Strauss

Download or read book Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals) written by Barry Strauss. This book was released on 2014-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians are used to studying the origins of war. The rebuilding in the aftermath of war is a subject that – at least in the case of Athens – has received far less attention. Along with the problems of reconstructing the economy and replenishing the population, the problem of renegotiating political consensus was equally acute. Athens after the Peloponnesian War, first published in 1986, undertakes a radically new investigation into the nature of Athenian political groups. The general model of ‘faction’ provided by political anthropology provides an indispensable paradigm for the Athenian case. More widely, Professor Strauss argues for the importance of the economic, social and ideological changes resulting from the Peloponnesian War in the development of political nexus. Athens after the Peloponnesian War offers a detailed demographic analysis, astute insight into political discourse, and is altogether one of the most thorough treatments of this important period in the Athenian democracy.

Athens in Decline (Routledge Revivals)

2014-04-08 History
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Book Synopsis Athens in Decline (Routledge Revivals) by : Claude Mossé

Download or read book Athens in Decline (Routledge Revivals) written by Claude Mossé. This book was released on 2014-04-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, when the city capitulated to Sparta at the end of its Golden Age. Athens in Decline, first published in 1973, demonstrates how the city experienced another seventy-five years of greatness, and survived, more or less curtailed, under Macedonian domination. She examines the reasons for the final collapse and follows the stages of a decline which was not wholly without grandeur.

Athens After the Peloponnesian War

1987 History
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Release : 1987
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Book Synopsis Athens After the Peloponnesian War by : Barry S. Strauss

Download or read book Athens After the Peloponnesian War written by Barry S. Strauss. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Alcibiades (Routledge Revivals)

2014-04-08 History
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Book Synopsis Alcibiades (Routledge Revivals) by : Walter M. Ellis

Download or read book Alcibiades (Routledge Revivals) written by Walter M. Ellis. This book was released on 2014-04-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Alcibiades, first published in 1989, one of the most colourful and controversial figures of fifth-century Athens is presented in a sympathetic light. The author sets out to demonstrate how, in his manipulation of the Spartan representatives in 420 BC, in his successful formation of an Athenian-Argive alliance, and in his plan for the conquest of Syracuse, Alcibiades developed a style of leadership that was characterised by audacity, ingenuity and skilful diplomacy. Further, his outstanding generalship during the Hellespontine War prompts speculation on how the Sicilian expedition might have ended had he also been in command. In many respects the story of Alcibiades is the history of Athens in the twilight of its power; Alcibiades succeeds in constructing a continuous narrative of his political career without duplicating more conventional accounts, always focussing on his involvement in the course of the Peloponnesian War and his troubled relationship with his Athenian compatriots.

Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City (Routledge Revivals)

2014-06-17 History
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Book Synopsis Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City (Routledge Revivals) by : Andrew Lintott

Download or read book Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City (Routledge Revivals) written by Andrew Lintott. This book was released on 2014-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested in theory, it nevertheless became as frequent as war between sovereign states. The importance of such ‘stasis’ was recognised by political thinkers of the time, especially Thucydides and Aristotle, both of whom tried to analyse its causes. Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City, first published in 1982, gives a conspectus of stasis in the societies of Greek antiquity, and traces the development of civil strife as city-states grew in political, social and economic sophistication. Aristocratic rivalry, tensions between rich and poor, imperialism and constitutional crisis are all discussed, while special consideration is given to the attitudes of the participants and the theoretical explanations offered at the time. In conclusion, civil strife in the ancient world is compared to more recent conflicts, both domestic and international.

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