Democracy beyond Athens popular government in Greek classical age

What was ancient democracy like? Why did it spread in ancient Greece? An astonishing number of volumes have been devoted to the well-attested Athenian case, while non-Athenian democracy - for which evidence is harder to come by - has received only fleeting attention. Nevertheless, there exists a sca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Eric W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Classical demokratiai on the Greek mainland (central Greece and the Peloponnese)
  • 2. Classical demokratiai in Western and Northwestern Greece (plus Cyrene)
  • 3. Classical demokratiai in Eastern Greece
  • 4. The spread of democracy in the Classical period
  • 5. The nature of Classical democracy outside Athens