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The Greek City States: A Source Book
P. J. Rhodes
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Description for The Greek City States: A Source Book
Paperback. Selection of translated texts focusing primarily on political institutions and political activity in ancient Greece. Num Pages: 356 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522. A Sourcebook. 356 pages, 2 maps. Selection of translated texts focusing primarily on political institutions and political activity in ancient Greece. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JPS. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 25. Weight: 580.
Political activity and political thinking began in the cities and other states of ancient Greece, and terms such as tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy and politics itself are Greek words for concepts first discussed in Greece. Rhodes presents in translation a selection of texts illustrating the formal mechanisms and informal workings of the Greek states in all their variety. From the states described by Homer out of which the classical Greeks believed their states had developed, through the archaic period which saw the rise and fall of tyrants and the gradual broadening of citizen bodies, to the classical period of the ... Read more
Political activity and political thinking began in the cities and other states of ancient Greece, and terms such as tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy and politics itself are Greek words for concepts first discussed in Greece. Rhodes presents in translation a selection of texts illustrating the formal mechanisms and informal workings of the Greek states in all their variety. From the states described by Homer out of which the classical Greeks believed their states had developed, through the archaic period which saw the rise and fall of tyrants and the gradual broadening of citizen bodies, to the classical period of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521615563
SKU
V9780521615563
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About P. J. Rhodes
P. J. Rhodes is Honorary Professor and Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Durham. His numerous publications in the field of Greek history include A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia (1981), The Decrees of the Greek States (with D. M. Lewis, 1997), Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404–323 BC (with R. Osborne, 2003) and A History of the ... Read more
Reviews for The Greek City States: A Source Book
' … new life to a well respected study and will be appreciated in the expanding field of classical history.' Contemporary Review '… an invaluable tool for quick reference for A Level and undergraduate ancient historians and others with an interest in identifying the political distinctions between the Greek states …' Journal of Classics Teaching '… an excellent resource for ... Read more