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The Old Oligarch
Pseudo-Xenophon
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Description for The Old Oligarch
Paperback. Editor(s): Marr, J.L.; Rhodes, P. J. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
'Old Oligarch' is a label often applied to the unknown author of the Athenian Constitution preserved with the works of Xenophon. Probably written in the mid 420s B.C., it is the earliest surviving Athenian prose text, and its author was probably a young pupil of the teachers known as sophists. It is an essay which replies to oligarchic criticisms of the Athenian democracy by agreeing with the critics that democracy is distasteful but arguing that it is appropriate for Athens as a city whose power depends on the poorer citizens who ... Read more
'Old Oligarch' is a label often applied to the unknown author of the Athenian Constitution preserved with the works of Xenophon. Probably written in the mid 420s B.C., it is the earliest surviving Athenian prose text, and its author was probably a young pupil of the teachers known as sophists. It is an essay which replies to oligarchic criticisms of the Athenian democracy by agreeing with the critics that democracy is distasteful but arguing that it is appropriate for Athens as a city whose power depends on the poorer citizens who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856687815
SKU
V9780856687815
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About Pseudo-Xenophon
J.L. Marr is Lecturer in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter. P. J. Rhodes was Professor of Ancient History and is now Honorary Professor and Emeritus Professor at Durham University. He has edited and translated four volumes of Thucydides’ Histories in the Aris & Phillips Classical Texts series, as well as ... Read more
Reviews for The Old Oligarch
...has all the qualities necessary to become a standard work of reference among the studies that deal with the Old Oligarch - it will not be easy to improve on it.' Reading it has been a stimulating and pleasurable experience. I recommend it very warmly to all interested parties.'