After Demosthenes
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After Demosthenes

The Politics of Early Hellenistic Athens

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After Demosthenes

The Politics of Early Hellenistic Athens

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This volume challenges preconceptions of Athenian politics and history. It sets out to demonstrate that the widely received view that Hellenistic Athens and her political leaders were radically different from their Classical counterparts is fundamentally flawed. Through a re-examination of the internal politics of Hellenistic Athens, both in terms of its key institutions and its political leaders, After Demosthenes provides a comprehensive analysis of Athenian political life from 322-262 BC. Drawing on literary and epigraphic evidence the book identifies those who participated in the governing of Athens, and their motives for doing so, and redefines the nature of Athenian political ideology in the process. The leading political figures, each of whom can be identified with a particular ideological viewpoint, are explored in a series of biographical studies. Examining the intellectual origins of modern scholarly criticism of democracy in the Athens of this period, this volume shows how the politics of scholarly discourse have distorted modern views of Hellenistic Athens.

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Publisher
Continuum
Year
2011
ISBN
9781441102768
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Abbreviations and Conventions
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 The Reception of Hellenistic Athens: The Origins of a Negative Image
  10. Chapter 2 Ideology in Hellenistic Athens
  11. Chapter 3 The Enemy Within: Oligarchy in Hellenistic Athens
  12. Chapter 4 Democracy in Hellenistic Athens
  13. Chapter 5 Phocion: ‘The Good’ or ‘The Bad’?
  14. Chapter 6 Stratocles of Diomeia: Audacious Buffoon or Shamelessly Bold?
  15. Chapter 7 Callippus of Eleusis: Tin-Pot General, or Generalissimo?
  16. Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Select Bibliography
  19. Index