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The regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE : a philosopher in politics /

This work draws upon a close re-examination of the literary and epigraphic evidence to offer new understandings of Athenian history during the decade-long rule (317-307 BCE) of the accomplished Peripatetic scholar and renowned legislator, Demetrius of Phalerum.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Sullivan, Lara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Colección:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 318.
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The background to the regime : Demetrius of Phalerum's early years. The years in obscurity : the reigns of Philip, Alexander, and the age of Lycurgus
  • Demetrius' rise to prominence : Athens after Alexander
  • The decade of Demetrius : some introductory observations
  • Demetrius the law-giver : the moral programme. Burial laws
  • The gunaikonomoi and their laws
  • The nomophulakes
  • Demetrius and the ephêbeia
  • The laws : an interpretation and discussion of the historical context
  • The institutions of democracy. The citizen body
  • The assembly and council
  • Elections and the archonship
  • Jurisdiction in the courts : the graphê paranomôn and eisangelia
  • The Areopagus
  • The Athenian institutions : a summary
  • Festivals and finances : the economic administration of Athens. Demetrius and the khorêgeia
  • The other liturgies
  • The Athenian economy, 317-307
  • Philosophy and the Phalerean regime. Demetrius' laws and the Peripatos
  • The philosophical schools and political calumny
  • Demetrius : orator, peripatetic, and patron of philosophers
  • Athens and Cassander. The years 317-307 : a narrative history
  • Athenian foreign policy under Demetrius of Phalerum
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. The literary sources for the regime of Demetrius
  • Appendix 2. Gunaikonomoi & nomophulakes : a comparison
  • Appendix 3. The duties of the gunaikonomoi : a rejected suggestion.