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The Athenian Nation /

Challenging the modern assumption that ancient Athens is best understood as a polis, Edward Cohen boldly recasts our understanding of Athenian political and social life. Cohen demonstrates that ancient sources referred to Athens not only as a polis, but also as a "nation" (ethnos), and tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohen, Edward E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Challenging the modern assumption that ancient Athens is best understood as a polis, Edward Cohen boldly recasts our understanding of Athenian political and social life. Cohen demonstrates that ancient sources referred to Athens not only as a polis, but also as a "nation" (ethnos), and that Athens did encompass the characteristics now used to identify a "nation."
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9781400824663