The Athenian Empire [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Polly Low

• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 938.04
• Soggetto geografico: Greece History Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LowPolly
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-348) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note to the Reader; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; General Introduction; 1. The Fifth-Century Athenian Empire: A Balance-Sheet; PART I: Origins, Development and Chronology; Introduction to Part I; 2. Thucydides on the Purpose of the Delian League; 3. The Growth of Athenian Imperialism; 4. Periclean Imperialism; PART II: Controlling the Empire; Introduction to Part II; 5. The Athenian Coinage Decree; 6a. Proxeny and Proxenos in Fifth-Century Athens; 6b. A Note on Athenian Imperialism; 7. Religion and the Athenian Empire ; PART III: Costs and BenefitsIntroduction to Part III; 8. The Parthenon, the Treasury of Athena and the Tribute of the Allies; 9. Money Talks: Rhetor, Demos, and the Resources of the Athenian Empire; 10. Archaeology and the Athenian Empire; PART IV: Popularity and Propaganda; Introduction to Part IV; 11. The Character of the Athenian Empire; 12. Thucydides and the Cities of the Athenian Empire; 13. Images and Political Identity: The Case of Athens; Postscript: The Aftermath of Empire; Intellectual Chronology; Guide to Further Reading; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In the fifth century BC, the Athenian Empire dominated the politics and culture of the Mediterranean world. Historians, then and now, have been fascinated by that domination, and continue to grapple with the problem of explaining and analysing it. This book offers a comprehensive, and multi-faceted, analysis of the history and significance of the Athenian Empire. It starts by exploring possible answers to the crucial questions of the origins and growth of the empire. Subsequent sections deal with the institutions and regulations of empire, and the mechanisms by which it was controlled; the cos
• Titolo autorizzato: The Athenian Empire
• ISBN: 1-281-35760-X; 9786611357603; 0-7486-3124-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450879303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Edinburgh readings on the ancient world.