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Autore: |
O'Sullivan Lara
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Titolo: |
The regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE [[electronic resource] ] : a philosopher in politics / / by Lara O'Sullivan
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Pubblicazione: | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (356 p.) |
Disciplina: | 938/.508092 |
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Soggetto topico: | Governors - Greece - Athens |
Statesmen - Greece - Athens | |
Orators - Greece - Athens | |
Philosophers, Ancient | |
Philosophy, Ancient | |
Soggetto geografico: | Athens (Greece) Politics and government |
Athens (Greece) Relations Macedonia | |
Macedonia Relations Greece Athens | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Erudite and urbane, a scion of the Peripatos, Demetrius of Phalerum dominated Athenian political life for a decade (317-307 B.C.E.) with Macedonian support. Viewed by some as the embodiment of the longed-for 'philosopher-king', Demetrius has been seen a test case for the interplay of philosophical training and political praxis in antiquity. This book, through a close re-examination of the fragmentary and diffuse testimonia for Demetrius’ decade, argues that such a view misunderstands his legislative, constitutional and financial reforms, which should rather be seen within the context of Macedonian suzerainty, Athenian self-interest, and contemporary social changes. Such a context also affords a better understanding of the dynamic relations between the Macedonian generals and the preeminent Greek city at the dawn of the Hellenistic era. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-95079-7 |
9786612950797 | |
90-474-4123-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910460127903321 |
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