The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles and Ideology

429 Pages·1991·33.776 MB·English

by  Mogens Herman Hansen

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THE ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY
IN THE AGE OF
DEMOSTHENES
Structure, Principles and Ideology
M
ogens Herman Hansen
Translated by J. A. Crook
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Reprinted 1992
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ISBN0—631—13822—6 — ISBN 1—631—18017—6(pbk)
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1.Athens (Greece) Politicsandgovernment. 2. Greece Politicsand
government —To 146BC. 3. Democracy— Hisrory. I. Title.
II. Series.
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Contents
Preface ix
Abbreviations for Classical Sources xiii
1 Direct Democracy in Historical Perspective
2 Evidence
Examples
Divisions of the Evidence
Chronological Distribution of the Evidence
3 The Athenian Constitution down to 403 BC:
A Historical Sketch
The Archaic Age
Kylon, Drakon, Solon
Peisistratos and Hippias
Isagoras
Kleisthenes
Ephialtes
Perikles
The Successors of Perikles
Oligarchical Revolutions
Excursus l Solon and the Property Classes
Excursus 2 Kleisthenes’ Redivision of Attica
Excursus 3 Selection of Magistrates by Lot
Excursus 4 Perikles’ Citizenship Law
4
Athens as a City-State and as a Democracy
Athens as a City-State
Athens as 3 Democracy
Democracy as an Ideology
vi Contents
The PeOple of Athens 86
The Population of Athens 86
The Citizens, their Rights and Duties 94
The Political Geography of Attica 101
The Property Classes of the Citizens 106
The Social Divisions of the Citizens According to Wealth 109
116
Metics and Slaves
The Assembly of the People 125
Organization 125
Debate I41
150
Powers
The Laws and the Nomothetai 161
The Revision of the Laws, 410—399 BC 162
Legislation in the Fourth Century 165
Stability of the Laws 175
The People’s Court 178
Organization 181
The Order of Events in a Case before the People’s Court 196
The Political Role of the People’s Court 203
The graphe paranomon and the graphe nomon me epitedeion
theinai 205
Eisangelia 212
Dokimasia, Euthynai, and Other Examinations 218
The Magistrates 225
Qualifications and Functions 227
How Magistrates were Chosen 229
Collegiality, Numbers and Remuneration 237
The Tasks of Administration 242
Subordinates 244
10 The Council of Five Hundred 246
Organization 247
Meetings 250
Role in the Decision-Making Process 255
Role in Jurisdiction 257
Role in Administration 259
11 The Political Leaders 266
Political Initiatives 266
Speakers and Generals 268
Party Politics? 277
Contents vii
12 The Council of the Areopagos 288
Composition 288
Powers 290
Character in the Fourth Century 294
13 The Character of Athenian Democracy 296
‘Golden-Age Democracy’ 296
Fourth-Century Democracy 300
Some Primary Characteristics 304
Map and Plans 321
Bibliography 325
Glossary 348
Index of Passages Cited 371
General Index 391