| Description |
xii, 344 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, 0169-8958 ; v. 318 |
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity ; v. 318.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
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 ephebeia -- 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 graphe paranomon and eisangelia -- The Areopagus -- The Athenian institutions : a summary -- Festivals and finances : the economic administration of Athens. Demetrius and the khoregeia -- 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Demetrius, of Phaleron, b. ca. 350 B.C.
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Demetrius, of Phaleron, b. ca. 350 B.C. -- Political and social views.
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Governors -- Greece -- Athens -- Biography.
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Statesmen -- Greece -- Athens -- Biography.
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Orators -- Greece -- Athens -- Biography.
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Philosophers, Ancient -- Biography.
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government.
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Athens (Greece) -- Relations -- Macedonia.
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Macedonia -- Relations -- Greece -- Athens.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004178885 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9004178880 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9789047441236 (electronic bk.) |
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