The democratic principle in its extreme form is the assertation
that the mere fact of free birth is alone sufficient to constitute
a claim to all offices. It is never the claim of a majority to
rule, but it is the demand that every one, whether rich or poor,
high- or low-born, shall be equally represented in the
constitution. This is what Aristotle calls the principle of
numerical equality.-from "Chapter VI: Democracy"One of the most
renowned classical scholars of the turn of the 20th century here
offers a lucid and highly readable overview of a difficult and
little understood aspect of Greek history: its public law, not just
how it was structured but how it behaved in action. This 1896
book-perfect for university students, amateur historians, and
readers of the history of the law-covers the full range of Greek
legal development, from the origin of the city-state and the
beginnings of the Greek monarchy to the social and political
institutions of the far-flung Greek civilization to the rise of
federalism and its long-term historical impact on the cultures that
came after.British classical scholar A.H.J. GREENIDGE was a
lecturer in ancient history at Brasenose College, Oxford. He is
also the author of Roman Public and Private Law (1894), Legal
Procedure in Cicero's Time (1901), and Roman Public Life (1901),
among many other works of ancient history.
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