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Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes (Paperback, New edition)
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Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes (Paperback, New edition)
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This history of Athenian democracy covers the period 403-322 BC,
and focuses in particular on the crucial last thirty years which
coincided with the political career of Demosthenes and ended with
his suicide in 322. It examines Athenian democracy both as a
political system and as an ideology. In describing the former it
distinguishes between the three major decision-making organs (the
Assembly,the Legislators and the People's Courts) and the
magistrates who were responsible for preparing the agenda for the
legislature and also for carrying its decisions into effect. In
discussing Athenian democratic ideology, the book also makes the
important distinction between the ideals held by the democrats
themselves and those imputed to them by the critics of democracy.
The Athenians conceived of liberty both as the ability to
participate in the decision-making process, and as the privilege to
live without oppression from state or other citizens. Equality was
not considered as an equality of nature, but as one of opportunity.
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