|
Showing 1 - 10 of
10 matches in All Departments
Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in
the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested
in theory, it nevertheless became as frequent as war between
sovereign states. The importance of such 'stasis' was recognised by
political thinkers of the time, especially Thucydides and
Aristotle, both of whom tried to analyse its causes. Violence,
Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City, first published
in 1982, gives a conspectus of stasis in the societies of Greek
antiquity, and traces the development of civil strife as
city-states grew in political, social and economic sophistication.
Aristocratic rivalry, tensions between rich and poor, imperialism
and constitutional crisis are all discussed, while special
consideration is given to the attitudes of the participants and the
theoretical explanations offered at the time. In conclusion, civil
strife in the ancient world is compared to more recent conflicts,
both domestic and international.
The Roman Empire at its height encompassed the majority of the world known to the Romans. This important synthesis of recent findings and scholarship demonstrates how the Romans acquired, kept and controlled their Empire. Lintott goes beyond the preconceptions formed in the period of British Imperial rule and provides a contemporary post-imperial approach to the Roman exercise of power.
This book offers new translations of Aristotle's Politics 5 and 6,
accompanied by an introduction and commentary, targeted at
historians and those who like to read political science in the
context in which it was produced. Philosophical analysis remains
essential and there is no intention to detract from the books as
political theory, but the focus of this volume is the text as a
crucial element in the discourse of fourth-century Greece, and the
conflict throughout the Greek world between democracy, oligarchy,
and the rise of the Macedonian monarchy.
The Roman Empire at its height encompassed the majority of the
world known to the Romans. This important synthesis of recent
findings and scholarship demonstrates how the Romans acquired, kept
and controlled their Empire. Lintott goes beyond the preconceptions
formed in the period of British Imperial rule and provides a
contemporary post-imperial approach to the Roman exercise of power.
Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in
the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested
in theory, it nevertheless became as frequent as war between
sovereign states. The importance of such 'stasis' was recognised by
political thinkers of the time, especially Thucydides and
Aristotle, both of whom tried to analyse its causes. Violence,
Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City, first published
in 1982, gives a conspectus of stasis in the societies of Greek
antiquity, and traces the development of civil strife as
city-states grew in political, social and economic sophistication.
Aristocratic rivalry, tensions between rich and poor, imperialism
and constitutional crisis are all discussed, while special
consideration is given to the attitudes of the participants and the
theoretical explanations offered at the time. In conclusion, civil
strife in the ancient world is compared to more recent conflicts,
both domestic and international.
This book offers new translations of Aristotle's Politics 5 and 6,
accompanied by an introduction and commentary, targeted at
historians and those who like to read political science in the
context in which it was produced. Philosophical analysis remains
essential and there is no intention to detract from the books as
political theory, but the focus of this volume is the text as a
crucial element in the discourse of fourth-century Greece, and the
conflict throughout the Greek world between democracy, oligarchy,
and the rise of the Macedonian monarchy.
Plutarch's Lives have been popular reading from antiquity to the
present day, combining engaging biographical detail with a strong
underlying moral purpose. The Lives of Demosthenes and Cicero are
an unusual pair in that they are about unmilitary men who, while
superb technically as orators, were both in the end political
failures, crushed by the military power which dominated their
world. In these two Lives, Plutarch is not so much interested in
Demosthenes' and Cicero's rhetorical technique as in their ability
to persuade an audience to vote for the right course of action,
even if that action was prima facie unpopular. In Plutarch's own
time, when the empire of the Caesars had been established for over
a century, liberty was of necessity limited, but still an issue,
for both Greeks and Romans. His home, Chaeroneia, was a provincial
town in Greece, but he travelled regularly to Italy where he met
Romans from the elite that ruled the empire. He wrote both for his
fellow imperial subjects who still sought to enjoy what freedom
they could obtain from the ruling power, and for the Romans who
exercised that power but were always subject to the ultimate
authority of the emperor. Along with the translations and
commentaries, Lintott provides a detailed introduction which
discusses the background and context of these two Lives, essential
information about the author and the periods in which these two
orators lived, and the philosophy which underlies Plutarch's
presentation of the two personalities.
Cicero, one of the greatest orators of all time and an important
politician at the time of the downfall of the Roman Republic, has
left in his writings a first-hand view of the age of Caesar and
Pompey. However, readers need to learn how to interpret these
writings and, as with any politician or orator, not to believe too
easily what he says. This book is a guide to reading Cicero and a
companion to anyone who is prepared to take the long but rewarding
journey through his works. It is not in itself a biography, but may
help readers to construct their own biographies of Cicero or
histories of his age.
Rome acquired her great empire under republican institutions. These institutions were held to be remarkably stable because they were a mixture of monarchy, oligarchy and democracy, created by natural evolution not by a lawgiver. The Republic was also a classic example of a largely unwritten constitution, like that of Britain, and so it has bearing on modern political theory.
Rome acquired her great empire under republican institutions. These institutions were held to be remarkably stable because they were a mixture of monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy, created by natural evolution not by a lawgiver. The Republic was also a classic example of a largely unwritten constitution, like that of Britain, and so it has bearing on modern political theory.
|
|