Athens on the way to democracy. VIII-V centuries BC
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The monograph examines the process of the formation of Athenian democracy during the archaic and classical periods (VIII - mid -5th century BC) Questions about what Athenian democracy is, when it arose and what role in its appearance certain social layers played, remain discussion for a long time. The book shows that one of the significant stimuli of the emergence of democracy is the struggle for power and influence within the layer of the aristocracy, to the participation in which the Athenian demos was often involved. In the process of this struggle, on the one hand, equal conditions were created for the "best" (Eunomia, Isonomia), and on the other hand, there was an expansion of the political rights of the common people. The result of these processes is a state system in which collegial political institutions play a significant role, primarily a national assembly who elected officials, and Helieya (People’s Court), which exercised control over the annually elected magistrates. Nevertheless, Athenian democracy cannot be considered the population or the "power of the people". The Athenians themselves characterized it as a collective rule or the power of the "majority" - those who possessed political rights.
The book is addressed to both specialists and researchers and a wide circle of readers interested in the history of Greece
The book is addressed to both specialists and researchers and a wide circle of readers interested in the history of Greece
Author:
Author:Gushchin Valery Rafailovich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
Series:
Series: HSE monographs. Humanities
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-7598-2164-9
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