Aristotle and Xenophon on democracy and oligarchy
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Aristotle and Xenophon on democracy and oligarchy
University of California Press, [2010], c1983
[2010 ed.]
- : pbk
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Translations from Greek
"New edition in paperback 1986"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Aristotle's The constitution of Athens
- The constitution of the Athenians, ascribed to Xenophon the Orator
- Xenophon's The politeia of the Spartans
- The Boeotian constitution, from the Oxyrhynchus historian
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This collection contains: Aristotle's "The Constitution of Athens"; Xenophon's "The Politeia of the Spartans"; "The Constitution of the Athenians" ascribed to Xenophon the Orator; and, "The Boeotian Constitution" from the Oxyrhynchus Historian. In bringing together, translating, and annotating these constitutional documents from ancient Greece thirty five years ago, J.M. Moore produced an authoritative work of the highest scholarship. There is an explanatory essay by classics scholar Kurt A. Raaflaub that expands this indispensable collection.
Table of Contents
Foreword to the 2010 Edition
Preface
PART I
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ATHENIANS
Ascribed to Xenophon the Orator
Introduction
The Main Topics
The Constitution of the Athenians
Commentary
Select Bibliography
THE POLITEIA OF THE SPARTANS
By Xenophon
Glossary
Introduction
The Politeia of the Spartans
Commentary
Select Bibliography
THE BOEOTIAN CONSTITUTION
From the Oxyrhynchus Historian
Introduction
The Boeotian Constitution
Commentary
Select Bibliography
Appendix to Part I: Herodotus III,80-82
PART II
THE CONSTITUTION OF ATHENS
By Aristotle
Glossary
Introduction
The Constitution of Athens
Commentary
Appendix to Part II
Select Bibliography
Index
MAPS
1. Ancient Greece pages
2. Boeotia and Attica pages
3. Messenia and Laconia pages
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