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020			_a9780140444315
082			_a185 ARI
100			_aAristotle
245		0	_aAthenian constitution
260			_aLondon
260			_bPenguin
260			_c2002
300			_a198p.-
365			_b 250.00
365			_dRS
520			_aProbably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of democracy at a time when city-states lived under differing kinds of government. The writer recounts the major reforms of Solon, the rule of the tyrant Pisistratus and his sons, the emergence of the democracy in which power was shared by all free male citizens, and the leadership of Pericles and the demagogues who followed him. He goes on to examine the city's administration in his own time - the council, the officials and the judicial system. For its information on Athens' development and how the democracy worked, The Athenian Constitution is an invaluable source of knowledge about the Athenian city-state.
650			_aAristotelian philosophy
942			_cB _2ddc