{"product_id":"athens-403-bc-a-democracy-in-crisis-hardback-9781009490962","title":"Athens, 403 BC; A Democracy in Crisis? (Hardback) 9781009490962","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAthens, 403 BC\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Democracy in Crisis?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTells the gripping stories of ten remarkable individuals to reinterpret Athens' civil war and refoundation of democracy in 403 BC.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVincent Azoulay (Author), Paulin Ismard (Author), Lorna Coing (Translated by), Robin Osborne (Preface by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009490962, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages, 2 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.7 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Homonoia (Unanimity) and Diallage (Reconciliation) were 5th-century BCE Athenian democratic catchwords but they still resonate today, as perhaps never before. How timely then is this brilliant collaborative investigation of plurality, polyphony and dissonance in the world's first democracy. Let me only add my voice to the chorus of praise that is its due.' Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAt the end of the fifth century BC, the Peloponnesian War resulted in Athens' shattering defeat by Sparta. Taking advantage of the debacle, a commission of thirty Athenians abolished the democratic institutions that for a century had governed the political life of the city and precipitated a year-long civil war. By autumn 403 BC, democracy was restored. Inspired by the model of the ancient chorus, this strikingly innovative book interprets a crucial moment in classical history through the prism of ten remarkable individuals and the shifting groups which formed around them. The former include more familiar names like the multifaceted Sokrates, the oligarch Kritias and the rhetorician Lysias, but also lesser-known figures like the scribe Nikomachos, the former slave Gerys and the priestess Lysimakhe. What leads a community to tear itself apart, even disintegrate, then rebuild itself? This question, explored through profound reflection on the past, echoes our tormented present.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. Towards a choral history\u003cbr\u003e 1. Critias and the oligarchs\u003cbr\u003e 2. Thrasybulus and the democratic resistance\u003cbr\u003e 3. Archinus or the victory of the 'moderates'\u003cbr\u003e 4. Socrates and the voices of neutrality\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lysimache: the priestess of Athena and her doubles\u003cbr\u003e 6. Eutherus and the precarious workers\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hegeso or the family torn asunder\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gerys and the world of the merchant agora\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nicomachus and the servants of the city\u003cbr\u003e 10. Lysias, a multi-faceted man\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. The city in chorus.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52165878743320,"sku":"9781009490962","price":33.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009490962i.jpg?v=1781101363","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/athens-403-bc-a-democracy-in-crisis-hardback-9781009490962","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}