Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Classical demokratiai on the Greek mainland (central Greece and the Peloponnese); 2. Classical demokratiai in western and northwestern Greece (plus Cyrene); 3. Classical demokratiai in eastern Greece; 4. The spread of democracy in the Classical period; 5. The nature of Classical democracy outside Athens; Appendix.

Promotional Information

The first full study of ancient Greek democracy in the Classical period outside Athens.

About the Author

Eric W. Robinson is Associate Professor in the Department of History, Indiana University. He has published widely on ancient democracy, and previous books include Ancient Greek Democracy: Readings and Sources (2003) and Oikistes: Studies in Constitutions, Colonies, and Military Power in the Ancient World Offered in Honor of A. J. Graham (co-edited with Vanessa Gorman, 2002).

Reviews

'A fascinating study …' The Times Literary Supplement

'Robinson meticulously surveys the sources, literary, epigraphical, and archaeological, for cities on the Greek mainland such as Argos, in the north and west (for example, in Sicily), and in the east (for instance, Byzantium and Rhodes) and reveals how widespread dêmokratia really was … Robinson has filled out the picture of ancient democracies, their origins, varied institutions, and crises, and the results should be of interest to all.' David Konstan, Common Knowledge