The Athenian nation /
Challenging the modern assumption that ancient Athens is best understood as a polis, Edward Cohen boldly recasts our understanding of Athenian political and social life. Cohen demonstrates that ancient sources referred to Athens not only as a polis, but also as a "nation" (ethnos), and tha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2000. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Athens as paradox
- Athens as nation
- Anomalous Athens
- The local residents of Attika
- An ancient construct : the Athenian nation
- A modern myth : the Athenian village
- Wealthy slaves in a "slave society"
- The social contract : sexual abuse and sexual profit.