Loren J. Samons II
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520236608
- eISBN:
- 9780520940901
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520236608.003.0002
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical
This chapter discusses the basic structure of Athenian government. It also describes how it resembled the governments of other Greek city-states, and reviews the intricate relationship between ...
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This chapter discusses the basic structure of Athenian government. It also describes how it resembled the governments of other Greek city-states, and reviews the intricate relationship between “society” and “government” in ancient Athens. It first introduces a conservative reconstruction of Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Not long after the period of Solon's reforms, Athens fell under the control of the tyrant Peisistratus and his sons. The important trends that began under Peisistratus are reported. In addition, Athenian history in the classical period is elaborated upon. The Lamian War (323–322) ended in Athenian failure. In 322, classical Athenian democracy and independent Athenian government both ended.Less
This chapter discusses the basic structure of Athenian government. It also describes how it resembled the governments of other Greek city-states, and reviews the intricate relationship between “society” and “government” in ancient Athens. It first introduces a conservative reconstruction of Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Not long after the period of Solon's reforms, Athens fell under the control of the tyrant Peisistratus and his sons. The important trends that began under Peisistratus are reported. In addition, Athenian history in the classical period is elaborated upon. The Lamian War (323–322) ended in Athenian failure. In 322, classical Athenian democracy and independent Athenian government both ended.
Georgia Petridou
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198723929
- eISBN:
- 9780191791246
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723929.003.0003
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Literary Studies: Classical, Early, and Medieval
Chapter 2 examines epiphany in the course of a siege and during the actual battle (historical and mythical, attested both in literature and in inscriptions). This chapter emphasizes the predominance ...
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Chapter 2 examines epiphany in the course of a siege and during the actual battle (historical and mythical, attested both in literature and in inscriptions). This chapter emphasizes the predominance of amorphous epiphanies in the siege context, and discusses the phenomenon of ‘divine bilingualism’. In the battle context, however, heroes and demigods seemed to have been more prone to anthropomorphic manifestations, while the presence of major divinities was inferred either by pars pro toto or by amorphous manifestations. Occasionally, and within a more ritualized context, the divine may be present on the battlefield in an effigies form. The last section of this chapter examines the narratives which account for ‘stratagematic epiphanies’, i.e. fabricated epiphanies that take place in the course of a battle or a siege. The discussion culminates with a fresh reading of the well-known Phye episode as modelled on an anodos festival in honour of Athena.Less
Chapter 2 examines epiphany in the course of a siege and during the actual battle (historical and mythical, attested both in literature and in inscriptions). This chapter emphasizes the predominance of amorphous epiphanies in the siege context, and discusses the phenomenon of ‘divine bilingualism’. In the battle context, however, heroes and demigods seemed to have been more prone to anthropomorphic manifestations, while the presence of major divinities was inferred either by pars pro toto or by amorphous manifestations. Occasionally, and within a more ritualized context, the divine may be present on the battlefield in an effigies form. The last section of this chapter examines the narratives which account for ‘stratagematic epiphanies’, i.e. fabricated epiphanies that take place in the course of a battle or a siege. The discussion culminates with a fresh reading of the well-known Phye episode as modelled on an anodos festival in honour of Athena.
