This book asks an important question often ignored by ancient historians and political scientists alike: Why did Athenian democracy work as well and for as long

This volume has its origin in the 14th University of South Africa Classics Colloquium in which the topic and title of the event were inspired by Josiah Ober’s

Since it was no longer self-evident that "better men" meant "better government," critics of democracy sought new arguments to explain the relationship among pol

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