Cleisthenes the Athenian
Author | : Pierre Lévêque |
Publisher | : Humanities Press International |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106016286434 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cleisthenes the Athenian written by Pierre Lévêque and published by Humanities Press International. This book was released on 1997 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how in 507-506 BC Cleisthenes regrouped Athenians into ten tribes equitably spaced around the city and decoupled city time from the religious calendar. Argues that democracy was born in those reforms. First published in 1964 as Clisthene l'Athenien: Essai sur la representation de l'espace et du temps dans la pensee politique grecque de la fin du VIe seecle a la mort de Plato by Annales litteraires, and translated from the 1992 edition. The English version includes a new introduction and a discussion among the authors and philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR