Athenian Democracy, Hardback Book

Athenian Democracy Hardback

Part of the Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History series

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The fifth century BC witnessed not only the emergence of one of the first democracies, but also the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars.

John Thorley provides a concise analysis of the development and operation of Athenian democracy against this backdrop. Taking into account both primary source material and the work of modern historians, Athenian Democracy examines:the prelude to democracyhow the democractic system emergedhow this system worked in practicethe efficiency of this system of governmentthe success of Athenian democracy. Including a useful chronology and blibliography, this second edition has been updated to take into account recent research.

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