{"product_id":"the-birth-of-the-athenian-community-from-solon-to-cleisthenes-paperback","title":"The Birth of the Athenian Community: From Solon to Cleisthenes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSviatoslav Dmitriev\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Birth of the Athenian Community\u003c\/em\u003e elucidates the social and political development of Athens in the sixth century, when, as a result of reforms by Solon and Cleisthenes (at the beginning and end of the sixth century, respectively), Athens turned into the most advanced and famous city, or \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e, of the entire ancient Greek civilization. Undermining the current dominant approach, which seeks to explain ancient Athens in modern terms, dividing all Athenians into citizens and non-citizens, this book rationalizes the development of Athens, and other Greek \u003ci\u003epoleis\u003c\/i\u003e, as a gradually rising complexity, rather than a linear progression. The multidimensional social fabric of Athens was comprised of three major groups: the kinship community of the \u003ci\u003eastoi\u003c\/i\u003e, whose privileged status was due to their origins; the legal community of the \u003ci\u003epolitai\u003c\/i\u003e, who enjoyed legal and social equality in the \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e; and the political community of the \u003ci\u003edemotai\u003c\/i\u003e, or adult males with political rights. These communities only partially overlapped. Their evolving relationship determined the course of Athenian history, including Cleisthenes' establishment of \u003ci\u003edemokratia\u003c\/i\u003e, which was originally, and for a long time, a kinship democracy, since it only belonged to qualified male \u003ci\u003eastoi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSviatoslav Dmitriev\u003c\/strong\u003e (Ph.D., Harvard University, 2001) has authored \u003ci\u003eCity Government in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor \u003c\/i\u003e(2005) and \u003ci\u003eThe Greek Slogan of Freedom and Early Roman Politics in Greece \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), as well as articles on ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine history. His current projects focus on the Athenian orator Demades and the Byzantine erudite John Lydus, who lived a thousand years apart. He is an associate professor of history at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162905710727,"sku":"9780367594299","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cc42a054514ac39fac099eb93c19a044.webp?v=1733293127","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-birth-of-the-athenian-community-from-solon-to-cleisthenes-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}