A Handbook of Greek Constitutional History
A.H.J. Greenidge,
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 1596055952
DDC: 930
Edition: Paperback; 2005-12-01
Summary:
The democratic principle in its extreme form is the assertation that
the mere fact of free birth is alone sufficient to constitute a claim
to all offices. It is never the claim of a majority to rule, but it
is the demand that every one, whether rich or poor, high - or
low-born, shall be equally represented in the constitution. This is
what Aristotle calls the principle of numerical equality. -from
"Chapter VI: Democracy" One of the most renowned classical scholars
of the turn of the 20th century here offers a lucid and highly
readable overview of a difficult and little understood aspect of
Greek history: its public law, not just how it was structured but how
it behaved in action. This 1896 book-perfect for university students,
amateur historians, and readers of the history of the law-covers the
full range of Greek legal development, from the origin of the
city-state and the beginnings of the Greek monarchy to the social and
political institutions of the far-flung Greek civilization to the
rise of federalism and its long-term historical impact on the
cultures that came after. British classical scholar A.H.J. GREENIDGE
was a lecturer in ancient history at Brasenose College, Oxford. He is
also the author of Roman Public and Private Law (1894), Legal
Procedure in Cicero's Time (1901), and Roman Public Life (1901),
among many other works of ancient history.
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