The spear, the scroll, and the pebble : how the Greek city-state developed as a male warrior-citizen collective

1. Verfasser: Billows, Richard A. , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
Umfang/Format: xv, 267 pages, [4] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
City-states > Greece > History > To 1500.
Greece > Politics and government > To 146 B.C.
Greece > Civilization > To 146 B.C.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • The origin and early development of the city-state
  • Economic growth : a necessary condition for the city-state
  • The spear : warfare and the city-state
  • The pebble : collective decision making and the city-state
  • The scroll : literacy and the city-state
  • Conclusion : Literate citizen-warriors and city-state culture
  • Appendix 1: A note on the sources
  • Appendix 2: Aristotle's Politeiai
  • Appendix 3: Overseas settlements and Metropoleis.

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