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Aristotle and Xenophon on Democracy and Oligarchy

by J. M. Moore (Author), Kurt A. Raaflaub (Foreword by)
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Price: $31.95 / £27.00
Publication Date: Oct 2010
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 326
ISBN: 9780520266056
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.25
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About the Book

This collection contains:

Aristotle's The Constitution of Athens

Xenophon's The Politeia of the Spartans

The Constitution of the Athenians ascribed to Xenophon the Orator

The Boeotian Constitution from the Oxyrhynchus Historian

In bringing together, translating, and annotating these constitutional documents from ancient Greece thirty five years ago, J. M. Moore produced an authoritative work of the highest scholarship. An explanatory essay by classics scholar Kurt A. Raaflaub expands this indispensable collection.

About the Author

J. M. Moore was a noted classics scholar, translator, and author whose books include Variorum: A Greek Translation Book and The Manuscript Tradition of Polybius. Kurt A. Raaflaub is David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics and History at Brown University.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the 2010 Edition
Preface

PART I
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ATHENIANS 
Ascribed to Xenophon the Orator
    Introduction
    The Main Topics
    The Constitution of the Athenians
    Commentary
    Select Bibliography
THE POLITEIA OF THE SPARTANS
By Xenophon
    Glossary
    Introduction
    The Politeia of the Spartans
    Commentary
    Select Bibliography
THE BOEOTIAN CONSTITUTION
From the Oxyrhynchus Historian
    Introduction
    The Boeotian Constitution
    Commentary
    Select Bibliography
Appendix to Part I: Herodotus III,80-82

PART II
THE CONSTITUTION OF ATHENS
By Aristotle
    Glossary
    Introduction
    The Constitution of Athens
    Commentary
Appendix to Part II
    Select Bibliography
    
Index
MAPS
1. Ancient Greece pages 
2. Boeotia and Attica pages 
3. Messenia and Laconia pages 

Reviews

"This collection proves invaluable for both scholars and teaching purposes."
— European Legacy