Book contents
- Ancient Greek Democracies
- Key Themes In Ancient History
- Ancient Greek Democracies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- A Note to the Reader
- Introduction
- Chapter 1From Eunomia to Dēmokratia, 510–451/0 bce
- Chapter 2A Contested Existence, 451/0–362 bce
- Chapter 3The Heyday of Ancient Greek Democracies, 362–146 bce
- Chapter 4(D)evolutions of Democracy, 146 bce to Late Antiquity
- Appendix: Instances of “Democracy” on Stone
- Bibliographical Essay
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 March 2026
Book contents
- Ancient Greek Democracies
- Key Themes In Ancient History
- Ancient Greek Democracies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- A Note to the Reader
- Introduction
- Chapter 1From Eunomia to Dēmokratia, 510–451/0 bce
- Chapter 2A Contested Existence, 451/0–362 bce
- Chapter 3The Heyday of Ancient Greek Democracies, 362–146 bce
- Chapter 4(D)evolutions of Democracy, 146 bce to Late Antiquity
- Appendix: Instances of “Democracy” on Stone
- Bibliographical Essay
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index
Summary
The Introduction justifies a new history of ancient Greek democracies based on the proliferation of new archaeological discoveries, advances in scholarship, and the need for an up-to-date synthesis. Democracy was not limited to Classical Athens (480–323 BCE) but spread throughout the Greek world over the fourth through second centuries BCE. Ancient Greek democracies represent a phenomenon specific to the historical and cultural context of the ancient Mediterranean, but they still have much to teach us today.
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