Preface | p. xi |
Maps | p. xiii |
The Athenian polis and the evolution of democracy | |
Athenian views of developments to c. 500 B.C. | p. 1 |
The growing power of Athens c. 500-c. 450 | p. 5 |
Socio-economic changes c. 480-c. 450 | p. 9 |
Athenian perceptions and confidence in the 450s: demokratia | p. 13 |
Characteristics of Athenian democracy c. 450 | p. 17 |
Participation of citizens in the polis c. 450-322 | p. 20 |
The privileges and the opportunities of the citizen | |
Athenian attitudes to citizenship | p. 24 |
Citizens, metics and slaves | p. 28 |
Opportunities for leadership | p. 34 |
Trends in leadership in the fifth century | p. 34 |
Trends in leadership 403-322 | p. 43 |
Socio-economic factors; avenues for influence | p. 47 |
The responsibilities of the citizen | |
Family and local interests and responsibilities | p. 49 |
Religious cults and festivals | p. 53 |
The obligations of military service | p. 54 |
Financial obligations | p. 61 |
Political and judicial fields | p. 65 |
The role of the Council of 500 | p. 73 |
The sovereignty of the Demos, officials and the Council | |
The accountability of officials to the Demos | p. 77 |
The assembly and the making and revision of laws | p. 83 |
The Council of 500 and the decision-making process | p. 84 |
The decrees of the assembly | p. 88 |
Probouleumatic decrees | p. 88 |
Non-probouleumatic decrees | p. 94 |
The indications of the epigraphical evidence | p. 98 |
A crucial role? | p. 101 |
Citizens and participation | |
The Council of 500: active participation or manipulation? | p. 106 |
Attendance levels in the assembly | p. 114 |
The assembly and the courts | p. 119 |
Aristotle and leisure | p. 119 |
The implications of extant speeches | p. 123 |
The character and the attraction of the courts | p. 127 |
The assembly or the courts? | p. 133 |
The hazards of leadership | |
The role of individuals | p. 136 |
Leaders, 'occasional proposers' and ordinary citizens in the fourth century | p. 138 |
Networks in public life | p. 141 |
The risks faced by military commanders | p. 146 |
The indictment for making an illegal proposal | p. 152 |
The dangers of impeachment | p. 156 |
Were the stakes high? | p. 160 |
A note on Aristophon | p. 162 |
The rewards of leadership | |
The rewards and the hazards: three contemporaries | p. 163 |
Was the Demos ruthless? | p. 169 |
Honour and power | p. 176 |
Material rewards in public life | p. 179 |
Political networks | p. 186 |
The harnessing of 'ambition' | p. 188 |
The critics of Athenian democracy | |
Factors in the extent of participation | p. 191 |
The cost of participation - exploitation of others? | p. 196 |
The consequences of participation | p. 202 |
Contemporary views | p. 202 |
The conduct of the assembly and the courts | p. 205 |
Did Athenian democracy work? Amateurs and experts | p. 211 |
Factors in the support for democracy | p. 218 |
The population of Athens | p. 223 |
'Working days' | p. 225 |
Notes on three constitutional matters | p. 228 |
Bibliography | p. 230 |
Index | p. 243 |
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