(Hardback)

An unrivalled collection of source material, often unavailable in translation, on the history and philosophy of the world's first democracy.

(Paperback)

Beginning with the mythical origins of Athenian democracy under Theseus and describing the historical development of Athens' democratic institutions through Solon's reforms to the birth of democracy under Cleisthenes, this book addresses the wider cultural and social repercussions of the democratic system.