| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 352 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Edinburgh readings on the ancient world
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Edinburgh readings on the ancient world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-348) and index. |
| Contents |
COVER; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note to the Reader; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; General Introduction; 1. The Fifth-Century Athenian Empire: A Balance-Sheet; PART I: Origins, Development and Chronology; Introduction to Part I; 2. Thucydides on the Purpose of the Delian League; 3. The Growth of Athenian Imperialism; 4. Periclean Imperialism; PART II: Controlling the Empire; Introduction to Part II; 5. The Athenian Coinage Decree; 6a. Proxeny and Proxenos in Fifth-Century Athens; 6b. A Note on Athenian Imperialism; 7. Religion and the Athenian Empire. |
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PART III: Costs and BenefitsIntroduction to Part III; 8. The Parthenon, the Treasury of Athena and the Tribute of the Allies; 9. Money Talks: Rhetor, Demos, and the Resources of the Athenian Empire; 10. Archaeology and the Athenian Empire; PART IV: Popularity and Propaganda; Introduction to Part IV; 11. The Character of the Athenian Empire; 12. Thucydides and the Cities of the Athenian Empire; 13. Images and Political Identity: The Case of Athens. |
| Summary |
In the fifth century BC, the Athenian Empire dominated the politics and culture of the Mediterranean world. Historians, then and now, have been fascinated by that domination, and continue to grapple with the problem of explaining and analysing it. This book offers a comprehensive, and multi-faceted, analysis of the history and significance of the Athenian Empire. It starts by exploring possible answers to the crucial questions of the origins and growth of the empire. Subsequent sections deal with the institutions and regulations of empire, and the mechanisms by which it was controlled; the cos. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Greece -- History -- Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C.
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| Chronological Term |
479-431 B.C |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Low, Polly.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Athenian Empire. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008 9780748625857 0748625852 (OCoLC)190967496 |
| ISBN |
9780748631247 (electronic book) |
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0748631240 (electronic book) |
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0748625852 |
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9780748625857 |
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128135760X |
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9781281357601 |
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0748625852 (Cloth) |
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9780748625857 (hardback) |
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