Athens, 403 BC: A Democracy in Crisis?

by Vincent Azoulay and Paulin Ismard

At the end of the fifth century BC, the Peloponnesian War resulted in Athens' shattering defeat by Sparta. Taking advantage of the debacle, a commission of thirty Athenians abolished the democratic institutions that for a century had governed the political life of the city and precipitated a year-long civil war. By autumn 403 BC, democracy was restored. Inspired by the model of the ancient chorus, this strikingly innovative book interprets a crucial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009490966
• ISBN13: 9781009490962
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages