Death to tyrants!: ancient Greek democracy and the struggle against tyranny
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1. Verfasser: Teegarden, David Arlo 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton Princeton University Press 2014
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
The decree of Demophantos -- The Eretrian tyrant-killing law -- The law of Eukrates -- The anti-tyranny dossier from Eresos -- The Philites stele from Erythrai -- The Ilian tyrant-killing law
Death to Tyrants! is the first comprehensive study of ancient Greek tyrant-killing legislation--laws that explicitly gave individuals incentives to ""kill a tyrant."" David Teegarden demonstrates that the ancient Greeks promulgated these laws to harness the dynamics of mass uprisings and preserve popular democratic rule in the face of anti-democratic threats. He presents detailed historical and sociopolitical analyses of each law and considers a variety of issues: What is the nature of an anti-democratic threat? How would various provisions of the laws help pro-democrats counter tho
ISBN:1400848539
9781400848539
9780691156903
0691156905

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