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The Birth of Democracy Hardcover – December 1, 1993

by Diana Buitron-Oliver (Author), II John McK. Camp (Author), Josiah Ober (Editor),

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This is the catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Archives in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the beginnings of democracy in Athens, interpreted as the implementation of Cleisthenes' governmental reforms. This informative catalogue includes color illustrations of the objects displayed: sculptures, architectural models, and small objects from Athens and from museums in America and Europe. The objects are set in context with nine short essays.

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Writing and the Athenian democracy (C. W. Hedrick); Representations of Athenian democracy in Attic document reliefs (C. Lawton); The birth of democracy (P. G. Calligas); Pottery, private life and politics (P. Shapiro); Personifications of democracy (O. Tzachou-Delmouzou); A court trial in Athens early in the 4th century B.C. (A. L. Boegehold); Oaths and oathtaking in ancient Athens (D. Peppa-Delmouzou); The political rhetoric of America’s founders (J. Roberts); 19th-century photography in Athens (A. Szegedy-Maszak).

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Charles W. Hedrick is Distinguished Emeritus Professor at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books and articles relating to the study of Christian origins. His most recent book is Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel According to Thomas (2010).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ American School of Classical Studies at Athens (December 1, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 179 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0876619502
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0876619506
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches