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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Note to the Reader viii
5. Abbreviations x
6. Maps xv
7. General Introduction 1
8. PART I Political Institutions
9. Introduction to Part I 15
10. 1 Athenian Citizenship: The Descent Group and the Alternatives 18
11. 2 How Did the Athenian Ecclesia Vote? 40
12. 3 Aristotle, the Kleroteria, and the Courts 62
13. 4 Jury Pay and Assembly Pay at Athens 95
14. 5 Capital Punishment 132
15. PART II Political Activity
16. Introduction to Part II 161
17. 6 Athenian Demagogues 163
18. 7 Political Activity in Classical Athens 185
19. 8 Competitive Festivals and the Polis: A Context for Dramatic Festivals at Athens 207
20. 9 Public and Private Interests in Classical Athens 225
21. PART III Moments in History
22. Introduction to Part III 239
23. 10 How a Political Myth Takes Shape: Solon, ‘Founding Father’ of the Athenian Democracy 242
24. 11 The Athenian Revolution of 508/7 B.C.: Violence, Authority, and the Origins of Democracy 260
25. 12 Cleisthenes and Attica 287
26. 13 Ephialtes, Eisangelia, and the Council 310
27. PART IV A View of Democracy
28. Introduction to Part IV 327
29. 14 The Greeks: The Political Revolution in World History 328
30. Intellectual Chronology 349
31. Guide to Further Reading 350
32. Bibliography 352
33. Index 356