A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic
Samenvatting
A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic offers a comparative approach to examining ancient Greek and Roman participatory communities.
Explores various aspects of participatory communities through pairs of chapters one Greek, one Roman to highlight comparisons between cultures
Examines the types of relationships that sustained participatory communities, the challenges they faced, and how they responded
Sheds new light on participatory contexts using diverse methodological approaches
Brings an international array of scholars into dialogue with each other
Specificaties
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<p>Abbreviations xiii</p>
<p>Introduction 1<br />Dean Hammer</p>
<p>1 Reading the Past (On Comparison) 8<br />David Konstan</p>
<p>PART I The Emergence of Participatory Communities 21</p>
<p>2 Why Greek Democracy? Its Emergence and Nature in Context 23<br />Kurt A. Raaflaub</p>
<p>3 Why Roman Republicanism? Its Emergence and Nature in Context 44<br />Michael P. Fronda</p>
<p>PART II Constructing a Past 65</p>
<p>4 Autochthony and Identity in Greek Myth 67<br />Kathryn A. Morgan</p>
<p>5 Agriculture and Identity in Roman Myth 83<br />Mary Jaeger</p>
<p>PART III Demokratia and Res Publica 99</p>
<p>6 Liberty, Equality, and Authority: A Political Discourse in Greek Participatory Communities 101<br />Vincent Farenga</p>
<p>7 Liberty, Equality, and Authority: A Political Discourse in the Later Roman Republic 113<br />Malcolm Schofield</p>
<p>PART IV Institutions 129</p>
<p>8 The Congruence of Power: Ruling and Being Ruled in Greek Participatory Communities 131<br />P.J. Rhodes</p>
<p>9 The Incongruence of Power: The Roman Constitution in Theory and Practice 146<br />Henrik Mouritsen</p>
<p>PART V Law 165</p>
<p>10 Tyranny or the Rule of Law? Democratic Participation in Legal Institutions in Athens 167<br />David Cohen</p>
<p>11 The Evolution of Law and Legal Procedures in the Roman Participatory Context 179<br />Callie Williamson</p>
<p>PART VI Social Values 193</p>
<p>12 Informal Norms, Values, and Social Control in Greek Participatory Communities 195<br />Nick Fisher</p>
<p>13 Informal Norms, Values, and Social Control in the Roman Participatory Context 217<br />Valentina Arena</p>
<p>PART VII Power Relations and Political Groups 239</p>
<p>14 The Practice of Politics in Classical Athens, and the Paradox of Democratic Leadership 241<br />Robert W. Wallace</p>
<p>15 The Practice of Politics and the Unpredictable Dynamics of Clout in the Roman Republic 257<br />W. Jeffrey Tatum</p>
<p>PART VIII Rhetoric 275</p>
<p>16 Persuading the People in Greek Participatory Communities 277<br />Joseph Roisman</p>
<p>17 Persuading the People in the Roman Participatory Context 294<br />Robert Morstein–Marx</p>
<p>PART IX Global Contexts 311</p>
<p>18 Interstate Relations, Colonization, and Empire among Greek Participatory Communities 313<br />Sarah Bolmarcich</p>
<p>19 Interstate Relations, Federal States, Colonization, and Empire during the Roman Republic 329<br />Craige B. Champion</p>
<p>PART X Economic Life 347</p>
<p>20 Production, Trade, and Consumption in Greek Democracy 349<br />David W. Tandy</p>
<p>21 Production, Trade, and Consumption in the Roman Republic 368<br />Luuk de Ligt</p>
<p>PART XI Discourses of Inclusion and Exclusion 387</p>
<p>22 Women and Slaves in Greek Democracy 389<br />Ryan K. Balot and Larissa M. Atkison</p>
<p>23 Women and Slaves in the Roman Republic 405<br />Roberta Stewart</p>
<p>PART XII Entertainment 429</p>
<p>24 Tragedy and Comedy in Greek Participatory Communities 431<br />Keith Sidwell</p>
<p>25 Tragedy and Comedy in the Roman Participatory Context 446<br />Shawn O Bryhim</p>
<p>PART XIII Visual Culture 459</p>
<p>26 Art, Architecture, and Spaces in Greek Participatory Communities 461<br />Tonio Hölscher</p>
<p>27 Art, Architecture, and Space in the Roman Participatory Context 482<br />Ellen Perry</p>
<p>PART XIV Conclusion 501</p>
<p>28 Thinking Comparatively about Participatory Communities 503<br />Dean Hammer</p>
<p>Index 521</p>

