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Description for Greek Tyranny
Hardback. Examines the development of tyrannical government in theory and in practice. This book considers different forms which sole rulership took - the violent usurper, the appointed magistrate, the general and the Hellenistic king - and the responses which tyranny evoked, from the citizens of the polis and from intellectuals such as Plato and Aristotle. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 329.
The tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. Greek Tyranny examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny. The development of tyrannical government is examined in theory and in practice, embracing lesser-known rulers such as the tagoi of Thessaly and the Hecatomnids of Halicarnassus, as well as canonical figures like the Pisistratid rulers of Athens and the Dionysii at Syracuse. The book considers the different forms ... Read more
The tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. Greek Tyranny examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny. The development of tyrannical government is examined in theory and in practice, embracing lesser-known rulers such as the tagoi of Thessaly and the Hecatomnids of Halicarnassus, as well as canonical figures like the Pisistratid rulers of Athens and the Dionysii at Syracuse. The book considers the different forms ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904675532
SKU
V9781904675532
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About Sian Lewis
Sian Lewis is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of St Andrews. Other books by Sian Lewis include The Athenian Woman: an iconographic handbook (2002; shortlisted for the Runciman Prize 2003) and the edited volume Ancient Tyranny (2006).
Reviews for Greek Tyranny
In this short book, written in a lively and accessible style, Sian Lewis presents ancient Greek tyranny as a phenomenon much more varied and interesting than negative Aristotelian (and modern) notions of tyranny imply.
Polis, Vol. 27, No. 2
What is novel and very valuable about this study is its broad chronological and geographical perspective on tyranny. By ... Read more
Polis, Vol. 27, No. 2
What is novel and very valuable about this study is its broad chronological and geographical perspective on tyranny. By ... Read more