Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is
both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between
the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of
democracy at a time when city-states lived under differing kinds of
government. The writer recounts the major reforms of Solon, the rule of
the tyrant Pisistratus and his sons, the emergence of the democracy in
which power was shared by all free male citizens, and the leadership of
Pericles and the demagogues who followed him. He goes on to examine the
city's administration in his own time - the council, the officials and
the judicial system. For its information on Athens' development and how
the democracy worked, The Athenian Constitution is an invaluable source
of knowledge about the Athenian city-state.
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